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  Teleport City
Since Commando is young when his father is killed, we have to assume at least a dozen years or more pass between this and the rest of the movie, which would put the event somewhere in the middle of the 1970s.
Commando suspects that something is up, but he is stymied by management, which means this is one of the first films to feature a highly skilled commando who is constantly hamstrung by a middle manager in a comfy sweater.
Commando and Asha have a musical love number set against the majestic backdrop of the Himalayas, except the song is awful, they spend most of their time falling down, and the Himalayas are actually foothills with mountaintops drawn awkwardly onto them in post-production.
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  Commando - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commandos are generally seen as "elite" soldiers; they tend to meet relatively high physical and intellectual requirements, are formed into combat units (from squad to brigade strength), and often operate in conjunction with more traditional military formations.
During the court martial of Breaker Morant, the commando strategy of the Boer resistance — clearly a concept both new and startling to British military thought — was cited as mitigation for the summary execution by Morant and his comrades of prisoners of war.
Italy's Commandos of World War I, the Arditi, were not reformed in World War II, and their most renowned Commandos became the Decima Flottiglia MAS who were responsible for the sinking and damage of considerable Allied tonnage in the Mediterranean.
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 Commando (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Commando (first released on October 4, 1985) is a Hollywood action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The plot concerns Colonel John Matrix, an elite retired commando whose daughter, Jenny, has been kidnapped as a hostage to make him perform a political assassination for a dictator he deposed.
He escapes in transit by killing his guard and jumping from an airliner, and then sets out to rescue his daughter within the timeframe allotted before she is to be killed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Commando_(movie)   (718 words)

  
 All-Reviews.com Movie/Video Review: Commando   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
After being exposed to hundreds of movies with heroes who, armed with single machinegun or a rocket launcher, manage to wipe out entire regiments of bad guys, many young people considered war to be fun and in 1991, when war erupted in Croatia, they actually volunteered go to the battlefields in droves.
The hero of the movie is Colonel John Matrix, veteran of a unnamed U.S. Special Operations unit, who has retired and lives a happy and quiet life as a logger together with his pre-teen daughter Jenny.
COMMANDO is hardly a masterpiece, suffering mostly from the uninspired soundtrack by James Horner (mostly re-write of his work in 48 HRS) and the song that beats Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" in "the cheasiest song of all times" category.
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 Commando Article, Commando Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Commandos are generally seen as "elite" soldiers ; they tend to meet relativelyhigh physical and intellectual requirements, are formed into combat units (from squad to brigade strength), and often operatein conjunction with more traditional military formations.
Tactics common to the modern Commando are the product of experience gained overthe centuries, but acutely brought to the fore and developed as part of the guerilla warfare of the 20th century.
Italy's Commandos of World War I, the Arditi, were not reformed in World War II, and their mostrenowned Commandos became the Decima Flottiglia MAS who were responsible for the sinking and damage of considerable Allied tonnagein the Mediterranean.
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 Commando
Tactics common to the modern Commando are the product of experience gained over the centuries, but acutely brought to the fore and developed as part of the guerilla warfare of the 20th century.
The British (who did not have 'Commando' formations in World War I), revived the term in 1940 during World War II with the creation of their Army Commandos, and later the addition of Royal Marines from 1942.
The Army Commandos were disbanded in 1946 though the Royal Marines Commandos continued.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/c/co/commando.html   (727 words)

  
 NG Search - Commando
Commando - Defend the Allies from the scourge of Europe.
Commando Arena Remix - Commando Arena Remix is a remake of a really well made shooter Peter Steinert that just needed to be fixed.
Commando: BEH - This was my 4th movie, and I arguably had the most fun making it of most of my movies.
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 commando   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The word ''commando'' is Portuguese and first came to international attention when adopted by the Afrikaners of South Africa in about 1900.
Afrikaner communities formed "commandos" among themselves, in their conflicts with other southern African peoples like the Xhosa, and during and after the Great Trek, with others like the Zulu.
Australian Army commandos, as they were known later in the war, saw widespread action in the South West Pacific Area, especially in New Guinea and Borneo.
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 Commando - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Commando (military) is an individual, a military unit, or a style of military operation
Commando (movie) is the title of a 1985 film
Commando (game) is also a 1985 computer game, unrelated to the film
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 Commando (movie)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Commando is a 1985 violent Hollywood action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and directed by Mark L. Lester.
It's about an elite retired commando whose daughter was kidnapped as a hostage to make perform a political assassination for a dictator he deposed.
Instead, he escapes in transit and sets out to rescue his daughter with the 12 hour time frame allotteed before his daughter is killed.
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 Encyclopedia: Commando (movie)
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947 in Thal, Styria, Austria) is an Austrian-American actor, Republican politician, bodybuilder, and businessman, currently serving as the 38th Governor of California.
In the time left to him, he peforms all manner of derring-do, including kidnapping an off-duty air hostess, breaking into an arms warehouse, being arrested by police and escaping, stealing a seaplane and killing a small army of mercenaries.
A cult film is a movie that attracts a small but devoted group of fans, usually failing to achieve considerable success outside that group.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Commando-(movie)   (554 words)

