The worst part about this movie is the terrible saxaphone soundtrack that is sustained the whole movie through. But once you get over that part the sheer stupidity of the rest of the movie is kinda fun to laugh at.
I genuinely believe the Director, produced and script writers were actually taking the movie seriously, although it's clear to observers that Arnie and the rest of the Cast are enjoying an inside joke and not really taking the plot seriously. Why on earth would they do that? - well I'll tell you, here are some great scenes and plot twists for you to look forward to:
-Arnie 'smells' the bad guys approaching his home
-Arnie jumps about 200m from a jet plane and jumps up without a single injury
-The scene where Arnie and girlfriend crash into a lamp pole in an ancient car with no seat belts (or even a seat) and appear completely uninjured
-The scene where Arnie breaks into the local store for supplies and finds it's more heavily equipped with grenades and tactical weaponry than a US marines depot
-The scene where Arnies girlfriend whom he just met opts to shooti a rocket launcher at the local police
-The scene where Arnie goes to war with the entire army of a fictional south american country and dodges about 3000 rounds without even trying to duck, all while shooting various weaponry from the hip with unfailing accuracy
-The scene where Arnie is surrounded in a gardeners shed by about ten enemy troops whom are heavily armed with machine guns, but somehow Arnie manages to dispatch them all with nothing more than a Machete, a couple of Buzzsaw blades and a pitchfork - you would think that at least one enemy combatant would just shoot him, but no, DEAD. ALL DEAD.
-The final scene were daddy Arnie rips a piece of 10 inch steel pipe from a wall and impales the main protagonist without even slightly upsetting his little girl or giving her the lifelong trauma that any normal 10 year old might experience after witnessing daddy at work on the bad guys.
Anyway, alls well that ends well right? This movie is so stupid it will have you in stitches and I think that's part of it's appeal. A solid three star. (Almost two star because of that damn awful sax music). Too dumb to take seriously, even the violent bits are just too dumb to shock.
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Genre | Action & Adventure |
Format | DVD |
Contributor | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dan Hedaya, Rae Dawn Chong, Alyssa Milano, Mark L. Lester |
Runtime | 1 hour and 28 minutes |
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In this early action classic that features his unique blend of thrills and off-beat humour, Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as retired Colonel John Matrix. The ex-head of a special commando strike team, he's forced back into action when his daughter (Alyssa Milano) is kidnapped. With the help of a fiesty stewardess Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: to find his daughter before she gets killed.
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- Product dimensions : 135 x 13 x 190 cm; 60 Grams
- Director : Mark L. Lester
- Media Format : DVD
- Run time : 1 hour and 28 minutes
- Release date : 14 March 2001
- Actors : Alyssa Milano, Dan Hedaya, Rae Dawn Chong, Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Studio : 20th Century Fox
- ASIN : B01DRYRQ7A
- Country of origin : Australia
- Number of discs : 1
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Reviewed in Australia on 24 March 2021
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One of the movies as a kid in the late 80s that made me obsessed with the action genre and Schwarzenegger as an actor. This movie is pure explosive fun and it would have to be in Arnie's top 5 movies. If you didn't grow up in this classic era of action movies, you have no idea what you have missed out on!
Reviewed in Australia on 16 October 2019
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Completely mindless Schwarzenegger action movie. A true Eighties guilty pleasure. Tune out your brain, and turn up the sound. Grab the Director’s Cut Blu-ray if you can. A few special features are available. Personally I haven’t listened to the audio commentary by the director.
Reviewed in Australia on 10 January 2021
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Good but old cliches and bad acting
Reviewed in Australia on 28 August 2021
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I love Arnold movies, there is one I'm looking for Raw deal movie.
Reviewed in Australia on 16 February 2018
A former military guy lives up in the mountains with his daughter. Someone comes and wants him to do a job, he declines so they take his daughter. he is exactly who they do not want to fool with. Witty dialog, he is too strong in some scenes. Fun romp.
Reviewed in Australia on 8 September 2020
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a good movie,with action.
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リヒター・ベルモンドゥエ
5.0 out of 5 stars
あんた一体なんなのよ!
Reviewed in Japan on 1 November 2018Verified Purchase
吹き替えで観れる!
平田節が味わえる!
あたしはポチる!
娘が隠れてる施設なのに突然メチャクチャぶっぱなす!
かと思ったらディレクターズカット版で大勢萌人を出す!
挙句はTV再放映のチャンスを何度も持ち上げる!あんた人間なの!?
お次は製作30周年記念日本語吹替新録版ときたわ!
玄田哲章があんた達を萌殺そうとしたんで買ったわ!
そしたらあたしまで腑抜けの身よ!
一体なにがあったのか教えて頂戴?
平田節が味わえる!
あたしはポチる!
娘が隠れてる施設なのに突然メチャクチャぶっぱなす!
