The daughter is played by Alyssa Milano who was in Who's The Boss (1984-1992), Charmed (1998-2006), and Mistresses (2013). In Guardians of the Galaxy ship is named The Milano after her.
You should also watch Arnold in TRUE LIES. It is directed by James Cameron. Arnold also has a family in this one and also has a daughter kidnapped. And Bill Paxton is in it, too! -OG
Between this and Predator, Arnold's one-liners are so *chef's kiss*. Obviously Terminator 1 and 2 are dang special as well. Another wonderful reaction Bunny. Thank you!
15:08 - Funny that you mention stuff going on in the background. Having grown up back in the 80s, now when I rewatch movies from then, I tend to focus more on interesting background stuff that fills me with nostalgia. Speaking of which, when they pull into the mall parking lot, there’s a beautiful silver Mazda RX-7 parked next to Sully’s yellow Porsche.
That’s really the problem now, they used up all the 80’s in the 80’s, there’s none left for now. I wonder if someone has a savings account of it stashed away we could use in film today.
My favorite scene was Cindy with the rocket launcher, I remember first time seeing laughing so hard. Also I like that Cindy's character was pivotal to the 3rd act. being about the fly the plane to get Arnold to the island so he could rescue his daughter. Good popcorn movie, just sit back and watch.
yes!!! is "commando" the best movie ever? nope. is it fun and ridiculous and ever-so-quotable, the kind of thing you will watch again? YES! thanks for watching this for us (with us?) and bringing back memories of seeing it for the first time myself!
@Anakinskywalkerfan1 that movie is on #1 on other list of mine, i have litterally 10 list for movies in each catergory. also list i told in here is about being possible real that can happen in real life.
@@kevinburton3948 Pretty sure this is the extended version. There's extra bits of dialogue elsewhere as well that aren't in the 'regular' version, his additional chatting with Cindy and so forth.
4:07 "She's Cute" That's Alyssa Milano playing Arnold's daughter in this movie From what I'd heard, during the production of this movie, Arnold was pretty protective of Alyssa and would help her with her homework between takes
In 70s and 80s military surplus stores would buy from military through auctions requiring them to have a contract with DOD. In this manner clandestine operatives or contractors could get whatever supplies were needed then after the mission or operation was over the after-action report would explain what they got and from who, then DOD would reimburse the surplus store for loses with a little extra for hush money. The instructions are attached by a metal wire look for those if new, if refurbished plastic tie strap loop.
That makes sense , explains why he went to that store , he may have done business with the owner to get his guns for his house , what we saw in the beginning and also when done a few missions in the past. Hence he knew where the button to open the wall to the back was. After it was over he gets general to reimburse the shop owner
39:48 "Is she gonna be part of the _family,_ now?" You know, I've heard they _also_ drew up a script for this movie that had the beginnings of a _romantic_ dynamic between John and Cindy. Personally, though, I'm glad they didn't use it. The dynamic between them, here, is the kind of dynamic you find between buddy _cops._ It's _much_ more believable. Besides, John _cannot_ look for romance, here. He's in this to rescue his _daughter._ Everything else is a _distraction_ from that.
The girl who played Cindy, Rae Dawn Chong, is that daughter of Tommy Chong, half of the old comedy duo Cheech and Chong. She played a very different, dramatic role as a cavewoman in the very interesting movie "Quest For Fire," which is set at a time long ago when people knew how to use fire, but not how to make it.
In all honesty the "Director's Cut" consists a whole whopping MINUTE of extra footage; Cindy introducing her name to Matrix, and Matrix explaining where he was while Jenny was growing up; also Jenny's line about "watching him kicking your ass" - the line from the theatrical cut was "Not nearly as nice as watching him smash your face in."
Yes, Arnold did do that. Great to see you reacting to this. Always a nice surprise and reaction. Thank you for a neat reaction, bunnytails 💯 May the bunnytails be with you 🐰!
