Films of this era have so much more gritty realism to me. Maybe it’s nostalgia but all the super clever explosions in HD today can never compare to this 😊
They portray a ghastly overdose of toxic masculinity,thankfully now dealt with,as 21st century is no longer Neanderthal. LGBTQ and woke culture are the answer.
The Bond producers should hang their heads in shame after not giving the James Bond role to Lewis Collins. RIP Lewis. You would’ve been an incredible Bond!!
What should of happened is serious Peter Skelton Films to carry on from This. Bond was too Jokey. LEWIS / BODIE Was THE FUCKING BOLLOCKS AS AN ON SCREEN PRESENCE!👌
Lewis Collins actually passed the SAS Selection. He wanted to be in the Territorial SAS. They wouldn't let him in because he was too well known in Europe. RIP Lewis from one of your fans across the pond.
No he didn't, he started reserve selection but was asked to leave because they realised he could never operate, after that he served in the territorial parachute unit 10 para. His best friend is on a podcast on here, Lou from military intelligence is the title and was asked this very question and explained the whole situation. It was very near the end and they'd had meetings at the mod about it and had decided that he couldn't be allowed to continue in a clandestine unit which is what the territorial sas is considered as and was even more so at the time due to its secret role in ww3 if that had ever happened
@@robdean704 Lou has been debunked actually and according to someone to actually know, Rusty Firmin Lewis did pass selection and aced it! Rusty is ex SAS and not some arm chair appointed expert. Rusty was at the Iranian Embassy and spoke to guys he knew in the regiment who were in charge of selection when Lewis was there. Lewis was in the TA before he entered election for SAS, though he did continue to serve after getting rejected.
@@Biggles2498 No he did not. He served in 10 Para as a private soldier. There is a PR photo which was associated with, 'The Professionals,' depicting him as a Para Sgt. How do I know? I know a bloke called Geoff B- ex-regular Para, served in the TA Para's and was 10 Para Recruit Training Team Plt Sgt. He trained Lew and became a close friend and kept in touch right up until his death. Lew did about 3-4 years in 10 Para. You don't make Sgt in that time- especially in the reserves.
According to Lewis himself those advisors were (obviously) serving SAS and the then head of the regiment Peter De La Billiere tried to get the film banned but once he learned it was going ahead anyway he changed his mind. He opened a few doors and at the start of the film where Hagan and Floyd go to Sterling lines, it turns out that really is the then SAS base...Stirling Lines! The guys running up and down the ground level roofs are actors but the base is really SAS base. Also once it came time to do the final assault DLB ordered the stunt team to stand down and he had is own men do the scene instead. So if anyone wonders why it looks so slick and real it is because the SAS troopers carrying out the assault are real SAS troopers, this is why at the end when Pete gets recognised by Steve, Steve raises his respirator up as he is just an actor but the other guys do not as they are still serving in the regiment. That must have been cool feeling, Lewis running down the corridor leading a group of the best special forces unit in the real world, even if it was just a film! Lewis also got to drink at Hereford with the boys whilst filming which was really cool...lucky b*stard! That came from Rusty Firmin who is ex regiment and also was at the Iranian embassy siege!
Lewis Collins spent a lot of time skydiving in Southern California. I met him when I was a novice in the late 80's and made several jumps with him. He was just a regular chap, quite friendly and a good skydiver. I had no idea he was "someone" until a friend from NZ told me about his background. He certainly didn't strut around like a "star" as so many other actors would have done. When I found out about "The Final Option" (the US title for "Who Dares Wins") I immediately went out, rented a copy and made a VHS copy of my own. I still have it! The embassy scene, and the rescue of Skellen's family, remain some of the best action sequences I've seen.
This chapter of the movie contains the most well known scene in British action movie history, when Skellen has been identified as a friendly by the SAS Troopers and they see that he's okay his simple line Anyone seen the girl? when he gets a negative answer he simply says "Right, on me boys!" and what follows is that iconic sequence of Lewis Collins charging down the corridor with his SAS brothers spread out behind him, still gives me chills to this day. top class British cinema right there.
@@wilco148 Yes; I remember an article in a national newspaper where they put one of the stuntman against a real SAS operative on an assault course... Naturally the SAS Op won, but he commended the stuntman on a good try
@@wilco148 The Real SAS did the raid on the house, it was confirmed by the director of the film in a documentary, the SAS said as it was depicting the SAS on film, they wanted to do it to ensure that the scenes were correctly portrayed accurately
@@stefanobio7045 he’d also not long been badged 21 too, but wasn’t allowed to go any further due to his public persona. Now there’s gonna be some cock womble on here that pretends to know better, guaran fkn teed, but that’s the truth. I can even name the late Lt Col that badged him…..!
