Elite Soldier, Gun Runner, Diamond Smuggler: This is Archer

[@danthestuntman]

I loved working on this movie. My favourite job of my entire stunt career. I stunt doubled Leo,trained cast,extras and stunts and you’ll spot me in the scene where they dig for the diamond. Leo shoots me. Making the movie felt like we lived the story. No CGI. All real props ,explosions and choppers etc. Fantastic video my friend. Dan

[@buncer]

Y’all really made a classic. And also brought some idea of Africa’s history to folks who wouldn’t have probably known about it.

[@danthestuntman]

@@buncer I arrived and was asked "please train all these extras and stunts to be RUF,Villagers,UN troops etc etc" I had free reign and the director would come up with my boss daily and adjust performance and brief us. The job just got better and better. I did research and worked with such an incredible team. I've met so many of the cast and crew on other projects and we all talk of Blood Diamond. I feel so lucky to be involved. Every day was an adventure. The extras and stunts would sing on the way to set and back.

[@masonmellinger5304]

Larry Fishbourne voice: "Somebody PLEASE get this man in an Admin vid!"

[@Reaver_Approach]

Yes. Get him in the admin video

[@mariolopez-oi2td]

That's awesome man.

[@robertkidnley93]

This movie has a place in my heart. because when I was going to marry my wife. we watched this movie before going ring shopping. as she had never seen it before. it affected her so much. she refused to get a ring with diamonds 😂😂. so this movie saved me so much money.

[@AdministrativeResults]

Oh my goodness

[@kennymccormick3480]

😂😂 good idea, I’m going to do the same

[@robertkidnley93]

@@AdministrativeResults blood diamond is for the boys confirmed I spent the surplus cash I saved on ammo and a glock

[@fatoni698]

Be careful. The opposite happened for me. She insisted on a ring with a Canadian diamond... much more expensive. I would have preferred a cheaper blood soaked rock 😂

[@robertkidnley93]

@@fatoni698 lol yeah the jeweler told my wife about those and lab-grown ones but she said that she didn't even want people to think she had none ethical diamonds lol I got lucky I guess girl logic saved me on this one

[@DonutOperator]

Bro, this is dope. Such a cool concept to breakdown movie action dudes.

[@TheMike41196]

@DonutOperator hey

[@mingwangchung]

Yeah I think he's just found his neche 😂 PS good choice on the watch mate.

[@fadedjokah]

Rhodesian never dyê

[@Ryanp1267]

Some interesting info : Danny Archers character is 'loosely' based on a real life guy, named Cobus Claassens. (Some references online). Helped with the production, and certain technical aspects of the plot as well, having lived most of the stories in there. As for the man himself, a bone fide badass and hardman. Parachute battalion officer, and wasone of the commanders in Executive Outcomes in Angola and Sierra Leone. Spent a lot of time in Sierra Leone after the conflict ended. Seems like a real colorful man, and he's also been mentioned in some books, including 'My friend the Mercenary - James Brabazon'. (Great book!) Something I thought I'd share, being a fan of the film, and the stories behind each character.

[@urmom13st.]

You Yanks think a man has aids because he turns down whores and journalists? Same thing... tell me something, wouldn't he need meds and wouldn't he be getting weaker by the day without said medication? Yeah... sort your education out Yanks, or don't and keep on failing. W.e United States of Atrazine, indeed. Lol

[@aussieripper1237]

My stepdad fought in Angola for the SADF from 1974-76, he was part of 6SAI (South African infantry battalion) during operation savannah, he moved onto from the basic infantry to go and join the assault pioneering team for 6SAI (equivalent of special forces). He’s the best damn man I could’ve known and has been a father to me my whole life. Thankyou dad 👍🏻

[@holmes_weballin]

Lekker man

[@Ryanp1267]

Some interesting info : Danny Archers character is 'loosely' based on a real life guy, named Cobus Claassens. (Some references online). Helped with the production, and certain technical aspects of the plot as well, having lived most of the stories and served with the outfits the movie Archer was in. As for the man himself, a bone fide badass and hardman. Parachute battalion officer, and was one of the commanders in Executive Outcomes in Angola and Sierra Leone. Spent a lot of time in Sierra Leone after the conflict ended. Seems like a real colorful man, and he's also been mentioned in some books, including 'My friend the Mercenary - James Brabazon'. (Great book!) Something I thought I'd share, being a fan of the film, and the stories behind each character.

[@redskyatnight123]

Executive outcomes doing what the un takes years to do in months

[@redskyatnight123]

Un love there forever wars .

