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2012-05-21 18:47:39

Commando (Ddirector's Cut)

This review is from: Commando (Director's Cut) (DVD) Exacellent Movie. Lots of action and how a father wants to protect his daughter.

guardkid 2012-05-21 13:03:25

Hilarious and tacky film-making

The beginning of this film as the credits were rolling wascringe-making stuff - Arnie being so doting with his daughter. Uponlearning that his name is "John Matrix" - you realise that this film isgonna be pretty bad. However there are plenty of hilarious moments and corny one-linersduring this movie which are basically the best bits about it.(**Spoiler Alert**) - The scene where the General leaves two soldiersto guard Arnie and his daughter was totally hilarious! The general isliterally gone 5 seconds when Arnie "senses" the presence of gun-menand ducks, with the two soldiers getting it. I couldn't stop laughing.

Tweekums 2012-05-21 11:12:40

An '80s Action Classic

With all the things wrong with this film it should be terrible but itisn't, it is in fact great from start to finish with lots of action andplenty of one liners.The film starts with the assassination of a few people who we soonlearn were part of Arnie's special forces team. No sooner have themilitary warned him about the threat than he is attacked. After killingseveral of the attackers he is captured and his daughter, played by ayoung Alyssa Milano, is kidnapped. He is informed that unless hecatches a plane to a fictional third world country and kills thepresident they will kill his daughter.Does he try to negotiate? does he seek the help of the military? No...he boards the plane, kills his escort and jumps from the plane as it istaking off. He then kidnaps Cindy, a stewardess who conveniently islearning how to fly and hunts down the bad guys. Conveniently each onehe finds (and kills) is carrying a clue to find another until hediscovers where his daughter is being held.When he gets there he has to take on what appears to be an army, thesepresent him with little problem as he never misses and never runs outof ammunition and they are incapable of hitting a huge target likeArnie.The film ends with Arnie and Bennett (who had been kicked out ofArnie's unit prior to the events in the film) having a knife fightwhile exchanging one liners.The plot is clearly rather corny and the continuity is poor, watch thedamage disappearing and reappearing on Sully's yellow Porche. Despiteall that it is a must see for fans of the action genre.

shadow1981 2012-05-21 03:50:34

80s Nostalgy of Guilty Pleasure

Commando - perhaps an epithome of the 80s Hollywood blockbuster, nolonger do we see movies with gruesome violence that can be highlyentertaining - and that what Commando is - a big time action flick withmandatory comedy. The adventurous element of the movie takes a vieweron a journey through various locales - from mountain chalet, todowntown Los Angeles, to a fictitious South American nation of ValVerde as the main protagonist retired military special ops John Matrixraces against time to rescue his daughter from villainous dictator andhis henchmen. Disregarding what people think of Arnold - he delivers agreat performance for his role of one-liners, muscle, and action;supporting actors are descent for an action movie as well - and plot isquiet interesting. However, the main element of this movie - is theinextricable feeling of nostalgia for everything 1980s - music,clothing, style - so whether you want a pleasant flashback into thatflashy decade or experience it again - definitely watch this movie.

jubilee77 2012-05-17 09:02:38

It never fails to excite

Commando might be among Arnie's better entries in a series of violentaction thrillers outside the usual "Terminator" success stories. In thefilm Commando, he was cast as a retired marine called Matrixunexpectedly brought back into action when a terror organisationkidnapped his daughter and he had 11 hours to save her after jumpingfrom a jet on a 11 hour flight saying that he was airsick. The plotsare very good and it never fails to excite with the dialogue and someof the bad language that are just right for this film while violence,you sometimes have to have a laugh at it together with Arnie's usual"I'll be back" lines. Among the most violent scenes were in theshopping mall when Arnie went on a rampage ripping the phone booth outand its a far cry from the days of mobile phones and then he gives achase in a red 1960s British Sunbeam Alpine sports car. While the filmis full of endless slam bang action from start to finish, some userscomment that it does have some weaknesses particularly when Matrix isconfronted by "reborn" Bennett as his arch enemy but in a whole, I likethe film and its worth buying on DVD only at a low price.

