SAS Soldier Breaks Down 11 Military Scenes | How Real Is It? | Insider
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- Mark "Billy" Billingham spent 27 years in the military in the Parachute Regiment, with the Special Air Service (SAS) as a Mountie troop leader, sniper, and jungle warfare instructor.
Since leaving the armed forces, he's worked as an A-list bodyguard to Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. He's now a consultant on Channel 4's "SAS: Who Dares Wins."
We asked Billy to rate the realism of popular military scenes in movies, from "American Sniper" to "Commando" and "Black Hawk Down."
Billy is the author of "The Hard Way: Adapt, Survive and Win."
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SAS Soldier Breaks Down 11 Military Scenes | Movies Insider
Now tell him to review indian action movies. He will lose his mind.
lmao, can confirm
BRO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT
Bollywood uses nuclear explosives only 😝😂
What about african movies
@@NavrajThapa2002 lmao stfu -_-
"That's exactly as it is"
"That's exactly as it is"
"That's exactly as it is"
8 out of 10
I'd say 8/10 for a movie, is essentially as good as it can get without it being a straight up documentary
@@Jasenf2209 3:26
@@Jasenf2209 Yep. 8 out of 10 is maximum an artistic movie can get, because its still a movie.
@Eric Miret he evaluates a particular scene not the whole movie
@@Jasenf2209 Agree. There has to be some cinematic (entertainment/theatrics) value to the film, thus it can't ever be true to life.
“absolutely ridiculous” : 6/10
“pretty realistic” : 8/10
Lmao if u would know
Now we in ww3
@@FBI-mb4fb now stop
New Antarctictangle/JoMiMi
There’s nothing bad with that
@@FBI-mb4fb ಠ ೧ ಠ
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I'll admit that his breakdown of Blackhawk Down was intriguing. He spotted the "unrealistic" parts - which were, in fact, exactly what happened in real life. Going during the day, and right ontop of the target downtown. Precisely what caused the problems that day, and why Garrison took full responsibility.
Think you missed his point. It is unlikely a broad daylight raid would happen. But then he said, but due time lines, they might have to. People should listen to what he actually says.
@@dalj4362 I think you should have paid attention to everything that I said as well.
@@dalj4362 I listened, and its quite clear he hasnt a clue about the historical events. No point pointing out how unrealistic a scene is when that is in fact, exactly what happened in real life.
He does not acknowledge documented events in this video.
Yeah, this video should have been about fictional battle scenes. He wouldn’t know the historical detail of the real life incidents to know if the film makers had been accurate or not. He’s just guessing.
Agreed, these videos always seem to have at least one movie like this when the “expert” reviewing either hasn’t seen the movie to understand the context or doesn’t know enough about the event the movie may be based on.
In this case i’m kinda shocked he didn’t know more about the movie/incident. I would have thought that it would have been used as a teaching tool for special ops teams worldwide - maybe it’s just in the planning.
But yeah he should have said, this was a bad idea, because of this incident it’s no longer how it’s typically done or at least the risk levels are much better known.
Also 6/10??? Cause of the grenade launcher? Should’ve been much higher
The Gordon Ramsay of military movies
All that's left is the swearing
It's f*cking ra...war you donkey!
If he found a victim of a napalm strike would he complain about it being burnt?
that's ant Middleton
Maybe gordon should stick to cooking
Arnold himself isn't even realistic. A bodybuilding action movie hero governor? Cmon.
Greg Alman hol up
He's also a business man apparently.
Thats funny. He must be hercules
Who also married a Kennedy
This is true
"He stood behind a couple of leaves and no one can hit him"
It makes me laugh so hard dang it 🤣
It was like he was fighting Stormtroopers from Star Wars. They can't hit anything.
Indeed! 🤣🤣
Funny thing, Arnies M60 has like 30 bullets in the belt and they never decrease in numbers. He must have pushed some unlimited ammo code or something.
He's a cheater 🤣 SV_GOD1
SV_INFINITE_AMMO2
@@GoofysHatBand actually they can. the reason that the stormtroopers didn't hit the main characters was because vader ordered them not to.
10:08 John Steele was the name of the American paratrooper who was caught on the tower of Sainte-Mere-Eglise. He in fact survived, was made an honorary citizen of the village and continued to visit it throughout his life.
I didn’t know that thanks. The movie is one of my favorites
I think there is even a monument based on his lading dedicated to all paratroopers in St-Mere Eglise
I didn't know his name, but knew a soldier had that experience. Good old days when history channel actually showed history. (Kids back then wondered aloud why History channel was mostly a WWII shrine in programming.)
Isn't the parachute still there?
@@polreamonn Yes it is, along with a model/figure of soldier dangling from it. Cool stuff.
Now please make this possible: real African Lion reviewing the Lion King Movie scene!!!
Master of my fate I’ll see your proposal and raise you a CGI Aslan lion voiced yet again by Liam Neeson.
Yes, I went all in.
@@oxide9679 ah I see, you are from Nigerian CGI division I take it
His roar is completely unrealistic
Excellent idea! Maybe he can also review The Ghost and the Darkness while he's at it?
"We would never let a monkey hold our Cubs near the edge of a rock. Completely unrealistic."
Well I've spent 27 years on the sofa and even I can tell you Commando was unrealistic.
Very good 😂😂
well said sir
It would be realistic if Arnold Schwarzenegger joined the Military.
What??? My childhood movie hero was a lie??😂😂
Bob Houghton I laughed so hard, thank you for this
“One of those nuclear grenades again” I died laughing at this
😂😂😂
hahahaha commando .
