PART TWO! IRON EAGLE (1986) - Mover Ruins Movies 

Can someone please explain Falcon vs Viper. I know it was Viper when it was in testing, but as a kid the F-16 was always a Fighting Falcon. I know that the V variant is called Viper, but did pilots always call them Vipers? CW let us know!

You crack me up. Being a retired SERE Instructor in the US Navy this is why my lady can not watch military movies with me.

I love that two jeeps wouldn't make it through the 'Hades Wall-of-Fire', so they send a motorcycle with a sidecar next.

Man I watched this movie at least 100 times as a kid and I owned the soundtrack cassette. I could recite the whole movie by memory. Thanks for doing this one.

"we'll fight em in the air"... "that's usually how it works"... lol

Back in the days of VCRs and no Internet this was a gem to young aviation enthusiasts.

Strike Eagle? Man, this has more bombs then a freaking B-1!

Tom Cruise wanted to fly an F-18 himself for Top Gun, and the Navy told him "HELL NO" Also, quit ruining my movies, Mover!!! lol

"you'd think Dad would take over at some point" Only one of them has been shot down, just saying 😂

The footage of the planes and the hud footage was what won me over when I first saw this movie as a kid. Like you said they did some great stuff for the time. The little stuff to help explain and visualize things to folks who might not know are... what they are.

He's gonna have a hell of a field day with Iron Eagle 3's plot

I like how he still has the Hades underneath as he is landing after he just dropped it 2 seconds before.

"yeah I usually worry about chopper rockets"

Have not laughed that hard in a while. Thanks man, you really know how to brighten up a sad pandemic.

"It's a good thing we have Chappie to tell us what's going on" C.W. Lemoine would be excellent at CinemaSins

Doug- "Im taking her to Mach 1" CW- "No not with 800lbs your not!" LOL DIED LAUGHING!

As a retired CPO, your snark is most appreciated! I chuckled a lot!

...Never use your real name when conversing with thee enemy, true fact, that said I'm certain their is a bounty offered in a certain province for the capture/body of "Biggus Dickus"..

"ATTACK THEM THROUGH THE FLAMES!" ... I prefer to attack my enemies AROUND the flames...

I’m a university biologist. Watching you review these movies is soothing for me. Because I feel the same way watching the news about corona. 👊

Chappy’s magician brother: Chaffie, sometimes you see him, sometimes he’s obscured...

It's all good for Doug Mastrs until Iron Eagle 2. Then he faces those stealthly Russian F-4s.

Doug "Iron Eagle" Masters scorecard all in one single mission. Shot down 3 enemy aircraft (2 by gun) Destroyed 1 enemy aircaft on the ground Shot down 2 enemy attack helicopters by gun Destroyed 2-5 enemy anti-aircraft guns Destroyed 2 towed enemy air-to-ground missile launchers Destroyed 3 enemy vehicles Destroyed an enemy radio tower Destroyed an enemy air traffic control tower. Destroyed an enemy fuel depot. Successfully rescued 1 American POW

Lmao I love the actual mig-23 silhouette on the X-wing scanner.

One of these days you should do "Flight of the Intruder". I always liked that one.

A10 vs Mig 29? I would like to have this on the next installment of storytime with Mover

Haha "documentary of the ted masters rescue" 😂 fucking classic Im dying watching this Mover 🤣 i love these vids, Thanks

LOL Doug has so many bombs it's like he is playing Ace Combat.

I recently discovered the channel and came across this reaction video and had to laugh; I was 10 when this movie came out and I remember it being so awesome. lol. Wow though, seeing it again...it certainly was a cheesy movie. :) Between this, Top Gun, and The Final Countdown, I so wanted to become a fighter pilot when I was a kid. I remember my dad taking me to an airshow in Toronto one time and I got to talk to a RCAF CF-18 pilot. I asked him if I could become a pilot, even though I didn't have 20/20 vision, and I distinctly remember him saying I'd have to be a navigator first and then maybe I could transition to a pilot. I kept hearing you had to have perfect vision, etc, so I let that dream go. I should have made them "tell me no". :) BTW speaking of old movies, have you ever seen The Final Countdown? It's sort of a silly movie but there are some great shots of F-14s fighting Zeros. :)

I am still laughing! We needed this Mover! Thank you 😂

My dad actually built one of the kfir models for this movie. Despite all the 80ness..i love this movie lol

"if you're listenin to this, we suck" lmfao I thought the same thing watching this movie

Believe it or not, I actually saw this movie in the theatre when it came out in 1986. It is a silly 80's movie, but it does remind me of my childhood, so I enjoy watching it. 👍

...the first guy in AF history to make Ace before entering the academy.

"Chappie, I want to help you." Sure kid, just what exactly are you planning to do? do a wingtip formation, run across to my plane and pull me out and drag me over to your Viper?

“I need Two.Brave .Men! ” ‘-I am sorry zir. We are out of brave men at this time. Please retry your request later ’

"Attack them through the flames!"" Or, you know, drive around them....

