"The Dogs of War" (1980) - End Scene 

Épique film 🎥

Who doesn't like a movie with Al Bundy in it? Lol

Spot on

Yeah. At the end of the book he walks off into the jungle with a bottle of whisky and a pistol.

The book is much better than the film; it’s hard to include all the background detail in a film.

Yes ... the book was quite an eye-opener to a teenage boy ... when I read it . Loved it then ... love it now .

"When I go, I’ll go my way. I’d prefer to go with a bullet in my chest, and blood in my mouth, and a gun in my hands; with defiance in my heart and shouting “Sod the Lot of you!”, than to flicker out in a damp basement with a mouth full of cardboard."

😂🤣😂🤣 Short and sweet Absolutely like what you said.

Nice.

It Was rumoured that the book was based on an actual mercenary plan which was why the planning in the book is so detailed and the firefight such a small part of the book

@@floridafansteve5364 It has that Peter McAleese air about it.

@@floridafansteve5364 The reality is all about planning and the firefights are a very small part of it. Fredrick Forsyth moved in the same circles as UK intelligence and military as a journalist. It was always rumoured he had more of a connection than he said he had. I doubt anyone will know until after he dies. However the operation, or rather ones very similar, happened in Africa every now and again. It could have been generic or one that was planned or even based on one that actually happened. Difficult to tell in less it turns up in his notes after he dies.

​@@floridafansteve5364Libya. Something to do with Quadaffi. Will research and get back to you. Senator. My interest is in the end credits theme. The same melody is in Band of Brothers. Breaking Point. A choir is singing it in French, or Latin? Anyway, I can't imagine the production team choosing a song about mercenaries for their project. So, is the Dogs of War version alternate lyrics, or is this more HollyWoke irony? If so, what are original lyrics? Would really appreciate any help from those who can.

In real life,who pays the mercenaries if you shoot the man? There will be chaos.

Well said.

Good point 👍

the pinnacle of his career is his turn as "the Continental" on SNL.

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Method acting walken does it very well

Serious? I don't think Walken has cracked a joke in his entire life.

@@joecoupon8299 😂

cierto.. 👍

Yup. And, yup.

Ed O'Neil was also in it, albeit briefly.

I’m a Walken fan and I haven’t seen this movie.

bobforpples Check it out! Good movie. The novel it is based on is good too, but gets a little tedious in places when the author gets into details how the whole military operation is arranged. Still, an enjoyable read.

Did you know he trained as a dancer?

They weren't mercs in Dark of the Sun were they?

@@LandersWorkshop Thought they were SEALS. Sorry getting mixed up with Tears of the Sun with Bruce Willis. Seem to remember now that there was a 1968 film starring Rod Taylor and set in the Congo called ‘The Mercenaries’ and in some countries ‘The Dark of the Sun’ too. Based on a Wilbur Smith novel. Great music as well!!

@@stevemccann4166 Yeah.

Good book.

I thought he did it to get back at his boss. For the murder of the reporter.

probably a cast off from the British Army which had a large base in Belize at the time.

It’s actually easier.

Looks like a successful recall. 😉😁

Don't worry Trump will be in Prison soon

sm70911 Sadly not. He played his role perfectly

@@sm70911 The fuck he will, traitor.

Semper fi Marine.

Both great viewing but I just prefer and I say just as it is a hairs breathe for me to give Richard Burton the nod...

@@Clipgatherer Wild Geese hands down

Both great

@@crush42mash6 The Wild Geese were actually involved in the Mau Mau rebellion, so 20 years earlier.

cap badge to the center beret pulled down both sides originated in ww.2 Tank regiments etc or any one who had to wear radio head phones ? became a very cool look ( if you could get away with it ) in post war years especially Cavalry regiments this has often been discussed on militaria collectors sites and described as total wrong bad continuity by the props department etc when in fact some one went right out of there way to show this , dont know the actors back ground ? may be ex regular

@@michaelwhittaker5432 That actor played the French guy in the original Indiana Jones film. .

Daniel Carmichael I have! He was in a film called Dogs of War.

@@michaelwhittaker5432 why not just wear a helmet or a cap or any other thing that will protect you from shrapnel and the sun instead of a parade headress

@@michaelwhittaker5432 Thanks.

I thought it was lung cancer......

@@iliketowatchsowhat, I’ve read that the prognosis can differ between US and UK editions.

It's been a while since I last saw the movie but I don't think the character has cancer in the movie ... I believe it's some sort of kidney damage from the injuries he's suffered over the years.

Wow, super informative! Thanks for watching

BANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, thanks for sharing that. They should definitely do a DVD special edition with bonus material!

gmshadowtraders : I would ASSUME if they would release a Director's Cut it would be the longest, uncut version with all the extra scenes and cuts. I was really surprised when I had the opportunity to see the longer versions.

