Already ‘Internet’ movie famous
Monday, June 18th, 2007 by AaronFort Irwin’s Blackhawks featured in “Transformers” trailer
“Transformers,” the movie spin-off from the popular children’s toy, has not hit the big screen yet, but its trailer is lighting it up on the Internet. On www.youtube.com, the most clicked-on trailer already has 3,881,843 hits.
Featured prominently in the trailer, for about less than a second at the 57 second mark, are the Fort Irwin Blackhawks. In the snip-it, the copters swoop over the Hoover Dam. According to Chief Warrant Officer Eric Metcalf, Fort Irwin’s helicopters are unmistakable in the movie because they are missing certain parts that a tactical, deployable Blackhawk would have.
For example, Fort Irwin’s Blackhawks do not have large-caliber machine guns mounted on the side. They also do not have radar jamming equipment on their tails or “these orange mirror things” below their rudders, according to Metcalf.
Interestingly, Metcalf said he and his crew never flew over the dam. Shots of them flying through Los Angeles were cut and spliced with dam shots to create the trailer scene.
“Movie magic,” Metcalf said.
Check out the “Transformers” trailer below.
(from www.youtube.com)
— Aaron Aupperlee, staff writer
