Reacting to COMMANDO (1985) | Movie Reaction

[@jasonmcewen436]

If you want to see Arnie acting with kids, consider adding Kindergarten Cop to your watchlist...

[@dan_hitchman007]

YES!!!

[@dan_hitchman007]

@paulohernanndizz3506 And it is actually filmed in Astoria. Not like some movies that say they are in a particular place and it's really Canada or L.A.

[@Yevgeniy-UA]

Total recall

[@KevinLyda]

"I let him go" and "He's dead tired" are hilarious lines.

[@HistoritorJimaldus]

But ‘let off some steam’ is the cherry on top 😂

[@VladislavBabbitt]

@@HistoritorJimaldus Bennett will be back in Road Warrior.

[@ComedicPause]

This movie is everything that made 80's action films great distilled into 90 minutes.

[@Michael75579]

Commando is an 80s action movie that knows exactly what it is, has no pretensions to be great art, and goes for it full-bore. Unlike most of these movies, the female lead isn't a useless screaming bimbo; Cindy is smart, brave, capable and keeps her head under pressure.

[@reverendB]

The same could be said of Jenny, considering she's 12 or whatever.

[@clarencewalker3925]

It's a guilty pleasure.

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

Agreed she makes herself VERY useful Something "Donna Marie" seemed to miss, maybe because she is so tanked up on booze

[@ashscott6068]

@@nigeldonaldson1647 Who is Donna Marie? Why is her name in completely unnecessary quotes? Who cares if someone has a drink? Especially when watching movies like this. What on Earth are you talking about? Why should it need mentioning that a random secondary character actually does something? Though....she DID mention it. And more than once. Did I miss some sarcasm or something?

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

i'd say when booze interferes with the quality/coherence of a review, is it worth watching it? especially when it's every time , & someone's speech is slurred because of it, & they sound silly & a bit cocky- arent I clever figuring out what's going to happen what does "movies like this" mean? I think COMMANDO is a lot of fun very tongue in cheek its not meant to be James bond or Indiana jones,( I hope that makes it plainer to you)@@ashscott6068

[@LordVolkov]

"Remember when I promised I'd kill you last? I lied..." I had a teacher in grade school who would quote Commando relentlessly, so it is ingrained in my memory for better or worse 😅 It's a lot of over the top action with a great cast (Bill Duke, David Patrick Kelly, and Dan Hedeya all delight in their scenes and deaths), a catchy steel drum soundtrack, and more one-liners than you can fire an endless barrage of bullets at (without reloading 😉).

[@reactions5783]

If I had that teacher, me (every lesson): "Remember when I promised I'd do my homework? ... I lied!"

[@stagger5863]

That where one of the more funny scenes, along whit *(let out some steam Bennet)*

[@rorynolan3187]

When he drops Sully he screams ''OOH LA LA'' .

[@LordEriolTolkien]

''This movie is so bad its actually amazing.'' Lol. I never once in all the countless times I have watched this movie failed to grin at the cheese all the way through. Every one liner and explosion is amazing

[@Laceykat66]

You're a funny man, David, I like you. That is why I am going to "Thumbs Up" you last. 😄😄👍

[@kemmdog4444]

If you notice,the yellow Porsche was damaged in the side collision with the red convertible, but when Arnold flips it upright and drives off in it, the side is undamaged.

[@4040bsc]

Commando is one of those rare perfect movies. It doesn't waste any time in telling it's story nor does it overstay it's welcome once the conclusion is reached. Everyone involved is aware of exactly what kind of movie it is and had no pretensions of the story being taken seriously. The score is simultaneously oddball and brilliant (those steel drums!!!). Arnold is a force of screen presence all on his own here, with the Adonis-physicality of his musculature and relentless tapestry of one-liners spilling out of the screen throughout the entire movie and washing across you in a glorious embrace of peak 80's. And of course, Vernon Well's Bennet with his chainmail vest is a great foil, iconic on his own as well. For me, Commando is the purest an Arnold movie has ever been, and it never ever fails to entertain.

