Commando
1985, Action, 1h 30m
34 Reviews 100,000+ RatingsWhat to know
The ultimate '80s Schwarzenegger movie, replete with a threadbare plot, outsized action, and endless one-liners. Read critic reviews
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Colonel John Matrix
Cindy
Arius
Bennett
Sully
Jenny Matrix
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Critic Reviews for Commando
All Critics (34) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (10)
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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.
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Chong lights up the film like a firefly, Schwarzenegger delivers a certain light touch of his own, [and] the result is palatable action comics.
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Lots of machine-gunfire, explosions and disposable khaki-clad extras, as you'd expect.
June 24, 2006 | Full Review… -
The big battle scenes are especially disappointing.
May 21, 2003 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
The finale is quite notable, as it boasts an enormous body count and countless expended ammunition; this too is almost hilarious thanks to the chaotic extravagance.
August 31, 2020 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review… -
Commando was Arnold's baby, his vehicle for bringing his unique brand of action-insanity to willing masses.
April 10, 2020 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Commando
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Aug 18, 2019Action films don't impress me much. They're extremely boring, anticlimactic, unsatisfying, and for the most part bad films. Do the plots in these films actually matter? Probably not. These films have outlandish or undeveloped storylines that take a backseat to action sequences that involve the hero of the film being a one man army taking down countless "bad guys." It's an excuse for violence from men with too much testosterone and roid rage that appeals to the adolescent moviegoer. Apart from a bad script, there are numerous horrible one-liners and bad acting. This is why "Die Hard" was such a great film, the hero of the film didn't look like everyone who came into his way was doomed. But in "Commando," Arnold Schwarzenegger's character John Matrix is no match for the countless obstacles that are preventing him from saving his kidnapped daughter, played by a young Alyssa Milano. Matrix is a former member of a special forces unit. His daughter is kidnapped and he is blackmailed by a former Latin American dictator named Arius (played by Dan Hedaya who is probably better remembered by American audiences as Nick Tortelli on "Cheers"). Arius wants him to commit a political assassination so he can lead a military coup. So, that's it, that's why he was abducted and his daughter was kidnapped. Matrix is able to escape and with the help of a woman he kidnaps named Cindy, played by Rae Dawn Chong, he is able to track Jenny down to a little island off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. And how that's possible is beyond me, and again, does it matter? Schwarzenegger is a likeable guy. We want to root for him but does he really need us to root for him? As the audience, we know he's going to come out alright and that the "bad guys" never have good aim even when he's right in front of them.Joseph B Super Reviewer
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Mar 19, 2018Let the story, acting, stunt-work, script, cinematography, production value, and just about everything else all dribble away while you sit back and enjoy watching Arnie kill more than 80 antagonists in about 80 minutes.Gimly M Super Reviewer
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Jun 30, 2017Classic Arnold here, Full of Awful but great cheesy lines, Strong bloody violence and the whole save my daughter from the bad guy plot, It's so predictable we are waiting for Arnie to kill the bad guy so we can hear the next one liner, Yes the acting was pretty bad but you got to love that the plot was so simply explained we had time to enjoy the mindless action without wondering what's happening, Any action fan should watch this as it's a must see for every growing boy.Jamie C Super Reviewer
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Mar 18, 2017A typical Arnie film. It has everything, the cheesy one-liners, the over the top action and everything that showed to the world that Arnie was just getting started as an action star, before the Terminator 2 juggernaut came along.Ian W Super Reviewer
Commando Quotes
| Col. John Matrix: | Excuse me, how long is the flight? |
| Flight Attendant: | About eleven hours, sir. |
| Col. John Matrix: | Thank you. And please don't wake my friend. He's dead tired. |
| Bennett: | Man, I feel good just like old times. How does it feel like to be a dying man? You're a dead man, John! |
| Col. John Matrix: | Bullshit! |
| Bennett: | John, I'm not gonna shoot you between the eyes, I'm gonna shoot you between the balls! |
| Col. John Matrix: | [Matrix has thrown a pipe through Bennett] Let off some steam, Bennett. |
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