[@ComradeCommissarYuri]

You ever see that journeyman tv episode on mercenaries?? That one Russian guy in the chopper shooting one of the on board guns out of a window insisting he was only on holiday

[@redskyatnight123]

@@ComradeCommissarYuri yeah and the ex brit army dude new Zealand or other

[@Anguilla2001]

@@ComradeCommissarYuri This? kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2rCoGiDeKidjJY&ab_channel=JourneymanPictures

[@alanmacpherson3225]

One thing I particularly liked in Blood Diamond was towards the end you see Archer putting spare magazines in his pockets. In too many movies the hero picks up a gun without collecting extra ammo.

[@graphosencrenoir4006]

or shooting 60-80 rounds from a mag of 30rnds...lol...cartoon Holyvood heroes

[@alanmacpherson3225]

@@graphosencrenoir4006 Or they fire on full auto forever without running out of bullets. Plus every time a gun is moved it makes that chk chk noise.

[@antoniocruz5596]

Or the movies where the protagonist uses a pistol to kill bad guys armed with rifles, and doesn’t pick up their weapons or ammo.

[@Imperial_Cosmonaut]

Or chucking away empty magazines that cost the rest of us up to $50 a pop.

[@gtcam723]

I knew a contractor who would stuff an AR mag in his jeans back pocket, pistol mag in a home made tyvek cover in his left front pocket, pistol in an AIWB holster and an AR.

[@haroldfarquad6886]

Administrative Results: full-time KZbinr, part time history teacher, goon hobbyist. A man of culture.

[@thekraken1909]

And one hell of a 'stache

[@W0LFY88]

Also a fuck’n cop

[@yellowsaurus4895]

Lol. Admins goons 😂

[@sanction7627]

A true renaissance man....

[@Travis_Hackney]

Goon hobbyist 🤣💀🐸🥛

[@ca9968]

My uncle was in the British Army for 16 years through the late 1950`s and 1960`s, he moved to Rhodesia in 1970 and fought the war right until the end, he was eventually chased out and over the border into South Africa in 1980, my family joined him in SA in 1983 and we regularly used to go to their house for a braai (BBQ to the uninitiated) on weekends, there were always guys there that were clearly very hard men that all worked in "Private Security" on the African continent and abroad, a great bunch of guys that would do anything for you if they knew and trusted you... Also, here`s a Nerd Nugget from Blood Diamond...many of the Mercenaries are rocking a camo pattern uniform that was developed just for 32 Battalion during the Border War, that uniform now is worth rather large amounts of money on the collectors market, as is original Rhodesian "Brushstroke" pattern clothing...

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

Your uncle sounds like an interesting guy to have a couple beers with.

[@Trav_Can]

As a kid of the eighties and nineties who loved all things military and camouflage, I used to order stuff from a company called U.S. Cavalry. I would drool over their catalogs like it was penthouse magazine. They would commission BDU type uniforms in rare camouflage patterns, such as Rhodesian "Brushstroke". That was probably the first time I had read the word Rhodesia. They had so many things back then that would sell for a pretty penny now. If I'd only known.

[@ca9968]

@@Trav_Can Yeah, I used to collect too, I had so much now rare and hard to find SA stuff like 32 Battalion, Koevoet, SAP pattern 1 and pattern 2, SAP Railway Police pattern (the trousers had cargo pockets designed to hold magazines for the Uzi) and Bophuthatswana Police "Reed Pattern"...sadly it all had to be sold when I decided to up sticks and get out of SA in 2016...my uncle also gave me a full set of Rhodesian brush stroke that he never wore, that I still have and will NEVER part with!

[@ca9968]

@@chemistryofquestionablequa6252 he definitely was that...he was a really tough but kind man..he taught me to shoot, he taught me how to hunt and fish and got me into junior league boxing when I was a kid... Sadly we lost him to cancer in 1995, I miss him dearly...

[@fherot8200]

I also fortunately got to have many Braai's with former Rhodesians.

[@Based_Morty]

This movie sold me on DiCaprio as an actor. He owns every scene he's in for blood diamond. The movie is great and the writing is great. But Leo's performance makes this one of my favorite movies ever. He's that good at Danny Archer.

[@ZanderSwart]

his accent is absolutely shit. im afrikaans and it ruins a really nice film for me. Infact I watched it in german dub the other day just to avoid hearing him say "doos" like a real doos.

[@arthurburlington8994]

Leo is a shihead but he has been a force of nature since the Dinero movie when he was 10 til 2day.check out his first movie its amazing

[@ZanderSwart]

@@arthurburlington8994 he is not a shit head. He is as we Afrikaanse Mense say, a "Doos". Which as akin to an empty box. It's actually funny he said it and also got it wrong.

