- Release Date: 1985
- Runtime: 90 min
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
- Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells ... see all
- Director: Mark L. Lester
- Plot: A retired special agent named John Matrix led an elite unit and has left the armed forces to live in a secluded mountain home with his daughter Jenny. But now... Read more
User Reviews
Pure Arnold
Sep 20, 2008
bigdawg98031 - yahoo.com
Sep 20, 2008bigdawg98031 - yahoo.com
From riping phone boothes off the ground to pointless shots of his muscles this movie is Arnold at his best. It is so bad that it is good. I recommend everyone sees commando!... Full review
Love and War
Sep 18, 2008
neccie_09 - yahoo.com
Sep 18, 2008neccie_09 - yahoo.com
A man willing to risk his life to get his daughter back all hell will break loose in this movie!Thgat is how all father's should be for their children. It's a perfect love and war movie... Full review
Awesome 80's Action Movie, Great Entertainment.
Aug 17, 2008
philipdr88 - yahoo.com
Aug 17, 2008philipdr88 - yahoo.com
Arnold Schwarzenegger was incredible in this movie as John Matrix, a retired elite commando who goes to rescue his kidnapped daughter from an exiled latin american dictator. The action in this movie was incredible and the actors: Vernon Wells (a Freddie... Full review
Arnold at his best
Jul 10, 2008
brianserfass - yahoo.com
Jul 10, 2008brianserfass - yahoo.com
Well lots of killing sums of this movie, but the plot of father searching for his daughter, great movie that shows good actings, great students, and arnold ripping out seats in sports cars. There is a great mall scene where Arnold... Full review
The classic One-Liners Movie!
Jun 23, 2008
specialnachos - yahoo.com
Jun 23, 2008specialnachos - yahoo.com
This movie is an action classic. This was my first Arnie movie and it made me laugh. Introducing Alyssa Milano was cool too ;) "C'mon Bennett, look at my knife as I turn it!"... Full review
So Terrible it's Excellent
Jun 22, 2008
tampabayjay - yahoo.com
Jun 22, 2008tampabayjay - yahoo.com
Arnie isn't DeNiro and we know it. This movie works because HE knows it too! The one-liners are the best and the wall to wall violence makes this a hell of a lot of fun!... Full review
It's just blood and gore
Jun 01, 2008
darthgrader - yahoo.com
Jun 01, 2008darthgrader - yahoo.com
The plot is luaghable, but the action scenes are top notch as we see Arnold blasts his way trough some mercinaries who decided it was a good ideal to kidnap his duaghter and piss him off...big mistake... Full review
Typical Arnold nonsense.
Apr 15, 2008
landy2good - yahoo.com
Apr 15, 2008landy2good - yahoo.com
This is so bad it's enjoyable. This film stretches credibilty(like him falling out of the plane, a one man army against many, etc.) Arnold plays a one man army who has his daughter kidnapped by an ex-President of a third world... Full review
Commando's fun trash
Apr 11, 2008
samuraifa451 - yahoo.com
Apr 11, 2008samuraifa451 - yahoo.com
This is quite easily Arnold's worst movie but I have to say it's fun to watch. The acting is terrible and is only aided by awful one-liners made by Schwartzenegger. However, the action is entertaining for action fans regardless of how... Full review
One of the best movies EVER!!!
Jan 29, 2008
steven_beckerman - yahoo.com
Jan 29, 2008steven_beckerman - yahoo.com
I could watch this movie 600 times and still not get bored.. it is one of Schwarzenegger's best movies ever.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Feb 24, 2009associatedcontent.com
Successfully directed by Mark Lester, it was one blockbuster action movie par excellence.....On his part Arnold Shwarzenegger did a very splendid performance portraying Col. John Matrix, an ultimate fighting machine and a one man army..... ... Full Review
| Apr 24, 2008TheHDRoom
The fuel that powers Commandos action is Arnold Schwarzenegger performing in his prime.
The mixing job is still shoddy, too, with action drowning out dialogue on numerous occasions.
... Full Review
| Apr 03, 2008dvdtown.com
Commando" could be called a dumb film with a paper-thin plot and silly action.
Commando" features Arnold Schwarzenegger, a far more likable and entertaining action hero.
Commando" is escapist fun.
He made poorly-scripted dialogue fun.
... Full Review
| Sep 18, 2007PopMatters
Her sass curdles rather quickly, and serves as the film's central irritation....It is the film's surging apex, when Arnold transcends his role as Matrix, to become an all out badass.....Where the film sputters is, unsurprisingly, in its contrived inclusion of female comic relief.....because you find the very thought of Commando so preposterous....Quickly, one finds that bad acting (along with the unbearable steel drum & sax soundtrack) is a trademark here..... ... Full Review
| Sep 18, 2007Entertainment Insiders
This is a silly movie with some really bad acting across the board. ... Full Review
News
'Commando' Is Getting A Remake, But Is It Pointless Without Arnold Schwarzenegger?
mtv.com –
2010-04-29
'Somewhere, Somehow, Someone's Gonna Pay!' Here Comes A Remake Of COMMANDO!!
aintitcool.com –
2010-04-29
Deadline HERE . Ayer comes to the picture having scripted DARK BLUE and TRAINING DAY - he directed STREET KINGS as well. The original film also starred Bill Duke, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, ROAD WARRIOR's Vernon Wells, a pre-violable... ... Full Article

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