@@DownTownBrown71 What can you tell of the longer versions?

My original vid almost completely removes the JoBeth Williams scenes, which is stupid. It only added more pathos to Walken's character. There's also a few more exchanges with the ship captain including the moment he comes up with the story to get them out of Spain.

I've seen the U.S. and European versions. The Euro release has 15 minutes of extra footage. It was almost like seeing a new film. What's the third version? I've never heard of that.

Couldn't help it, could you?

Too soon. Too soon....

heavy handed. less is more.

Dark of the Sun with Rod Taylor and Jim Brown.

It was filmed in Belize

Damn right, Jim!

I thought it was a very stupid ending in some ways.

In the book he takes the job not expecting to live but he is one of the few that does.

I was wondering if it was a rover v8 powered Land Rover. I’m sure they did some but not sure they saw military service

@@pedropig Oh, they did. Lots and lots of them. Mainly Series 3, or at the very least pre-the switch to the Defender name-plate on the front. Kind of fell out of favour when one of the military ones rolled over, the petrol tank ruptured and the guys inside it got burned to death on a motorway. Blokes liked them because they were powerful beasties.

@@tsukishiro70 cheers for that 👍

And Horatio Kane is gone...

lol that some next level comment bro. haha. Yea matter of fact it should read "Largely filmed in Belize".

The name of the character is cat shannon

In the movie, it's Jamie (James) Shannon.

Damn, thanks for that info! Interesting. I think the movie for 'Day of the Jackal' closely followed the book, but even there some sacrifices probably were made too. Maybe here in Dogs of War, the emphasis was on Walken's character being the supreme badass?

@@gmshadowtraders of course. Although the part about gunning down kimba was done by someone else. But the part were bobi is killed shannon kills him differently and then after he kills bobi he introduces endean to okoye and explains why he chose him instead of bobi and then there's an epilogue after the fight explained the aftermath of the assault and what they did to the ones that died in their group because there were 4 Mercs in Shannon's group he led and 2 died and then because of what shannon did he goes off the grid when he gives up the documents of their involvement to north's people which is why shannon doesn't go back to London because endean goes after him for it. And in the book they beginning isn't in central america it's in biafra and the leader of biafra does the favor to shannon to send some of his exiled remnant biafran troops to assist him to avoid having anyone in endean's pockets to try and kill shannon and okoye.

I forgot to mention this but in the book their names and professions are different but the characters are exactly the same as the movie so you can literally notice whose who. Like drew in the book he has a different name and he is the bazooka specialist but you know its him because like in the movie Tom Berenger's character is always by Shannon's side throughout the film same goes in the book. They added one more character in the book but I understood why they didn't use him in the past because he's a former hitler youth but you'll notice that he's similar to the four long story short they're the same characters as in the movie just different names and professions.

Yeah one was brought down by a hand grenade and another brought down by a Russian Speznaz advisor?

@@LandersWorkshop yes exactly. Now the movie still top notch to this day some can agree and some well you get the idea can you blame them? of course not. But part in the book was added to the movie can you imagine how badass that scene alone would have been? Yes the characters would meet their fates obviously but they would have gone down in a blaze of glory especially Tom Berenger's Character. That alone the intensity would have increased in the film.

Thanks for the reminder! lol

Correct!

@@gmshadowtraders thanks 🙏

I think that may be an allusion to James Bond as Fleming took the name from the author of a book about birds.

@@garethoneill5676 In the movie, Christopher travels as a bird photographer...hence the "bird watcher". In my heady younger days, a copy of Petersons Guide to Birds and a pair of compact bonnoculars was used to explore no go areas.

Sorry! My bad, I felt a 'no-music' ending was more appropriate, plus they can pull the video down!

roger moore was not authentic being james bond- physically, mentally. .

@@romuloambay9624 You got me there. I agree, Roger Moore was not an authentic, tough and rugged James Bond by any means. Of course, Roger Moore just happened to be the James Bond who starred in the same Bond movie that Christopher Walken also starred in.

lol

It's not that simple unless one lives completely alone. That's why human freedom is rooted in representative govenment. It offers an alternative to violence. Representative democracy can never be perfect (because people aren't), but in my view is vastly superior to either tyranny or anarchy. Even though violence might seem like freedom in one's imagination, it leads to retribution.

@@marclawrence7844 Well said. Killing people at the top makes no difference cause someone will take their place. The alternative to any form of government is anarchy. And even anarchy would organise itself as some form of governing structure. So far the best but flawed system seems to be representative government where we can change the people at the top every now and then. The root problem seems to be that power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Exactly! Couldn't have said it better myself.