[@x_trio_3_po333]

Definitely an Oscar worthy movie! Worthy of my late uncle Oscar who totally loved this film while he was alive.

[@LordEriolTolkien]

This is peak 80's Action Cheese. Enjoy! Don't ask questions

[@gregoriomiller8241]

Yup

[@jarnopylkkanen5453]

You are gorgeus

[@kieronball8962]

I love it when Dawn Marie tells us what she thinks is going to happen, then after seeing what is actually happening, claim that she was right all along. :)

[@spaghetti9845]

easy to do when you have clearly seen the movie before.

[@arcturus6688]

@@spaghetti9845 Why do you think she has seen it before?

[@5hanesBoard]

I was thinking the same thing 😂

[@LenOliver-yz6os]

Yeah she was pretty clueless all threw the movie she could watch this 3 times!!! and on the 4th time still wounldnt get it rt.🤣🤣🤣

[@YodatheHobbit]

Yeah, I've noticed that happens QUITE often as well.

[@DV80s]

That song at the end is by The Powerhouse and the singer for this song is Michael Des Barres. Michael Des Barres played a manic assassin in the '80s TV show, MacGyver. He kept returning every so often to try to kill MacGyver again and again.

[@waterbeauty85]

Dawn's dizziness explaining "guns" was too adorable.

[@dubbleplusgood]

i watched this opening night in a packed theatre and everyone loved it. Big crowd pleaser and lots of silly fun.

[@BuffaloC305]

"...best, stupidest movie..." Yes, in fact, I think it's still among the tops of that genre. And so much fun no matter how many times it's been re-watched.

[@clarencewalker3925]

Best or stupid?

[@1massboy]

@@clarencewalker3925 Both. The best stupid movie EVER!!!!!!!!!!

[@doubleT84]

"You're fired!" would have been a good one liner, too.

[@luther1546]

Vernon Wells is so great in this. I love his bug-eyed, insane delivery.

[@davewhitmore1958]

Oi!

[@justindenney-hall5875]

@luther1546 I heard the direction he was given for his character was that Bennett is in love with Matrix but wants to murder him at the same time.

[@shanester1832]

The purest action movie there is, just enough story to string together wild action sequences.

[@ThreadBomb]

As many people before me have pointed out, _Commando_ may not be the best film that Arnie ever made, but it's definitely the most Arnie film that he ever made. The ending teases a sequel, but sadly there was never a Commando 2. The film made a good profit, so I can only assume that scheduling or money demands were too much of a problem. We can always pretend that Predator was the sequel! If you're wondering which Arnie film to watch next, I recommend one of his comedies (Twins, Kindergarten Cop, Junior, Jingle all the Way). They are all good fun.

[@emilmlodnicki3835]

Kindergarten Cop, definitely. At one point it was the most rented movie in America. My copy from blockbuster was totally worn out when I watched it.

[@flerbus]

"last action hero"

[@JamesGadbury]

​@@flerbusgood suggestion!

[@iaincowell9747]

Steven E. de Souza has said that he did write a Commando 2 with script revisions by Frank Darabont, but obviously it never got made.

[@Redplant99]

Dawn Marie - "You can't just jump off a plane." True for most people, but Arnie can fall a long way into a few feet of swampy water and be just fine. 😂😂

[@lazyperfectionist1]

17:53 "She's gonna be Jenny's new mom." You know, I've heard there _was_ a script for this movie that had a _romantic_ dynamic between John and Cindy. But personally, I think it's _much_ more believable with the buddy-cop dynamic that exists between them _here._

[@BluesJammer69]

This was the Last Action Hero before the Last Action Hero!

[@Thewingkongexchange]

This was essential viewing for impressionable young lads at the time lol! Playgrounds across the land would be full of quotes from this and 'Predator'. Such a fun action film - it knows exactly what's required of it and just gets on and delivers.

