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| Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: October 4, 1985 |
Starring:
Alyssa Milano, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Duke, Dan Hedaya, David Patrick Kelly, Drew Snyder, James Olson, Rae Dawn Chong, Sharon Wyatt, Vernon Wells
Summary:
A retired elite Black Ops Commando launches a one man war against a group of South American criminals who have kidnapped his daughter.
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In Commando, the fetching surprise is the glancing humor between the quixotic and larky Rae Dawn Chong and the straight-faced killing machine of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Chong lights up the film like a firefly, Schwarzenegger delivers a certain light touch of his own, the result is palatable action comics.
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There is something weirdly appealing about Commando and its self-deprecating celebration of violent excess. [16 Oct 1985, p.D5]
Though not as good as Terminator, the film has a better-than-usual script for this sort of thing and shows a lot of humor. Schwarzenegger isn't especially good as an actor, but his presence is impressive, and he is beginning to show some style, if not much substance. For action fans, one of the picks of the litter for the year.
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Lester doesn't have the sense of visual style that other directors, like Spielberg and Lucas, bring to their comic-book movies; harshly lit and sometimes amateurish, Commando doesn't last in your eye. And Lester doesn't pace his sequences, allowing the suspense to build -- it's all breakneck, and it tires you out. [04 Oct 1985, p.E3]
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Feb 7, 2021
Literally presses all the buttons a film should. If all films were like this, we would live in a happier world.
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Apr 7, 2020
Peak 1980s action-comedy. Peak comedy Arnie. The plot's ludicrous but is also entirely irrelevant. I LOVED it.
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Jul 12, 2020
Very good typical 80s action flick the script is very good but the delivery is not.
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Mar 30, 2020
The beginning is not bad, the first action in the mall is good. But later it become ridiculous. So many enemies and none can shoot him. The humour is dull with many oneliner.
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Nov 27, 2018
Reasonable movie, but with good action scenes. It's the tipic action 80s movie towatch when you want some fun and adrenaline. That's my profissional critic with note 6, but my note to how cool he is I give 8.
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