[@arthurburlington8994]

@@ZanderSwart no he is. Don't be silly

[@arthurburlington8994]

You think he gives a fuck about u the planet or anything but Leo? And I'm fine with it I'm the same. Amazing actor

[@murphynuglene3714]

Djimon Hounsou's performance was an ABSOLUTE BREAKOUT. "DO YOU SEE THE DIE-A-MON??!!" The look of pure rage when he was shoveling the general's brains out. Pleading his son to be his boy again. I'm so glad I got to see it in theaters.

[@BullRoarer_]

My uncle was born in Rhodesia in 1958, moved to England from South Africa in 82. Ive asked him about his youth in Rhodesia and he won’t talk about it, not because he’s got PTSD or anything like that but because he’s so pissed off at the state of the place now.

[@earlturner6023]

England is heading in the same direction unfortunately

[@BullRoarer_]

@@earlturner6023 at an alarming rate of knots too!

[@LastAphelion]

@@earlturner6023 What do you mean? (I have no idea what's going on in either place)

[@jurassicturtle3666]

​​@@LastAphelionhe's talking about the sissification and politicization of the justice system, combined with hostility towards its own citizens while bending over backwards for the migrant stab and grape gangs. Trying to turn it into the same lawless, openly anti-white hellhole that is SA We're very much moving in the same direction in the states. We just have more local autonomy to push back

[@reoncoetzee1495]

Funny that the west put sanctions on Rhodesia and South Africa to change the system, and look at both places now. Still living in SA, but just returned from European holiday, you guys have BIG problems coming.

[@MapleHillMunitions]

These sorts of videos are calming for some unknown reason. It's like a movie version of forgotten weapons.

[@jared.p240]

If you haven't heard of him, you should read up about Neall Ellis. He's an ex SAAF pilot that flew in many conflicts such as the SA Border War, Rhodesian Bush War, the Balkan War, the war in Sierra Leone and even the war in Afghanistan. He flew Alouette 3s, Mi-8s and even Mi-24s. He's an absolute legend and I'm sure you'll enjoy reading about him. I'd recommend reading Gunship Ace as it is an incredible book about everything he did

[@edwardd9702]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2KndKumo9aIsKc

[@stopsniffingglue]

Agreed, very good book & documentation of those events -godspeed to you

[@jared.p240]

@@stopsniffingglue Godspeed to you too brother

[@wasupmain]

Has a great interview on John Van Zyl KZbin channel. Called "Fighting Men of Rhodesia"

[@edwardd9702]

There's a video on KZbin called 'the mercenaries profiting from sierra leones civil war' that shows Ellis flying a mi24 in combat against the ruf Sierra Leone 2000.

[@Task_Unit_Boozer]

This was rad and a fun change of pace. A breakdown of Heat and the actual bank robber De Niro's character was based on would be cool.

[@2stroke438]

YES

[@Kennylolwins]

yes yes yes

[@mcondon23]

Heat would be amazing!

[@ComradeCommissarYuri]

Yes

[@M.RQ.Mittag910]

Si

[@saltycastform2932]

As a combat Vet and ex smuggler I resonate with no one more than Archer. When I came back from Afghanistan I thought the same thing when I saw how corrupt our government has become “Really? is this it?” And like Danny I wanted to get mine. I have a non violent federal felony charge now and can never touch a firearm for the rest of my life, but I have a family now, with children that love me. So in the end I had found my pink, my diamond. And I think that is what this movie is all about. P.S to people saying expunge, federal felonies and misdemeanors are a lifetime ban on your 2A rights. Frankly, idk how god given rights can be taken away but what do I know.

[@2stroke438]

Right on

[@richieb3356]

tl;dr

[@mannydiz291]

thank me for your service

[@yashjoseph3544]

Damn, you managed to find a girl even with a felony charge.

[@vcqrsfdwc1987]

@@mannydiz291 lmao good one

[@deltamike3418]

"Having a beautiful woman in your life really just adds to your overall existence as a man." I agree wholeheartedly!

[@zackmuller2077]

Unless you are Will Smith in I am Legend and she gets you killed.

[@GustheGunGuy]

I'm hoping I can find that out someday 🫤

[@LiberPater777]

Remember: For every beautiful woman out there, there's at least 1 guy who's completely sick and tired of dealing with her bs.

[@BooDamnHoo]

Right up until she utters that one woke phrase, "Some women have penises and some men have vaginas." That's when it's all over and it's time to move on.

[@ReverendMeat51]

I don't know about that. The story of Samson and Delilah comes to mind

[@PolenarTactical]

Wow, loved it!

[@arborsamurai]

Ja też.

