 "First class bullet festival " | 2008-09-22 |
| - Reviewed By cjohnwood2 |
| This is 80's shoot 'em up heroics at their best. Arnie is perfect as a one man army in this nun blasting piece of action cinema. It's daft but superb fun. |
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 ""Any carry-on luggage?"Just him."" | 2008-06-17 |
| - Reviewed By michelle17 |
Commando was released the year after I was born, but I've never seen it up until now. But I've heard absolutely loads about it. There are some people out there, who visit Bennett forums, and can quote every line in the film constantly. Every day in fact. It's getting to the point where I can finish the quotes. And I don't want to be that sad. But I still hadn't seen the movie. Until he got the blu ray.
There's not much of a storyline to Commando. It's your typical Arnie fare, with plenty of muscle, plenty of brilliant one liners (especially from Bennett), lots of deaths, and a very young Alyssa Milano. Does it get any better than this? (Yes, add a tall as he is wide Danny DeVito and I'm as happy as a pig in manure.)
Commando starts with a bang, some nice happy father/daughter scenes between Arnie & Alyssa, and there's plenty of action after that. And I mean plenty of action. Bennett is played by camp Freddie Mercury lookalike Vernon Wells, and I'm wondering how on earth any of the crew managed not to laugh during any of his scenes. It freaked me out a couple of times, he's so over the top in some scenes and some of his lines are unintentionally hilarious and have developed a small cult following online. (There are actually websites devoted to this guy.)
I started laughing as soon as Alyssa appeared on screen. She looks exactly the same as she does these days, hair's the same etc, but just a bit older, and more polished. And slightly taller, but she's not that tall to begin with (5foot 2, and she's still taller than me.) She's such a little cutie in the movie even if she is wearing DUNGAREES and even she manages to pull it off.
I was thoroughly impressed with Commando, and it looked amazing in high definition. Arnie can do no wrong in my opinion (yes, even in Twins, BRILLIANT movie) and maybe now I'm in the mood to re-watch all his films. Purely for the movies of course, not for the muscle at all. |
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 "Good Movie" | 2008-05-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2JVB8EYB0PH1J |
| This is a good action movie. The acting is sub-par but who cares. It's about 90 minutes of Arnold getting his daughter back. It's a must see for any Arnold fan. |
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| "He's back,with a little more front" | 2008-05-04 |
| - Reviewed By rtb2k6 |
| Now i was a big fan of Arnold back in the day.so when i saw this i had to buy it.it holds up pretty well.the new 5.1 surround is good but the picture looks like its just been transfered straight from the video.as for the extra footage in the directors cut its not much to get excited about.most notable is the tool shed scene which has been fully restored.the original theatrical release is in there to so with the audio commentry and behind the scenes stuff to its just about worth it. |
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| "The greatest action movie ever" | 2008-04-17 |
| - Reviewed By User: A203560V1SRZL1 |
More than 20 years after it's original release, Commando remains the "magnum opus" in the action movie genre. Fantastic scenes, brilliant one-liners, a top villain, and what is perhaps the most exaggerated finale ever, where Colonel John Matrix puts an end to the lives of nearly a 100 opponents. This long awaited for Special Edition will please everyone: there are additional scenes, a great image gallery, some interviews and funny backstage scenes.
I recomment this film, entertainment at its best! |
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| "FINALLY" | 2008-02-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3USLDHDBX7W9W |
This edition is the DVD they should of released years ago ! It contains more gore and loads of special features which show Arnolds charismatic personality.
One problem i had with the DVD was that i would of really appreciated if they tried and fixed up some of the errors (like the big shoot out at the end you see people jumping off springboards EVERY time a grenade is thrown, plus when building explode you can see that the bad guys are just scarecrow looking figures that are being held up by planks of wood ) i know these elements add to the charm of this B grade classic but if they could fix up Highlander of all movies im sure they could fix this movie up.... PLEASE |
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 "A VISIT FROM ST. RIDICULOUS" | 2008-01-07 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1MX6D3JK6IKDW |
| "Twas the night before Christmas, And all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, Not even a mouse, Happy Christmas to all, And to all a goodnight". Clement Moore (1822). |
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| "Dump the old copy!" | 2007-12-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2OFSILXANL3P3 |
There is nothing I enjoy more than remastered versions of Schwarzenegger's films. This new edition of Commando is
just so much better. I compared it to my old copy which looks very grainy compared to this one and has 2.0 sound.
Here aspect ratio is the same and the sound is now 5.1 and picture perfectly clear. Deleted scenes are really nothing much.
They are boring and dull but the making of documentaries are great. The actors are old now and are hard to recognize
but Arnold interviews are directly from the set while he was holding all those weapons. It really shows that he is
merely having fun doing the movies. He is serious if necessary, but always with the smile and always telling a few jokes.
Arnold's persona is really larger than life. I have waited for a special edition of this movie for so long. Thank you
studios for making it. And thank you amazon. |
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| "Awesome 80's B-Movie action flick!" | 2007-12-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3H0DPRMAWO1K3 |
| This is Arnie at his best. An action star that destroys everything between him and his kidnapped daughter. Cheesy dialog, hammy acting, bad one-liners, and lots of explosions. What could be better for a lazy Saturday afternoon movie? |
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| "Let off some steam, Bennett" | 2007-12-11 |
| - Reviewed By johnjordin |
Commando DVD
Commando is a 1985 movie starring Arnold Swarzengger and Alyssa Milano about an ex-commando whose ex-team member has stolen/kidnapped his daughter.
The movie does have elements that stretch your imagination, like a flight attendant who can fly a sea-plane.
All-in-all good entertainment.
Recommended for the action/adventure fan and for fans of Arnold.
Gunner December, 2007
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