SAS Officer: "Synchronise watches, zero nine four seven mark!" . SAS Soldier: Gimme a chance, actually if we're going to go down the synchronisation route we probably should have done it before we got in the helicopter and left the ground, and what about everyone else? You need to get us to synchronise altogether!"
5:41 the amount of times I've died trying this in Rainbow Six is embarrassing. I remember being shown this movie when I was around 10 years old so about 2008 and I enjoyed it.
Found this movie a bit on the boring side when I first saw it all those years ago, although quite exciting in parts, then watched it again some time later, and again etc. Grew to love it.
First watched it on boxing day 1985 as an 8 yr old. I also found it dull at the time but as an adult who understands the dialogue, it's a cult classic.
@@mstewie9718 Saddiq Khan is a turd. London is now a cesspool of wokian SJWs. Once upon a time I wanted to visit the UK from America . I'll stay here in my Hillbilly homeland .
Remember seeing this film when I was little, always remembered the music score. I looked for this film for many years, decades. Then it was on tv and I managed to dvd-r record it around 10-12 years ago. Now, I bought the Blue ray of the film from Amazon last month, and I like it.
I remember seeing the siege on telly,and the SAS operatives came on the scene wearing balaclavas whilst walking up the road, just the fact they were wearing balaclavas was ominous.......
Fun fact: The then head of the regiment did not want this film release but when he knew it was going ahead he agreed to open a few doors. In the beginning of the film the you see the Land Rover go to Stirling Lines hat really was Stirling Lines the then HQ of SAS! Also at the end with the final assault that was the real SAS troopers who did the final assault which is why it looks so professional. This why at the end when the troop meet up with Skellen only one lifts up his visor(actor) and the rest do not as they are real SAS and that must have been cool for Lewis to do, lead a team of actual SAS troopers down the hals despite it being a movie. The military advisors(also SAS) said that Lewis was the real deal and were highly impressed by his abilities, though the fact he was in the Territorial Army for I believe 9 years also helped. He was the greatest Bond we never had!
Tony Minor You are right, I doubt it as well. Too much P.C. These days, everyone is too afraid to act on anything. A lot of talking and attitude not enough action.
If this happened in today’s world the police would handle it until they were no longer able too or the government cabinet cobra team decides otherwise. Can’t afford to upset the do gooders of the world. It’s also worth noting the situation would have to get seriously out of control before military action is aloud to proceed and that would mean the police admitting they’re no longer in control or would be able to
I still get goosebumps, all these years later, whilst watching the scene when the helicopters first appear over the embassy, because you know that everything is going to be ok. (1:24)
Unfairly maligned by movie maven Leonard Maltin, THE FINAL OPTION (aka WHO DARES WINS) is a rip-roaring superthriller from start to finish. You can spot Edward Woodward (THE EQUALIZER) in this climatic scene. Lewis Collins anchored the movie as a Special Air Service commando who goes undercover and tries to stop a gang of anti-nuclear terrorists who threaten a massacre of the United States Ambassador and his guests and assorted personnel after having invaded the U.S. Embassy on the outskirts of London. Also in it was Richard Widmark. Great movie!
7.10 "On me boys" great scene all running down the corridor. Could have done with an eighties moustache to make it authentic . Loved this film when I was a kid. Lewis Colins was my role model RIP .
And what’s your point, if you actually knew anyone in the SAS, you would understand they aren’t hung up on how people present, because they are well rounded people, more than half of them Royal Marines, and you aren’t fit to black their boots 🥾!
@@Biggles2498 No he did not. It's BS. He was rejected by 21 SAS (R) because of his high profile. I've read some complete bollocks on here- ranging from Lewis being a Sgt in the TA Para's- he was a Tom, to him passing Selection. He only did about 4 years in 10 Para, you don't make Sgt in the TA in four years- more like 8-10 years to build sufficient experience and pass the various NCO cadres. I know a guy who was ex-regular Para's and then he joined 10 Para TA. He was the recruit training team Plt Sgt when Lew did his basic training and P Coy. Geoff became a close friend of Lew, and maintained contact with him right up until his demise. Lew did NOT pass selection and was never badged as a trooper. 21 SAS would not waste a place on Selection so that a television actor could have a jolly- it would be a waste of time and money. Lew was rejected when he applied to attempt selection. The MYTH that he passed Selection came about because he did some 'training' alongside SAS guys as part of his research for his part in the film prior to filming. He did some tabbing in Sennybridge in the mountains- and that's about it.
@@Bewareofthedog69 not a problem at all. The Reg got a lot of interest after Operation Nimrod, The Tip Toe Boys book, and then this movie. A poster in a certain office said words to the affect of "I don't need Rambo, I need buggers with brains".