🤨😂😂😂🤣🤣☠️☠️☠️funniness sh@t I heard all day
You can see the platform launching the guy in the air at 3:38
Sorry, I ruined your 666 likes
The rocket launcher Schwarzenegger uses in 'Commando' is a M202 Flash. It's a Vietnam-era rocket launcher designed to replace flame throwers, firing four incendiary rockets. It was essentially a mobile napalm cannon.
Love the acronym for Flame Assault SHoulder. Definitely wanted it to sound cool, and it does!
Looks like you just copied and pasted from wiki.
@@chrisburns143 Thanks... I guess.
And definitely not a nuclear weapon
@@idiotbuster8662 my man, he was not serious when he said that
I want him to say mission failed we'll get em next time
roll out!
"Take out the TAHGETS!!"
Tueaaamm deffmatch
You're the last one, complete the mission
I actually choked on my beetroot juice when I read this comment 💀💀💀
The soldiers are hitting Arnold but they’re bouncing off of his muscles
100% real
some of them are falling before he shoots iirc lol
I thought everybody knew that
He did not dare to touch Chuck Norris.
😂
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UA-cam call of duty fanboys breakdown real SAS mission. 😂 It's pretty much what is happening on here with some of the comments. Hahaha
@@overthewebb lol. Yeah😂
"Yeah that grenade was pretty cool but could've used a much bigger explosion with a bit of fire"
"he should've turned his back to the explosion so he could look more cooler"
I served in the infantry in the British army, not to the standard that Mark was, but like him, I watch war movies and always look for critical detail. Enjoyed this video.
Should be titled: captain price makes fun of Arnold’s bad action movies
Made my day
Lol but there was only one Arnold movie so that doesn't make any sense at all as a joke.
that Arnold movie was cringe asf
@@unitedkingdomboi9976 Fact: Commando is one of the greatest movies ever made.
@@CompagnonDeMisere25 Fact: I'm gonna go slit my wrist now
Next: *Sharks react to unrealistic shark movies*
Samuel L. Jackson reacts to snake movies
Count me in
lmao
*Sharks reacts to baby shark*
_Doo-doo-doo baby shark Doo-doo-doo baby shark..._
Did u mean Megashark movie series?
“They wouldn’t do this in broad daylight, you’re a sittin duck...”
“.......That is literally why black hawk down happened”
@Bill Doster, you are correct. The assault took place in broad daylight.
I have read the book "Black Hawk Down" several times.
This from Wikipedia
"At 15:42, the MH-6 assault Little Birds carrying the Delta operators hit the target,...."
It was a dumb plan
Looks like Arnold had an M202 FLASH
I'm British and here when we say 'you wouldn't' in this context, we generally mean 'you wouldn't want to', especially in the North were this guy is from.
@@pegleg2959 Ahh that makes sense, apologies from the colonies!!
This is very helpful to me as an actor, because more often than not the difference in realism and authenticity isn't directors and effects, but how well we actors can portray these characters without being overly dramatic while getting details like how to hold weapons and even wear our uniforms correctly.
I remember shooting a scene for Daredevil, the series, the cops in the scene were real NYPD cops doing this as a side gig. So one of them asked the Director, "Should we have our guns out?" and the Director said, "Do what you would normally do in this situation." The guns came out; perfect action, entirely realistic.
I suppose that means you won't be taking any tips from;
6 DAYS.
THE DELTA FORCE.
DIE HARD.
THE INSIDE MAN.
METRO.
MUNICH.
NAVY SEALS.
THE NEGOTIATOR.
OPERATION THUNDERBOLT.
THE PEACEMAKERS.
SPEED.
SUDDEN DEATH.
SWAT.
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123.
THE TERRORISTS.
UNDER SIEGE.
VICTORY AT ENTEBBE.
WHITE HOUSE DOWN.
THE WINTER SOLDIER.
@JohnOhkumaThief - have you seen Kajaki?
I’m a military veteran and most Hollywood dialogue is utter bollocks (crap). This movie was spot on.
The speech, banter and inflections were exactly how British soldiers speak.
I discovered later that the actors actually met and conversed with the real guys because this film is based upon true events.
To avoid spoiling it - watch it without reading up about it and definitely avoid seeing any trailers.
After you see the movie, then think about how the actors were. It might be helpful to you
Sorry, but Arnold is the only person who can literally fire nukes from his shoulders in the 80's.
NO Sylvester Stallone can to 😂
@@BushidoRyu refering to the video but yes, Stallone also.
“Literally” people still can’t use the word properly. Retards
@Weedy Lints Except that Davey Crockett was a nuclear recoilless rifle that was fired from the back of a jeep, and has nothing to do with the fake lunchbox rocket launcher pictured here.
You're the only one FOS.
Chuck Norris
I want to see his reaction into COD Clean house mission.
There is a channel called REDCELL with ROK UDT/SEALs doing just that.
@@MrDK0010 I think theres a bit of a difference between how SEALs and SAS Clear buildings, unsure but due to different country and branch they'd obviously have some little differences
@@KageRuffian yep youre right. Although the mission was pretty cool they made a lot of mistakes in the house clearing in my eyes.
@Mattchew UK I just wanted to confirm that every military has similar but not the same tactics sense of cleaning house e.g. I am not saying their stuff was wrong but lemme name a fww examples that just come to mind:
When going up the stairs one person focuses always to the right, so you always got one person that looks at the newest angle, opening it up all the way. The other looks straight up. In the mission it wasnt always done.