2012-05-17 00:21:07

Dead tired? Watch Commando and let off some steam

Commando. The Arnie classic. One of the best films yanked out of the eighties, definitely one of the best action flicks ever. This movie has everything - the B movie feel, some bad acting, muscle, lots of corny dialog. And while the namby pambys of the world may think of these as characteristics of a terrible movie, those with balls (and sometimes even those without) will tell you that this is exactly what makes for an excellent film that you will watch time and time again.And you don't find me convincing enough, open Webster's dictionary and look under "greatest action movie actor". Nice Arnold pic eh?

A_Chimp 2012-05-14 12:54:55

Classic B-movie

Sometimes, a movie is so incredibly bad that it gets humorously good.You know what you get when you watch Commando with the Governator inthe old days: A bad manuscript, hilarious special effects, awfulediting, a complete disregard for real physics, unbelievably badlyportrayed characters, bad acting, incredibly predictable scheme,classic 80's action music and a whole bucket load of clichés.The stupid corny one liners makes you laugh though, because it doesn'tget any better than this when it comes to corny one liners.However, you have to have the same standard criteria for reviewingevery film. Any way you put it, it's technically and artistically anawful movie in just about every way. You enjoy watching this movie, butfor all the wrong reasons.

Tauros76 2012-05-14 03:40:43

Tottaly Out of this world.

This Film i thought was a stunner with its grat action sequences and itsbody count of 88 deaths in 90 minutes. It has a good ending as Arniesdaughter is kidnapped so he wants to get her back. i am a film buff and ienjoyed it from start to finish a real treat.

2012-05-10 23:56:13

Um. Hilarious.

This movie is rediculously funny. It's just an 80's action movie plain and simple. You can barely get into the fact that you're watching a movie before the action starts, and then that's the rest of the movie. Tons of action movies cliches, and yes the Arnold one-liners. The wonderful one-liners. I also agree with what I've seen around the internet that Vernon Wells character "Bennet", sucks. Some people think he is wearing chain mail for some reason, so don't let that fool you into thinking he is dressed as a medieval knight. None the less, 5 stars, pick it up.

planktonrules 2012-05-10 08:06:27

pointless and violent

This is one of Arnold's earliest films. And, it's obvious the producersand writers had no faith in his acting ability or ability to say hislines. So, instead of plot and acting, they just have him bow things upand kill people. And, unfortunately, that's about all there is to thismovie. Seriously.Here's what little plot there is in a nutshell. Arnold is tickedbecause he's gotten a raw deal so he decides to run about with anarsenal about the size of the Chinese military and blow up baddies.Along the way, Rae Dawn Chong shows up for little reason in particularand somehow Arnold is able to avoid killing her. It's really too badthat he didn't direct these killer impulses on those responsible forthis film. As for Arnold himself, I guess I can't blame him for doingthis awful film--after all, I'm sure they gave him a mountain of cashto do it!

plandsl 2012-05-05 17:31:37

Greatest movie ever made!! Well .....maybe.

This movie has it all. Great realistic true to life action scenes. Likewhen Ah-nold jumps from a DC-10 while it is taking off. The plane isonly going around 200 mph and is about 150 feet from the ground. And ohyeah! He lands in a swamp at the end of the runway, without gettingwet! It could happen! And some of the greatest dialog in cinemahistory. Like when Nick Tortelli and the fat Freddie Mercury and hisgoons have Ah-nold tied up and are telling him he has to kill thePresident of some small country no one has heard of. Ah-nold coollytells them in his signature deadpan:F*****k yoooou!! Brilliant,gripping. I would have never thought to tell them that. Seriously, thismovie is nothing more than a cartoon without the animation. I wouldcompare it to driving down the highway and seeing a bad car wreck. Youjust gotta look!! Having said all of this, I liked the film. I laughedso hard the first time I saw this flick that I almost wet my pants.This is the type of movie that you will either love or hate. I give it6 out of 10 stars

2012-05-05 03:13:23

this film was just superb

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KillMe666 2012-05-03 02:43:48

"...you'll cooperate, right?"........"WRONG!"