Great to see how well planned and organized their plan of action was. Now all you need is leadership with a pair of balls to use it when necessary. I wish we had this kind of leadership in the USA now, instead of all these damn crybabies.
@@BedsitBob It wasn't because of camera's. From one of the SAS team on the embassy job that I met on a number of occasions, they were in the process of dragging the one terrorist who escaped out of the building by hiding amongst the hostages back into the building to give him, 'The Good News.' As they were hauling him towards the building, Met Police officer's appeared- so the SAS troopers were unable to do the business least it cause problems.
I think one of the best scenes is that first shot of the three helicopters arriving on the scene. It's as if their arrival is saying, ' Ok, let the dog see the rabbit, we'll sort this!' Great moment.
Lots of comments of how Lewis Collins should have played Bond. He auditioned but Cubby Broccoli, although he appreciated Collins tough persona, thought he wasn't polished enough to play the secret agent. It should be mentioned that at the height of his fame in the TV series The Professionals, an episode featured a minor bit part role of a wireless operator spying in a van, played by none other than a very youthful looking Pierce Brosnan! Another piece of trivia is that one of the main directors of that series was Martin Campbell who went on to direct Casino Royale!!
Brilliant scene in a brilliant movie. What gets me is the flow of the assault...It's almost mechanical especially as they clear the bedrooms. Alot of the Hollywood movies make it far too epic and over dramatise the shoots, but here it's brutally realistic for the most part..
I remember actually watching this in a pub on TV ie the real siege Wow SAS came to worldwide attention that day instead of being in the shadows. For some reason the UK was “left alone” for a fair number of years 👍👍 A case of if you want to cause chaos and mayhem, we will introduce you to those nice men from Hereford”
It had nothing to do with him being, 'too tough.' Connery was hard as nails in real life, and George Lazenby was no powder puff either. Broccoli didn't like Lewis because he found him 'too aggressive' in his demeanour when he interviewed him. I think he came across to Broccoli as 'too try hard.' There are numerous true accounts about Connery which highlight his toughness. When he was 18-19 years old, he pasted 4-5 men in their mid to late 20's who were members an Edinburgh razor gang. Following an earlier confrontation in a snooker hall, which saw Connery humble a gang member who threw Connery's leather jacket on the floor, they found out that he worked on the door of a social club. They turned up and gave him abuse, and challenged him to come outside- believing he would be intimated by their numbers. Connery went outside and put the five of them away in short order. Michael Caine witnessed him batter 3-4 blokes in a London pub in the early half of the 60's. The blokes were shouting abuse at people getting up and singing on an open mic. Connery warned them to desist, which they did for a couple of minutes, then they started being abusive. Connery slammed his pint down and turned on the blokes. Michael Caine stood up and turned to help Sean, by the time he did so and put his pint glass down, Connery had knocked them all out- in seconds. On another occasion, he battered Lana Turner's Mafia boyfriend, who made the mistake of threatening Connery with a pistol at a film studio. He was jealous because Lana Turner fancied Connery, and they were working on a film together. Connery promptly disarmed the bloke and gave him a hiding.
I always felt a little bad for Frankie Leith (the girl). She totally hesitates because she sees that it's Skellen and she has feelings for him. That moment of hesitation saved Skellen's life and allowed the other SAS to dump a magazine into her. You can see his look of sadness at her body when he sees that she didn't shoot him when she saw him.
I think Skellen freezes too, which is why the other trooper shoots her and says 'are you slowing down Peter? Move your arse". He knew Skellen hesitated killing her, and he took the chore out of Skellens hands.
@@taefravis No. He did NOT. He applied to 21 SAS(R) to attempt Selection, and they rejected him due to his high profile. They would not have wasted a valuable place and the money from the training budget so a well known tv actor could have a 'jolly.' He served in 10 Para for about four years as a Tom, and that is it. It's a MYTH that he passed Selection. I know the guy who was 10 Para Recruit Training Team Plt Sgt, he became a close friend of Lewis and maintained contact with him right up until his demise. Geoff B has told me Lew did NOT do Selection. The MYTH developed because he did some training alongside SAS blokes as part of his research to play the part of Skellen.
lol u know I've saw this movie loads of times and I just noticed a continuity error lol never noticed. It's only something stupid but still. Anyone else? as there clearing 2nd floor...'third floor, terrorist dead, still clearing second'...then listen? Not meaning to sound cheesy lol just wondering if anyone else heard?
My favorite part is in the church. The band were indeed great as Judy Davis says. Were they a real band, or actors. Looked real to me. Who were they ???
Still brilliant after all these years.