Eighties movies were amazing! "Twins" (1988) with Arnold, Danny DeVito and Kelly Preston is what you should watch if you haven't seen it! I would also totally be here for a "Kindergarten Cop" re-watch.
Haha, funny choice! This incredibly silly movie is the ultimate distillation of 80s action movies. It’s nothing but Arnold being a cartoon action hero. I think that purity gives it a certain charm.
This is such a great movie to just chill with a pizza and some beer and be entertained. The action and one liners are top notch! Great sound track and no heavy lifting from the audience, just a pure action movie! The little girl is Alyssa Milano from the tv show Charmed, if you ever watched that.
I didn't even know there *was* a director's cut of Commando. As much as I love this movie, movies like this from Arnie and Stallone are the reason why Die Hard was such a hit. It was a major difference to see a hero actually take significant damage and not just waltz through armies with barely a scratch.
4:33 Horner did music for a lot of great films ranging from Braveheart, Titanic, Avatar, The Land Before Time, The Mask of Zorro to name a few. I’ve been collecting his works, and I love them to death. Fun fact: the music in commando has a prominent use of steel drums and reusing motifs from 48 hours. I would often visit the James Horner film music Association website to learn more about who he was as a person and what made his work stand out amongst several other things.
Love this movie! It was the first Arnold movie I saw in full, and the first Arnold movie I owned on VHS. Thanks for reacting to it; I could tell you had fun watching it, as I did, and I had a great time watching your reaction to it!
There's a reading of this film that says Bennett was secretly into John but couldn't process it in ways other than violence. It would explain all the crazy eyes and weird dialogue between the two. "Put a knife in me." Of course, Vernon Wells, the actor playing Bennett denies this reading. Vernon Wells would find a new life on TV (& later on in conventions) as Ransik, a villain (that later reformed) in Power Rangers: Time Force.
"Don't disturb my friend. He's dead tired." Badum, _tsh!_ "What happened to Sully?" "I let him go." Badum, _tsh!_ "Let off some _steam,_ Bennett." Badum, _tsh!_ 😄
This was released at the height of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone's rivalry and was made as a satire to one of the Rambo films. Other Arnold Schwarzenegger films i recommend watching are Conan the Barbarian, Predator, The Running Man, Red Heat, Twins, Total Recall, Last Action Hero, True Lies and Eraser
Thank you for another great reaction and thank you for all your videos 🙂 Also I like the music at the end of your videos, with bunnies. The music is good IMO and the bunnies are cute. I read this comment somewhere: at timestamp 38:03 "Bennet gets a Super Mario power-up and gets stronger".
I love this movie! Commando has such a great sense of humor to it. It's really more of an action/comedy then an pure action movie. It totally knows what it it is, with the over the top action mixed with comedy. This was the first movie that showed how funny Arnold could be.
I have been on a number of flights to Asia and Australia that were over 11hrs - usually 12 to 16 hrs (from New York). Many people (usually heavy-set men over 50) that have died in-flight from a condition known as Arterial Thrombosis. That is why they advise NOT to drink alcoholic cocktails on those long flights (the thinner Air brings it on quickly), which is why they now make people do leg and arm exercises every 4 hours or so. One of my old bosses passed that way on a flight from Chicago to Paris during a 10-hr flight. It's tough, since being in Business or First Class allows you to drink as much as you want for no extra charge. By the way, I saw this movie in the mid 90's with my 8-yr old son (who was born in 1986) on HBO. I loved it - Pure Arnold the Terminator. That son later became a U.S. Marine and is now a Deputy Sheriff in North Carolina.
I’ve seen this movie many times and your reaction was so enjoyable and rejuvenated my love for it the same way that electricity jolted Bennet into a second wind during the end fight.
Another fun reaction video, Commando is one of my favourites having watched a lot of action movies back in the 80s with friends on VHS. Hopefully when you watch more films where James Horner is the composer, you will notice and pick up upon his style especially for SCI FI and Fantasy films.
The "bombs" that Arnie plants were Claymore mines, used primarily as boobytraps for enemy soldiers to trigger via a tripwire. They were first and most famously used in Vietnam, where they were often attached to trees as well as stuck into the ground, with the wire stretched across known trails used by the NVA and Viet Cong.
