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Commando

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Retired Special Forces soldier John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger) lives with daughter Jenny (Alyssa Milano) in isolation, but his privacy is disturbed by former commander Franklin Kirby (James Olson), who warns him that his fellow soldiers are getting killed one by one. After Kirby leaves, Jenny is kidnapped by former Latin American dictator Arius (Dan Hedaya), who wants Matrix to restore him to power. Instead, Matrix sets out to take down the rogue leader and rescue his daughter.
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The ultimate '80s Schwarzenegger movie, replete with a threadbare plot, outsized action, and endless one-liners.

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Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Comic book stuff, helped out by the presence of Rae Dawn Chong as an airline stewardess whose sarcastic commentary adds some comic counterpoint to the deliberately overscaled action. Sep 18, 2007 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Chong lights up the film like a firefly, Schwarzenegger delivers a certain light touch of his own, [and] the result is palatable action comics. Sep 18, 2007 Full Review Trevor Johnston Time Out Lots of machine-gunfire, explosions and disposable khaki-clad extras, as you'd expect. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Don Shanahan Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast Editing in action movies is underrated and this one is some of best and tightest you'll find. Nov 16, 2024 Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia As an action film, it decently collects a handful of clichés for Schwarzenegger to do his thing by arming himself with machine guns and one-liners, but somehow the adrenaline decreases with each body count. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 Jul 6, 2022 Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine Commando is full of action but is conflict-free. Rated: 3/10 Jul 18, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Super cheesy, loaded with cliches, completely unrealistic and far fetched, low brow, thin plot and painfully macho…. And that’s exactly everything that makes this such an enjoyable action movie. This movie is pure adrenaline infused escapism, and I love it. “Don’t wake my friend, he’s dead tired”. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/05/25 Full Review Lanfranco C An acrion movie a little ingenous for nowadays Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/07/24 Full Review thiago s filme legal pra cacete, o roteiro é legal, o elenco é bacana, a vilão é mais ou menos, gostei do Arnold Schwarzenegger como o personagem principal do filme, e até vi coisas no filme que vi em outros lugares, sendo paródiado como o arnold colocar uma roupa de exercito e de cara pintura de soldado e com uma metralhadora e segurando a muniçao, igual a o vilão do metal slug meio igual, a outra é a briga de faca quase igual do resident evil 4, a outra é a parte do bully com o escudo e o pedaço de cano que jimmy e edgar brigam no jogo bully, gostei das cenas de ação e de matança no filme, eu recomendo esse filme. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review Stephen H Awesome movie! One of Arnold’s best! Classic. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/23/24 Full Review Alex F With plenty of action and cheesy one liners. Commando succeeds in every way to keep audiences entertained. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/10/24 Full Review Benjamin H Hollow and predictable, Commando is a solid, fast paced and to the point movie packed with great action, nifty one-liners and an unstoppable performance by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sure it is over-the top, but in all the right ways. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/08/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Retired Special Forces soldier John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger) lives with daughter Jenny (Alyssa Milano) in isolation, but his privacy is disturbed by former commander Franklin Kirby (James Olson), who warns him that his fellow soldiers are getting killed one by one. After Kirby leaves, Jenny is kidnapped by former Latin American dictator Arius (Dan Hedaya), who wants Matrix to restore him to power. Instead, Matrix sets out to take down the rogue leader and rescue his daughter.
Director
Mark L. Lester
Producer
Joel Silver
Screenwriter
Matthew Weisman, Jeph Loeb, Steven E. de Souza, Steven E. de Souza
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox, SLM Production Group, Silver Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 4, 1985, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$34.9M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby A, Dolby SR, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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