[@thesubwayman4890]

W Polenar moment

[@AllAboutSurvival]

The analysis not only delves into the character's evolution but also prompts reflection on the ethical dilemmas faced by individuals in such turbulent environments. 'Blood Diamond' remains a powerful portrayal of the impact of the diamond trade on war-torn regions, leaving us with lingering thoughts about the choices we make in the pursuit of our interests, even in the face of moral ambiguity."

[@ethan550]

This comment sounds like it was written by an AI

[@CWHolleman]

Thanks Siskel.

[@endless3cho]

Totally AI.

[@wildcard556]

I showed Blood Diamond to a friend of mine last year. As soon as we got to the scene where Archer sees the Colonel in full battle rattle, he paused the movie and checked his kit out in awe and admiration, as well as actually starting to work on a clone-ish rifle of the carbine.

[@auribusteneolupum2977]

I’m a now-17 year Private Military Contractor working for STTEP, which was the merger between Eeben Barlow’s Executive Outcomes and Simon Mann’s Sandline Int’l (whom my older sister worked for as a War Analyst). Barlow, in 2020, (after my last deployment to Syria in late 2019), went on to resurrect EO due to increased demand from other African countries governments. There’s a good amount of folks who transferred over with him to EO that I worked with and whom served exceptionally well in our contract in Nigeria (2015) to combat Boko Haram. I led a fire team the first time in that offensive and it is a memorable and proud moment for me.

[@JuanAppleseed-ge6tb]

As a nerd who grew up watching Blood Diamond, I can confirm that I did indeed say "Tee Eye Ayy" randomly to people who had no idea what I was talking about. Fast forward to Afghanistan in 2013, and I told people it stood for "This is Afghanistan" 😂😂

[@ViktoriousDead]

I literally have a tattoo I got in Afg that says “TIA” after this movie, but told people the same

[@Wuestenkarsten]

T I A......once was living there, sometimes missing the "old Times",....but can´t go back there again........to much Problems over there.

[@brad506th]

Such a great film. I was early OIF, this film came out while on deployment and my buddies and I watched it on a bootleg DVD. Spent many long nights on OP duty coming up with hair brained schemes to go to Africa after ETS to rob warlords of conflict diamonds. 😂😂😂

[@Trav_Can]

Your channel got me to rewatch Blood Diamond about a year ago. I'd forgotten how good it was. As someone who loves history and despises super hero BS, I wish we had more films like this one.

[@RealKlausSchwab]

Great point

[@williamreynolds3487]

I saw it for the first time a couple months ago because of this channel. No regrets.

[@VideoSpectator1223]

Know any good free movie websites?

[@dryciderz]

I had to rewatch it too! There was a documentary that came out around the same time called Blood Diamonds. Ever seen it?

[@Wuestenkarsten]

Nowadays you get Hollywood Crap a la Captain America and Avenger Crap all Day long......the Times of good Movies are over....especially if they are from Hollywood, the Child Abuser Area Nr 1 inside the US of A.

[@donnelson4140]

Around 1974 two other Marine officers saw VN winding down so they served out their obligations and accepted commissions in the Rhodesian military. I believe one of them, one who’d attended the Army CI school with me, ended up in the Selous Scouts. The other I completely lost track of. These were the heydays of SOF magazine and Col. RK Brown showing up pretty much everywhere, so these guys did something cool and romantic. I stayed USMC longer and spent much of that time in CI in Asia, cleaning up POI leftovers from the VN war. Then I demobbed…

[@hoppinggnomethe4154]

The guy who invented the Holloway rifle served in Vietnam and Rhodesia. Is he similar?

[@Based_location]

From jarhead to rhodesian soldier

[@notspacekeeper]

There was that English guy who sort of did that in reverse, Rick Rescorla. Went from British paratrooper to Rhodesian policeman, then joined the US Army just in time to fight at Ia Drang with the air cavalry. Died on 9/11/2001, last seen going back up the fucking stairs to look for more people needing help during the WTC attacks after he'd evacuated thousands of Morgan Stanley staff. There were some serious people around in the 60s and 70s.

[@3rgoproxxy]

Btw a very nice touch by whoever made the decision is that when Archer goes to meet Coetzee, the dog you see there is a Rhodesian Ridgeback.

[@johncastorina8310]

This video was a pleasant surprise from you. I also love Blood Diamond, haven't seen it in many years, and now I have a newfound desire to see it again.

[@GustheGunGuy]

Thanks for this kind of content, bru. I like your gun videos, but it's nice to have a change of pace every once in a while.

