Commando: The Movie That Definitively Made Schwarzenegger A Hero?
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2024
- If there’s one word that perfectly sums up the bombastic nature of 80s action cinema, it has to be ‘excess’. Action behemoths, big hair, muscles, fantastical landscapes, and arm-wrestling matches that could be won by the simple flip of your favourite cap. It was an amazing decade for movies, and for action movie icons. Looking back on the early career of one of the era’s most iconic megastars, Arnold Schwarzenegger, there’s one thing that jumps out like doomed cannon-fodder from one of his movies; they were never dull. After having successfully conquered the world of bodybuilding, and subsequently the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, with career defining roles in Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer, The Terminator and Red Sonja, it’s clear that going bigger would be better for his career. Those movies highlighted how Arnie’s impressive physique could be utilised for maximum effect, whether he was wielding a sword as Conan, or destroying an entire police station as the T-800 in The Terminator, it was pretty clear that muscles and mayhem were very much on the menu for 80s audiences.
This is just as well, because the movie we’re revisiting today, 1985’s Commando, is a glorious example of 80s excess. You want violence, you get it in spades. Daft one liners? Yup. Over the top, memorable villains with awesome facial hair. You betchya!. That’s right movie fans, we’re heading up that secluded mountain to catch-up with retired special agent, John Matrix, before he’s forced to rescue a very young Alyssa Milano from his former unit. So, grab hold of that airliner’s wheel after despatching some rogue passengers, as we take a retrospective look at the Mark L. Lester classic from 1985, here on ARNIE REVISITED!
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Rambo, Comando, Cobra, Rocky, Terminator, Bloodsport. 80s action classics
80s had some of the best action movies
Throw Cyborg and Conan in as well. I was in high school then and just hitting the times when I would not get carded (yes my local theaters would card you if you looked under 17). Good times!
Cobra and Bloodsport were two schitty movies made by Cannon Flims.
Cobra is underrated and that truck is so bad ass.
@@YourBoyWang Cobra and Over the top were the two schitty movies Sly made with Cannon Flims. 94% of Cannon films sucked ass.
Commando and Roadhouse define 80’s action for me. Two of the best movies ever made and always my go-to titles.
cant disagree with that but Big Trouble in Little China is insanely underrated, a true 80s gem
The score with the (inexplicable) steel drum sequence is amazing
Same composer as 48 Hrs which you'll notice is the same score.
@@trenchy1990the late James Horner,he also made the scores of Titanic,Braveheart,Enemy at the Gates,Troy.
@@trenchy1990 always loved the score from 48 hrs
The epitomy of over the top, 80's actions films. A jacked star, guns that never run out of ammo, enemies that can't aim and cheesy one liners.
“Let out some steam,
Bennett”
🌬️💨🌊
@@glyph241 Fuck you asshole! *click* Fuck YOU asshole! Best line ever! But when the film starts with “I thought you missed me “ “don’t worry we won’t “ you know you are in for a treat
Love this movie! Really the first Arnold flick where he was able to be a regular guy (sort of) and not a barbarian or a machine. Many quotable lines, massive over-the-top action, a cartoonishly evil villain, and endless explosions - everything that sums up the 80s action genre all inside one movie!
Good observation about Arnold's first "regular guy" role. Also, one of the very few movies (if not the only one of the 1980s) in which he plays an actual father.
My dad brought this home on tape when I was 2 in 88. Let me watch it and I was an arnold fan ever since
Commando was my childhood! The violence! The one-liners! Personally, you can't get better when it comes to 80's action movies! I kinda miss these kinds of action movies. Wish someone would make a big budget homage to 80's action!
I feel like White House Down was as close to a good 80s action movie as it gets.
I was a teenager when I saw the movie, and till this day whenever its on, its a remote-drop for me, and Its a movie that now my brothers and I share with our kids, Its great!
I love Commando because it is the way it is.
Cheesy and over the top.
Sometimes, one just needs that kind of thing.
Commando is epic. Watched it on VHS so many times as a child. 80s and 90s films hold up better than modern films.
Screw the reviews, Commando is a damn classic. I've seen it God knows how many times over the years and you know what? I'll watch it again and again. Sometimes you just need blood, guts, guns, explosions and one-liners to make a day better.
It's the secret chamber mega gun store scene and the forever holstering, loading, tying, scene I love moat.
I had the poster on my childhood bedroom wall
Totally obsessed!
I like that the Mall in Commando was also used in Jingle All The Way.
Jingle All The Way was filmed in the Mall of America in Minnesota, not the Galleria in California.
The Galleria was used in many films
It was beautiful before they renovated it
wrong!