When cleaning houses you dont wanna stick together like they did, you only got two people on the stairs at once until theyre at top but you dont lose view contact (one of the rules of house clearing)
When moving along a corridor you always have your back covered and not turn your back to a potentially dangerous angle like the guy did who got shot. You coulda made a pass there, which is the front person looking at the door, then quickly moving to the other side of the door but always facing it to secure it while the guy from the back tags along with you and secures the stairs whilst a third person secures the door from the other side.
The problem is that the perfect mission doesnt exist. The mission in the game is executed well and professionally but mistakes are always made and heck I couldnt have done it as well because I got less experience. The game scene is pretty realistic although I dont get why the characters were always so close together in the scenes. Not very navy seal like from what Ive seen from their training in videos.
@Mattchew UK Yeah well I can just tell you how I learned it. Then again we dont know what goes one in the background. They can always say the game was made with Navy Seals but in the end just receive tips from them and the rest they do themselves. Also I wish we had a bigger budget, I want those panoramic nvgs :D
I can’t wait for Insider to drop “Real Terrorist breaks down 11 terrorism scenes.”
Oh...what a great idea..."I am Ahmad from the WHA Organization...that's We Hate America...and let's look at our first clip...In this scene, a terrorist is blown up with his own mail bomb when it was returned to him b/c of lack of proper postage....this is unrealistic because everyone knows that when you get a package in the mail without the correct postage and no return address, no one is that stupid to open it up again....well except for this guy...In our second clip, this is also unrealistic, because everyone knows that you are supposed to jump out of your car before ramming it into a building and detonating the explosives in it. Remember, kill the infidels, but save yourself. Now, this scene is correct because the media does downplay terrorist attacks caused by our people...In one instance, the US Secretary of State blamed this video when the US Embassy in Benghazi was attacked and we killed the US Ambassador...It is as if the media is on our side..."
Ummm that’s what this video was
I could imagine an Ex Rehabilitated Terrorist actually doing an reaction on it.
9 terrorists break down 11 terrorist scenes...
All you gotta do is ask all those in charge of military's who use soldiers as pawns and cannon fodder, who make soldiers invade countries over fake information, basically you know who LOL
For the past few years here in Australia we have had you Ant and Foxy on our TV SAS Australia 🇦🇺 and loving the series..you certainly have to be a special breed of person . I thank you all for some of the insight the men and women endure...your tops in my book. 👍
In fairness he's done is undeniabley incredible, but he wouldn't be aloowed back on camp for being in breach of the secrets act which is not a good thing to do
I've only just discovered these retired SAS operative vids recently - fascinating.. had no idea about the TV shows..
@jakebrown2905 They are allowed to talk about anything related to service EXCEPT for strict mission details, certain operations, and special tactics. Outside of that, they can walk into a pub and tell every single person there that they were former SAS if they wanted.
Finally someone notices how Hollywood does not understand grenades at all.
Hollywood understands grenades just fine, but they used to... still do, can't stand that the visuals are largely unimpressive. Toss one in a door and there's an incredible report, but there's no smoke aside from any dust shaken off the structure when it pipped up a little bit and the windows broke. Hollywood goes "That's all?" ignoring the minced human inside, but it's not all that exciting to watch.
Unfortunately they believe in the predominance of people who want flashy over realistic, whether it's because they don't know or don't care.
@@mfree80286 I can personally only name 3 or 4 movies in which grenades are depicted realistically. The Hollywood go-to seems to always include lots of flames, throwing men 20 feet from the blast, no shrapnel, and no disorientation or hearing damage.
@@christopherwilson8230 Because they have to CGI it. The visible effects of a real high explosive are the same things that would be killing the stunt crew for being anywhere near it. Union rules, no 40psi overpressures on live sets....
@@mfree80286 they absolutely have the ability to do realistic grenade explosions with CGI.
@@christopherwilson8230 *now*, but not until the last decade. And it's still not "visually exciting".
EDIT: Last couple decades, and it was prohibitively expensive for what was classically a thrifty medium with high return. Let's also not forget that a few of the movies in this list here are moderate to low budget films from 30-60 years ago
6:04 "He should have gotten on top of her."
He did. Earlier in the series. Giggity.
Haven't seen the series but people keep telling me how great it is...guess it'll be my new binge fest
Davies Davies really worth the watch.
Im sorry this guy refused to see the facts behind why he did what he did in that series. If i remember correctly he engaged the building to get the sniper after reinforcements arrived.
@@Stormshock5 And that isn't a bodyguard's job.
He actually got on top of her in that car to protect her but we weren't shown that scene. He also didn't leave her alone, the rest of the bodyguards showed up to protect her before he left.
Guest: "This is totally unrealistic, never would've done it that way"
Insider: 9 out the 10
In my personal experience, I've found that the bigger the flame in an explosion, the weaker it is. Most of the IEDs, mortars, grenades, etc that I've seen go off have a minimal fireball if any. The forces are so powerful that it puts the fire out. Sometimes the explosions create secondary fires though. Movie explosions are so far off from the real thing.
Also, if you're close enough to an explosion where it throws you away from it (every action film ever made) chances are you're dead. The concussive forces alone (without any shrapnel) will kill you. These forces will rock your brain and destroy your lungs.
And rupture your aorta. That can happen even in a minor car accident, let alone an explosion, and it's one of the most common ways victims die.
@Gareth Tucker I've stood about 15m away from 7lbs of C4 going off. You feel the force of it but theres no real kickback. I was holding a blanket though lol
This is true. Something Hollywood doesn’t to want to know, because a real grenade or explosive isn’t as visually stimulating. The more flash and fire just means you’re expending the energy on just that, a light show. You want all of that power in the concussion and shock wave, something Hollywood rarely shows, a shock wave.