R.I.P. Lewis Collins...🙏🇬🇧
One of my favourite movies
Films of this era have so much more gritty realism to me. Maybe it’s nostalgia but all the super clever explosions in HD today can never compare to this 😊
They portray a ghastly overdose of toxic masculinity,thankfully now dealt with,as 21st century is no longer Neanderthal.
LGBTQ and woke culture are the answer.
The Bond producers should hang their heads in shame after not giving the James Bond role to Lewis Collins. RIP Lewis. You would’ve been an incredible Bond!!
What should of happened is serious Peter Skelton Films to carry on from This. Bond was too Jokey. LEWIS / BODIE Was THE FUCKING BOLLOCKS AS AN ON SCREEN PRESENCE!👌
Too violent,Lewis had the looks and the swagger
Here Here.....
The panel said no
Yup
This film reminds me as a child , loved this film and the sound track and also the real embassy hostage siege in may 1980 .
One of the greatest movies ever made & one that's been underrated for too long. SAS & all special forces are THE cream of the crop!
Lewis Collins actually passed the SAS Selection. He wanted to be in the Territorial SAS. They wouldn't let him in because he was too well known in Europe. RIP Lewis from one of your fans across the pond.
@SpeedbirdConcorde He also made Sergeant.
No he didn't, he started reserve selection but was asked to leave because they realised he could never operate, after that he served in the territorial parachute unit 10 para. His best friend is on a podcast on here, Lou from military intelligence is the title and was asked this very question and explained the whole situation. It was very near the end and they'd had meetings at the mod about it and had decided that he couldn't be allowed to continue in a clandestine unit which is what the territorial sas is considered as and was even more so at the time due to its secret role in ww3 if that had ever happened
@@robdean704 Lou has been debunked actually and according to someone to actually know, Rusty Firmin Lewis did pass selection and aced it! Rusty is ex SAS and not some arm chair appointed expert. Rusty was at the Iranian Embassy and spoke to guys he knew in the regiment who were in charge of selection when Lewis was there.
Lewis was in the TA before he entered election for SAS, though he did continue to serve after getting rejected.
@@Biggles2498 No he did not. He served in 10 Para as a private soldier. There is a PR photo which was associated with, 'The Professionals,' depicting him as a Para Sgt. How do I know? I know a bloke called Geoff B- ex-regular Para, served in the TA Para's and was 10 Para Recruit Training Team Plt Sgt. He trained Lew and became a close friend and kept in touch right up until his death. Lew did about 3-4 years in 10 Para. You don't make Sgt in that time- especially in the reserves.
Yes,not a lot of people realise just how tough this guy was
Loved the credits at the end of the film where it said Military Advisers - Anonymous.
My dad picked up on that when we saw this at Odeon Leicester Square ( he'd done 18 years in the "Kate" )
According to Lewis himself those advisors were (obviously) serving SAS and the then head of the regiment Peter De La Billiere tried to get the film banned but once he learned it was going ahead anyway he changed his mind. He opened a few doors and at the start of the film where Hagan and Floyd go to Sterling lines, it turns out that really is the then SAS base...Stirling Lines!
The guys running up and down the ground level roofs are actors but the base is really SAS base.
Also once it came time to do the final assault DLB ordered the stunt team to stand down and he had is own men do the scene instead. So if anyone wonders why it looks so slick and real it is because the SAS troopers carrying out the assault are real SAS troopers, this is why at the end when Pete gets recognised by Steve, Steve raises his respirator up as he is just an actor but the other guys do not as they are still serving in the regiment.
That must have been cool feeling, Lewis running down the corridor leading a group of the best special forces unit in the real world, even if it was just a film!
Lewis also got to drink at Hereford with the boys whilst filming which was really cool...lucky b*stard! That came from Rusty Firmin who is ex regiment and also was at the Iranian embassy siege!
Lewis Collins spent a lot of time skydiving in Southern California. I met him when I was a novice in the late 80's and made several jumps with him. He was just a regular chap, quite friendly and a good skydiver. I had no idea he was "someone" until a friend from NZ told me about his background. He certainly didn't strut around like a "star" as so many other actors would have done. When I found out about "The Final Option" (the US title for "Who Dares Wins") I immediately went out, rented a copy and made a VHS copy of my own. I still have it! The embassy scene, and the rescue of Skellen's family, remain some of the best action sequences I've seen.
"Slowing down a little, Peter? COME ON MAN,. MOVE YOUR ARSE!!"
Brilliant, love Lewis Collins
RIP Pete Poslethwaite
@@Subo23Maurice Roeves not pete postlewaite
@@keysersoze3427 right got my guys confused. Comment stands
"I'll say one thing Harry, you throw a hell of a party"
Collins would have been such a great Bond
Not with a haircut like that he wouldn’t ! It looks like he’s got a dead squirrel on his head !
