What can I say about Commando that hasn’t already been written in lengthy, scholarly essays? I can just say that it was a movie of its time, and it all worked due to Arnold Schwarzenegger. No other actor could have pulled this off madness.
The plot follows retired special forces operative John Matrix as he tries save his kidnapped daughter from a bad guy. Just a bad guy with a funny mustache, who appears to have an orgasm when he gets close to killing Matrix.
I’m pretty sure this movie won an Academy Award for best picture. From the amazing opening where Schwarzenegger eats ice cream and pets a deer to the “in-your-face” closing that I posted above, this film is one hell of ride. Strap your seatbelt on, right?
Eh, well…people probably didn’t find it funny back then, or maybe some people did. It’s Schwarzenegger at his prime before the Terminator, and it makes you want to watch more bad/funny action movies. I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing. No chance.
7/10
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