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Who Dares Wins (1982) ( The Final Option ) (Blu-Ray)

Lewis Collins (Actor), Judy Davis (Actor), Ian Sharp (Director) Format: Blu-ray

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Spain released, Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: When a British government undercover agent is assassinated, a radical anti-nuclear group is held responsible. SAS agent Skellen (Lewis Collins) is called upon to infiltrate the group and put an end to their terrorist activities.He is welcomed into the group by its fanatical leader Frankie Leith (Judy Davis) and gets closer to uncovering her plan to attack a major political target. The group raids the American embassy and Skellen, from within the residence, must use all of his skill and courage to support and guide his SAS colleagues to save the lives of the high-ranking hostages being held captive.Who dares wins was inspired by the SAS rescue of hostages at the besieged Iranian Embassy in May 1980.Special Features interviews featurette on witthe Producer and special featurette with Lewis Collins.commetary with Ian Sharp and Euan Lloydoriginal ITV behind the scenes programme ...Who Dares Wins (1982) ( The Final Option ) (Blu-Ray)

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Language ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
Director ‏ : ‎ Ian Sharp
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Import, Blu-ray, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 126 minutes
Actors ‏ : ‎ Lewis Collins, Judy Davis, Richard Widmark, Edward Woodward, Kenneth Griffith
Studio ‏ : ‎ A Contra Corriente Films
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0945VL8HF
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Sir Giles Estram

Fabulous Films Blu-ray

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 June 2020

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Who Dares Wins is a five star film. Unfortunately Fabulous Films Blu-ray is a one star release. The film print appears to be the edited version shown on the television in the ‘80s. There are cuts to the slightly nastier sections of violence, for example the opening scene Features a protestor killed with a crossbow bolt in the mouth, the end shot showing the bolt has been cut. Annoyingly, the scene is shown in the accompanying trailer which is included as a feeble extra. There are numerous other cuts as people magically jump around because of clumsy editing. There has been no attempt at restoring the film, although as this wasn’t advertised on the case I guess you can’t grumble. All in all a very lazy release. Also irritating was the fact that I purchased this for £12.49 only to find it has been reduced to £9.99 a day later. My purchasing experience does not affect my score of 1 star for the Blu-ray. Just a shoddy experience all round. Edit 12/05/2021 Fabulous Films are now releasing a special edition uncut version of this film. Very very irritating. I’d recommend getting that version - although why an uncut version is considered special is beyond my understanding.

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The Neon Weasel

Do not buy this.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 June 2020

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This is not a review of the film, but rather the version of the film that has been served up on blu ray. It has been censored heavily, you can easily tell where the cuts have been made, because this appears to be a version that was hacked to pieces back in the day for it's TV release. The cuts are heavy handed and obvious, and most of all jarring, this was a pretty good film, dated now, but still good, but these cuts just ruin it. I have no idea what Fabulous Films were playing at when they decided to release this version, but they should be ashamed of themselves.

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FRED

Censored....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 June 2020

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If you want to watch a poor quailty and cut version of Who Dares Wins buy this...... Anybody else buy the Arrow version. Didn't anyone at Fabulous Films check this disc out?

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Vasily Pugh

Great, underrated action thriller but a poor disc.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 November 2020

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I bought this on a Black Friday deal as I have reached a happy peace with 'Who Dares Wins'. When I saw it as a kid - and following the hero-status of the SAS following the Iranian Embassy seige in 1980, I thought it was the coolest film around. And it had Lewis Collins in it, something that instantly gave it kudos. As I became an introspective teen and feckless student, I hated the film as it represented 'Proto-Fascist Imperialism' or something like that. Now I understand nuance, I can identify this as a very well worked film. Not action-packed - dialogue-heavy in fact - but the characters are given a chance to grow and not everything is black and white. I remember there was a backlash by the left-leaning critics that considered it vile that the antagonists were nuclear disarmourment extremists, but it actually helps the film to have an unusual edge to it. And it wasn't too unrealistic - history tells us that there were plenty of those on the left or right who preach peace through untold death and there still are (Antifa anyone?). An added bonus is that this film is hated by former comedian turned smug polemic spewer Stewart Lee, something I think it deserves extra credit for.
Another important point is the outstanding Roy Budd soundtrack. Very 80s but utterly sublime. It's the kind of synths and guitars that artists today nick for their songs and then get acclaimed as geniuses by the masses. It really is a terrific soundtrack, slightly Herbie Hancock 'Rock It' and a touch 80s Bond.
All in all, I'm happy to champion this film - it deserves a big re-appraisal. So why only 4 stars? The disc. The excellent cover image implies that this will be a lovingly remastered disc replete with extras, something like 88films are currently producing. It isn't. The print's scratches and smears are present and don't seem to have been cleaned up since the DVD. It gives it a nice VHS feel I suppose, but on a 65" OLED, every smear and stain is exhibited. Black levels are weak and grainy while the soundtrack is just a boring 2.0 stereo track. Very disappointing. 'Who Dares Wins' - and the late Lewis Collins - deserves so much better.

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A.J.Bradley

All Right... But Only Just...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 March 2020

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I thought at first that Lewis Collins would be playing the piano and crooning slightly doleful songs. Wrong. Richard Widmark, at this stage in his career, presumably had care home fees to pay - but what of the appalling Judy Davis? I suppose the cheque for ten quid must have been alluring... Tony Doyle is pretty good value as the SAS bod, Tony Osoba wholly wasted - a great shame - Ingrid Pitt (I once had a nice cuddle with her at the NEC) on a downward path post-Hammer. But the London scenes are reassuring, the Americans at least come across as human beings and the SAS stuff is entertaining enough throughout.

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