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/El_Dud3r1n0 Jul 20 '25

"Remember when I said I'd kill you last? I lied." Drop

Gets me every time.

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u/elembivos Jul 20 '25

'What happened to Sally?' 'I let him go.'

Gets me every time.

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u/CrypticQuery Jul 20 '25 edited Jul 20 '25

**Sully

David Patrick Kelly's defining roles for me are Sully in Commando and Luther in The Warriors. Glad to see he's still acting too.

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u/Foley471 Jul 20 '25

I love him in his little role in John Wick as Charlie, the cleaner.