@@SpookyFox1000 It was stylish back then plus there are these things called hair dressers.
@@taefravis Which coincidentally, Lewis was before he found fame! ☺️
the Bond we never had
This chapter of the movie contains the most well known scene in British action movie history, when Skellen has been identified as a friendly by the SAS Troopers and they see that he's okay his simple line Anyone seen the girl? when he gets a negative answer he simply says "Right, on me boys!" and what follows is that iconic sequence of Lewis Collins charging down the corridor with his SAS brothers spread out behind him, still gives me chills to this day. top class British cinema right there.
Fcuk Me lad's I'm starving.......
Im not alone in thinking that I see!
totally agree…my favourite scene in the film
Apprently they run a top secret corridor formation running course at Hereford
Totally agree,coolest bit of the movie !!!!
Fun fact: The raid scene was done using the real SAS, they offered to the director to do the scene instead of stuntmen.
incorrect..
@@wilco148 Yes; I remember an article in a national newspaper where they put one of the stuntman against a real SAS operative on an assault course... Naturally the SAS Op won, but he commended the stuntman on a good try
@@wilco148 The Real SAS did the raid on the house, it was confirmed by the director of the film in a documentary, the SAS said as it was depicting the SAS on film, they wanted to do it to ensure that the scenes were correctly portrayed accurately
This is actually true!
The vibe I've got behind the NFFI is true.
On this stage, you may need to come to the Association
this is correct
Rode several times in Scout of 660 (AC) Squadron in 80's to 90's in Hong Kong for operation between Hong Kong and China Border. Nice Chopper.
I like how he grabbed the spare mag and used it to reload. You don't see that in movies hardly ever.
They are not in a movie bud this is the real McCoy
@@matthewrandolph1255
Ummmm.....that's a movie reenactment.
Good drills.
Thats because he was a trained Para in real life....
@@stefanobio7045 he’d also not long been badged 21 too, but wasn’t allowed to go any further due to his public persona. Now there’s gonna be some cock womble on here that pretends to know better, guaran fkn teed, but that’s the truth. I can even name the late Lt Col that badged him…..!
they should re release this in memory of lewis.was a very good movie
SAS Officer: "Synchronise watches, zero nine four seven mark!" .
SAS Soldier: Gimme a chance, actually if we're going to go down the synchronisation route we probably should have done it before we got in the helicopter and left the ground, and what about everyone else? You need to get us to synchronise altogether!"
It’s a good film though dude
Those were really SAS guys in the action scenes check the credits no names
The embassy in this film is actually a house in Pinewood studios.
5:41 the amount of times I've died trying this in Rainbow Six is embarrassing. I remember being shown this movie when I was around 10 years old so about 2008 and I enjoyed it.
Always gives me a giggle when she flies back through that door after a burst of 9mm, you'd think a 50 cal just hit her lol
I agree, Rod’s own body weight took him out of the window when shot, yet Frankie being shot looked as though she had lost control of her jet pack.
@@MrCardinal1965 jet pack😂😂
50. cal would cut her in half.
You obviously never fired a smg, it's really not like the movies 😮😊
Mp5 close up burst that will ruin anyone’s day , watched a SAS guy put 5 rounds in to a target 2 in the head 3 in the body 1.7 seconds !!!
Found this movie a bit on the boring side when I first saw it all those years ago, although quite exciting in parts, then watched it again some time later, and again etc. Grew to love it.
First watched it on boxing day 1985 as an 8 yr old. I also found it dull at the time but as an adult who understands the dialogue, it's a cult classic.
Back when the UK was a strong country....RIP John Mack !
@@mstewie9718 Saddiq Khan is a turd. London is now a cesspool of wokian SJWs. Once upon a time I wanted to visit the UK from America . I'll stay here in my Hillbilly homeland .
John Mc.
@@liverpoolscottish6430 & his Captain son, who perished in Iraq aged 29.
John's son wasn't commissioned. He was an infantry Sgt, and he died in Afghanistan by a roadside IED.
Never seen a positive review for this film but personally, I like it. The film definitely has a great music score, by Roy Budd.
Those negative reviews are commies and members of the Peoples Lobby!
Remember seeing this film when I was little, always remembered the music score. I looked for this film for many years, decades. Then it was on tv and I managed to dvd-r record it around 10-12 years ago. Now, I bought the Blue ray of the film from Amazon last month, and I like it.
....of Get Carter fame! Fantastic musician.
This film is remembered for Lewis Collins , the James Bond who never was.
I'm in a camper van at the base of pen y fan! Watching this. Brilliant.😂
Great tension in this sequence. 'Just aerial observation.' lol.
Awesome movie. Clearly based on the Iranian Embassy Siege.
Yep we showed the world what the SAS was unfortunately
@@reidycruise Unfortunately?
