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Posted: 10/23/2004 4:55:50 PM EDT

It's on right now. I hadn't seen it in years. One question. If they have whisper mode, why would they ever turn it off?

Posted: 10/23/2004 4:56:51 PM EDT

[#1]

Ooooops! I thought this was a thread about Viagra.

Posted: 10/23/2004 4:57:34 PM EDT

[#2]

Roy is the man.

"We're going to follow his lee-dah..."

"Catch you later."

"He checks his sanity with a wristwatch!"
"What do you check yours with, a dipstick?"

Posted: 10/23/2004 5:02:29 PM EDT

[#3]

I've got it on DVD and watched it just the other day. Yesterday?

Pretty good movie.

Malcolm MacDowell always plays such a good bad guy. Probably cursed from A Clockwork Orange.

Posted: 10/23/2004 5:03:32 PM EDT

[#4]

GREAT FILM (have it on Laserdisc).

[WAG] As for whisper mode, I would assume that it's not that efficient (reduced power, muffling of exhaust, maybe altering the tracking of the blades). Would work well for hovering/surveillance but not so good for speed/endurance. [/WAG]

Posted: 10/23/2004 5:09:18 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
I've got it on DVD and watched it ~~just the~~ every other day. ~~Yesterday?~~

~~Pretty good~~ OUTSTANDING movie.

Malcolm MacDowell always plays such a good bad guy. Probably cursed from A Clockwork Orange.

"Look up. Look down. Look left. Look right."

Posted: 10/23/2004 5:09:48 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
[WAG] As for whisper mode, I would assume that it's not that efficient (reduced power, muffling of exhaust, maybe altering the tracking of the blades). Would work well for hovering/surveillance but not so good for speed/endurance. [/WAG]

+1

Posted: 10/23/2004 5:24:09 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I've got it on DVD and watched it ~~just the~~ every other day. ~~Yesterday?~~

~~Pretty good~~ OUTSTANDING movie.

Malcolm MacDowell always plays such a good bad guy. Probably cursed from A Clockwork Orange.

"Look up. Look down. Look left. Look right."

Posted: 10/23/2004 5:32:56 PM EDT

[#8]

Never seen it.

What kind of helicopter plays the starring role?

Posted: 10/23/2004 5:35:51 PM EDT

[#9]

JAFO

Posted: 10/23/2004 5:37:58 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
It's on right now. I hadn't seen it in years. One question. If they have whisper mode, why would they ever turn it off?

Yep. Just like Turbo switches on computers or Stereo buttons on boom boxes.

Posted: 10/23/2004 5:38:45 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Never seen it.

What kind of helicopter plays the starring role?

But the true "star" of the movie is Blue Thunder itself. To build it, the production company purchased a French Gazelle (Aerospatiale) helicopter, which can fly at speeds of 200 MPH, and added several prop gimmicks to it. The Gazelle is so maneuverable that the stunt pilots were able to effectively reproduce the 360° loop which Scheider is seen performing on screen.

The shame of the movie is that not only is it a French helo, but a Blue French Helo, and it's intended to be used against civilians. Creepy, huh?

Posted: 10/23/2004 5:39:18 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Quoted:
It's on right now. I hadn't seen it in years. One question. If they have whisper mode, why would they ever turn it off?

Yep. Just like Turbo switches on computers or Stereo buttons on boom boxes.

OMFG, I forgot about Turbo switches.

Posted: 10/23/2004 5:48:45 PM EDT

[#13]

Posted: 10/23/2004 6:03:19 PM EDT

[#14]

I actually just bought it on DVD for $5.99 here at our local good guys store in Las Vegas.Great aerial scenes.

Posted: 10/23/2004 6:28:30 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Never seen it.

What kind of helicopter plays the starring role?

But the true "star" of the movie is Blue Thunder itself. To build it, the production company purchased a French Gazelle (Aerospatiale) helicopter, which can fly at speeds of 200 MPH, and added several prop gimmicks to it. The Gazelle is so maneuverable that the stunt pilots were able to effectively reproduce the 360° loop which Scheider is seen performing on screen.

The shame of the movie is that not only is it a French helo, but a Blue French Helo, and it's intended to be used against civilians. Creepy, huh?

Yeah, but it was Erased.

Posted: 10/25/2004 11:07:06 AM EDT

[#16]

You think you were fooling anyone with that broken radio bullshit? Christ, Frank...that went out the window two days after Marconi invented the fucking thing!"

A load of great lines in this movie...highly recommend it!

Posted: 10/25/2004 11:08:52 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
"Catch you later."

"Irritating little cocksucker, isn't he?

Posted: 10/25/2004 11:11:35 AM EDT

[#18]

The problem with whisper mode was that it placed too much strain on the Dilithium Crystals.

Posted: 10/25/2004 11:17:47 AM EDT

[#19]

great flix, own it on dvd. i even liked the short lived Tv show.
<----see to the left.
Ronald

Posted: 10/25/2004 11:50:11 AM EDT

[#20]

Another TV show fan here.

Posted: 10/25/2004 3:23:22 PM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
great flix, own it on dvd. i even liked the short lived Tv show.
<----see to the left.
Ronald

Just Another Just Another FO.
When I look up redundant in the dictionary, it say see redundant.

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