Loved,loved, loved your reactions to this movie. Several times iyou had a cross between shock and humor on your face like the scene where the guy's arm gets chopped off. It was as though you wanted to laugh but were so horrified at the same time. Thank you again for another great reaction video.
"Commando" I think was one of the 80's action films that was spoofed in Charlie Sheen's "Hot Shots: Part Deux" (Though it was primarily a spoof of Rambo Part 2 & 3 and Apocalypse Now).
Brakes work even if the power is out. I once was driving down the mountain out of a ski resort when the car died. A 7000 lb Suburban. Fortunately for everyone, one of my very few superpowers is being a very large man, so I could apply enough pressure
Yep. If the engine is out, you lose the "brake booster" and steering assist, but both systems continue to function even without power. It just requires more force to achieve the same effect. That, of course, is with traditional automobiles. Some current vehicle designs are starting to go full "drive by wire." That is, pure electronic control with no PHYSICAL link in the control system. I would personally never drive in any car with that installed. The laws of physics never break, never fail. Electronics can, and do, fail... and regularly, at that. If a single flipped bit could make my car steer left when I try to steer right ... no thank you!
I used to take an 18 hour flight (the longest route in the world at the time). One recommendation if you're young: drink lots of water.if you're not, also get up to walk more than you think you need to
I thought it was because of a casting change. They fitted another actor, then changed to Wells playing Bennett. There was a time issue or the director liked it being absurdly tight or something so it was not refitted?
Fun movie! Jenny was played by Alyssa Milano who went on to charm the world. Cindy was played by Rae Dawn Chong, daughter of Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong fame. She's done some interesting stuff, including Quest for Fire and The Color Purple. You might enjoy the 1990 production of Total Recall. It's another Arnold sci-fi movie co-starring Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, and Trek veterans Ronny Cox, Robert Picardo, and Lycia Naff. Like Blade Runner, it was inspired by a short story by Phillip K. Dick. It's a little silly at times, but it's a very fun watch.
Alyssa Milano all growed up, showing off her stuff on a USO tour in the early 2000's: www.alyssa-j-milano.com/images/albums/USO%20Tour%202/AM_28529.jpg
I loved this reaction to commando. Your reactions are amazing bunny, This movie has the mix of action and funny. Bonus points for adding rocket launcher sound from metal slug
Bun, James Horner basically borrowed much of his own music here from an earlier action movie, 48 HRS, the big screen debut of Eddie Murphy, so if you see that you'll recognize a lot. (The director here was a relatively minor talent, Mark L. Lester, who also helmed the movie Firestarter.) My favorite Arnold movie is Total Recall, but I do like these smaller throwaway action vehicles where he gets to make James Bond quips as people die -- I think his last really great one in that vein was 1996's Eraser. Thanks!
The last sequence always made me laugh out loud since I was little watching this. They were dying so easily I'm surprised he didn't just pick up some bullets, throwing them into a group of enemies, and they dropped dead all dramatically. My one complaint is that there was a severe absence of fake prosthetic Arnie heads in this movie, like we saw in both Terminator movie's, where my obsession with fake Arnie heads began. I was also hoping to hear him go "Ahhhh, you gaaat meeee, fah-neeeeee" when his daughter dotted his nose with ice cream.
This was the best reaction for Commando I have seen thus far... I just LOVE you rocking to the soundtrack.😎 Not many reators notice the music from the films they post. James Horner is one of my most favorite composers.
James Horner. Star Trek II. He's friggining awesome! Plus Power Station at the end...chef's kiss. Best Arnold is The Predator. Also, another great soundtrack!