@@sj460162 yep
I'll say one thing Harry, you throw one hell of a party.
I remember seeing the siege on telly,and the SAS operatives came on the scene wearing balaclavas whilst walking up the road, just the fact they were wearing balaclavas was ominous.......
Fun fact: The then head of the regiment did not want this film release but when he knew it was going ahead he agreed to open a few doors.
In the beginning of the film the you see the Land Rover go to Stirling Lines hat really was Stirling Lines the then HQ of SAS!
Also at the end with the final assault that was the real SAS troopers who did the final assault which is why it looks so professional.
This why at the end when the troop meet up with Skellen only one lifts up his visor(actor) and the rest do not as they are real SAS and that must have been cool for Lewis to do, lead a team of actual SAS troopers down the hals despite it being a movie.
The military advisors(also SAS) said that Lewis was the real deal and were highly impressed by his abilities, though the fact he was in the Territorial Army for I believe 9 years also helped.
He was the greatest Bond we never had!
Part of the grittiness of this scene is due to the lack of ornate cinematography and nice spotting of Roy Budd's score.
If this situation arose today, I wonder if the government of today would have the guts and balls Thatcher had to act. I seriously doubt it.
once those Westland scout Helicopters took off the terrorists were FUCKED...In fact they were FUCKED from the get go.
Tony Minor
You are right, I doubt it as well. Too much P.C. These days, everyone is too afraid to act on anything. A lot of talking and attitude not enough action.
@@nimueh4298 Same in the UK Police
If you pull a lion tail....
If this happened in today’s world the police would handle it until they were no longer able too or the government cabinet cobra team decides otherwise. Can’t afford to upset the do gooders of the world.
It’s also worth noting the situation would have to get seriously out of control before military action is aloud to proceed and that would mean the police admitting they’re no longer in control or would be able to
It was a message, when this Movie was released, Her MAJESTY'S Forces Won the Falklands 🇫🇰 War.
Edward Woodward walking around out front thinking "you dumbasses messed with the wrong house and it'll be over soon!"
You have Cullen / The Equalizer and half The Professionals coming to take you down. You should just surrender.
SAS BLACK KIT.....THE MOST FEARED SPECIAL FORCES IN THE WORLD 👍👍👍👍👍
It's a real treat watching real SAS dudes performing the take-down of the target rather than stuntmen trying to 'make it look real and exciting'.
7.00 mins - Fuck me lads - nice to be recognised...
Lewis Collin’s was a great actor, no doubt about it. Not dissimilar to Rodger Moore in many ways.
I still get goosebumps, all these years later, whilst watching the scene when the helicopters first appear over the embassy, because you know that everything is going to be ok. (1:24)
Love it, such a good film, love Lewis Collins, RIP
I do too, absolutely electrifying. Who Dares Wins!
Check my earlier comment about the very same scene pal.
Unfairly maligned by movie maven Leonard Maltin, THE FINAL OPTION (aka WHO DARES WINS) is a rip-roaring superthriller from start to finish. You can spot Edward Woodward (THE EQUALIZER) in this climatic scene. Lewis Collins anchored the movie as a Special Air Service commando who goes undercover and tries to stop a gang of anti-nuclear terrorists who threaten a massacre of the United States Ambassador and his guests and assorted personnel after having invaded the U.S. Embassy on the outskirts of London. Also in it was Richard Widmark. Great movie!
7.10 "On me boys" great scene all running down the corridor. Could have done with an eighties moustache to make it authentic . Loved this film when I was a kid. Lewis Colins was my role model RIP .
Then he muzzle swept a couple of his own men.
Can you do that again , it was s bit fast for me
RIP Lewis Collins
2021 here -- none of those SAS soldiers asked what gender the "freedom fighters" identified as....
Terrorists male or female !! Get the sAS treatment !!!
They identified as dead.
Targets.
Sudden ,unexpected , lead projectile interception experts
@@michaelcooper7123😂😂😂😂😂👍
And what’s your point, if you actually knew anyone in the SAS, you would understand they aren’t hung up on how people present, because they are well rounded people, more than half of them Royal Marines, and you aren’t fit to black their boots 🥾!
Didn't Lewis Collins pass selection in real life? RIP
Yes he most did but not for a Commission.