  
 COMMANDO
You'd think that a death-dealing commando wouldn't want to be slowed down by having a civilian in tow, but there you are.
is a prime example of action movie overkill in the Age of Rambo.
Chong as supplemental comic relief.) The movie's nothing but a live action cartoon (video game?) and he's the perfect star for such a vehicle.
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 Commando (movie)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It's about a elite retired commando whose daughter was kidnapped as a hostage to make perform a political assassination for a dictator he deposed.
Instead, he escapes in transit and sets out to rescue his daughter with the 12 hour time frame alloted before his daughter is killed.
It uses material from the wikipedia article Commando (movie).
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 Commando Movie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Commando is one of those low budget action movies of the 80's that you just have to love.
I will not go into a movie summary because to appreciate a masterpiece of this caliber you must view it for yourself without any expectation, hype, or bias.
I have not looked at the world the same ever since the experence of Commando, it is truly a life changing, uplifting, inspiring story.
www.movie-pages.com /movie/commando/6305364664   (805 words)

  
 Commando Movie -The 80s Rewind «
In retrospect, Commando is a superior movie to Rambo, largely due to it's infinitely superior script and the fact that it doesn't take itself too seriously at all...
Towards the end of the movie, when Arnold is in the potting shed licking his wounds, shortly before killing a small team of soldiers with garden implements.
DeSouza completed a script for "Commando II" for Joel Siver, set in Downtown LA as more of an "urban thriller", but this was dropped when Schwarzenegger failed to commit to the project and the movie was re-worked entirely for another rising action star, Bruce Willis.
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 Commando Detailed Movie Reviews
The movie begins with members of a disbanded/retired special fl ops commando team, formerly led by Arnold (Col. John Matrix in the film).
Arnold (Matrix) has retired to a mountain retreat/log home where he lives with his daughter (his wife is not in the picture and it is vague as to what happened to her).
Commando is the explosive action tale of John Matrix, a man with a distinguished military career who has settled down to become a father.
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 Commando (movie) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Commando (movie) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
The script was co-written by (Click link for more info and facts about Jeph Loeb) Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman.
It is perhaps the most beloved cult film Schwarzenegger has ever made, and there remains a considerable fan base.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/commando_(movie).htm   (161 words)

  
 Commando (movie) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Spoiler warning: Plot, ending, or solution details follow.
The plot concerns an elite retired commando whose daughter was kidnapped as a hostage to make him perform a political assassination against a dictator he deposed.
Instead, he escapes in transit and sets out to rescue his daughter within the 12 hour time frame allotted before his daughter is killed.
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 Movie Review of COMMANDO only at RuthlessReviews.Com
This movie review is so insightful, entertaining, and life-changing, there should be a goddamn movie review review to let people know about this review.
No movie has ever come close to how good this one is. Even though some parts of it are almost as gay as BrokeBack Mountain.
come on if you would watch the movie and make notes by watching it and then do that a second time you could dubble your notes believe me. there is so much bullshit in there you could write a novel of it.
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 Commando - Moviefone
Commando (1985) Commando is the ultimate in cheesy one-liners.
Commando Movie -The 80s Rewind « Commando -The 1985 action movie featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rae Dawn Chong at the award winning 80s Movies Rewind.
Movies Commando (1985): find the latest news, photos and trailers, as well as local showtimes/dvd info at Yahoo!
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 Whoops! Movie Goofs - Commando (1985)
When Arnold escapes out of the airplane and lands in the marsh (which I doubt anyone would survive since he's traveling over 100mph, but anyway...) he starts the countdown function on his watch and it beeps for each second, yet we don't here the beeps ever again.
During the slaughter towards the end of the movie, Arnie aims to the right, from out of the jungle.
Not sure about this one, I saw this movie some time ago, but I remember when the girl ask for help on the radio of the plane, she says a different number than the license of the plane.
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 DVDCC.COM: Commando DVD REVIEW
No movie since has been able to wield a proper combination of hard-core violence, witty one-liners and just the right amount of absurdity like Commando did.
Plenty of movies have tried to emulate the ease with which Commando unfolds, but never quite as successfully.
Conclusion: It's a shame that a seminal action flick like this one received such a shoddy DVD treatment, but for now, this is the best way to see Commando.
www.dvdcc.com /review.php?commando   (439 words)

