Combat Apache & Little Bird Pilots React to Helicopter Movies 

16:55 "I think that *is* a T-72." That's why I still 100% love this movie. It was made in 1984. T-72s didn't _exist_ in the western world, and even if they did they certainly weren't available for movie sets. That's actually an M48 Patton tank, visually modified to resemble a (then new) T-72. It was supposedly so effective that after the tanks were spotted being trucked through town, the producers got a visit from some CIA agents who wanted to know how they'd got their hands on Soviet tanks. EDIT: And yes, the "Hind" was also a vismod, played by the French Puma helicopter.

You missed "Airwolf" and it'S ability to "silent hover" and "turn off all of the electronics".

Red Dawn: The scene with the locator chip was when Daryl went into town and got caught. The Russians deliberately dropped the food, knowing that the Wolverines were in the area. All they had to do was send in the choppers to find them

As a kid I absolutely dreamed about Red Dawn happening. My brothers and I would make big plans for what would do when it all went down.

Seriously needs to be another episode with Airwolf and Blue Thunder Included in it.

16:53 They're talking about how realistic it would be for high school kids to take out a T-72, but with the current state of things for Russia in Ukraine, I believe high school kids perhaps COULD take out a T-72. 🤣

The fact that the Apache community hates Firebirds is a testimony to almost every military movie ever made vs those that served in those communities. This Bubblehead is looking at you Crimson Tide

I was a Marine Corps flightline mechanic CDQAR on Cobra and Huey but it’s been a couple decades. Its pretty funny seeing these guys call the bs

Loved this one, "Butch hovers like that" was the best line ever. So hilarious. My brother served in the Night Stalker's. I've been to the Ft Campbell flight line for his Change of Responsibility ceremony and his son is currently serving with them at Hunter in the Blackhawks. Got some pictures in the Chinook with the mini-gun and the '60. My time in service wasn't so cool as my brothers. Also love me some Original Red Dawn. Epic life influencing movie for any child of the 80's and 90's.

Oddly enough, just last night I said to my wife that all Congress Critters should be forced to watch Red Dawn.

The “HIND” in Red Dawn was actually a Puma mocked to resemble the HIND.

Awe man missed the A-team helicopter scene to talk about with the helicopter guys

19:00 My generation wanted that too :) The scene of the father screaming AVENGE ME!! that still gives me goosebumps.

The Mission Impossible helicopter bit was the most realistic thing ever. Just the confusion and the fact that you can see it in their expressions, there is no way you would not be stunned, confused and trying to figure out how the hell this guy just showed up in your helicopter while it is flying. The delay in reaction is the most honest portrayal of how a human mind works.

The fact there wasnt a Willam Defoe clip from Boondock Saints saying Symbolism when he said symbology is criminal...

I thought the Hind D Mi-24 Mock ups in the early version of Red Dawn were pretty good considering the budget the film had to work with.

"The chair is against the wall" and "John has a long mustache" were also code given to the French resistance at the start of the movie The Longest Day

Butch's take on Red Dawn is spot on.

I'm disappointed no blue thunder no airewolf no black hawk down 😂

I was stationed at Ft Hood when Fire Birds was filmed. They used our stuff (2AD Avn Bde) for the filming. Got to meet Tommy Lee Jones & Nicholas Cage. Great guys. Had a blast while they were there.

Red Dawn rules. Tomorrow when the war began is an Australian movie similar in concept and should be checked out by all fans of Red Dawn.

hehe my dad was 160th 3rd battalion and retired as a CW5

These guys are great! Funny without trying to be. Just genuine good dudes 🤣👍

I still love Fire Birds. I remember playing the Strike games for Genesis where you fly a Apache. Hell yeah.

Most of the platforms used in Red Dawn were mock-ups because at the time real Soviet gear was pretty hard to come by, so movie armourers had to make do.

I would just like to say that I have watched your channel for quite some time and I had just had your coffee for the first time 100/10 amazing very much enjoyed

How can it be that Airwolf was not among these

"Get to the choppa!"

The Apache might be super cool but the Cobra old as it is, is still cool. Anything with a gatling gun is cool, even with only 3 barrels.

I would've loved to have seen their reaction to the helicopter chase in Italian Job, with the swinging tail rotor attack.

As a SAR helo pilot I honestly find what these guys do absolutely incredible!

The Red Dawn helicopters were modified Puma's. They added 4 feet to the front to make them look like the Hines. There's a scene in the movie we're it turning and you can see the real windscreen.

I grew up in Idaho, and after watching Red Dawn for the first time, I too wanted the Russians to invade so we could wage a guerilla war from the mountains. 😁

They remind me of my uncle Matt mcevers what a pilot

Heck yeah!!! Red dawn is a must watch. We all were playing war as kids getting ready for that day

when you do these Short movie clips make sure you use people that knows what they are talking about. Like the clip from Mission Impossible with the 2 helicopters one was a AS350B3e Astar and the other was a BK117 D1.The helicopters in Red Dawn were 2 AS332 Super Pumas that were modified. The Bo105CS in the Bond movie clip can and did do the barrel roll and it is a legal stunt , it was carried out by Red Bull

They need to add Black Hawk Down no questions asked one of the best Helicopter movies there is.

I just turned 40 and grew up watching movies like Red Dawn and Navy SEALs, Commando....it was great bonding with my father watching those movies. I mean he isn't wrong. I definitely dreamed of this when I was playing war with my buddies in the woods with our toy guns and shooting bb guns.

I love the comment about putting a grease pen reticle on the window of the Little Bird. That's actually how the AC-47s "boresighted" during Vietnam too

Hell yeah. We all were waiting for Red Dawn to happen. He's 100% right.

