nothing screams eye candy like a big
kaboom welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down the top ten
awesome movie explosions this would be
clear we’re taking a pop-culture angle
focusing on the explosions that remain
are memorable favorites without focusing
too much on pesky details like realism
by fire number ten hanger stealth
kicking off our list is the explosion
from a movie that was a definite bomb
would use aside this incredible hangar
explosion punctuated this flick about a
rogue drone fighter showcasing a
real-life 500 gallon fuel explosion so
huge that NASA had to be warned the
damage it caused got environmentalists
to take legal action against the studio
we’re guessing it wouldn’t have caused
such a ruckus if the film were any good
bungle in the jungle
number nine air strike Tropic Thunder a
four million dollar explosion charred
the Asia location and the camera wasn’t
even rolling next up is the explosion
that literally introduced most movie
goers to actor Danny McBride these Jets
are about to crest this Ridgeline I got
about 200 pounds that shit her pants I
need Oprah ready to go one heck of a
welcome seat he played an explosives
expert in charge of the pyrotechnics for
the most expensive war movie ever made
when he mistakenly thinks he’s given the
go that’s the signal he inadvertently
and hilariously let’s go frickin cat
here wastes 450 feet of jungle and 1000
litres of rig fuel the result is a 1.25
second blast reaching 350 feet into the
air remember remember the 5th of
November
number 8 old Bailey and Parliament B for
Vendetta I know of no reason why the
gunpowder treason should ever be forgot
if you’re a classy mask-wearing
revolutionary from the far future the
only respectable way to blow up things
is to do so with a musical accompaniment
yeah yes the stream blowing up English
landmarks these garnish is Tchaikovsky’s
1812 overture
Cleverley time alongside fireworks
of course these scenes didn’t involve
the real buildings but 30-foot high 10th
scale models that were destroyed at
Shepperton studios and blended with
computer effects
the
Oh Oh John book them here you go number
seven not kotomi Plaza roof diehard no
never even think about going up it’s all
building it good it just wouldn’t be an
action staple featuring John McClane
without a memorable explosions on the
roof but cause up there hello got roof
here John clears the hostages before
being forced by friendly fire from the
FBI to wrap a fire hose around himself
and leap off the roof this is probably
the moment that elevated John status
from modern day cowboy to action hero
legend and of course the series has been
trying to one-up it ever since
number six Gotham General Hospital The
Dark Knight WatchMojo is stocked with a
healthy amount of comic book geeks and
we simply couldn’t go without mentioning
this one with Joker destroying the
hospital just as he threatened he gets a
hilarious moment of disappointment and
surprise when his detonator seemingly
crafts out this gag was Ledger’s idea as
the scene initially called for him to
walk away not looking all badass like I
guess that Oscar was well learned the
blast that’s mostly stunt class
detonations mixed with soft cork fired
from metal drums
number five the IE D The Hurt Locker in
a flick of a bomb defusal in Iraq there
has to be a stand out boom to highlight
the danger involved the showstopper is
the extreme slow motion ie D blast from
the first scene in the film it gives you
time to take in the true spectacle of
seeing the effects on the environment
and people incredibly this one was made
using real high order explosives instead
of gasoline which is why you’ll see no
fiery orange mushroom clouds here
number four helicopter crash the matrix
another unique entry is this one
featuring a helicopter crashing into the
side of a glass skyscraper within a
virtual world
there’s a ton of cool stuff here the
shockwave disintegrating propeller
blades Trinity swinging to safety it’s
all pretty wicked this was a mix of CGI
a helicopter on a swing arm and a 1/4
scale model building being hit with one
kilogram of explosives number three the
vision Terminator 2 Judgment Day the
nuclear blast in Terminator 2 is often
considered the most realistic depiction
of such a horrifying event ever put to
film it was crafted by painstakingly
studying nuclear test footage a
terrifying vision of a nuclear
apocalypse the scene literally transfers
the traumatic terror of the nightmare
from Sarah Connor to the viewer number
two the Death Star Star Wars Episode
four a new pope even before George Lucas
added his praxis CGI shock wave effect
there was nothing more incredible or
thrilling than seeing this massive
battle station get blown the eff up
especially in its single large
concussive blast
it was so wild and so popular that they
had to do it again in Return of the Jedi
as you might have imagined the only real
victims here are miniature models
imagine what you could get for one of
those on eBay before we unveil our topic
here are a few honorable mentions
number one the White House
Independence Day taking the top spot on
our list is the explosion that keeps the
American Secret Service up at night
combining one of the most memorable
alien invasion scenes with one of the
most memorable iconoclasts in movie
history turns out it’s the definit money
shot for the whole film sure in real
life it’s just a relatively small-scale
blast merged with CGI and other models
but damn does it ever leave an impact
agree with our list which movie
explosion is burned into your retinas
the more explosive top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com tell me you got that I got
it I got it