@@Biggles2498 No he did not. It's BS. He was rejected by 21 SAS (R) because of his high profile. I've read some complete bollocks on here- ranging from Lewis being a Sgt in the TA Para's- he was a Tom, to him passing Selection. He only did about 4 years in 10 Para, you don't make Sgt in the TA in four years- more like 8-10 years to build sufficient experience and pass the various NCO cadres. I know a guy who was ex-regular Para's and then he joined 10 Para TA. He was the recruit training team Plt Sgt when Lew did his basic training and P Coy. Geoff became a close friend of Lew, and maintained contact with him right up until his demise. Lew did NOT pass selection and was never badged as a trooper. 21 SAS would not waste a place on Selection so that a television actor could have a jolly- it would be a waste of time and money. Lew was rejected when he applied to attempt selection. The MYTH that he passed Selection came about because he did some 'training' alongside SAS guys as part of his research for his part in the film prior to filming. He did some tabbing in Sennybridge in the mountains- and that's about it.
The final scene looks as if it was filmed in the Royal Automobile club in Pall Mall, great soundtrack and good memories of watching it many years ago
Passing out the gum on the helicopter none of them take it as if to say no were not America's love it
'I've got a jam.....2nd door' RIP Lewis Collins
"Fuck me, it's nice to be recognized."
"I've got a jam". Should have gone to his secondary. Second nature.
@@clazza65your right, my bloody hearings going! Editing comment now.👍
@@Bewareofthedog69 not a problem at all. The Reg got a lot of interest after Operation Nimrod, The Tip Toe Boys book, and then this movie. A poster in a certain office said words to the affect of "I don't need Rambo, I need buggers with brains".
Motivating SWAT recruits since the 80's. Love the flash bangs. Don't see those used in movies very often.
Great flying skills of the SF helicopter pilots, integral part of the teams!
The scene where Scellen runs while leading the SAS to the lead female terrorist is epic🙌🙌 10/10
6:20 "Tony what's happening?"
KABLAMMO!
I first saw this with my parents, mid/late 90s aged 10-12.
Still remember as the the SAS get nearer being told "this is the best bit"
ルイス・コリンズ、特捜班CI5を楽しく見てました。亡くなってもう10年近くなんですね。久しぶりに思い出しました。
Great to see how well planned and organized their plan of action was. Now all you need is leadership with a pair of balls to use it when necessary. I wish we had this kind of leadership in the USA now, instead of all these damn crybabies.
Thee template that all anti-terriorism
and special forces follow. SAS was definitely cutting edge.
" Who Dares Wins "
They seldom ever take prisoners those boys.
Double tap on the objective.
They only took one at Princes Gate, and that was only because there were cameras on them.
@@BedsitBob It wasn't because of camera's. From one of the SAS team on the embassy job that I met on a number of occasions, they were in the process of dragging the one terrorist who escaped out of the building by hiding amongst the hostages back into the building to give him, 'The Good News.' As they were hauling him towards the building, Met Police officer's appeared- so the SAS troopers were unable to do the business least it cause problems.
I think one of the best scenes is that first shot of the three helicopters arriving on the scene. It's as if their arrival is saying, ' Ok, let the dog see the rabbit, we'll sort this!' Great moment.
Great Movie but dedicated to the worlds best special forces, sorry green berets.
Lots of comments of how Lewis Collins should have played Bond. He auditioned but Cubby Broccoli, although he appreciated Collins tough persona, thought he wasn't polished enough to play the secret agent. It should be mentioned that at the height of his fame in the TV series The Professionals, an episode featured a minor bit part role of a wireless operator spying in a van, played by none other than a very youthful looking Pierce Brosnan! Another piece of trivia is that one of the main directors of that series was Martin Campbell who went on to direct Casino Royale!!
Brilliant scene in a brilliant movie. What gets me is the flow of the assault...It's almost mechanical especially as they clear the bedrooms. Alot of the Hollywood movies make it far too epic and over dramatise the shoots, but here it's brutally realistic for the most part..
Nice little dig at gsg9 and the army rangers When they get out of the helicopter colonel hadley says " come with me you might learn something"😂😂😂😂
I remember actually watching this in a pub on TV ie the real siege Wow SAS came to worldwide attention that day instead of being in the shadows. For some reason the UK was “left alone” for a fair number of years 👍👍 A case of if you want to cause chaos and mayhem, we will introduce you to those nice men from Hereford”
Well, what colour is the boathouse at Hereford?
Cambridge Blue..,....look at the SAS capbadge wings colour . Newell is the family name of one of the original SAS officers, any relation??
Pound for pound this is the best directed action sequence in film history
"Tony, what's happening?"...