80S was the best time for action movies,i was a kid in the 80s me and my granny loved these movies we would fight over who was best Arnie or Sly ...Arnie was my childhood hero ,still have my vhs copy of this i got for my 11 birthday, good old days of movies
Was one of my favorites back in the day - didn't see it in the theatre, it was a time when you could go to the video store every friday night and always find 2-3 new movies in the "ACTION" section
The first time I saw this movie was with my family at home as we watched a rented VHS copy. During the end fight scene between John Matrix and Bennett I had become so enthralled in the action that I was unconsciously leaning in concert with Arnie as he struggled against his opponent; my leaning, as I was afterwards told by my dad, kept getting in the way of my sister's view of the movie.
BTW, for those who don't know, Alyssa Milano's acting career began with "Commando" and the successful 80s (to early 90s) television sitcom, "Who's the Boss?", (starring Tony Danza and Judith Light.) ("Who's the Boss?" premiered in Fall of 1984, "Commando" opening in Fall of 1985.)
I will always defend 80's action movies. I may be biased considering I grew up with these, but if the last 40 years have taught me anything is that the 80's were some of the best times for movies and music. This is a testament to that. This movie is glorious even today. They don't make them like this anymore and it's kinda sad. Great video.
The great thing about the 80's is that they just did what they did. Today, nobody does ANYTHING without worrying that some critic or Internet geek will mock them. Back then, the LAST thing anybody cared about was what some pussy thought...
One of the best actioners ever. Aunt rented this in 01 and finally saw it uncut. The gore was awesome and hilarious!
On my top 5 list of Arnold Schwarzenegger best movies, it's just a lot of fun, doesn't take itself seriously
I saw this in theaters and loved it! Cut the picture out of the newspaper and hung it on my wall along with Terminator.
Me too,i did the same,decades ago.
Hope you covet Raw Deal as it too is criminally underrated
Commando is a stone wall classic. As an 80's kid I was lucky to be allowed to watch this on VHS (along with Robocop, Terminator etc). To be honest, those of that really appreciate it the most are us 80's kids. Commando was basically an adult movie made specifically for kids. It was like the A-Team on steroids. I watched it with my a few month back with my then 17 year son and he just thought it was a cheesy as hell goofball action romp who found it mildly enjoyable.
Fun fact, Commando and Die Hard are in the same universe.
John Matrix raided the compound at Val Verde.
Col. Esperanza in Die Hard 2 was flying a military plane from Val Verde . . .🧐
I have this movie on Blu-Ray and,have watched it a number of times over the years.
The Awesomeness that is SLY and ARNIE Continues!! 👊😎✊😎👍😎👌🍁♈🍁
The 80's were the best time for movies.
An absolute bone fide classic. Whenever I am watching it, which is quite often, I am convinced it is the greatest movie ever made! 😊❤
Commando is an all time Action classic, it has some rough edges sure. But it’s Arnold that makes this movie, along with the supporting cast of memorable characters and memorable dialogue. The action is the icing on the cake, it’s as satisfying as you can get.
We would’ve gotten COMMANDO 2 but Arnold didn’t want to do it, so the script was reworked and became Die Hard.
The irony is a lot of what made this movie so great is now a large part of the genre formula today. This just proves that film critics know as little now as they did then.
I saw this film with my buddies back in the early 90s, we're around 11 or 12 years old and loved it! We laughed at every F bombs and of course the mayhem. It's funny that James Horner basically recycled his theme music from 48 Hrs. and used it for this film.
Priceless Arnie's gem!
I remember ITV showing an 'Arnie Season". Each Saturday night in September '92. Commando, Predator. Conan the Barbarian. Red Heat.
I'd seen it on video, when a friend with access to Sky Movies taped it off the Telly. I couldnt wait to have my own copy of it, along with Predator, Red Heat and Conan!!!!
Of the Awesome Foursome shown on ITV, Commando suffered the most with the editing. The knife fight between Matrix and Bennet was gone as you said, and several seconds of its more intense action/death scenes were cut. I didnt mind too much, but was annoyed at the time aswell.😂
That said, I cannot convey my excitement at the time of taping those films. I remember each of those Saturdays, eagerly looking forward to the film starting, hitting "Play/Record" on the aul' VHS player. Writing the film titles on the label stickers in artistic font, and proudly labeling the video cassette with "Commando and Red Heat". 4 hour video tape= two films on one tape!!!!
I was one of those kids that was allowed to watch anything when I was younger. I remember seeing this movie for the first when I was around 8 or 9. I already knew Arnie from the Terminator, Twins and Conan, but Commando holds a special place in my heart.
Commando was the very first Arnold film I ever saw back in the day & I am very happy after having seen almost all he has ever done that Commando was first. It was the perfect introduction to this man & icon.