[@Shibes770]

Pizza Sausage

[@toolzrus5118]

Pizza sausage

[@ammaargotgame]

Pizza Sausage

[@PatrickMajor-kp5tz]

Pizza sausage

[@bigslongdon8322]

Pizza sausage

[@GENERALLEE886]

Anti pineapple

[@heavydoctor7243]

Sgt. Mike Horvath (played by Tom Sizemore) from the movie Saving Private Ryan. As a plump fellow who can't run for shit, I found this character quite relatable. His interactions with Captain Miller were awesome. Also his collection of dirt, carbine, and helmet toss add to the lore.

[@juiced0202]

Don’t forget his line “We’re in business”

[@didimean]

@@juiced0202 Or "Just got the wind knocked outta me" after being shot like 6 times. Loved that character.

[@overlord165]

Horvath means "Croatian" and that spelling indicates he might've from modern-day Hungary.

[@tasjan9190]

"One man's ah waste of ammo, five men's ah juicy opportunity." Sgt. Horvath briefing the fellas in route to Omaha Beach lol.

[@madmikeschannel8128]

I was an infantryman for 8 years (‘06-14). Loved this comment. Sizemore reminded me of real platoon sergeant’s I had over the years. Man, he killed that role. Giovanni Ribisi was spot on as a medic too.

[@ReconOneEleven]

I hope you got your Diamond Admin. This was great, didn't realize I wanted this vid, like listening to a friend who's got a shared passion for something.

[@ShowaEraGaijin]

To answer the question he asks at 8:26 about why Archer doesn't just take off with the diamonds... a key part of the diamond deal is getting the falsified paperwork for the diamonds which makes them legitimate - paperwork which falsely states that the diamonds are from Liberia (mentioned at 8:42 - Liberia = not "blood diamonds"). Diamonds without the paperwork are not much more than pretty rocks and cannot be sold at proper market value.

[@MichaelJones-vb3lk]

I’m a South African and was at a boys only school in SA. In our final year of high school Archer became a mascot of sorts. Everyone was obsessed with quoting the movie. We set up a massive picture of him behind a the curtain in the our main hall and suddenly pulled back the curtains in front of the headmaster and then everyone starts shouting “Huh, huh”

[@ViktoriousDead]

Did that happen though

[@cjtdup5395]

@@ViktoriousDead I can believe it

[@Ettienne_vd_W]

Im a 22 year old South African. My grandfather was a paratrooper or "Parabat" and served in Zimbanwe or Rhodesia (depending on whos asking) and the Border War (Grensoorlog) in Angola. Love to see this covered as we did not receive much education on the matter even in South African public schools. Loved this video, keep up the great entertainment/youtube education👍🏻

[@goodputin4324]

So you're a Seefa

[@ShellShock794]

I'm liking the direction of this channel. I started to notice in the second half of 2023 that your videos were giving a vibe that felt like "Today I'm reviewing this gun for a paycheck" but videos like these feel so much more genuine and more like this is what you want to do, not what you need to do. Or maybe I'm just an idiot that completely misread the vibes.

[@kjw116]

My mom was born in Rhodesia, and my grandfather on my mom's side fought in the Rhodesian Bush War. Additionally, my grandmother's brothers were also involved in the war, with one of them serving in the Selous Scouts. After my parents got divorced, my mom dated a guy she knew from high school, who was a RECCE during the South African Bush War. Furthermore, my dad was conscripted into the army, where he worked in communications and contributed to the development of one of the first UAVs. My dad's dad, my grandfather, had a brother who was a civil engineer and worked for the old South African government on the development of the nuclear bomb.

[@deltamike3418]

Definitely a departure from your normal content, but it's fun hearing you talk about that movie and why it resonates with you. Haven't seen it yet, but it seems like a solid plot, and it's good that they had nuance in the characters, not just "Rhodie bad!" talking points.

[@LordSnackx]

Last year I got to meet a Rhodesian scout at the SCI convention. He is much older now but it was an honor to meet him. I asked him how he liked AK’s he said they are trash that they could not hit a man behind a tree…and the FAL could absolutely hit a man behind a tree and all you could see “was his legs shaking after he shot the tree” W for the FAL

[@danielmart3846]

Then this guy knows nothing, you can even hit someone behind a brickwall

[@Ninjaassassin1989]

@@danielmart3846very few brick walls out in the wild of Africa

[@Archer89201]

A battle rifle with full power cartridge penetrating more than an assault rifle with intermediate cartridge, should be obvious

[@timmamariner9721]

wouldnt the 7.62x39 penetrate just as well as the 7.62x51 nato?@@Archer89201

[@raavaolinorman6518]

Bricks will shatter where wood contracts and expands and could easily have much more resistance than a brick​@@danielmart3846

[@philhagoes9339]

I grew up overseas and learned about the SADF through South African friends who had served. I also love this movie! I was fortunate to encounter "The Colonel" when I worked at Golds Gym in Venice, Ca. He was bigger than life then as well, but I see that trait in many Rhodesians/South Africans. They are like a real version of bigger than life fearless super heroes. Excellent video, looking forward to more.