Oh hell yea....was in high school when Red Dawn came out... we all knew what we were gonna do head for the Bradshaw mountain north of Phoenix and... give the Ruskies and Cubas a whatfer!!! We still talk about that movie!

Good video thanks guys 👊🏻🇺🇸

That “hind” was actually a British Puma

Red Dawn was SOOO realistic except that when they shot the RPG in the hallway at the high school, you could see the line that the pyrotechnics flew on I believe lmao

We need Recon Marines reacting to Generation kill! Its been way too long of a wait

Those "Hinds" are mocked up Aérospatiale SA 330 Pumas. I know this because I am an expert at Googling stuff.

@14.03 Tommy Lee Jomes has on a set of Nomex flight gloves. I joined the Army in '08 and was issued an identical pair and I have a couple pair still to this day. This film was relesed in 1990 and not many items, especially clothing you get issued from the government will last a decade.

Cousin flew Hueys and Loaches in Nam. Got shot up pretty bad flying back to the 25th Div. base at Cu Chi dodging rain shafts for the CO. Heard three bangs, the third was the bullet that dug into his thigh, chewed up bone, exited and was in the waistband of his underwear. He also flew Cobras, but not in combat.

Hoping that Richard will one day make content for Full Mag again.

In Europe, "Fire Birds" was called "Wings of the Apache", and i probably watched that movie 100+ times on VHS as a kid! I thought the simulator scene was the coolest thing ever! 🤦

I'm with these guys lol. Growing up in idaho after i watched this all i could think about was being a wolverine hahahah

little detail, you can't cutaway reserve ;-) the flying in NZ was awesome. some of my favorite spots where you can have a ton of fun

16:40 - See my first response would be that he is quoting "The Longest Day".

The Hinds in Red Dawn were Pumas dressed up I think

WHAT??? No A-TEAM HUEY GOING COLD CLIP?!!! You’re fired

Red Dawn 1984 is a timeless classic!

Love those little birds 😍 especially that guy that wasn't a moron and figured out how to put a minigun on there. Necessity is the mother f***** of inventions LOL

These 2 are a crack up !

I agree with him!! It was my dream to get invaded after this movie too!

I feel bad fighter jet pilots got Top Gun and attack helicopter pilots got firebirds. They deserved better!!!

I definitely got to watch this in elementary school. Remember it to this day

Red Dawn (1984) first movie I saw while in Basic Training at Ft. Knox

"this is the worst Apache movie" I say the same thing about the Hurt Locker being Prior EOD

i believe all adolescent boys have made several different highly detailed plans as to an attack strategy if we ever got invaded xD

You think she survived that? With the goose down.... no 😂🤣

8:08 Wow two Uzis blew up a helicopter. I think the Pentagon invested the wrong equipment.

I think calm cool and collected as soon as they we're simulating. Outta would be a better way. Cool heads win it.

At least 3x I did the Keanu Reaves "Woah" moment as they dropped some knowledge.

Oh man,they were so offended by that Apache movie 🤣

Hell yeah it was every cool kids dream

Tom Cruise did do his own flying in the film. He went to aerobatics school to train.

Tom cruise actually flew the corkscrew stunt on his own. There’s a great video on it on RU-vid

What "little bird" was he flying withba cruise of 60-80? A LOH is faster then that, and the little bird has more than double the HP.

If anyone attacks, it will be the most important battle.

Hoping you guys will React to Wind River shootout scene

Please bring them back to review 'Birds of Prey'!!

We need EOD vets reacting to The Hurt Locker

if the words had to go down its Red Dawn, Zombies, Super Volcano, Nukes

You guys forgot to do Rambo II and, of course, Apocalypse Now.

wishing for Red Dawn as a kid,... yup.

I can't believe you missed the opportunity to have them react to "Airwolf"

I was eight or nine when Red Dawn came out and I can confirm that every boy in Alaska was hoping for some commies to try something.

I didn't know Wranglerstar flew Apaches for the forest service... Act Accordingly...

Let’s do a whole episode where they just watch Airwolf and drunk Jan Michael Vincent

I went to the movies and seen Red Dawn

No airwolf? lol or Blue thunder? or black hawk down or apache warrior? man

EC665 Tigre vs AH-64 Apache ? Tiger for me everyday ^^

Guys, how do you think the Pentagon knew to invent the locator chip? I mean if Hollywierd had of not thought this was a good idea in a movie, well no one would have wanted one. LOL, movies are just entertainment. Like one of the Die-Hard movies, Bruce was out running a Sidewinder, if memory serves correctly. It's like in North and South when David Caradine and Patrick Swazey are fighting, watch the scare on Caradine's face change sides. LMAO

Red Dawn was the first ever PG-13 movie

Can you please do Blue Thunder I like that movie

With all due respect f you for the thought that the cobra is a piece of shit. The marine corps budget is a sliver of what the army gets, so for the budget the corps gets it is a great platform. Let’s not forget that the cobra originated as an army helo. And I have personally seen a cobra with an AIM-9 sidewinder mounted on it passing through the straight of Hornuz. It might be way behind the apaches capabilities in technology, but she’s served us marines extremely well, and her pilots and gunners are people we were always glad to count on

Red dawn ...i still hope it will happen

@16:52 I love the goofy unshaped hollywood berets. they have no idea how much the officer would be mocked for just plonking one out of the box onto his head. Best way to have zero credibility is have a shit beret

I dare you to tell the red bull helicopter stunt team that barrel rolls are illegal lmao

Cool

Biggest movie star in the world, and they keep referring to Tom Cruise as “this guy”.

Should have done the ATeam. Missed opportunity

The helis are clearly French Pumas dressed as Hind-early models.

Every helicopter to me is a jet ranger :)

When is your 2023 nascar video being released?