The financial chicanery has been perpetrated by David Ershon (Steve Coogan), a slimy banker whose financial tentacles seem to stretch into the most unexpected of places.
A cinematic helicopter explosive first! Death by Titleist. The helicopter is pelted by golf balls from a nearby driving range until the pilot loses control and tailspins into a nearby bridge. Pretty realistic denouement (such are the quality of modern effects it is hard to tell computer generated explosions from real ones) with a hearty and satisfying explosion.
Hilarity ensues as the cops pick apart the puzzle and ultimately become the heroes in traditional Hollywood fashion. Walhberg plays it relatively straight, proving a useful foil for Ferrell's usual wackiness.
Co-written by Adam Mckay, this got middling reviews on its release, but Exploding Helicopter found it a pretty funny movie.
Verdict
A cinematic helicopter explosive first! Death by Titleist. The helicopter is pelted by golf balls from a nearby driving range until the pilot loses control and tailspins into a nearby bridge. Pretty realistic denouement (such are the quality of modern effects it is hard to tell computer generated explosions from real ones) with a hearty and satisfying explosion.
Number of Helicopters
1
Relevance to Plot
Pretty tenuous. There seems to be a shadowy organization that is backing Coogan’s financial impropriety but would they be able to fly helicopter gunship around a post 9-11 New York City without any comeback?
This is a comedy so we will let them off.
Artistic merit
For a few seconds the viewer might think that the helicopter might just make it out unscathed. However it slowly spirals and as metal grinds into concrete we get the pay-off as the whirlybird bursts into a frame-filling fireball.
For a few seconds the viewer might think that the helicopter might just make it out unscathed. However it slowly spirals and as metal grinds into concrete we get the pay-off as the whirlybird bursts into a frame-filling fireball.
Exploding Helicopter Innovation
In a mature niche genre it is nice to know that filmmakers are still taking the time to think of new ways to kill a helicopter. Where else are you going to see a helicopter being taken out by a 3 wood?
Positives
Er..have you not been reading? Helipcopter gets killed by golf balls.
Negatives
None whatsoever. It has taken me almost 2 years to watch a film with an exploding helicopter in it and thus it was a deeply gratifying moment.
Review by: Neon Messiah
Review by: Neon Messiah
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