Arnold - the action movie king of the eighties!This film is the greatest and most enjoyable action movie ever made,yes it may lack brains but who the hell cares? It's a movie withSchwarzenegger and has the title - "Commando", what do you people want?Mental stimuli? Thought provoking drama? Intricate plots? Pah! Arnoldwipes his butt with such phrases.Arnie plays the retired commando of the title who is forced to wear hiscammo's again when his daughter is kidnapped by the stereotypical badguys as a blackmail - he must kill the U.S. president or they will killhis little girl. Obviously Arnold isn't going to stand for this kind ofnonsense so he escapes from the plane they put him on after killing themale chaperon and begins the hunt, gaining assistance from Rae DawnChong along the way.Although a complete testosterone-fest from start to finish this filmhas a comedic side (though nearly totally engulfed by the action),which gives it a certain (good ole 80s) charm, that means if you likethe film you will watch it again and again, and perhaps a third time.It has many classic lines from the big man, for example; before the'bads' put him on the plane, he retorts to one of them who makes slycomment about his daughter - "Your a funny guy Sully, I like you -that's why I'm gonna kill you last!". After killing the baddie on the plane he says to a stewardess - "Don'tdisturb my friend, he's DEAD tired!"My favourite is when another baddie - Cooke (although his buddy in'Predator') is brawling with Arnie and manages to pick up a largerevolver, which he points at Arnie and says - "F*** you Ass****!", hepulls the trigger but the gun is empty so Arnie retorts - "F*** YOUAss****!" and smacks him one!My review may be biased as I think Arnie is the man (before his declineinto utterly abysmal movies that is), but still, if you want to see aone-man-army in action, then see Commando.

caa821 2012-05-02 17:50:15

More one-liners than Rodney

This is one movie - quintessential Swarzenegger - which really doesn'tneed a lot of analysis or critical exposition.There are as many one-liners as in a Rodney Dangerfield flick, and justabout as funny.After his beloved daughter is kidnapped, giving the bad guys leverageover Arnold in the only way possible, he begins by driving an SUV withdisabled engine down a heavily-wooded, steep hill, to cut-off thosefleeing, with nary a hitch.When placed on a commercial flight with a bad-guy accompanying him, hekills him with a quick elbow right after they take their seats,followed by a fatal neck twist, with less disturbance than if he hadbeen sipping a flute of champagne. He places a blanket on the brand newcorpse, and his hat over his face, instructs the flight attendant toleave him undisturbed (he's "dead" tired), and then manages to leavehis seat, feigning illness, find his way to the cargo area, and jumpfrom the craft's underside during take-off, dropping into some(convenient) water, more easily than Greg Louganis diving from hisplatform.From here mayhem follows mayhem, the fore-mentioned one-liners continueto abound, and Arnold spends the balance of the film storming throughevery barrier, adversity and bad guy with more force than a brigade ofCossack warriors.It's interesting to read the "goofs" section here for this film. If notof record length it is surely close. So many effects were used, gunsfired without reloading, Arnold's ammunition supplies multiplied likethe Biblical loaves and fishes, the Porche recuperated like the demonicPlymouth in Stephen King's "Christine," and cables and other specialeffect materials were visible -- while Arnold plodded onward, atestimony to Hollywood's special effects and the potential benefits ofHuman Growth Hormone.His flicks are nearly always great fun, and this one certainly was.

dlee7674 2012-05-01 22:15:36

Typical bad 80's action film

Well i pushed myself to make it through this one and i don't know why ibothered. It's typical Arnold saying some good one liners and shootingrandom people but the plot is lacking. His daughter gets kidnapped bythe former president of Val Verde who he helped overthrow when he wasan elite soldier. The president wants Arnolds character JohnMatrix(Typical tacky action hero name.) to kill the current presidentso he can return to power. But John Matrix doesn't cooperate and hefinds the island they have taken her to and he kills pretty mucheveryone there and rescues her. The acting is very dry but we have cometo expect that from Arnold through out his career. The action scenesare mediocre at best with a horrible shot knife fight between him and asoldier who was in his unit. All in all this is an action movie you canavoid. Not one of Arnolds better movies.

