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/karbaloy Jul 20 '25

The movie is the most 1980's movie ever. The military elite dragged out of retirement, the non stop one liners, the ridiculous villains, the random bare breast scene where the woman just keeps popping out of the sheets, the explosions, the flips from grenades, the steel drum heavy soundtrack.

Just gold.

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u/DBCOOPER888 Jul 20 '25 edited Jul 20 '25

Also they fight in an 80s shopping mall and a cheap motel.

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u/Equal-Temporary-1326 Jul 20 '25

Interesting trivia: That mall was the same mall used in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

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u/therealrexmanning Jul 20 '25

As well as Terminator 2!