[@clarencewalker3925]

"A scaffy van". You learn somthing new everyday. And to Dawn Marie: Welcome to the world of guilty pleasures. And there are more to come!

[@jcr9520]

I saw this movie with my best friend, when we were in high school, as a double feature with Sylvester Stallone’s Cobra and we howled with laughter for three hours. We still laugh about it.

[@SirHilaryManfat]

I miss those days. You could be entertained and laugh along at the cheese at the same time. I don't think modern audiences understand how entertaining these sclock 80's movies could be, as they'd probably just dismiss them as crap.

[@MichaelDzikowski-ms9iz]

The scene when Arnold cut off the guys arm,he suppose to beat him unconscious with it because he kept screaming and Arnold runs off still carrying the arm,according to Arnold's interview in Playboy.💪💪💪

[@347Jimmy]

I thought he was supposed to beat him to death with it lol

[@spaghetti9845]

that mall must have been the training academy for security guards.

[@namelessjedi2242]

This is the first Arnie movie that was full of one-liners, a tradition and trademark that came to help define his film career.

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

The 80s were so frickin awesome. It rocked!

[@benprowett9155]

And if you're wondering why Bennett's clothes are tight- the actor playing him was replaced last minute but not the smaller actor's wardrobe. So I've heard.

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

The guy playing Bennet is the same guy who played the Mohawked Wasteland Warrior in Mad Max 2, who then later went on to play a caricature of that character in the 1985 film "Weird Science" with Anthony Michael Hall.

[@jeffmurray1775]

Till I saw this reaction I had no idea how cheesy it was didn’t think of that when it first came out 🤣

[@15blackshirt]

Not only was this released the same year as Rambo: First Blood Part 2, it was made to be a satire. Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in this between Red Sonja and Raw Deal, the latter in which I recommend watching. The big bald guy in this played Mac in Predator

[@MrRhelli]

When Sully first appeared, who else said out loud "Warriors come out to play." Note to Dawn: Stick The Warriors on your to watch list.

[@mikecronis]

"Scaffie" is from the Scottish of the term, "Scavenger" or street-sweeper / garbage-collector. Scots have interesting terms and great food, like "Neeps & Tatties". To me, haggis tastes pretty much like oatmeal with breakfast-sausage mixed-in. Oh, those meat-pies.. heavenly, truly.

[@Deegee_1969]

Great to see your smile and hear laughter from you again, especially after episode 9 of "Band of Brothers". Want another Arnie film? "Kindergarten Cop" is a great Arnie film, where he's "left in charge" of a nursery class as an undercover cop. And that's all I'm saying. :)

[@cmcculloch1]

Me and nearly all mate mates were born in the 80s and everyone of us will quote this. Fun trivia fact - there actually IS a white booklet with the word 'instructions' on it, on the rocket launcher that can be seen when they are wheeling the gear out of the store!

[@Bloodchylde2012]

I had this on VHS tape and watched it every weekend after Saturday morning cartoons. It was this little boys dream movie because i thought it was just so cool.

[@phil8821]

"Green beret getting killed by a chairleg", lol, that made my day.

[@greigclement9081]

I loved how Dawn says "no way !" when Arnie perdforms impossible feats like breaking a padlocked chain, but was happy to watch him carry a freakin tree at the start of the film !

[@simontay4851]

Carries it no problem. If anyone can carry a tree, its arnie.

[@samsherrington7423]

Me and my friends used to love watching this film for a laugh. Especially the end fights against Freddie Mercury in a chain mail vest. Its just absolute comedy gold. Right between the eyes, John! 😂

[@Thewingkongexchange]

Bennett is one of the worst/best villains of all time. The fact that the film tries to present him as an actual threat is hilarious.

[@samsherrington7423]

Agreed. The electrocution bit gets me every time. How he comes off it and instantly chins Arnie its just fucking amazing

[@Thewingkongexchange]

@@samsherrington7423 Super charged Bennett lol

[@Dystopia1111]

"I'm not going to shoot you between the eyes, John. I'm going to shoot you between the BAWLZ!"