peterpants66 2012-05-01 09:54:42

His name is John Matrix

1985 was a hot year for Hollywood action, really the entire eightieswas gold, but this one has all the lure that Arnie could muster. He'sex-military and has promised his daughter played by the vivacious(Alyssa Milano) that he's going to spend more time with her at home,which all turn sour when a crack group of bad-guys comes to splatterhis guts. Revenge is in the air, the only problem is their dealing witha one-man army. Rambo was hot at this time and you can tell AAANOLD wasdoing extra roids (check out those bi-cepts! Geez). So all hell breaksloose, his daughter has been kidnapped and to boot he's working on atime-line, he's dragging Rae Dawn Chong halfway across the planet, buthis attitude is relentless. In one scene he's getting weapons togetherbefore they steal a plane, guess what's in the gun-store, aQUAD-Bazooka! So not only did they want to one-up Rambo, apparently theidea was to take a swing at the Phantasm franchise as well. Rock mysocks, ten stars.

2012-04-24 03:17:42

commando dvd review

This review is from: Commando (DVD) commando is an excellent action movie for arnold fans however this dvd transfer is below par of some other fox titles. there is a significant amount of snow and digital messiness that can be quite distracting during some of the dark scenes and even in some of the daylight scenes. you might consider waiting for another version of commando to hit the dvd market due to the snow of the transfer. too bad, until then i will continue to watch my vhs version and keep my dvd version to trade at some store.

justabloke616 2012-04-23 20:30:07

Absolutely hilarious. Arnold's pinnacle achievement.

This is probably the best movie that Arnold Schwarzenegger has made(even surpassing T2), not because it has any plot development,realistic action sequences, or anything else that you would expect, butbecause it is HILARIOUS. The amount of laugh-out-loud moments inCommando is on par with Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Borat, andother such films. YES, it is THAT funny.What other action movie opens with the hero and his daughter feeding adeer and licking ice cream? What other movie has lines like "I eatgreen berets for breakfast. And right now I'm very hungry"? And Arnold,as John Matrix, was dodging bullets (and killing the population of asmall country) long before that pussy Neo was even born.Commando also has one of the best baddies of all time in Bennett. Thisman is so hard that he wears chain mail, and feeds off electric shocks.And he doesn't shoot people between the eyes, he shoots them betweenthe balls! See this movie, you won't be disappointed.

chrnaess 2012-04-21 02:20:07

Probably the best action film.

Commando is in my mind the best action film out there to date, this moviewas made 14 years ago and no other film can push it out of firstposition.The film got everything: a great looking Arnold, extremely fine music byJames Horner and great settings for the action scenes.It`s a great ride of perfection when it comes to entertaining actionfans.Rae Dawn Chong and Alyssa Milano gives fine performances aswell.

tachyon_1 2012-04-20 07:44:33

Classic Arnold.

This is classic Arnold. Not teaching Kindergarten, not having a baby,but just pure non-stop butt kicking action.I always enjoy watching this movie. Not because it's great cinema oranything. I know it's no Citizen Kane of course, but it's a blast towatch. Arnold's character, Matrix, is great. He just keeps on going,unstoppable. Like the bastard child of the Terminator and the Energizerbunny. He doesn't pause, he doesn't negotiate, or discuss or beg. Hejust takes immediate action in every situation, without question orwithout fear. This is what makes the movie worth watching. That and thefamous one-liners of course.It's also nice to see Alyssa Milano back when she was still an innocentlittle girl instead of like she is now. If you are an action fan and you haven't seen this movie, then I spiton you. Go rent it now and get out of my sight until you've seen it andyou are worthy. ;')