Ok I saw this movie when I was younger. IM assuming its a British film. Filmed maybe in the late 70s. SAS commandos raid a home of a diplomats that are being held hostage. I remember one scene these guys were training and they used planks to cross rooftops. Lynx helicopter s and stuff. All covert anti terrorist stuff? Any guesses out there what the name of the movie was? Let's list some covert spec ops movies:
Navy Seals
Men of Valor
Patriot games
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Was it "Who Dares Wins" with Lewis Collins?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083941/
PS, I think it may have been called "The Final Option" outside the UK...
I don't know the film you are talking about, but given the description I'd doubt it's called "Navy Seals".Originally Posted by Loki73
Also, I'm pretty sure Patriot Games was filmed in the early 90's.
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NO i was suggesting discussion on other spec ops titles.
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Definitely sounds like 'Who Dares Wins' to me.
It most definitely is. I've got it. A superb action flic but obviously some bits are over-the-top (Codename: "Destroy"). Look out for "The Tiptoe Boys", the book from which the film was adapted.
Ah, you may want to reword your first post then, or possibly see if you can alter the title, just to make it clear what you're looking for.
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I thought Tears of the Sun was pretty good.
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I have a query about a film I saw as a kid, and this is as good a place as any to ask it
It's a sci-fi film, and this white male human starfighter pilot crashlands on a planet, as does one of the enemy alien pilots. They have to learn to get along to survive, and the one scene that stands out in my mind is of a giant antlion nest, and one of the protagonists getting their leg snared and flayed down to the bone, before the other one rescues him. I also believe the enemy alien turns out to be female.
Any ideas?
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Enemy Mine.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089092/
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Oh dude, you rockThat has been bugging me for *years*. I'm going to have to go find it and re-watch it now. I bet it's terrible
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Yup.I bet it's terrible
I'd also recommend watching Hunter/Prey after it.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1270291/
Lostanddamned says: "You sir, are a cad of the highest order."
From Rathgar: "Still, I feel none could hope to stand before your mollusc minions"
Jones' Law:
The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone he can blame it on.
Furthermore, I believe Carthage should be destroyed.
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The rifle props are modified NERF N-STRIKE Longshot CS-6 toy dart guns. The pistol is a modified Maverick REV-6. The welder/cutter is a modified Nightfinder.
That tells me all I need to know. That is - this sounds like a perfect pizza and booze night movie
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There's also what seems to be a cameo by a Tau.
Lostanddamned says: "You sir, are a cad of the highest order."
From Rathgar: "Still, I feel none could hope to stand before your mollusc minions"
Jones' Law:
The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone he can blame it on.
Furthermore, I believe Carthage should be destroyed.
Isn't there a Startrek episode or two along a similar plot?
I know Picard had one with "Shaka, when the walls fell".
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