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Commando

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Commando (1985)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:22

Rotten:9

Average Rating:6.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: After his daughter (Alyssa Milano) is kidnapped by a South American dictator, retired Army Colonel John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger), once the leader of a special commando strike force, swings... After his daughter (Alyssa Milano) is kidnapped by a South American dictator, retired Army Colonel John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger), once the leader of a special commando strike force, swings into violent action. [More]

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells, Alyssa Milano, David Patrick Kelly

Director: Mark L. Lester

Director: Mark L. Lester
Screenwriter: Steven E. De Souza
Composer: James Horner

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Lots of machine-gunfire, explosions and disposable khaki-clad extras, as you'd expect.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Trevor Johnston
Trevor Johnston
Time Out
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No review available.

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11/15/03
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

One of the better, if less intelligent, arguments for a 1980s revival.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/24/03
Channel 4 Film
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It might have been fun to watch when I was nine, but knowing what I know now, it is a horribly offensive film.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
10/26/09
Jamie Gillies
Jamie Gillies
Apollo Guide

An audacious comic-book movie on steroids...cinematic junk food, but even a dieter deserves to cheat once in a while. [Blu-Ray]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
05/26/08
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

You're welcome, California!

Full Review Source: Projection Booth | comment Comment
01/03/08
Rob Humanick
Rob Humanick
Projection Booth

one of the best arguments available for the action movie as pure entertainment

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
10/07/07
Pete Croatto
Pete Croatto
Filmcritic.com

serves as a template for many future action flicks

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
09/24/07
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

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.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
09/18/07
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

For action fans, one of the picks of the litter for the year.

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09/18/07
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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.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
09/18/07
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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The finale is laughably preposterous, with the speedo-ed commando landing on a remote island, gunning down at least a hundred men with fake moustaches, and indiscriminately blowing up buildings in search of little Alyssa.

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08/17/07
Rumsey Taylor
Rumsey Taylor
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

No review available.

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06/12/07
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

The greatest guilty pleasure in the history of cinema.

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01/09/06
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

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06/13/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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07/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

A violent guilty pleasure from the Schwarzenegger estate

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02/20/04
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

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01/08/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

No review available.

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12/25/03
Spence D.
Spence D.
IGN Movies

Totally hilarious by today's standards. The opening credits with Arnold and Alyssa Milano are a thing of beauty, and the glam rock tune that ends things is genius.

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11/28/03
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
 
 
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