[@jasonleerjason5001]

Thanks mate, from a South African Marine veteran ❤

[@americancaesar4715]

​@@jasonleerjason5001 A good friend of mine is Portuguese, his grandfather fought in Guinea Bissau and saw heavy fighting, it was still under Portuguese control as well as Angola and Mozambique. Before the Rhodesian Bush War/ SA Border War, there was the Portuguese Overseas War which the Portuguese called the Ultramar War (1961-1974). He was in the Cacadores Especiais (Special Hunters) in Portuguese which is equivalent to our US Army Rangers. He returned back to Portugal in turbulent times because in a couple of years the Carnation Revolution happened. Personally he wasn't a huge fan of the Estado Novo regime (especially after Salazar's death), but he despised the leftists more in his country which were everywhere during the Carnation Revolution. He remembered vividly a fellow veteran of his was being harassed by leftist agitators in the streets and he stepped in by using his pistol firing a few shots to scare them off.

[@jasonleerjason5001]

@@americancaesar4715 Hi there, the Portuguese were good soldiers, just badly equipped and trained in the early stages of the war, with training from SA and Rhodesia they did well, there are many Portuguese in SA that are children and grandchildren of the citizens that left in 74, especially from Angola, SA hasn't much of an army now which is just as well as we'll be fighting them for our survival in the near future 🤔👊

[@americancaesar4715]

@@jasonleerjason5001 Oh yes I recall that from 1961-1963 the Portuguese were using inadequate gear and helmets (which helmets are useless in a counterinsurgency) but once they got better tactics and training from SA, Rhodesia, and PIDE, Lizard Camouflage, HK G3s, Gazelles and Puma Helicopters, and even AR 10s (which their Paras used) they showed they were just as good as the Rhodesians and South Africans. If I recall correctly the Portuguese had their own version of 32 Battalion called Flechas, they were specially trained by PIDE (Portugal's Secret Police) and recruited friendly tribes in Eastern Angola that were harassed and bullied by the MPLA and UNITA.

[@mr.martyr8573]

“Executive outcome” and “Administrative Results” is a perfect play on words. Lol

[@Raw_Filters]

I feel the exact same way my man. For some reason that scene where he’s laying down with the red glint on the scope pops into my head. Dream build rifle, maybe a longer barrel though.

[@karolpiotrowski3511]

For anyone interested in Rhodesian history I highly recommend the channel of Five Romeo Romeo - he has a great series of history videos full of interesting facts and he's also a former member of the Rhodesia Regiment. Highly recommended for no-frills, down to earth story telling.

[@phyrr2]

5-R-R is great! John van Zyl is another one (hosted by Hannes Wessels). They've had a lot of the guys being interviewed from various books on the conflict

[@dryciderz]

💯 he is a great story teller with so much first hand knowledge

[@jdiluigi]

You go brother. I can only watch so many guys laying in the dirt or standing at a picnic table shooting targets. You do make it way more than that. Bur even this can get repetitive. I like this.

[@michaelditto5469]

This was one of my deployment movies in Afghanistan 06-07. So freakin good. It became one of those movies where it would be playing on my laptop in a common area, and I turn around and there are 40 dudes trying to watch it also. Damn good times.

[@andrewlightbody4221]

I KNEW this channel was named after Executive Outcomes!!!

[@bandit6272]

I feel like Far Cry 2 was a Danny Archer simulator. Mercenaries in Africa, blood diamonds, playing both sides off one another. Hell, it even has malaria.

[@saheliumd7182]

18:03 this brings me so much joy. This man has turned his passion into a career through sheer determination and hard work.

[@anotherjones5384]

My best mates father served with the 32 battalion serving an anti aircraft gun mounted to the back of a truck. There is a photo on google of them standing around the wreckage of a MIG they shot down and you can see him in it. His stories are beyond interesting and he tells them incredibly well

[@sapprdaddy]

That was actually really good. You should do more stuff like this.

[@scnorris629]

Honestly just watching you explain battles in history and actually learning stuff or education system ignores is very entertaining. I’m not saying i think it should be a series or something, but I would find it very interesting and would personally love it if that were so

[@jager6863]

"People used to travel to Rhodesia to see the ruins of Zimbabwe. Now people travel to Zimbabwe to see the ruins of Rhodesia". Books I like - Red Zambezi by Joe E. Hale (Fiction?) and Fireforce: One Man's War in The Rhodesian Light Infantry by Chris Cocks (non-Fiction), Pamwe Chete: The Legend of the Selous Scouts by Lt. Col. R. F. Reid-Daly (non-Fiction) and finally - The Great Betrayal: The Memoirs of Ian Douglas Smith (non-Fiction). All the books will give you a very good overview of the Rhodesia Bush War.