かと思ったらディレクターズカット版で大勢萌人を出す!
挙句はTV再放映のチャンスを何度も持ち上げる!あんた人間なの!?
お次は製作30周年記念日本語吹替新録版ときたわ!
玄田哲章があんた達を萌殺そうとしたんで買ったわ!
そしたらあたしまで腑抜けの身よ!
一体なにがあったのか教えて頂戴?

Adam
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally available uncut on DVD...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 February 2019Verified Purchase
This review is specifically for the 2015 UK DVD release of Commando, from Fox. I'm not going to review the film itself, because if you're reading this you've probably already seen it (and if you haven't, I'll simply say that it's one of Arnie's best flicks, arguably his seminal action flick, setting the tone for his performance in later films such as Predator, The Running Man and Total Recall).
The focus of this review is on this specific release of the film, which is the first time the uncensored theatrical cut of the film has been made available on DVD in the UK. I previously bought the 2003 DVD release of Commando, also from Fox, and was disappointed to discover that substantial cuts had been made to the violence in the film. In total, around 59 seconds of footage was was removed; the 2003 DVD was release was actually more heavily cut than the VHS release, which only had about 15 seconds of footage removed.
The film was subsequently resubmitted to the BBFC in 2007 for the Blu-ray release and all previous cuts were waived. So the film has been available uncut on Blu-ray in the UK since 2008, but it wasn't until 2015 that the uncut theatrical cut was released on DVD as well. The 2015 DVD also has superior picture quality to the 2003 release, and includes a feature commentary from director, Mark Lester. I'm overall pleased with the 2015 DVD, and advise anyone looking to buy the film on DVD to steer well clear of the 2003 release.
The focus of this review is on this specific release of the film, which is the first time the uncensored theatrical cut of the film has been made available on DVD in the UK. I previously bought the 2003 DVD release of Commando, also from Fox, and was disappointed to discover that substantial cuts had been made to the violence in the film. In total, around 59 seconds of footage was was removed; the 2003 DVD was release was actually more heavily cut than the VHS release, which only had about 15 seconds of footage removed.
The film was subsequently resubmitted to the BBFC in 2007 for the Blu-ray release and all previous cuts were waived. So the film has been available uncut on Blu-ray in the UK since 2008, but it wasn't until 2015 that the uncut theatrical cut was released on DVD as well. The 2015 DVD also has superior picture quality to the 2003 release, and includes a feature commentary from director, Mark Lester. I'm overall pleased with the 2015 DVD, and advise anyone looking to buy the film on DVD to steer well clear of the 2003 release.
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ben steward
2.0 out of 5 stars
Schwarzenegger is good. Film isn't
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 August 2019Verified Purchase
Right. Where do I start. I'm a huge fan of Schwarzenegger. I enjoy most of his films. So I'll start with the good. Arnold Schwarzenegger is as good as you'd expect in an action roll. That's it. Now for the bad. The acting and dialogue is absolutely awful. The kids in Kindergarten Cop are far superior actors. The woman who helps Arnie is so annoying and Bennett is the worst antagonist ever put to film. I know it's a mid 80s film but the music is so cheesy. I mean really, really bad. This film has not aged well. Now for the really bad. It's edited really bad. Some of the kills are cut out. I can live with Arnie having the strength to carry a tree, or rip out a car seat with his bare hands, or survive a 100ft fall from a plane without a scratch, or throw a pipe with such force that it goes through a human body like a knife through butter. But when you cut out a realistic kill where he beaks a man's neck with his bare hands, one of the best kills in the film with the best one liner to follow. That's unforgivable
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paul johnson
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not the full original version
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 April 2020Verified Purchase
I would have given the film 5* as it’s a great action film from the 80’s. However this is not a full version of the film and has certain scenes edited. I don’t understand why as it’s still rated 18 and does not advise of any change in the description. I watched this film on film 4 a couple of weeks ago and that prompted me to buy this. A shame that this is an edited version from what I watched on tv!
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Jinx
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best....Movie....Ever....
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 May 2015Verified Purchase
The best movie ever just got better! The Director's Cut 30th Anniversary Edition adds extra scenes of dialogue and each death scene is about 1.5 seconds longer, so you get a better look at the violence!
John Matrix is an ex-spec-ops soldier whose daughter is kidnapped by a deposed Central American dictator. He gives Matrix an ultimatum - return him to power or his daughter dies. Instead, Matrix goes on a one-man war against the terrorists!
The film is hilariously terrible and crosses over into the realm of extreme awesomeness! GO ARNIE!
John Matrix is an ex-spec-ops soldier whose daughter is kidnapped by a deposed Central American dictator. He gives Matrix an ultimatum - return him to power or his daughter dies. Instead, Matrix goes on a one-man war against the terrorists!
The film is hilariously terrible and crosses over into the realm of extreme awesomeness! GO ARNIE!
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