Commando is exactly what it needs to be and, I suspect, everything it was intended to be. And I love every ridiculous second of it.
Always been one of my favorite action movies. I’ve got it on DVD so I might pull it out and watch it.
Absolute classic. We must have watched Commando about a hundred times. The music is fantastic. Bennett is one of the all time greatest movie bad guys.
Hands down my favourite Arnie movie.
Aw yes, the first real action movie I saw as a kid. Me and my friend watched it 3 times in succession because it was so cool. Still my favorite! It's so hard, but also so silly :D
One filming location you didn't mention (as there's almost no info about it) was the log cabin at the start of the film which is a private house on Mt Baldy in California.
I know this because I used to work with a bloke that lived in the house when Commando was filmed there.
He said the whole experience was amazing for his family and meeting Arnold was very memorable. He was a real standup bloke apparently.
Definitely the top of the pile when it comes to my favorite 80s action!!!!
We need our action movies to return especially with everything going on in the world. There are reasons men AND women flocked to see these in theaters and rent/owned at home. Once I was even called toxic masculine because of my love for my action films from someone who was supposed to be a friend but deep down was a simp and soy-boy for my then girlfriend. I'm not letting modern day society take away my love for 80s action just like I won't let that happen to my 80's horror. Most of these movies inspired us to be the men who we are, my grandfather raised me on Charles Bronson, Clint Eastwood, and John Wayne alone and I'm thankful. Let's get back to or bring back the 80s Action!
This is a must have for any Arnie collector. This movie rules!
This has been a long time favorite. My teen years were in the 80s and we had great movies like this. Disney will be doing a remake with Halle Bailey as Matrix. Though nowhere near as good, I put Commando just beneath Conan and Predator. You can't beat a one man army. Running Man was good, too. Red Heat is good. Raw Deal. The 80s were a great time to be alive.
Super Joe is also the player character in the original arcade game Bionic Commando. Bionic Commando on the NES was technically a sequel. Super Joe was the guy you (Captain Spencer) had to rescue.
5:52 That Valmet M78/83 (the Finnish RPK) also showed up in Predator.
8:39 (circular saw blades)
One of Arnie's best!
One of my favourite films I love it
Commando is so awesome...especially during the end siege....solders who couldn't hit the side of a building, and very visible ramps launching people in the air and wood stand ins in front of exploding buildings.
Me and my friends used to role play word for word, scene for scene of Commando as little kids in the 80's... I literally know every single mistake in the film... Like when he gets hit by the Porche leaving the mall, his wallet flys out, yet he pulls it out a short time later to show Chong a picture of his daughter..
😂😅i remember the only way they could get me to eat and finish up my food when i was a kid was by telling me its the only way i would get all strong and muscled up like commando and it always worked because i bought in to the idea fully, man its still one of my goat action movies especially the weapon looting scene
It's that good, it's my favourite ever movie. It's got everything. Humour, action and gore!!!!!
The mansion in the final shootout is the same mansion in the final shootout in Beverly Hills Cop.
Man I couldn't agree with you more. Fantastic movie, Arnie at top form, and the classic indestructible protagonist. He's basically still playing the Terminator. It's just plain fun. I feel similar about Last Action Hero, but I think I'm in the minority.
Awesome film, absolute classic
One of my favorite Arnold movies. I love when he wrecks the car onto its side, when he flips it back upright and drives it off, the side is magically repaired 😆
I remember renting this on VHS...😅
The UK cinema and original VHS release were cut (pipe being thrown into Bennett, the tool shed scene had a lot of quick cuts including the saw blade to the soldiers scalp omitted) which would have made it similar to the TV version you saw originally.
It wasn’t until the BBFC got a bit more relaxed with their ratings that the uncut version was released in the UK.
In the 80s, if a movie had blood&bullets me and my Dad were there! Good times, miss ya Pops.
I love rambo. Its definitely Arnold's movie i have watched the most.
Love this film, great video!
ice cream in the face !!!!...........is the best scene in the enterer movie !!!!!!!!!!
Oooh La-La!!!
“I lied”
Man, I remember seeing this in the theater. It actually made a bigger impression on me than Conan and Terminator.
I’m thinking maybe it was because he was a regular person with dialogue for a change.
My favorite Arnold movie
The 80s. Some was amazing to watch with the family, some I was too young to be watching upon discovery. 80s cheesy action is some of the best
God bless the 80s
This is one of the greatest Arnie movies, some of the action was rambunctious but it was (singing) acceptable in the 80's. I forgot about the late Bill Paxton, RIP Paxton and Weathers.
Commando is such a bonkers and great audience movie. When bill duke gets his. The male members of the audience weren't looking at him but the extra in next room who was very arthritic.