Alyssa Milano was already popular as a child star for her character, Samantha Micelli, on the TV series, Who’s the Boss? (1984-1922). She went to play one of the Halliwell sisters on Charmed (1998-2006). Rae Dawn Chong is the daughter of Tommy Chong of the famous duo, Cheech and Chong. Her breakout film was the brilliant Quest for Fire (1981) with Ron Perlman. Coincidentally, she was also in The Color Purple (1985) with Whoopi Goldberg, directed by Steven Spielberg. As for recommended Arnold movies, you should really see True Lies (1994), as that is another James Cameron film and Bill Paxton is in it as well. Then there is his breakout film, Conan the Barbarian (1982), Predator (1987), Red Heat (1988), Twins (1988), and, Total Recall (1990). Arnold does two things well, action and comedy films. He’s actually a funny guy.
The "rocket launcher" is a four-round incendiary rocket launcher designated the M202 FLASH. It was adopted as a "safer" replacement for backpack style flamethrowers. Hostile forces developed a nasty habit of aiming at the huge tank of flammable liquid on the back of the soldiers armed with flamethrowers. The M202 warhead was filled with {IIRC} red phosphorus, a material that spontaneously ignites and burns when exposed to oxygen in the atmosphere. There were apparently some problems with the warheads on the rockets, making them somewhat less "safe" than planned. The "bombs" he deployed around the barracks buildings were Claymore antipersonnel mines. The mines consist of a curved plastic shell filled with plastique explosive. The convex face of the mine had several hundred steel balls embedded in the face of the plastique, creating shrapnel.
James Horner is one of the best film composers ever, right up there with Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams. Speaking of Arnold, Predator and True Lies come highly recommended by me. Thanks for the great content!
Another great one I do love the “What did you do with Sully?” “I let him go” 🤣 he is the one liner king for sure! Another Arnold I think you would really like is the 6th day about cloning Arnold gets cloned mayhem ensues near future sci-fi
Hey bunny, it’s me your friend, James! I love your videos. What a heartbreaking, but also heartwarming story about your late father. I like to point out some things about commando- a movie that I know since childhood best thing about being a kid in the 80s was watching movies you were too young for like Arnie so you know how the formula goes and how every action movie Has to be bigger and better than the last one. Well, coming from terminator commando is actually better than the Terminator in many ways. He rips the seat out of a car. You know those are both it in right. He lives a grown man in a telephone booth over his head and throws it Incredible Hulk style. He breaks a chain lock off of a fence just using his bare hand, like he-man. Jumped out of an airplane unhurt those go like 200 miles an hour before they takeoff. As you do after he gets shot in the arm in the end, he seeks no medical attention, but Justin‘s dad carries his daughter away on with that arm, I think. He swings like Tarzan, which a terminator wouldn’t be doing ever. It would take some kind of superhuman strength for the force. It would take to impale cook on that table leg. I’ve studied this movie extensively. I love it. It’s the ultimate toxic male fantasy. Just for fun check out the parity RUclips movie commando ninja. We’ll talk about it later. Ha ha. Please check out the trailer. The action sequence is almost shot for shot the same thing as the end of commando.
Oh- that log in the beginning had to weigh 1000 lbs. he carried it like styrofoam 🤔 I still don’t understand how that steam is supposed to be blasting out of the pipe that impaled Bennet- it would have to go ALL THE WAY THRU! and suck the air out of (something) 🤷🏿♂️ I learned behind the scenes Sully had to be held up over that cliff BY A CRANE! because no one can hold a grown man by the ankle that way with one arm! The weight distribution is too unbalanced (Arnold himself had to explain that to the 😍 starstruck director!)
He couldn't have said "Hasta la vista, baby!" because this movie was made in 1985. It wasn't a catchphrase for him until T2. His daughter is best known for Who's the Boss? and Charmed.
The soundtrack reminds me of a ticking clock... Its always going in the background... As also Arnolds time for his daughter.. Its always ticking down..
This is a laugh a minute movie. My sons and I crack up watching this. His best one, in my opinion, is Predator, with Arnie and Carl Weathers ( Apollo Creed from Rocky ). Loved your reaction at 34:55
They first released it on DVD in 2007. It's only about 90 seconds longer according to the Wikipedia with mostly just the gore reinserted. Like the scenes I remember most getting changed up is when he kills all the soldiers in the shed.