Even a grenade should create a small shock wave. You want that fast evacuation of air to help propel the shrapnel, which does the real damage, not a bunch of flame and smoke.
i have worked as a special effects designer for film and television and many of their explosions, like a car explosion, is actually a lot of flame canons and air canons mounted in the vehicle aimed out every window. The air canons propel pieces of styrofoam and other lightweight materials to simulate shrapnel.
There is never an actual boom of an explosion on set. They add the sound in post production. They really just want to see as much bright flame and junk flying around as possible. Now they add the flames in post or enhance them with CGI. Hollywood gives people who have never been in the military a really bad expectation of the real thing.
Even when real dynamite or TNT go off, there is little to no flames. All the energy is put into the concussion, not the flames, but all TNT in movies has to create a mushroom cloud of flames and smoke. Any good explosion wants to evacuate all of the air from an area, then have all of that air slam back together to fill the vacuum the explosion caused. That’s the reverse, or implosion, which is just as deadly.
One real mistake in Saving Private Ryan has to be the bullets hitting guys underwater with deadly force. Even the Mythbusters proved that the velocity of a bullet is severally slowed once hitting the resistance of the water. The higher the caliber round, the less penetration it had.
A .22 caliber round will go deeper into water with deadly force than will a .50 caliber. In fact, the .50 cal rounds disintegrated upon hitting the water’s surface. The force of the round destroyed itself upon meeting the resistance of the water surface.
If you’re two feet or more underwater, you’re pretty much safe from any round. A small .22 round may penetrate the water enough to hit you, but it won’t have enough velocity to even pierce the skin, much less do deadly damage like they showed in Saving Private Ryan.
It was quite a shame, because so much else of the opening scene they got right, just not those hits underwater and of course, the explosions.
I dont think they will use real nuclear in Wolverine movies for sure.
The only outlier in that will be fuel air explosion I would presu,e
Now all we need is, Real life Taxi driver watches "Taxi Driver".
fake taxi
I’m one and I’d volunteer lol
call me a cab.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@leifmanson7599 well at least you didn't try to assassinate a Senator (or MP in your case) 😂
WE NEED 10 MINUTES OF HIM ROASTING "COMMANDO"
Hahahahaha
EXACTLY PLEASE DO 🤣🤣🤣he just fired a nuclear weapon off his shoulder 😳😑🙄😭😭😭😭☠️☠️
Commando is a joke movie but i will want to see it
Getting an entire trolley filled with weapons after casually breaking in, no alarms going off and greeted by a couple of cops rather than a heavy armed response unit.
Everything Wrong With Commando: Mark Billingham Edition
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Get plenty of nappies ready then!
8 out of 10
'Totally unrealistic'
@@steveeveryman7623 nappies?
They will shit themselves or barf
Saving Private Ryan was the only movie where I had to sit outside of the cinema and think about what I just sat and watched for nearly 3 hours. Turns out I wasn’t the only one as several people did the same thing. We all sat in silence and had the same shocked expression on our faces. It was a pretty emotional moment. No other movie has ever done that for me.
Indeed it was a very intense film and quite realistic. Some people have actually questioned the whole plot of the film, but these 'sole survivor' rescue mission did actually happen. After All of the Sullivan Brothers got killed on a Navy destroyer, they brought in a policy were they would save at least 1 family member to preserve family bloodlines. There's a bit more to it than that, but that's the jist.
At the time, those opening scenes were the most vivid war scenes ever in a film. Now they're more commonplace, but at the time I had never seen such chaos and the "fog of war" as that landing scene, and I have watched many war movies. It was a vast improvement over what came before, cinematically. And yes it was sobering - like being a witness to the real thing.
I could listen to him talk all day about the military and military movies.
I just wanna hear him say “our UAV is online”
andrew evolution Crash Bandicoot
Mikey crash 😍
"RPG on the rooftop!"
Or "Enemy AC-130 above"
nobody will say it as well as craig fairbass (gaz/ghost)
Did anyone else notice the spring board popping the enemy in the air when they showed Arnold's grenade throw in slow motion. Lmao
I did. This was the first time too. I wonder why.
They legit just left those in the movie. Didnt even try to edit it out
There's another saying where you held some guy's ankles over cliff after his yellow Porsche flipped on its side. Arnold knock the Porsche on the ground and took off and there was no scratches on it or dents!! My dad and me used to play a game called technical advisor. Every time we see something goofed up in the movie we would yell technical advisor! Because they obviously weren't doing their job
I just did too..haha
@@Savage1776_ on that same scene, watch when Arnold picks up sully, you can catch the light hitting off the stunt wire on sully's ankle
For you that don't know the weapon that is in the Commando spots. It is the M-202A1. And it's use is very realistic. As the weapon is intended to set fire to it's target.
Indeed, it is a flamethrower.
And its definitely not a "nuclear" weapon 😂
@@idiotbuster8662 stop spamming the same thing
@@idiotbuster8662 you people are tools, and some age ones at that! Do you think he actually thought the rocket launcher, along with frags, are nuclear?! You must be a yank - no other citizens are that thick they don't get sarcasm 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
... its* use, its* target (it's = it is)
Love how there's no annoying cuts of the movie "responding" to his commentary
Those were horrible
Veteran: "this movie sucks!!"
Insider: 6/10
I was just thinking this
@Eric Miret Why are you sure of this?
@Eric Miret I didn't say that I was sure about anything. What makes you so sure?
@Eric Miret Give it up, Miret.
@Eric Miret The people with the pen are the editors of the paper
"Totally not doing his bodyguards job." There you go
also got his pregnant wife stabbed in the gut and killed.
@@lostn65 what?? When did that happened on the show??
