Commando
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Movie Reviews of Commando
Movie Review: Genius at its finest.
Summary: 5 Stars
When we take a minute to reflect on great film-making we often think of men like Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather), Orson Welles (Citizen Kane), and Steven Speilberg (Saving Private Ryan). If we were to compare film-making to religion the previously mentioned men could be looked at as figures such as Jesus, Muhammed, and and even Buddah. Many would agree, but the question would still remain, Who is GOD himself? Well I have the answer, Mark L. Lester. Lester has earned the right to call himself a GOD, if not THE GOD of film-making, after his masterpiece Commando. The movie is hands down top 10 of all time. I will not go into a movie summary because to appreciate a masterpiece of this caliber you must view it for yourself without any expectation, hype, or bias. I have not looked at the world the same ever since the experence of Commando, it is truly a life changing, uplifting, inspiring story. Whenever I am feeling down I take a moment and think, What am I so down about? I could be trapped on a remote island with armed men numbering in the tens of thousands trying to kill me, a highly traind mercenary hunting me, a missing 10 year old daughter, no backup or help whatsoever, and all i have to defend myself is a few garden tools. I then take a deep breath, smile, and push on knowing that someday the world will appreciate Mark L. Lester for the Genius that he has created.Movie Review: Forget Vin Diesel, Arnie will always be the man!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Long before Vin Diesel started doing mainstream PG-13 crowd pleasers, Arnold Schwarzenegger did quite a number of films that were so laughably bad but you couldn't help but love them. Commando is one of them, and the premise is so godforsaken ridiculous you'll be laughing the whole time, but you can't help but love it. When Arnie's daughter (a very very young Alyssa Milano) is kidnapped by some of Arnie's ex military comrades, Arnie goes on a one man army killing spree to rescue her. We see Arnie take out the baddies (and a few cops and mall security guards) by shooting them, running them over, impaling them, slicing them up, and we can't forget the good 'ol rocket launcher now can we? A scene chewing Dan Hedya plays a chessily written villian whose intentions most viewers will ignore while watching all the over the top gratuitous violence that makes Commando such a great movie. XXX can't hold a candle to this or to any of Arnie's other greats (Running Man, Predator, and we can't forget Total Recall), and Commando is a popcorn movie all the way. So put your brain on hold, grab a sixer, and enjoy the gratuitous yet hilarious antics of one of the best action heroes of all time.Movie Review: This movie is so awesome!
Summary: 5 Stars
If you want to watch a good action movie, Commando is one of the better ones. Of course it is completely unrealistic and Arnold goes onto an island and whipes out literally 1000s of men. So, beware, this movie is THE MOST UNREALISTIC EVER! But, it's classic Arnold! Arnold rocks!
The plot is about a retired military guy played by Arnold whose daughter is kidnapped. So of course, this means business and Arnold declares war on them with machine guns, rocket launchers, knives, pisotls, shotguns, and more.
The movie is mindless fun with nonstop action, explosions, fights and more. Arnold also has loads of classic one liners like: after he suffocates a guy with a pillow on an airplane; to the airline stewardess: "please don't disturb my friend, he's sleeping."
Or when he's hanging a guy off a cliff:
Arnold: Remember how I told you that I'd kill you last.
The guy: Yeah, Matrix, you did.
Arnold: I LIED!!!!!! (before dropping him off the cliff)
This is one of my top Arnold movies because it's such great fun. One of the best action movies out there. Mindless, memorable, great fun!
Movie Review: Superbly Terrible
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is hilariously campy and bad. I'm pretty sure it wasn't meant to be taken seriously. The sound mix is horrendously bad. I had to turn my surround sound all the way up and I still couldn't hear what anyone was saying in the scene where Arnold gets his assasination briefing. Te picture quality on the DVD is really, really bad. It looks identical to the VHS. The over-the-top violence is just too funny. In one scene, Arnold goes into a shed and kills 5 people who have guns with garden implements. In the final scene, Arnold punches Bennett into a 20,000 watt electrical coil and Bennett immediately recovers and starts beating Arnold up. After that, the movie sort of goes into a fast forward and Arnold punches Bennett about 20 times in 10 seconds, even though he has just had one of his shoulder cut down to the bone and he has a huge gash in his ribs and can barely walk. If you want an Arnold movie that can be taken seriously, get Terminator or Predator. They are better, more serious movies the still have classic Arnold one-liners. This is still a great movie, just don't be expecting a masterpiece.Movie Review: Schwarzenegger Rules!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is Arnold at his best. His funniest trademark quotes are in this one. I even love the corny nature to this movie, like the scene where Arnold smashes up Sully's yellow car, Then flips it over from its side and drives it away without a scratch on it, and this is just after he hangs Sully off a cliff with one arm and you can clearly see the cable hanging from Sully's leg, "I must warn you Sully, this is my weak arm!" From the scene where Arnold emerges from a security gaurd pile up and they go flying all over the place followed by him lifting up a telephone booth with Sully in it and flipping it over his shoulders, to the scene where he knocks the black guy unconscious with his elbow in the airplane and then breaks his neck in a headlock without anyone seeing it, "Please don't disturb my friend, he's dead tired." These are only a couple of fantastic scenes from a legendary action movie. If you've never seen this one (which is hard to believe), you've missed a true Schwarzenegger classic.