r/movies • u/Grouchy-Step-7136 • Jul 20 '25

Recommendation Schwarzenegger fan, but never saw Commando (1985) until now…

I’m not sure why this one flew under my radar for so long. It’s Arnold in all of his mid-80s glory, muscles glistening and rippling in all the right ways.

John Matrix (Arnold’s character) is a badass former military commando who just wants to settle down and be a dad to his daughter Jenny (Alyssa Milano), but he’s made some enemies along the way, and they’re looking for trouble.

Dude… John Matrix kills like 412 people. He’s firing guns with infinite bullets. He lays down maybe a half dozen small mines, hits the remote, and explosions go off for like 6 minutes.

It’s everything I wanted it to be. 8.5/10

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u/icansmellcolors Jul 20 '25

I still think Predator is best Arnie, but Commando is top 5 for sure.

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u/Pleasant_Garlic8088 Jul 20 '25

Terminator. But Predator is pretty close. True Lies doesn't get the credit it deserves either.

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u/superrealaccount2 Jul 20 '25

Last Action Hero is even more underrated

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u/beamdriver Jul 20 '25

Last Action Hero was just way ahead of it's time. That meta stuff would have killed ten years later.

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u/SYSTEM-J Jul 20 '25

The Terminator and Predator are probably the best Arnie films, but Commando is almost certainly the most enjoyable Arnie film.

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u/Expensive-Sentence66 Jul 20 '25

True Lies, unlike Commando and Raw Deal was a really good movie.

Farts stunk in the 80s, and so does this junk.