@@rockraphlegal I think thats a game of thrones reference
That's why I don't watch these pseudo 'realistic' 🐃💩 shows.
@manny decker nuke granades lol
We dont watch commando for realism, we watch it for entertainment. I loved it growing up and still do
It's a good movie for letting off some steam.
I don't watch it at all lol
I don't think any firefight movie is intended to be realistic. Drama, action and escapism are what they're about.
@@lucylouise4922 I doubt that logic applies to movies like Black Hawk Down, because that movie was based on a real-life event. You think they'd make that and insult the memories of the fallen soldiers by focusing more on drama/action than realism?
@@shaggybaggums These people must not have watched the movie because I can't believe no one else got what you said here, lol...
Supposedly saving private Ryan’s storming the beach scene was extremely realistic according to people at that battle, many people who were in the battle had to leave because of the trauma it triggered.
oh yeah mb, the only unrealistic scene i think is when they jumped on of the boat and got shot, in real life the soldiers where actually being saved by the water, MythBusters proved that with a .50
@@dennisivan85 exactly how deep you are, in the movie they were too deep to be hit by 7.92
If he ever sees a Nigerian Action movie he will get a heart attack
It a fiction movies.
Hahaha
Long live wakaliwood
Man,the man is killing us,man!!!
Sure that is how they scam people on the phone, seems legit
"Exactly as it is"
"Really accurate"
"Quite spot-on"
8/10
What?
"That would'v never happened"
"Thats unrealistic"
"He shouldn't have done that"
6/10
@@tomatootamot Yeah that's the other I wanted to point out but I was just lazy honestly.
I'd give this video 2/10 helmets. Their supposed expert dismissed several things documented as actually happening as being "unrealistic".
Yeah, this SAS guy is lame tbh
EnglishXnXproud Of course it’s not. It’s the scale of realism in a movie/show. If that’s your criteria 10 is literally impossible, and should not be a part of the scale. Fucko
Ever since my Korean War vet gramp is gone I don't get the "that's bullshit" commentary anymore watching stuff. Thanks man
The A team is the only thing I've watched that's 100% spot on realism.
I know right parachuting a tank and firing at the ground to slow your decent is entirely realistic (I love the A-team just dont really agree with your point)
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I mean, I don't think you could punch through solid stone, you could definitely do it with a pick, we use explosives though. 7/10 it's kinda realistic.
I lost it when I spotted real springboards below Arnie's enemyes to make 'em fly in those two hand-granade shots...
3:31 and 3:39
Haha thanks for the timestamp dude, I thought I saw them too.
I was crying when I saw that 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I’ve seen the film about 100 times and only now I’ve noticed the springboard lol
SAME! I had never seen that before but this time I totally got that.
Saw Commando when it first came out on VHS in the 80s. At my best friends house at 7 or 8 years old dying of laughter. He didn't understand grenades don't do that.
So brazen you don't need to slow it down or shift from freeze frames. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I like that at 3:39 you can see the springboard pop up in the bottom right that launched the extra.
This guy should review the new cod that would be sick
Or ww3 :D
@@FBI-mb4fb stop
On god
It’s shit
Tele COD WW3 is only gonna come out in like 20 years
The D-day parachute scene is based on a real case. He broke a few bones was shot and still made it back to allied lines.
Yes it is! In Sainte-Mère-Église
Thank you I forgot the name. I've been to that town in 2010 beautiful country.
His name is John Steele
I was about to comment the same thing.
They have a statue of him on the church yet.
Must be really hard to find a movie to watch with this guy as a mate.
Bren39 : 🤣🤣🤣 i need 1-3 hrs to find movies to watch.
I need this guy recommended list for sure
This guy would be no fun too watch a movie with
I'd actually like to see what he has to say about shows. Me and my buddies used to tear apart movies we watched together as teenagers (one of my friends worked at a place like blockbuster, we got to see everything days before it was released in the store), then write reviews for the store under pen names and the store would post them on a board for people to read. There was one veteran soldier who talked to us one day in the store. He started talking to us about our review on Gran Torino and how we didn't know shit about retired soldiers. We admitted we didn't, and he gave us a calm and gathered earful about how we wrote our reviews. We liked this ol' vet so much, we included him in our group. He broke down everything for us and didn't ruin any movies, just clarified the reality of what we were entertained by. Gave us all a new perspective, and one of our group ended up working for a local paper because of his reviews. Every single person has different knowledge, and it's nice to see when people open your eyes to get rid of your ignorance towards dramatization in films.
Ain’t nothing that Shrek can do
Yeah my dad does this bullshit lmao, ruins literally every movie (that's not realistic) ( that's not what would happen).....yeah we know it's called a movie 🤦
Even if it is unrealistic commando is still a 80’s classic
"let off some steam Bennett"
When he's concluding that Commando is unrealistic and there's a last slow motion shot of the guys flying I noticed the planks that made the guys jump
“He just fired a nuclear weapon from his shoulder”
Im dyin lol
Doctor Kekkles that is Arnold Schwarzenegger he can do anything
And nuclear grenade 🤣😂
your dyin is fake
Doctor Kekkles it’s a m202 flash lol not a nuclear weapon lol 😂
PYRO C98 tell that to the the guy i quoted from the video lol
Maybe a little background info for the longest day. This actually happened exactly like that. It happened to a soldier namen John Steele in Sainte-Mere-Eglise. He was also not really injured from that crash.
It's quite fun the city has a memorial of him in form of a puppet on a parachute hanging of that church :D..