Heh. I remember the first time watching this as a kid. I thought it was so cool. There were explosions everywhere and funny one-liners. As an adult, I can pick it apart; however, I won't, and I will just sit back and be entertained.
22:59 Let me point something out about these people in the next room. They're not just in _bed._ They're not just being _intimate._ They're recording a home _movie._
Hard to pick a favorite Arnold movie as there's quite a few really good ones; but, if pressed, I'd have to say Conan The Barbarian - not just a favorite Arnold movie, but one of my all time favorite movies period. The success of that film pretty much launched an entire genre of imitator films in the early to mid-80s that I call "Warrior of the Wasteland" and/or "Sword and Sorcery" films. Anyway, it's really good and you should react to it on your channel. Nice reaction for this one. Until next time.
Vernon Wells (who plays Bennett) can also be seen in the Road Warrior (sometimes called Mad Max 2) and in Weird Science (as an at least visually identical character to the one in Road Warrior. @bunnytailsREACTS, I would love to see you react to Mad Max (1979, the original Australian audio, preferably) and the Road Warrior both.
The daughter is played by Alyssa Milano who was in Who's The Boss (1984-1992), Charmed (1998-2006), and Mistresses (2013). In Guardians of the Galaxy ship is named The Milano after her.
The entire setup with Sully makes "I lied" my very favorite Schwarzenegger one liner.
It's so good haha
@@bunnytailsREACTS "I let him go" is pretty awesome too!
You know what I like about this reaction? The price...and the laughs. Thanks man
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You should also watch Arnold in TRUE LIES. It is directed by James Cameron. Arnold also has a family in this one and also has a daughter kidnapped. And Bill Paxton is in it, too! -OG
41:16
Actually, Bill Paxton's character was on the Coast Guard Ship that was tracking the seaplane that Matrix and Cindy were flying
Between this and Predator, Arnold's one-liners are so *chef's kiss*. Obviously Terminator 1 and 2 are dang special as well. Another wonderful reaction Bunny. Thank you!
The soundtrack is chef's kiss😘 I listen to it on the regular.
So good!
15:08 - Funny that you mention stuff going on in the background. Having grown up back in the 80s, now when I rewatch movies from then, I tend to focus more on interesting background stuff that fills me with nostalgia.
Speaking of which, when they pull into the mall parking lot, there’s a beautiful silver Mazda RX-7 parked next to Sully’s yellow Porsche.
Did you ever notice the Porsche is intact when they drive away after "I let him go"?
@@megafan2000 Oh yes, for sure. In the scene where he’s holding Sully over the cliff edge, you can see a wire too.
The scene in the mall is filmed in the Galleria in Glendale CA. That's the same Mall little John Connor goes to in T2.
It's a neat looking mall! I'd like to go there someday!
MORE 80's then the 80's can hold!
That’s really the problem now, they used up all the 80’s in the 80’s, there’s none left for now. I wonder if someone has a savings account of it stashed away we could use in film today.
This movie was so 80s that it used up all the 80s, resulting in the 90s. True fact!
My favorite scene was Cindy with the rocket launcher, I remember first time seeing laughing so hard. Also I like that Cindy's character was pivotal to the 3rd act. being about the fly the plane to get Arnold to the island so he could rescue his daughter. Good popcorn movie, just sit back and watch.
Very funny scene! And I really liked her character, too!
yes!!! is "commando" the best movie ever? nope. is it fun and ridiculous and ever-so-quotable, the kind of thing you will watch again? YES!
thanks for watching this for us (with us?) and bringing back memories of seeing it for the first time myself!
You’re welcome!
@@bunnytailsREACTS great reaction, and you are also very beautiful lady to watch movies with.
I think it's the best Schwarzenegger movie
@@andreweffertz1664 its 1 of 4 movies i like with arnold.
top 2 is both terminators commando 3rd and 4th is jingle all the way.
