Commando (1985)

Posted : 5 days, 20 hours ago at Nov 16 6:21

"All fucking hell is going to break loose..." Though I walk through the valley of shadow and death, I shall fear no evil; for lord John Matrix will protect me; his big fucking guns and huge muscles, they comfort me. In the beginning, there was Commando. And the God of '80s Action Excess looked upon it and saw that it was good. And lo did Arnold Schwarzenegger massacre hundreds of mercenaries in displays of awesome ultra-violence, and Alyssa Milano did rejoice. Amen. After the triple play of The Terminator and both Conan films, Arnold Schwarzenegger graduated to top billing with Commando; a classic '80s action movie which fetishes explosions, violence and guns, in addition to containing an assortment of evil villains, cheesy one-liners, big guns, bigger guns and enough dead bodies ...Read more

Posted : 1 week, 1 day ago at Nov 13 8:23

Cooke: You scared, motherfucker? Well, you should be, because this Green Beret is going to kick your big ass! Matrix: I eat Green Berets for breakfast. And right now, I'm very hungry! A retired elite commando has only a few hours to find and rescue his daughter from an exiled dictator. Arnold Schwarzenegger: John Matrix If there were a number of Arnie movies I would watch as a child and for what they were, it was Predator, Terminator, Last Action Hero, Total Recall and Commando is yet another. There are no pretensions here, as director Mark. L Lester creates a thoughtless, macho, no-nonsense parade of exciting violence with plenty cracking one-liners along the way. The climax especially, as there's no mercy with a rampant Arnie taking on a small army, spectating all opponents dr...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 2 years, 9 months ago at Feb 11 10:16

I have to agree with this guy.

This film is the basis for over the top, more bodies than bullets action films. Although there was a bad following of the amount of crap in this particular genre, its the best of the bunch.

I wouldn't go as far to say it's like Crank and that its mocking itself but you can't help but think the writers were having a laugh when they wrote this dialogue.

The film is also sentimental to me and my pals when we would simply watch this and relish in its unbelievable stunts and notorious flaws.

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 2 years, 9 months ago at Feb 11 9:56

Commando is the archetype of the all action hollywood blockbuster. The acting it laughable, the dialogue - cringeworthy. There are more explosions and gunfights than you can shake a stick at. The protagonist is Mr Universe, his nemesis, a camp, chain-mail wearing australian.

This film has some of the funniest and most memorable lines of any action film and the final scene registers one of the highest body counts ever seen on celluloid. I wouldn't have it any other way. What a film!

Rating : 9/10