"His parachute clings to one of the sculptures erected at the base of the bell tower and leaves him suspended at a dozen meters from the ground. He tries to cut himself loose, but his knife escapes his grip and falls along the wall."
and also an example where being an expert does not necessarily mean you can say somethings realistic. He says what he should do, as he is an expertly trained Special Forces soldier in a modern military. All these boys in WW2 were thrown in with minimal training, minimal experience (especially at D-Day) a lot of them maybe fired 200 bullets in training max, of course they made suboptimal choices when faced with something they probably never trained for.
Been there 2 times
i was laughing during the video because it really is the least realistic looking scene i can imagine; but i have been to saint mere eglise and seen the hanging mannequin.
Dude thanks for the trivia. That's so cool, i just googled it and there really is that memorial form of him hanging by the church. Thank you and stay safe
@@richardjohnson11 They didn't have minimal training, they had a lot of it, but with few exceptions no combat experience.
Saving Private Ryan's DDAY sequence was so realistic is caused PTSD episodes for some of the vets they invited to the screening
In some respects. In other aspects it's not realistic (beach wasn't that short, more ships were involved, beach obstacles facing wrong way etc).
Next: *priest reviews diablo 3*
everything just wrong
A priest that been loyal to the first Bible and reviews the new Bible's/testament of every religions and church.
Should be a good one.😈😈
Priest: azmodan doesnt actually have nipple piercings. Did these devs even read revelations?
Make it happen.
@Fourcams meh..
"Someone on UA-cam tried to disprove..."
"I've SEEN people get shot underwater"
They are both right, honestly. It just depends on the bullet and its velocity entering the water. Supersonic FMJ bullets will tend to quickly fragment upon striking the surface of the water; subsonic bullets aren't subjected to as much shock and can penetrate through water more easily. And there are also AP bullets with steel or tungsten penetrators, where the penetrator would be able to separate from the rest of the bullet and continue through the water at high speed due to their narrow cross-section and much harder and tougher material. There are even some bullets specifically designed to work under water.
Given his military experience, I would imagine he saw people shot under water with armour penetrating rounds.
It was figured out through controlled tests that smaller gauge rounds tend to be able to travel further and have a better chance of hitting someone underwater than higher calibre rounds. The larger rounds encounter more resistance in water which greatly shortens the effective lethal range.
Those people he saw shot under water we're probably shot with standard 7.62mm rounds (the primary ammo used in M16s and Canadian forces rifles).
@@MGlBlaze Exactly what I was thinking. But I'm not buying the way the bullets travel under water in the scene in 11:47 . Looks like they go in a straight path for multiple meters. I'd like to believe that a bullet loses it's energy somewhere between one and two meters (if not fragmented in the impact). I would love to be proven wrong though.
And just to be clear: I'm not doubting that Billy hasn't seen people get shot underwater.
War historian: "No American M4s fought Tiger 1s during WW2".
Fat Joe Bingham, who drove an M4 during the War: "We killed 7 tigers in Belgium and 4 King Panthers in Germany! Why, I personal shot 7 SS officers with my 1911 as we were passing by!"
isthatujeebus same here buddy! 🇬🇧
Him talking about commando: unrealistic
6 year old me: this is legitness
@@juandenz2008 why not
Commando is legit. Its real life that isnt realistic.
@@juandenz2008 so what ya saying is ya a millenial snowflake who melts when people say things that upset ya.
I watched full metal jacket at 9 yr old back in 1990, because mi mum left the VHS in the player. Guess what served 14yrs in yorkshire regiment british army infantry and currently serving almost and almost at 7yrs in us army infantry.
@@juandenz2008 Don't have any children of my own, but certainly wouldn't like it if my cousins allowed there kids to watch any movie of that nature at such a young age. Common sense tbh!
To be fair arnorld himself is quite unrealistic as an existence . SO this might just be a legit movie lol.
3:30 I love how you can literally see the springboards the stuntmen jump off under their feet.
Wasn't visible in the VHS and I know because I'm that old 😭
What’s crazy is he says the daylight raid in Black Hawk Down is unrealistic but, that’s how it actually went down. Apparently, some politicians thought it’d be fine to do the op without the advantage of night & without gunship support. Yeah...didn’t turn out too well
They kind of had to do that operation in daylight if you didn't know...
How would you know that you weren’t in the SAS
GrandmasterLiu he gets a few things wrong.
@@pedrobridges407 SAS had nothing to do with the Black Hawk Down mission, that was entire american / united nations, and the movie was severely embellished and things were changed, due to the charges one particular man in the actual event did and got charged with that the pentagon stepped in and told them to make up a guy to take his place.
He also called the M202 FLASH {Flame Assault Shoulder, a 66MM rocket launcher} a nuclear device when it was an incendiary rocket launcher meant to replace the venerable flamethrowers of WW2 during Vietnam.
In “Commando” you can see the guy in the right flying off a spring from the ground. 3:37
I never noticed that before until seeing this video.
It's like a board 😂
Hahahaha nono it was the nade xD
I just noticed that and I started scrolling to see if anyone else noticed.
Here before 1k likes
“That’s exactly as it is.”
*Only gets an 8/10*
yeah the ratings don't make any sense. With other movies he only pointed out mistakes and then it gets a 7 haha
@@Yarblocosifilitico yeah I also don't think he realizes that American Sniper is also based on a true story. Also, Jocko Willink, a retired Navy SEAL, did a similar video and he actually knew Chris Kyle (the guy American Sniper is about) and was in a task unit with him.
@ImWelkinHere I realize that it's not 100% accurate I'm just saying that it is a lot more accurate than a lot of other movies. Even the retired Navy SEAL who also did a breakdown of military movies who knew Chris said that there were some inaccuracies of the movie but based on what he was saying it sounded as though it was mostly accurate
@@brinleyparke2254 im pretty sure that as a sniper, he knows who chris kyle was. He didn't rip on the scene that much, so i don't see the problem. It's an autobiography gone hollywood, it's not gonna be what it was in real life.