[@iaincowell9747]

He's in Mad Max 2

[@eyemknothear3312]

Best Freddie Mercury Villain ever!!!

[@michaelcoulter1725]

I'm surprised throughout the movie he didn't say hayoooooo!!! Lol

[@GregoryHager2011]

You guys know that is not Freddie right???

[@claudioferraro1652]

Freddie Mercury's best cosplayer ever 😂

[@michaelcoulter1725]

No I thought he was Ringo Starr of course you know the dude's not Freddie Mercury dude

[@ThreadBomb]

That fishnet top was the villain's worst mistake.

[@mikefoster6018]

Most quotable movie ever! Even the atrocious continuity/props are quotable! (self-repairing yellow Porsche, black briefs becoming white shorts in the dinghy, dustbin men's gunfire causing no injuries until the victim is on the ground, dummies next to exploding buildings etc). Love it so much. I've bonded with people over simply this movie.

[@trevorgoddard2278]

The scene on the beach were Arnie straps on all the weapons has been parodied at least twice (that I know of) once in the computer game "Worms" and once by Terry Pratchett in the Discworld Novel "Pyramids" in both cases they add one too many weapons and fall over.

[@quixote6942]

My Question to Dawn Marie is, "Were you "going Commando" while watching Commando?"... Dirty Old Men need to know! hehehe Love your reactions!

[@jonathanmartin8716]

The little girl went on to become a great actress :) Alyssa Milano was most noted as one of THE child actresses of the 80's in "Who's the Boss?" and later as one of the sisters in "Charmed" :)

[@Yvo19]

1:06 They're like Aberdeenshire Scaffies, run on their own timetable. HA HA.

[@joetuktyyuktuk8635]

In the early eighties, super cheesy action movies were the thing... this one is like the penultimate achievement in the genre. Just a callout to the boiler room and extensive heating system... on a tropical island 🙂 that scene was only there for the one liner "Let off some steam..." 🤣

[@iaincowell9747]

Death Wish 3 The Running Man Missing in Action Cobra Invasion U.S.A

[@joetuktyyuktuk8635]

@@iaincowell9747 Definitely some competition for sure 🤣

[@victorsos100]

Masterpiece!!!!! PURE AND SIMPLE!!!! ❤❤❤❤🏆🏆🏆👍👍

[@jeffjefferson7384]

I remember seeing this on ITV growing up. That entire garden shed scene was cut out lol.

[@Banditt42]

The Mansion at the end is Greenacres. Harold Lloyds estate where he lived until he died.

[@erikthompson619]

I was 11 years old in 1985 and your guess about the impression Arnie made on boys our age at the time is pretty much spot on 😀

[@frankcraven1679]

'Imagine bein' a Green Beret and being killed by a chair leg.' Haha!

[@craig1550]

I think by this time in the 80’s , it was a body count competition between Arnie & Stallone in their movies .

[@AutomanicJack]

i love this movie.. watched it many times as a kid and thougth it was the coolest movie back then

[@Thewingkongexchange]

"The girls gonna die.... yeeaahhh!!!" LOL *rubs hands together and twirls evil moustache*

[@Jason_N7]

"It IS a nightmare... a short one." I love Dawn. 🤣

[@jonahhex9620]

There are simple directions on many weapons but generally there’s manuals that go with the weapons we’re issued in the military.

[@twooharmony2000]

9:29 9:32 the actor is in movie called Dreamscape. -Ernie Moore Jr

[@lazyperfectionist1]

9:39 "I'm not going to hurt you. I'm just going to tear your _car_ apart to make sure I have no comfortable place to _sit."_

[@fiddiehacked]

A little surprised Dawn didn't recognize the daughter, Jenny. She was already co-starring in a hit TV series with Tony Danza, then grew up to be a Charm-ing witch for nearly a decade.

[@farmerbill6855]

And sadly, now is a liberal crackpot who traded her Tesla in on a Volkswagen because she "didn't want a car designed by a fascist".

