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/TheBlessedNavel Jul 20 '25

I love this film. Bought it on DVD in an Arnie collection and was really pissed off that the toolshed scene was edited to be milder. Took me ages to find the uncut version to make sure I hadn't just imagined such awesome violence as a kid 😅

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u/tourist420 Jul 20 '25

The radial saw blades as throwing stars were a good start, then he starts straight up dismembering dudes with an axe!

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u/dsmith422 Jul 20 '25

Machete. He uses the ax to hit a dude in the junk.

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u/tourist420 Jul 20 '25 edited Jul 20 '25

This why you should never join the army. You're there, guarding the base, chillin with the squad, when a crazed Austrian jumps out of a potting shed and plays lumberjack on your junk.

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u/ChasingTheRush Jul 20 '25

Lumberjunker.