kaboom welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down the top ten
awesome movie explosions this would be
clear we’re taking a pop-culture angle
focusing on the explosions that remain
are memorable favorites without focusing
too much on pesky details like realism
by fire number ten hanger stealth
kicking off our list is the explosion
from a movie that was a definite bomb
would use aside this incredible hangar
explosion punctuated this flick about a
rogue drone fighter showcasing a
real-life 500 gallon fuel explosion so
huge that NASA had to be warned the
damage it caused got environmentalists
to take legal action against the studio
we’re guessing it wouldn’t have caused
such a ruckus if the film were any good
bungle in the jungle
number nine air strike Tropic Thunder a
four million dollar explosion charred
the Asia location and the camera wasn’t
even rolling next up is the explosion
that literally introduced most movie
goers to actor Danny McBride these Jets
are about to crest this Ridgeline I got
about 200 pounds that shit her pants I
need Oprah ready to go one heck of a
welcome seat he played an explosives
expert in charge of the pyrotechnics for
the most expensive war movie ever made
when he mistakenly thinks he’s given the
go that’s the signal he inadvertently
and hilariously let’s go frickin cat
here wastes 450 feet of jungle and 1000
litres of rig fuel the result is a 1.25
second blast reaching 350 feet into the
air remember remember the 5th of
November
number 8 old Bailey and Parliament B for
Vendetta I know of no reason why the
gunpowder treason should ever be forgot
if you’re a classy mask-wearing
revolutionary from the far future the
only respectable way to blow up things
is to do so with a musical accompaniment
yeah yes the stream blowing up English
landmarks these garnish is Tchaikovsky’s
1812 overture
Cleverley time alongside fireworks
of course these scenes didn’t involve
the real buildings but 30-foot high 10th
scale models that were destroyed at
Shepperton studios and blended with
computer effects
the
Oh Oh John book them here you go number
seven not kotomi Plaza roof diehard no
never even think about going up it’s all
building it good it just wouldn’t be an
action staple featuring John McClane
without a memorable explosions on the
roof but cause up there hello got roof
here John clears the hostages before
being forced by friendly fire from the
FBI to wrap a fire hose around himself
and leap off the roof this is probably
the moment that elevated John status
from modern day cowboy to action hero
legend and of course the series has been
trying to one-up it ever since
number six Gotham General Hospital The
Dark Knight WatchMojo is stocked with a
healthy amount of comic book geeks and
we simply couldn’t go without mentioning
this one with Joker destroying the
hospital just as he threatened he gets a
hilarious moment of disappointment and
surprise when his detonator seemingly
crafts out this gag was Ledger’s idea as
the scene initially called for him to
walk away not looking all badass like I
guess that Oscar was well learned the
blast that’s mostly stunt class
detonations mixed with soft cork fired
from metal drums
number five the IE D The Hurt Locker in
a flick of a bomb defusal in Iraq there
has to be a stand out boom to highlight
the danger involved the showstopper is
the extreme slow motion ie D blast from
the first scene in the film it gives you
time to take in the true spectacle of
seeing the effects on the environment
and people incredibly this one was made
using real high order explosives instead
of gasoline which is why you’ll see no
fiery orange mushroom clouds here
number four helicopter crash the matrix
another unique entry is this one
featuring a helicopter crashing into the
side of a glass skyscraper within a
virtual world
there’s a ton of cool stuff here the
shockwave disintegrating propeller
blades Trinity swinging to safety it’s
all pretty wicked this was a mix of CGI
a helicopter on a swing arm and a 1/4
scale model building being hit with one
kilogram of explosives number three the
vision Terminator 2 Judgment Day the
nuclear blast in Terminator 2 is often
considered the most realistic depiction
of such a horrifying event ever put to
film it was crafted by painstakingly
studying nuclear test footage a
terrifying vision of a nuclear
apocalypse the scene literally transfers
the traumatic terror of the nightmare
from Sarah Connor to the viewer number
two the Death Star Star Wars Episode
four a new pope even before George Lucas
added his praxis CGI shock wave effect
there was nothing more incredible or
thrilling than seeing this massive
battle station get blown the eff up
especially in its single large
concussive blast
it was so wild and so popular that they
had to do it again in Return of the Jedi
as you might have imagined the only real
victims here are miniature models
imagine what you could get for one of
those on eBay before we unveil our topic
here are a few honorable mentions
number one the White House
Independence Day taking the top spot on
our list is the explosion that keeps the
American Secret Service up at night
combining one of the most memorable
alien invasion scenes with one of the
most memorable iconoclasts in movie
history turns out it’s the definit money
shot for the whole film sure in real
life it’s just a relatively small-scale
blast merged with CGI and other models
but damn does it ever leave an impact
agree with our list which movie
explosion is burned into your retinas
the more explosive top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com tell me you got that I got
it I got it
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