''They got ACARS!! Nice, that's a good edition!!''' LOL !!!

“ATTACK THEM THROUGH THE FLAMES!!!!” What my dispatcher tells me when I’m stuck in traffic while I’m on my route

“We’re down to 800 lbs! “ “Go to Mach1!” Mover: “Not with 800 lbs you’re not”. LMAO.

Dammit Mover, and here in all my 42 years I believed in this movie. Actually thought a punk teenager could steal an 50+ million dollar aircraft and fly into enemy territory and go save my father. Let alone flying in a fighter jet with my father.... sigh. Now seriously, I forgot all about this movie, thank you for bringing it back! Your comments and insights were the best! Love your books too!

you pointed out a couple times he was in a single seater, then didnt comment on how he had room for dad

Good deal mover, you didn't totally trash it like I thought you would. Happy childhood memories are still intact. 😄👍

My brother was number one in his class at Vance during the Viet Nam war and after that was an instructor. His dad was killed when he was two at the Army Ammunition Plant in an explosion when he was two so I'm 15 years older. He would take me out and sit me in the seat of a T-38 at eight years old and I was in heaven. Back then he would buzz our town (McAlester, OK) all the time when that was legal (or actually the Air Force didn't find out about it). It's pretty cool to be in the second grade in a small town with your brother buzzing it and doing afterburner climbs and aileron rolls over your town about once a month. Back then, it was painted white and called the "white rocket". So, I love your videos.

"dammit , just hold together for 2 more seconds" .... (mover "story of my life) ... LmFaO!!!!

Oh, they're doing push-ups. HILARIOUS !!!! Great commentary !!!

I loved this video. Shout out from a fellow Louisiana resident. (Baton Rouge)

"Not as good as Top Gun" 8-year-old me certainly agreed, but when I got older I came to like Iron Eagle more than Top Gun overall. The characters are easier for me to latch onto and sympathize with than those in Top Gun I guess, and I just find the whole premise of Iron Eagle more enjoyable, despite being massively less believable. Top Gun definitely has better production value all around though... better sound, better original score (though IE had some awesome licensed music in it), better visual effects, better cinematography, etc. Ultimately it's down to personal preference, as with all entertainment media. I certainly don't have anything against someone liking Top Gun more, and I'll always think fondly of both films :)

You’re so right Mover. Soundtrack makes such a difference. Extra points for it including some Dio.

I haven’t laughed that much in ages Mover. Your sense of humour whilst teaching us about Vipers is incredible. Big thanks.

Thanks for doing this one, I loved this movie as a kid.

I'd like to see you ruin Firefox. That was one of my favorites as a kid growing up. "Remember, you must always think Russian".

I bet your passengers love the aileron roll as you fly the 73 out of anywhere...

"...not as good as Top Gun." What?! Was Top Gun good enough to have not one, not two but THREE sequels? Yeah, I didn't think so. I eagerly await your reviews of Iron Eagles II, III and IV. If the series had continued I believe they would eventually had General Charles "Chappy" Sinclair flying a Sopwith Camel.

Saw this film SO many times back in the day...my friends and I knew it was cheesy BS but still it was great fun, mainly because those aerial sequences were indeed so awesome. Was hoping you might rip on the stellar security the Air Force displayed versus a bunch of military brats stealing classified info but maybe that's another video, heh. Great work as always.

I lost it at "If you're listening to this, we suck!!!"

I came here immediately after learning of the passing of Louis Gossett Jr. I heard Mover's voice: CHAAAPPPPYYYY!!! 😥

Thank you for not totally destroying my favorite childhood movie. I mean yeah, the plot and ammo+fuel cheat code they must've found, but the camera work and the soundtrack tho!

The f-16 is 76-1-5. Doug Masters has 6 of those kills and he’s still in high school!

C.W., after watching your video and learning who you are (wow) I headed on over to Amazon and bought your 4 book set of Spectre stories. I just finished the first and really enjoyed it. The only thing I didn’t really like was that the whole set cost me $1 for the kindle version. That is way too little for this quality of story telling. I’ve paid lots more for just one book equally good. Anyway, Im glad I discovered your work!

As a retired 462/2W1 (Weapons) I can say we also hold this movie in high honors. The visionary in flight reloading, reconfigs, that scrolling info panel, and of course a kid with long hair casually walking around the flightline. Its all timeless classic.

5:26 *BYCHIN' AZZ high-g F-16 turn there - always liked that shot!!!*

I wish I were back to being the kid I was when I thought this was great

One of my absolute favorite movies as a kid!! Great documentary!

Wow this was real. For the longest time I was convinced this movie was just a hallucination from my childhood memories.

Your comments reminds me of seeing this with my dad, he was USAF active duty Lt.Col & I was a 16, freshman AFROTC @ UIUC. I took him to see it & he walked out half way though it ticked... I'll be 100 & remember what he said... "Boy, you invite me to one of these B%$% so-called AF movies again.. You're gonna go missing like Louis Gossett Jr career has, your mother will never know it was me!!' I'm completely serious... I've always believe it was mostly because Gossett call sign was the same as General Daniel "Cappie" James. He flew with him in Vietnam... p.s. I skipped asking if he wanted to see Top Gun w/ me later that year & I used that same type Walkman sitting on Zulu Alert... Good times..