[@BM-hb2mr]

Ya, and she's about as whoke as they come..she's a horrible horrible person.

[@MrSheckstr]

Its a matter of timing…. WTB started in 84…. Commando came out in 85 but unless you saw commando IN THE THEATER… its probably at least 87 before you are catching it on HBO…. 88 before its the 7/8pm movie on USS…. 89 before its on a UHF channel…. So alyssa would have aged to the point you wouldnt recognize her …… might as well apply the same logic to her WTB baby brother and CUJO…

[@Ship-security]

Little known fact, those Hittman were working on that trash truck for several months just waiting for him to not take his cans out on time.

[@Raven5150]

The reason, that chain mail tank top is so small is that is not the original actor cast for the part and they didn't have time to make a bigger one

[@christiantidball6121]

Fun Fact: That mansion is the same one at the end of Beverly Hills Cop with Eddie Murphy.

[@mikkolappalainen9916]

Commando is just full of 😂. Awesome movie and a classic. One-liners are immortal.

[@AstroXeno]

Commando is more than just an over-the-top cheezy 80s action movie; It's also the final boss of movie drinking games.

[@AstroXeno]

Every fatality = 1 drink Every implausible feat of Ahnoldt strength = 1 drink Every cheezy Ahnoldt one-liner = 1 drink

[@dennislopez1272]

Great reaction, Dawn Marie. You are 100% correct. The movie is ridiculous, cheesy, and totally entertaining. That's what most of the 80's action movies were.

[@christopherrobertson8098]

Silent sensor alarms were commonly used in stores of that type

[@patrick1muldoon]

Just after Matrix drops Sully off the bridge... Cindy: "What did you do with Sully?" Matrix: "I let him go." Another banger!

[@astromanjdh5908]

I saw it in the theater when it came out, everyone had a blast of over the top fun.

[@animalcharitychannel]

I'll have you know that all the skills Arnie used in this film were legitimate tactics back in the 80s 🤣🤣

[@jamielandis4308]

You just made my day! This movie is fried 80’s cheese. It’s impossible to not enjoy this movie. Another fun 80’s movie with Rae Dawn Chong is “The Principal.” Another with the actor playing Sully is “The Warriors.” The 80’s were my sandbox. I’ll never steer you wrong.

[@christhornycroft3686]

80s movies had some of the most awesomely stupid soundtracks, too. Why are they playing Caribbean 80s club music when he’s at a mall? 😂 Nostalgia is a crazy thing. It can make you overlook stupidity. I grew up in the 80s and 90s, and some things only aged well if you have a memory attached to them. I find some of the late 90s stuff ages the best regardless. Not all of it, though. At least these action movies were shot for real and no blatantly fake CG was used.

[@jeffjefferson7384]

Warriors, come out to play ayyyy

[@dennismoore2752]

Me and my buddy were 15 yrs old when we saw this on VHS. BEST. MOVIE. EVER. 😂

[@Basti805]

28:12 I can tell you, where you_ve seen this... It's the same location as Victor's house in Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

[@philmullineaux5405]

The black dude is Bill Duke, a master class trained actor, also in predator and American Gigolo! The black chica is Tommy Chong's daughter! She was in some excellent 80s-90s movies. The line, "c'mon Bennett, let's party!" With his face and holding the knife, excellent meme and Tshirt!

[@masonfreeman5176]

Back in the 80's I first saw this and cobra on the same night.....I miss those days.

[@suproliver]

The big black bald bad guy in Commando also played Mac in Predator. The actor is Bill Duke. Commando came out first in 1985. Predator was 1987. -OG

[@aaronjl18]

16:18 She read the instructions - and still managed to fire it backwards first...

[@honda86tb]

37 years ago, this was on Cinemax about 3 times a day. I watched it every time.

[@artursandwich1974]

"What a sleaze... What an absolute sleaze!" You should see David Patrick Kelly in the movie from six years before, and absolute gem of the seventies cinema, "The Warriors". If it's not yet on your to-watch list, it definitely should.

