Das Phantom Kommando (1985)

Das Phantom Kommando: Directed by Mark L. Lester. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells. A retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.

“Commando (1985) It is one of the best a American action thriller film out there made in the world. The film is Directed by Mark L. Lester, and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rae Dawn Chong.Released in 1985, u0026#39;Commandou0026#39; starred action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger as a retired Delta Force operative who must rescue his daughter from the mercenaries who killed his entire team. Also starring a young Alyssa Milano and Rae Dawn Chong, u0026#39;Commandou0026#39; was yet another hit for Schwarzenegger. It is been 30 years and it is still consider it as the one of most best Action war flicks in the world out there. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI eat green berets for breakfast, and right now I am very hungry. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eArnold Schwarzenegger played Colonel John Matrix, a previous Delta Force operative who must rescue his daughter from the mercenaries who killed the other members of his unit. Schwarzenegger previously rose to fame with roles in the u0026#39;Conanu0026#39; films and u0026#39;The Terminator.u0026#39;John Matrix, ultimate soldier and one-man army. Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter (Alyssa Milano) is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess (Rae Dawn Chong) and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before sheu0026#39;s killed.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn the beginning, there was the masterpiece known as Commando. And the God of u0026#39;80s Action Excess did look upon it and see that it was good. And all did Arnold Schwarzenegger massacre hundreds of mercenaries in displays of awesome ultra-violence, and Alyssa Milano did rejoice.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAfter the triple play of The Terminator and both Conan films, Arnold Schwarzenegger graduated to top billing with Commando; a classic u0026#39;80s action movie which delivers tons of explosions, violence and guns, in addition to containing an assortment of evil villains, cheesy one-liners, big guns, bigger guns and enough dead bodies to keep a morticianu0026#39;s convention busy for days. It was produced by illustrious action super-producer Joel Silver and written by distinguished action writer Steven E. de Souza, not to mention that the primary star is none other than the iconic Arnie. On any level above that of red-faced guilty pleasure, thereu0026#39;s simply no way to defend Commando. Itu0026#39;s a gloriously primitive and action vehicle which makes absolutely no bones about its absurdity. It never pretends to be anything other than a simple-minded exercise in vicarious violence. Its heart and soul is best by a line of dialogue – a female character, while witnessing two macho behemoths engaged in mano-a-mano fisticuffs, exclaims u0026quot;These guys eat too much red meat!u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eArnold Schwarzenegger is a delicate talent to work with. If a director tries to make the personality of a character he portrays too complex, the result will be confusion or, at best, unintended hilarity. Mr. Schwarzenegger first appears in u0026#39;u0026#39;Commandou0026#39;u0026#39; in parts – one huge bicep and then another; when the camera pulls back he is seen to be carrying an ax and the trunk of a large tree down a mountainside to his house. And the early scenes in which Mr. Schwarzenegger, as Col. John Matrix, a retired commando, is at home with his daughter (Alyssa Milano) have an underlying current of humor – it is clear the child would be as comfortable cuddling up to a polar bear.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGreat and very intelligent review/retrospective of one of the most badass action movie classics of all times! I love this movie to death and i will always defend it from people who make fun of movies such as this one. I would personally prefer dozens of movies like Commando and Cobra rather than 90% of action movies today. Badassssssss Action flick, it fast Entertained , it has gore of action, tons of violence,The film is violent, and somewhat bloody. Youu0026#39;ll see lots of heavy automatic and explosive weapons, and youu0026#39;ll see them used well. I grew up with this film and this film introduced me in to A Schwarzenegger films and a fan today. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e10/10 Grade: A Studio: 20TH Century Fox, Silver Pictures Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Alyssa Milano, Bill Paxton Director: Mark L. Lester Producer: Joel Silver Screenplay: Steven E. De Souza Story: Steven E. De Souza, Joseph Loeb III, Matthew Weisman Rated: R Running Time: 1 Hr. 30 Mins. Budget: $10 Million Box Office: $220,532,327”