  
 Pink Force Commando
Brigitte is injured by the lover/traitor and she is rescued by the Heart-Broken Man who creates a new arm for her with accessories.
One of those rare movies where Lin Ching Hsia is a one-armed bandit but that didn't last too long as she replaced it with an artifical arm with accessories such as machine gun, knife and electric drill.
With our previous movie polls, 8 people voted with 12% (1 vote) who thought it was excellent, 12% (1 vote) who thought it was good, 0% (0 vote) who thought it was OK, 0% (0 votes) who thought it was bad and 75% (6 votes) who thought it was terrible.
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 Commando Movie Mac-11 9mm Cobray Machine Gun Rubber Stunt
The Mac-11 is seen in the beginning of Commando by the garbage men assasins that kill off a member of Arnolds old military unit.
This weapon may have been used in another scene in the movie or as set dressing however.
A screen cap from Commando showing Mac-11's (probably live fire versions) being used by the garbage men that are seen killing off one of Arnold's former military unit members.
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 Amazon.com: Commando: Video: Arnold Schwarzenegger,Rae Dawn Chong,Dan Hedaya,Vernon Wells,James Olson,David Patrick ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Commando is one of them, and the premise is so godforsaken ridiculous you'll be laughing the whole time, but you can't help but love it.
COMMANDO is the sort of action film that fits smoothly between Arnold Schwarzenegger as mindless destroyer (RAW DEAL) and preprogrammed Terminator.
When COMMANDO is over about all that one can take away is a sense of wonder how one man can shoot so many inept play soldiers and not get shot in return.
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 Movie Review - Commando - eFilmCritic
And nobody but nobody could top Arnold at this game…and COMMANDO is the movie where, for my money, he shotgunned Chuck Norris’ INVASION USA ass and forcefed it to Stallone’s COBRA along with a bundle of K-rations and concussion grenades.
Cheap and laughable as it is, COMMANDO crowned a new A —list king of gouda and gunshots and shake-and-baked a formula for bad action movies which remains if not gold, then at least silver-plated, to this day.
I used to be a movie snob, and I thought this was a steaming pile of hairy toffee, but then I saw it as a perfect melding of purpose and execution, a film that knows exactly what it wants to be, and hits or surpasses every mark it sets for itself.
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 Suburban Commando DVD at Video Universe
Shep Ramsey (Hulk Hogan) is an intergalactic hero who’s on a mission hunting down a power-mad general (William Ball) out to control the universe.
As he waits for its repair, he rents a room in Charlie’s house and experiences the everyday trivialities of suburbia.
SUBURBAN COMMANDO, director Burt Kennedy’s first foray into 1990s action-comedy, is a fantastic film for the entire family.
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 GameSpy: Republic Commando Exclusive Movie #2
LucasArts' upcoming first-person shooter Star Wars Republic Commando is shaping up to be a fine addition to the extremely popular sci-fi universe.
GameSpy is pleased to present a brand new exclusive series of movie clips detailing some of the finer aspects of the squad-based action.
We'll be sure to bring you more exclusive movie clips, renders, screens and information over the coming weeks.
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 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Star Wars Republic Commando for Windows at Epinions.com
Nevertheless, it seems stifled by the movie plot and in order to not give away too much, considerably short scripted single player of 3 worlds with 4 missions each.
So here you are, a group leader of an elite Republic Commando unit on missions that take you to the planet Geonosis, the interiors of a Separatist battleship, the lower jungles and tree cities of the Wookiee home planet of Kashyyyk and more.
Beyond the ties to the movie, there are a few innovative ideas about SWRC but overall it's fairly average.
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 Commando (1985)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
A retired elite commando has only a few hours to find and rescue his daughter from an exiled dictator.
On a side note, the character Sully is the other funniest part of this movie.
There may not be many movies like this, but at least we'll always have these classics.
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