[@347Jimmy]

It's the most *Arnie* of all Arnie movies. From feeding the deer, to suplexing the phone booth, and I'm fairly certain he kills the most people in this film.

[@pasifred8589]

Sully screaming, ooh la la! is a one time thing in the movies. 😂

[@MisterFastbucks]

The absolute zenith of 80's action cheese. A masterpiece!

[@justonjenkins1589]

With Arnold there is no lines, and rocket launchers actually do have instructions on them so that someone doesn't end up doing exactly what she did

[@michaelhoward6663]

Perfect reaction to this movie! So cheesy that it's great. Put it on, shut off your brain, and enjoy. One of my favorite scenes - if you look closely when Arnie blows up the building right after landing on the island, one of the soldiers is still standing. The cutout they used for the soldiers didn't fall over. Tough, bad guys I guess. I would recommend Total Recall for the next Arnie movie. Action, suspense, aliens, Mars, and 3 boobs! (Watch the movie.) On to the next one!!

[@stevemccullagh36]

The mansion at the end is the same house they used at the end of Beverly Hills Cop.

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

This cut of Commando is way more brutal and gory than what I grew up watching!

[@mvader7188]

The toolshed scene with the guy being tomahawked with a saw blade😂

[@DV80s]

In the mid '80s, us teenagers were use to watching action movies like this. The VCR allowed us to watch these movies over and over and over and our parents didn't care.

[@greigclement9081]

Although Arnie has starred in more high production films, this is my favourite Arnie film. Its got cheese,, cartoon villains, action, mass body count, and those one-liners only Arnie can deliver. I saw this in the cinema in the 80s and the audience had a blast. It was a great time to see movies in the 80s.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

7:03 "Right. Let's figure this out. What's gonna happen? How's he get out of this?" Yeah. Because _he_ knows the score. He knows, as long as these people have his daughter, they have no reason to _release_ her as long as he _cooperates._ His cooperation is more likely to lead to her _death_ than her _release._

[@RoGueNavy]

The body count and one-liner count in this movie are amazing!

[@feldweible]

My class at Camp Pendleton was the last one to live fire the 4 barreled M202 Multi shot flame rocket launcher. They couldn't fix an issue with the rockets seizing up in the tube when launched and it would carry the launcher down range and try to take the Marine who fired it as well.

[@capndave9152]

And there are instructions on the side of the launcher.

[@LUNATIC75]

Not one of my favourite Arnie films, but "I lied." is perhaps my favourite one liner from him.

[@somehighlights2851]

This is TOP TIER Arnold. There's more one liners on this one than in his entire career.

[@TK-hw2ph]

There ARE in fact instructions on rocket launchers…

[@Demigord]

"I lied" "he's dead tired" "let off some steam" etc. very quotable

[@wyldhowl2821]

This movie is great silly fun. Arnie definitely set the one-liner dial to maximum. Realism be damned. As a wee lad, I saw this in theatres. My mum went with me, and was so grossed out by the combat gore.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

2:26 You know, Matrix, lifting a log is supposed to be a _teamwork_ building exercise. "I don't need a team."

[@richinderbyshire4779]

20:14 The shed scene was heeeeaavily cut years ago. Ive seen this film a thousand times from 1990 till a few years ago... but Ive never seen that scene uncut until today. He chopped the guys arm off?!! My jaw hit the floor :)

[@surlycanadian]

You were watching a different version then; I had the original VHS and I’ve only seen the shed scene with the arm amputation.

[@TheShockninja]

Arnold only disarmed him. Another guy needed a haircut, so Arnie cut a little off the top.

[@richinderbyshire4779]

@@surlycanadian Yeah it was the tv version taped on VHS in around 1989.

[@richinderbyshire4779]

@@TheShockninja Ha. Good one :)

[@capndave9152]

When the movie came out, Arnold said he cut off a guys arm and beat him with it but said the MPAA had them take it to avoid any X rating.