SAS have high standards
This is the best military expert i have seen on this channel.
I want an actual alien to break down 11 sci-fi scenes. 👽
"and that scene right there is complete bullshit" 😂😂
😂
Same bro
"Why are all these aliens humanoid?? You realise most aliens aren't even carbon-based lifeforms, or even visible with the naked eye? I'm one of the rare ones."
Well boys looks like we’ll have to raid Area 51 again
The commentary he gave seemed to have no correlation to the ratings that were being given.
SAS are the best in the world (literally) there’s got to be something wrong
Moritz P. Yeah
@Moritz P. yeah
@ApostleOfWonka It was the specific scenes which were being rated not the films overall.
True... you can't get many of these guys in front of a camera and when they get them, they ignore the answers... Bless him!!!
“...you’re basically sitting ducks”
Maybe that’s why it went down
SuchFinessse Forreal, it was based off real events given by accurate testimonials 😂 that is what happened, and that is why it was shot down 🤦♂️
Exact what I thought
Plus isn't the American sniper one also true story and he did in fact shoot someone almost a mile away they tried to recreat it on a shooting range and did but it took a few tries for him to do it.. I also saw a program when they tested shooting into water and they said something like bigger bullets can't shoot underwater they shred into pieces instead
@@paulsedyps84 His only criticism about American Sniper was the portrayal of what was seen through the scope, not the shot itself, which is entirely possible
@@paulsedyps84 American sniper was full of shit, and he himself was proven to be a liar
I absolutely love billy, I'm so OBSESSED with SAS who dares wins
Pity "Full Metal Jacket" or even "Platoon" were not mentioned in any way.
ikr platoon was called the most realistic war movie of its time.
They shouldve put sicario too.
Or 12 strong.
And jarhead
idk about platoon but full metal jacket is very american and he's SAS
I love listening to people who know what they're talking about.
"Nuclear weapon from his shoulder"
What does he know? He's not even a real soldier. Real soldiers come from America
@@curleypubes3672 wow, you're a really good comedian
@@curleypubes3672 real soldiers fought for they country with honor, doesn't matter where they came from, u fuckin donkey.
@@curleypubes3672 Is that why you lot need the British army to hold your hand. The SAS make you SF's look shite.
Kinda funny how he had the same problem with rangers deploying in broad daylight as the actual rangers who deployed in broad daylight had.
Mike Bates that’s the sas knowledge could see flaws in it from just a clip
Broad daylight is a saying to mean "out in the open." What he's saying is they wouldn't drop right there, maybe around the block or something.
@@callumaston1598 Well to be fair, if you have any basic knowledge of tactics you would know that dropping in broad daylight, in the middle of a hostile city, with loud helicopters is a very bad idea lol. (nothing personal towards you, I was just saying it in a broad statement)
@@jacobstaten2366 Actually that's exactly how they dropped, in the street at each corner of the hotel in broad daylight. It was the Rangers job to seal of the target while the Delta guys went in. The book and the movie are accurate about that.
@@eoyguy well, there you go. 🤔
I've seen Billy on SAS Who Dares Wins, this guy KNOWS what he's on about. Proper hard as nails bloke
“I seen people shot in the water” DEBUNKED BY SAS MAN
Jake Grim you do know what the SAS is right?
@@morethem2192 I know what a debunked lie is. Besides, who ever thought bullets can't penetrate objects underwater needed only to shoot at a piece of meat - underwater.
Your thick as shit
@@Aiden-ck6kw *you're
Bullets lose the majority of their force in the first few feet, if you are under that then the bullet will not kill.
If I'm not mistaken, the "inaccuracy" he's pointing out in Blackhawk Down, daytime insertion, did actually happen and was argued against. Hindsight AARs said it contributed to some of the things that went wrong.
And lone survivor. Luttrell told everyone thats exactly what happened
klsluciano exactly kinda pissed me off
"One of those nuclear grenades again"
That gave me a good laugh
Bring this guy back for more please!!!
When your watching a good movie and your friend just breakdown everything wrong
Sometimes breaking things down can be part of the fun, so long as you don't take the lack of realism so seriously that you let it ruin the film.
I love how the producers bring up how tests have shown that the density of water slows bullets down to a nearly harmless degree very soon after being submerged.
Then he just goes: "i've seen people shot in the f***ing water."
Perfect.
@@dizzy2020 but the thing is you have to be pretty deep, if you are being shot at, you are not going to crash dive like a freaking sub
@@dizzy2020 and if I am not mistaken that episode of mythbusters showed rounds from handguns..got which ones but that doesn't account for rounds from semi auto rifles, shot guns etc. Also the distance the shooter is from the target, how deeply submerged the target it is etc.
G'day.
Projectile construction would also play a big part.
@@trembledust6819 really? i thought the shot a 50cal sniper at the end... maybe im wrong though
"You can't see everywhere from a sniper position"
"Personne n'échappe à mon regard!"
I got that reference
I love it. My two favorite movies listed both got the highest scores. This channel is so good.
"Small arms grenade launcher wouldn't do that kind of damage"
Me, an intellectual and seasoned COD:MW2 player: "haha right"
Grenade launchers aren't really small arms.
The Crimson Fucker I’m sorry you must be right, please explain your military background to us though just so we know you know what you’re talking about.
@@Ethan-km4lx
"Small arms" is the category that describes personal firearms and light machine-guns.