The F-16 is 76-1-5. Doug Masters has 5 kills and his dad, “The Colonel” has the 1 loss?

"shouldn't it be iron viper though really?" Exactly what young me always thought. Even before I watched the movie, I pictured it to be an f15 movie not an f16 with that title...

Like the ‘50s cowboy revolvers with unlimited rounds...

This is the funniest commentary I have seen/heard in a very long time (also how i watch movies like this). Good man Mover, keep it coming! Still LOLing...

Mover you're the best, you mad me laugh after long time of sadness with this covid19.... Thank you 🌷 and god bless all humanity. I would like to suggest the French movie "les chevaliers du ciel". Have a look at it sometime. Thanks

By far one of my favorite movies. Definitely going to have to watch it soon.

"What's your status Doug?" "800lbs of fuel, I'm taking her to Mach 1" ---- "No your not" ROFL /dead

Awesome video we have a lot in common. Top Gun Maverick was worth the wait. They show some of the greatest jet films. Mainly showing the gun because that’s what being a great fighter pilot is all about. ♠️❤️

Of course, "take the lead with your stolen F16" xD hahahaha

Outside of TOPGUN and one or 2 others this was one of my all time favorite movies as a kid and still is to this day

“It’s MOVER dad! He’s an American!”

For all the problems with this movie, it gets a lot right. Using actual HUD footage really sells it. You have to ignore the reverse angle in the cockpit every time though because it NEVER matches what is going on. But it's some of the most beautiful footage of F16s ever. And the soundtrack is awesome. :D

Sounds like he's got a slot machine in there... 😂😂😂

Funny that the pilot destroy the control tower twice.

@CWLemoine dammit man! LOL I was drinking something when you said "Oh look they are doing push-ups!" and I spit out out through my nose I was laughing so hard! xD

You should check out the 'Scorponok attack scene' with the A-10's in first Transformers movie!

Was the “aileron roll right after take off just like in top gun” a Dos Gringos reference?

Oh man I’m so glad I found this. Great to relive it. Thanks so much. I laughed a tonne. IE was one of my favourite movies as a kid. Watched it WAYYY to many times. I mean who doesn’t want to fly with a cassette player on your knee in a stolen F-16 and save the day??!!! Haha. There was some good footage though. As I kids we even used to buy vhs tapes of real fighter pilots taking about combat and showing real HUD footage and all the magazines and we were of 10 or 11 at the time. I still remember watching Top Gun and seeing Maverick push forward on the stick to go up and pull back on the throttle for speed anf we where like what??? Err no... that’s wrong. Lol. Movie magic stuff though for effect. Like the you mention the wrong trigger being used yeah you can’t shoot it or at least not easily. Now I’m a cinematographer. 😁

"Ahhh the Boss Fight!" -C.W Lemoine

The harness was on Ted Masters because Doug ordered for him to be "brought to the northern most runway in full flight gear". Whole time he was in jail it was just the flight suit.

Dude, this was 34 years ago. The tankers were a lot younger back then and had a higher operational rate! :)

That was the orginal flight suit Major Masters was shot down in. Doug told the "bad guy nation" to make sure he was wearing it. I'm guessing the ladder & helmet where secured in the back seat of Doug's F16.

"It's convenient they left the harness on him" LMAO

I loved this movie when it came out. I was getting my ticket and flying a Cessna 150 at the time.

i am pretty sure Doug now has more air to air gun kills in a jet aircraft than have ever been recorded in history, he is a true ace lol

you mentioned a-10 vs migs. reminded me of 2 stories. the first, friend of a friend of a friend was an a-10 pilot in tucson, showed us some gun cam footage of him flying against 2 f-16. one of the f16 flew across the gun arc, he scored a "kill" on that one but the second one got him right after. it was black and white and just blurs on the screen. pretty cool though. the second story is my friend flies f18 for usmc, said a-10s will go into what he called a "hog wheel"? if i remember correctly. where a pair of a-10s will fly in a tight circle against fighters so that the a-10 gun is always pointing at a bad guy. anyway, just my 2 cents, really enjoy your videos. thanks

I bet the enemy regretted their decision to equip their air force with model aeroplanes.

Again Mover...great analysis! Fun!!

8:00 That scene was in Cobra Kai Season 1

Watching this on a bottle of wine is fantastic :-)

“Mover ruins my childhood pt2”

I was 5 years old when this movie came out.

Thanks for the much needed laughs Mover,really makes been in self-isolation more bearable 😷 Now I know its not a movie about fighter planes,but do you reckon you'd be able to ruin "Flight of the Intruder" for us???

_"I can do anything, when I choose, gotta believe that I got nothin' to lo-uuuuuuuse..."_ *CHAPPIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!*