What follows is quintessentially the greatest helicopter sequence of all time.
That was the world's greatest helicopter ride out of town.
They start out great — cool helicopter crash, very convincing giant lizard — but grow more amateurish as the film goes along, with a flight sequence on giant bees proving particularly clunky.
This is a bit of a no-brainer: a person only has to spend two minutes on YouTube to realise that, as great as helicopters and guitars are, cats kick their arse quite comprehensively.
The Greater Manchester Police helicopter circling overhead was the only indication that the PoundPub was technically in Manchester; the locals will tell you that it's closer to Wigan.
"Also with the people of Glasgow, who are an incredibly strong people, who showed last night in reaction when the helicopter hit, great bravery, great courage, great calm, in the midst of all this.
There are a few out-of-body experiences to be had in a great week of helicopter skiing: the video-game sensation of slaloming through trees that seem impossibly dense; the weightless plunges through steep, deep snow; the massage at the end of the day.
But when they are hovering over a recently burned area, the risk of reigniting the fire is so great that the helicopter hovers 200 or 290 feet above the ground.
Watch the video of the blast, captured by a Greater Manchester police helicopter, below:.
"Macro trends in Bristow's end markets, particularly overseas, indicate greater demand for helicopter transportation services.
When they rescued me, it was like, you know, the Great American Show: helicopters swooping in, tons of explosions, soldiers screaming, "Go, go, go!" At least that's what was on tv not the reality kind.
