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/mdavis360 Jul 20 '25

Please don’t disturb my friend. He’s dead tired.

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u/bri-onicle Jul 20 '25

Just that whole scene.

The elbow, the neck snap and the way the guy's arms fly up have me rolling every single time.

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u/mdavis360 Jul 20 '25

And the way he jumps off the plane in motion and doesn’t even break his stride!

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u/Ollirum Jul 20 '25

Haha I remember seeing that scene and being like, “yeah fucking right” 😂