[@jamesshannon9721]

Really enjoyed this. As a child of the 80's i was fascinated by the whole mercenary genre- largely due to my Vietnam vet brother in law supplying me with his once read SOF magazines.. Add to that The Dogs of War, The Wild Geese (not 2- that was an abomination) and a few other films it became a lifelong obsession (my knowledge of African geography is unnatural for a white boy from Pennsylvania... Keep these kinds of vids coming!

[@MatthewChristensen-p3u]

I’ve got a DVD of The Wild Geese. Love that movie

[@cotybowman8825]

I am a massive military history nut. The Rhodesian Bush War is fascinating. It's one of the reasons I have several FALs.

[@ryang8040]

This is brilliant. Taking our favorite action heros and explaining the lore behind them.

[@MSchuits]

Am genuinely lost for words... this was an amazing video. I have never seen your channel before. I, like yourself am a massive fan of the movie. This breakdown was historical, informative and just downright fascinating. What's clear is that you are a great story teller. You've gained a fan and a sub! Well done.

[@guntherrindfrey6764]

Loved this episode I am a south African who served in the military and found your comments quite accurate . Great show!!

[@mynameismin3]

This was amazing. I loved this format. This would be a great format to do one a month or so. I'm sure you will come up great ideas for other movies to do this format on.

[@davidduafala3050]

This was a excellent review. I never heard the theory about Aids and Archer before. While being a little off topic the reason that the RLI Fireforce jumped into combat so frequently is that they didn't have the Helicopters needed for that roll. So if you want to move a large number of troops but your few Helicopters are to valuable to risk your best option is to kick those needed troops out of a old DC3

[@justinvanstaden4125]

As a South African. The South African and Rhodesian bush wars are a rabbit hole if you never lived through it. TIA. Thank you for making this video. Blood Diamond is one of my favorite movies of all time. Followed you when you were Executive Outcomes till now. This is now my fav of your videos. Oh the MG42 being shot over your head video is super cool!

[@mikewebber7553]

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[@andrew24941]

Thanks

[@AlphonsusSeketa]

I love Blood Dimond and Tears of the sun. Your breakdown of Blood Dimond is giving the movie even more clarity.

[@dontAtMe69420]

Blood Diamond is my all time favorite movie. Djimon Hounsou did a phenomal job. Especially in the rage scene when bashing that guys face in with a shovel.

[@FellsApprentice]

He was fantastic in Gladiator too.

[@poisonousbadge126]

As a son of a rhodesian family living in SA this is amazing. I don't agree with what was done in the nation, but it was certainly one of the nation's of all time.

[@edgaraf9411]

Lol

[@IPASAustralia]

I haven't seen the movie (yet) but watching your review I saw how realistic the scenes and equipment are. Fun fact... the light aircraft featured is an Australian designed and built GA-8. It was designed for the Australian outback with the following design features: It had to be rugged; it had to be easy to maintain; it had to be able to carry large passengers; it had to be able to carry a 44-gallon drum which must be loaded through the doors in a horizontal position. Many African companies bought the aircraft because their conditions are similar to Australian conditions.

[@a-arong1068]

I began this video 4 months ago, 5 minutes in I realized what an incredible move I was missing out on. Today I have finally watched the movie and immediately watch this video. What an experience, this is the kind of great content you wait 4 months for.

[@hooks4638]

This has been one of my Favorite Admin videos. Plus, it fits in very well with his cool gun, cool clone, and "larp" type stuff. (I'm probably gonna get skewered for this) I've never seen Blood Diamond but I'll be watching it now. Possibly even this weekend.

[@theangrymarmot8336]

Great episode. I read Robert Young Pelton's book "License to Kill : Hired guns in the war on terror" years ago and it was a good read. If I remember correctly there was a bit of the book devoted to Executive Outcomes and some of their....exploits.

[@AdminYTSA]

As a South African, I'd like to thank you for doing your homework. Good video

[@prointernetuser]

We speak the same language, Admin. I've been trying to find more content on Danny Archer and the Blood Diamond movie ever since forever and this video pretty much scratched all the itches I had. I can proudly say I identify as Danny Archer. I'm really digging this type of video and this format. There are tons of other tacticool "literally me" characters from movies and shows you can explore with it and I hope you keep it up.