It kinda took Rambo first blood part 2 on at its own game and beat it by being knowingly silly and with Vernon wells bad guy amping the camp up it a 80s classic. It has nothing profound to say apart from enjoy the next two hours
i love commando one of my all time favs
Joel Silver produced Commando, and also produced 48 hrs., Predator, Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Demolition Man, Matrix etc.
In the other words the master of action movies were involved in Commando.
what a time to be alive!
Many One Man Army films were made in the 80',most of them Vietnam Vets,like Rambo the role model.
But unlike Rambo movies,when we saw a complex suffering character;in Commando,Arnold is a sarcastic and efficient killing machine in an arcade game,like Duke Nuken or Doom.
It's a unique great film,full of great quotes.
I love all of Arnold's movies, accept the terminators after 2.
In no particular order as it's too hard, but these are my favourite 10 movies out of his 40 + movies he's done
1) Twins
2) Kindergarten Cop
3) Total Recall
4) Predator
5) True Lies
6) Terminator 2
7) Eraser
8) Conan
9) End of days
10) Commando
Commando is such a stupid awesome action movie. Its so lame and awesome at the same time. Wow I love it.
Arnold with a m60 taking out a whole army just awesome.
I never grow tired of seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger beating up or killing people in this movie
Muscles and mayhem movies are timeless. I was hoping the Rock would be the next generation of one after his staring role in the Scorpion King, but he never really went through that. The closest one we have right now is Jason Statham.
Loved this movie growing up as a kid
It's dumb, over the top but EXTREMELY entertaining!
I saw it as teen when it came out and loved it. I watched recently, and while it's still fun, it has aged. Arnie taking out the soldiers during the climax does look little A-Team B-roll.
It’s great.
Noticed the other day that Commando and Predator could perfectly fit as one long movie.....
This is a live action cartoon movie. Totally ridiculous, but also very entertaining. It was only topped by "Predator", which is a true classic.
I liked Commando. It was quite good. At the time it would've been interesting had John Matrix crossed paths with John Rambo.
Hope to see a review of Chuck Norris' and Lee Marvin's The Delta Force next.
The best scen for me was when the Bad Guys Soldiers where where "storming the castle", but one griped about a rose thorn that cut his arm!
that's Die Hard 1 :)
Cheese is good, really good ;) And the game was superb. Damn, the amount of coins I put into that machine back in the day is insane ;) Along with 1942, one of my favourites. The film is pure 80s action madness.
If you liked Commando, you might like Arnie's totally underrated "Raw Deal". Same general action genre, but a slightly tad more serious FBI agent undercover in the Chicago mob.
in the 2010s there was supposed to be a remake of Commando with the guy from Avatar, Sam Worthington...
This was the film that really kicked off the Schwarzenegger quips. Here's a few of my favourites:
Let off some steam Bennett.
You know when i said i'll kill you last? I lied.
Hey what happened to your friend?
I let him go.
Don't disturb my friend, he's dead tired.
Great score by James Horner.
What a year 1985 was… it gave us Commando and Rocky IV as well as the “Chuck Norris facts” of Chuck Norris films in Invasion USA.
The one liners... set Arnie up for his comedy movies, eg Twins.
You can see the ice cream shop he eats at on Mt. Baldy on Google earth. The movie house he lives in is also nearby. Really neat to see.
Fucking LOVE this movie
Arnold Schwarzenegger is John Matrix who eats green berets for Breakfast
Taking on enemy forces of arius and Bennett is like cutting warm butter
Im pretty sure Predator did more for Arnolds rep as a hero
I watch Commando whenever I need to let off some steam
A really fun and informative video, but the way the narrator Adam Walton words it in the beginning, if one didn't know any better, it would be believed that VanDamme and Willis were competition for Schwarzenegger in 1985 along Sly, and that's simply not true.
Bruce Willis and Jean-Claude Van Damme's signature films "Die Hard " and "Bloodsport" both came out in 1988 along with the Steven Seagal actioner " Above The Law."
That's 3 years after "Commando" had debuted theatrically and been played on cable and VHS cassette tapes constantly.
By the time Willis, Seagal, and VanDamme had thrown their hats in the action movie ring, "Commando" already had 3 years in which it positively etched itself onto the hearts and minds of moviegoers all over the world therefore establishing Arnold's reputation as an action movie icon.
When "Commando" dropped in 1985, Schwarzenegger's only real competition was some dude named Sylvester Stallone.
Eh..., I guess one could probably make a case for the Chuckster (Norris) as well.
@matthewdaley746 Andrew Davis has made some really cool action films. The best, of course, being "The Fugitive."
This and Showdown and little tokyo the best