It will be fantastic that Lewis Collins played as James bond 007 but producer Albert Broccoli turned down because his too tough
It had nothing to do with him being, 'too tough.' Connery was hard as nails in real life, and George Lazenby was no powder puff either. Broccoli didn't like Lewis because he found him 'too aggressive' in his demeanour when he interviewed him. I think he came across to Broccoli as 'too try hard.' There are numerous true accounts about Connery which highlight his toughness. When he was 18-19 years old, he pasted 4-5 men in their mid to late 20's who were members an Edinburgh razor gang. Following an earlier confrontation in a snooker hall, which saw Connery humble a gang member who threw Connery's leather jacket on the floor, they found out that he worked on the door of a social club. They turned up and gave him abuse, and challenged him to come outside- believing he would be intimated by their numbers. Connery went outside and put the five of them away in short order. Michael Caine witnessed him batter 3-4 blokes in a London pub in the early half of the 60's. The blokes were shouting abuse at people getting up and singing on an open mic. Connery warned them to desist, which they did for a couple of minutes, then they started being abusive. Connery slammed his pint down and turned on the blokes. Michael Caine stood up and turned to help Sean, by the time he did so and put his pint glass down, Connery had knocked them all out- in seconds. On another occasion, he battered Lana Turner's Mafia boyfriend, who made the mistake of threatening Connery with a pistol at a film studio. He was jealous because Lana Turner fancied Connery, and they were working on a film together. Connery promptly disarmed the bloke and gave him a hiding.
They should pay a visit to two-tier Kier
He'd have made a great soldier in real life and I heard he considered it as a career
08:19 Richard Widmark with a great line.
my favorite line in the movie. Remember it over 30 years later.
@@wjrasmussen666 Apologies to the president for any damage to the wallpaper
@@davidfrost2819 it would have been Ronnie Reagen I don't think he'd have minded 🇺🇲
Yes he passed selection for the SAS
I always felt a little bad for Frankie Leith (the girl). She totally hesitates because she sees that it's Skellen and she has feelings for him. That moment of hesitation saved Skellen's life and allowed the other SAS to dump a magazine into her. You can see his look of sadness at her body when he sees that she didn't shoot him when she saw him.
I think Skellen freezes too, which is why the other trooper shoots her and says 'are you slowing down Peter? Move your arse". He knew Skellen hesitated killing her, and he took the chore out of Skellens hands.
Lewis Collins was a great actor ................
How many troops were in attendance here? Looks like an entire squadron taking apart in the assault...lol
Interesting foot note. Lewis Collins apparantly did pass selection for the Regiment.
One major blunder how come lewis collins isnt coughing with the gas going around the building?
He was that hard-core the gas was scared of him
That sound tracks suits the scene
I can watch the moment starting at 7:06 over and over.
Where was the closing scene filmed? Absolutely amazing I think
Pinewood House, Used at the start of From Russia With Love
Didn't Collins pass SAS selection?
Yes he did but sadly he was too famous so they decided to can him, shame.
@@taefravis No. He did NOT. He applied to 21 SAS(R) to attempt Selection, and they rejected him due to his high profile. They would not have wasted a valuable place and the money from the training budget so a well known tv actor could have a 'jolly.' He served in 10 Para for about four years as a Tom, and that is it. It's a MYTH that he passed Selection. I know the guy who was 10 Para Recruit Training Team Plt Sgt, he became a close friend of Lewis and maintained contact with him right up until his demise. Geoff B has told me Lew did NOT do Selection. The MYTH developed because he did some training alongside SAS blokes as part of his research to play the part of Skellen.
At 4:33 they stop and cut a man down on fire, YOU NEVER DO THIS for a man down !!!
I see the embassy is fitted with the usual movie-grade balsa wood window frames.
Flash bangs need 3 seconds to work, you don;t just rush in.
VOTE SAS,NOT LABOUR,QUEEN AND COUNTRY......
The best Bond we never had
Lewis Collins would have been a superb Bond
lol u know I've saw this movie loads of times and I just noticed a continuity error lol never noticed. It's only something stupid but still. Anyone else? as there clearing 2nd floor...'third floor, terrorist dead, still clearing second'...then listen?
Not meaning to sound cheesy lol just wondering if anyone else heard?
That's why we have the best of the best. Armed forces in the world. Brilliant film. John Collins was brilliant in this film.
My favorite part is in the church.
The band were indeed great as Judy Davis says.
Were they a real band, or actors.
Looked real to me.
Who were they ???
Jerry and Marc Donahue playing as a band called Metamorphosis.
Problem is the UK elite is now overrun with "Sir Richards".
my favorite film .. RIP Lewis Collins
At least he doesn’t have the everlasting ammunition clip
I remember this...great movie!
Lewis Collins , gone but not forgotten
when you have to clear a room full of scumbags, SAS there's no substitute
Judy Davis is pure class.
Maybe lewis would have been a bit 'ramboesque' to play bond 🤔 either way it won't have been interesting.
I always wondered what Mr Rose made of this movie 'if you know you know ..
The run in the hallway I thought was the coolest bit 🙂
01:16 Note to self. That's not Inspector Clouseau.
Brilliant Film Who Dares Wins
I love this movie!