[@brodied959]

14:48 that scene looks exactly like the one in platoon where someone shoots a Viet Kong running away, except it’s with a m16 in platoon

[@rudayg0]

Watched Commando as kid so many times, surprised no one has done a deep dive on all the weapons used in that movie.

[@Chris30_7]

Hands down best movie i watched growing up... definetly wasnt old enough to see it, but ever since I started finding an interest in history and seeing admin talking about this on yt, I dont regret it any more

[@totenfurwotan4478]

I have watched blood diamond so many times and it never gets old

[@ivanme6217]

History, cinema, and guns. Love this!

[@justinkochaver4403]

Blood diamond is a badass movie. Time for a rewatch, so thanks for that.

[@papadragon2561]

Bro, I literally thought I was the only one who loved this movie that much. Also, merc work is awesome. Keep up the great work!

[@TexasTunic]

Admin nerding out is great because we are all nerds as well

[@Berm_Blaster]

Don't categorize me as a nerd. YOU DON'T KNOW ME!! lol

[@WeskerWheaties]

I worked in Sierra Leone for a time and it looks exactly like how it does in the movie. A lot of the RUF were folded into the military after the war ended and man did they have some stories. I still think very fondly of Sierra Leone and hope to go back someday

[@bleepbloop8465]

Damn wasn't expecting this kind of content. Keep it coming bru

[@theman1412]

Pretty informative, I love the movie (19:47, the audience actually does see Archer slump down at the end right before the camera cuts from him)

[@jlee5050]

And as a watch guy I'm so happy for you for getting your grail watch. Enjoy that breitling Admin

[@HandleNameIsStupid]

I completely agree that final scene with him having the rifle was classic....loved the look of it. Also movies are seldom this good anymore :(.

[@alaintrudel193]

Thanks for the history lesson. Not covered in Canadian and/or Quebec history classes either. Love this kind of videos from. Love your channel.

[@TheNightrider88]

I mean, this is literally the best role of DiCaprio. Lik, totally. Almost unbelievable.

[@NiceHeistFilms]

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[@ascentoffroad]

This is one of my favorite videos you have made. Awesome work.

[@MrStupidactivities]

"Jesus Christ it's like a f***ing turkey shoot" is one of the wildest things I've ever seen

[@blu9021]

Please more of these style of videos Admin , way of the gun , collateral, personal favorite movie of mine: Siege of Jadotville.

[@Mercenary56]

This was some awesome content! I can see some of these tangents being content all on their own! Especially the mercenary bit

[@AaronShadowMoses]

I failed the America education system technically but I can build an FAL probably... We'll see when the parts get here. Kruger was awesome. One of my favorite movie villains of all time.

[@Suzuki1776]

Agreed. Kruger and his crew were the best part of that movie. And the Chemrail.

[@LeeDaegon]

i love ur usual gun videos but this was actually pretty awesome to watch. thanks for video!

[@bryanhall1548]

Loved your analysis of Blood Diamond, Administrative Results. Keep up the hard work you’re putting in on your channel.

[@beardedshooter9540]

Love seeing admin let the tisum flow

[@Taseden]

I like when guntubers do pop culture related videos (Like Vickers doing movie gun breakdowns) since let's be real, a lot of us are into guns because of pop culture. Like you and Garand Thumb doing BF3/4/5 references from time to time. You should do more of these videos Admin. I think these videos are the best coming from people who actually like guns.

[@Echo7Kyle]

Thanks for the history lesson. It’s so well done ! I didn’t know all of this

[@basty1man]

great video and a concept I hope you return to. I fell in love with the Car-15s watching Black Hawk down but as I delved deeper into the history behind it, Blood diamond became a firm favorite of mine too and the Car-15 remains an absolutely beautiful weapon in my eyes.

[@ferrariscuderia4290]

Just subscribed to this channel, and I like the pace and script so much that I don't even skip over the paid ads!

[@hobbyoftheday4017]

I think there are many of us out here that can appreciate the character of Danny archer.

[@mndayman]

Enjoyed this new style of video, would love to hear you talk about Evil Tom Cruise in Collateral!!!

[@ComaCola]

Admin this is great, would love to see more content like this. Black hawk down next?

[@Mungkee97]

Such a cool video. As a late '90s baby, we definitely didn't get an education on these conflicts. I always loved this movie, but never knew any of the historical significance of it. Thanks Admin!

[@DustyGamma]

7:27 Oh my god, that was Travis?! I keep quoting that video whenever there's a ton of enemies in a videogame!

[@maverikmiller6746]

Can you please do more movie/ game reviews from this angle please ? This was very good to watch.

[@benhiatt307]

Good stuff. More obscure military history please.