Man-portable explosive ordinance, of which grenade launchers are, falls under the category of "light weapons".
Under-barrel grenade launchers are specifically listed by the UN as "light weapons".
Different nations might have some divergence in categorization but these are generally accepted conventions.
Source:
International Instrument to Enable States to
Identify and Trace, in a Timely and Reliable Manner,
Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons; Page 3, Paragraph 3.
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@@The_Crimson_Fucker Are you seriously arguing that with an ex SAS soldier?!.. I mean what does he know?..
Man I love youtube comments! Hahaha
Next: *serial killer reviews horror film*
love it
Arched Kraken 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hahahaha that was hilariously funny. Comment of the Month!
That's so dark it's not even funny.
It's hilarious, mate.
Ed Kemper reviews the hannibal lecter series,excellent
Do “Michael Franzese breaks down mafia/crime films”
When he yelled "STOP" had me crying.
For this test you’ll have to run the cargo ship solo in less than 60 seconds. Gaz holds the current squadron record at 19 seconds. Good luck. Climb the ladder over there...
Apophis392 modern warfare
Monkee Cheese
Really?
I hold the record of 15.63 seconds
Yeah his accent pretty reminded me of Price
Climb the lader if you want another go.
Know him from SAS ‘who dares wins’ wicked show worth a watch
I don't see the point of measuring the realism of 'Commando'. You don't need an ex-SAS to know it's unrealistic.
still, one of my favorites movies when I was a kid.
@@AngelLestat2 I still enjoy. The whole point of the film is that it doesn't take things seriously.
You mean you can't just throw a pipe through a guy?
@@TheDrNinjaman through a guy and the steam tank behind XD
It is possible if you are Arnold :P
@@TheDrNinjaman I guess you could if the other guy needs to let out some steam.
Very very generous with his reviews . . ..
"Spot on realism! 10/10!" Movie:
*JOHNNY ENGLISH*
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Agreed
Saying that commando is unrealistic is like saying that water is wet
You won the internet today kiddo.
Water isn't wet apparently...
@@69DangerousD it isn't
Wait! Waters wet?
@@69DangerousD Water is not actually wet.
I wish he would just say “Mission failed! We’ll get em next time.”
X 3 R 0 he sounds nothing like that
Can’t wait for “real pedestrian breaks down background extras”
The scene from "The Longest day" was what happened! It was based on the book by Cornelius Ryan who had interviewed the men that told him of their own experiences. And the German noticed the falling knife not because of the sound but because he saw it appear on the ground in front of him!
Totally, this was John Steele. The incident was 100% accurate.
13th century schizoid man Do you know what unrealistic means? It means pretty unlikely or not normal protocol for operations.
@@chroma6947 It's neither here nor there. He called bullshit on one of the most famous and documented events in history.
So, stop being a sarcastic mupp.
@@13thcentury no he didn't just spoke facts the possibility of that happening is tiny
@@archiec8360 No, he said that he would have been injured landing like that and it was stupid to cut yourself loose when you do just what he mentioned, deploy the reserve and climb down on that.
He’s never been to a war in Val Verde. Commando is 10/10.
John matrix remains the G.O.A.T
Last Action Hero lol I love commando man but they couldn’t of picked a worst villain. A big fat out of shape guy wearing a metal style shirt. Always thought that was hilarious
@@BD52Ravens Freddie Mercury in that metal vest, even as a kid I thought he was a shit villan lol
@M S yeah I hear what you say lol
The "I've seen people shot in the water" line ANDlook are the only proof I need.
Welllll, if they're RIGHT on the surface..but bullets, especially higher caliber, immediately shatter or lose ballistic trajectory
It's one of the few mythbusters experiments where they did cover their bases and do plenty of tests, you're 90% safe in the water from most weapons
Worst case you get winged, freak chance you take it in the head but definitely is never fatal
Well obviosly the bullet is not going to bounce off you in water, but accuracy and power decreases therefore it's safer in the water.
@@KaladinVegapunk Did mythbusters test AP rounds? I don't recall that they did, but it's been years. I asked my friend, who is similarly qualified as this gentleman, and he said regular rounds were stopped well by water, but AP rounds would go deep enough to get most people.
@@corystansbury that's a fair point, no I don't think they tested AP rounds, I mean it's not a matter of velocity or size since it's almost just like hitting a solid surface, but yeah you might be right about that
sin maybe shape and style of round could help it keep the trajectory and zip through the water, like an AP round
@@KaladinVegapunk What I don't know is what mix the Germans would have been firing on D-Day. They knew they were potentially firing into water, so maybe they had some AP style rounds in (every third?).
It's been a while since I saw BRAVO TWO-ZERO, but I remember in the briefing scene at the beginning that McNab (Sean Bean) specifically bemoans the fact that they're being ordered to walk through an area with no cover. (It's been even longer since I read the book so I don't remember if he mentions it there as well.)
“for whatever reason he decides to watch the show going on below him for a while ” 😆
"one of those nuclear grenades again" yea surprisingly efficient right
If you see that explosion and stop, you will see something that makes the right guy flying.
Funny cause in the 50s the Marines wanted nuclear grenades
It's called a M202A1 - odd that he doesn't know what it is.
@dizy same but he's British so could of not seen in action
am i the only person that saw the catapult thing make the right guy fly into the air
"nuclear grenades that seems to destroy everything in a fifty mile radius" lol
I want those
I want those
I want those
i want those
I want those
Lol gotta love Billy’s frankness. …….”I’ve seen people shot through water!” And then silence with eyes that say “Don’t argue with my comments!” Brilliant.
Why would you?
Billy is the real deal. Not some wannabe bragging yank.