@Anakinskywalkerfan1 that movie is on #1 on other list of mine, i have litterally 10 list for movies in each catergory. also list i told in here is about being possible real that can happen in real life.
In the original version, Jenny responded with "not nearly as nice as watching him smash your face in"
Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed! When I saw that I was like..... What the hell? LOL
I wonder why they changed it?
@@kevinburton3948 Pretty sure this is the extended version. There's extra bits of dialogue elsewhere as well that aren't in the 'regular' version, his additional chatting with Cindy and so forth.
4:07
"She's Cute"
That's Alyssa Milano playing Arnold's daughter in this movie
From what I'd heard, during the production of this movie, Arnold was pretty protective of Alyssa and would help her with her homework between takes
In 70s and 80s military surplus stores would buy from military through auctions requiring them to have a contract with DOD. In this manner clandestine operatives or contractors could get whatever supplies were needed then after the mission or operation was over the after-action report would explain what they got and from who, then DOD would reimburse the surplus store for loses with a little extra for hush money. The instructions are attached by a metal wire look for those if new, if refurbished plastic tie strap loop.
That makes sense , explains why he went to that store , he may have done business with the owner to get his guns for his house , what we saw in the beginning and also when done a few missions in the past. Hence he knew where the button to open the wall to the back was. After it was over he gets general to reimburse the shop owner
I'm reminded of my dog. We had an underground fence. Stupid thing would intentionally stand in it, getting shocked. I guess it works for some
39:48 "Is she gonna be part of the _family,_ now?"
You know, I've heard they _also_ drew up a script for this movie that had the beginnings of a _romantic_ dynamic between John and Cindy. Personally, though, I'm glad they didn't use it. The dynamic between them, here, is the kind of dynamic you find between buddy _cops._ It's _much_ more believable.
Besides, John _cannot_ look for romance, here. He's in this to rescue his _daughter._ Everything else is a _distraction_ from that.
29:45 Hey, it is Bill Paxton. Didn't remember he was in the movie.
35:32 It's a snare drum.
You keep impressing me with your movie choices bunny!
Great Reaction and congrats on spotting the instruction manual (it took me 20 years to spot that)
I saw this movie in theaters in Japan in 1986 with my Dad when we were overseas visiting family. Love love LOVE it.
"Let off some Steam, Bennett." - best Punchline ever 🙏
the one-liners in this movie are killing me 😂
The girl who played Cindy, Rae Dawn Chong, is that daughter of Tommy Chong, half of the old comedy duo Cheech and Chong. She played a very different, dramatic role as a cavewoman in the very interesting movie "Quest For Fire," which is set at a time long ago when people knew how to use fire, but not how to make it.
In all honesty the "Director's Cut" consists a whole whopping MINUTE of extra footage; Cindy introducing her name to Matrix, and Matrix explaining where he was while Jenny was growing up; also Jenny's line about "watching him kicking your ass" - the line from the theatrical cut was "Not nearly as nice as watching him smash your face in."
1 minute and 41 seconds, actually, with added gore shots, too.
Yes, Arnold did do that. Great to see you reacting to this. Always a nice surprise and reaction.
Thank you for a neat reaction, bunnytails 💯
May the bunnytails be with you 🐰!
Eighties movies were amazing! "Twins" (1988) with Arnold, Danny DeVito and Kelly Preston is what you should watch if you haven't seen it! I would also totally be here for a "Kindergarten Cop" re-watch.
Haha, funny choice! This incredibly silly movie is the ultimate distillation of 80s action movies. It’s nothing but Arnold being a cartoon action hero. I think that purity gives it a certain charm.
This is such a great movie to just chill with a pizza and some beer and be entertained. The action and one liners are top notch! Great sound track and no heavy lifting from the audience, just a pure action movie! The little girl is Alyssa Milano from the tv show Charmed, if you ever watched that.
I didn't even know there *was* a director's cut of Commando.
As much as I love this movie, movies like this from Arnie and Stallone are the reason why Die Hard was such a hit. It was a major difference to see a hero actually take significant damage and not just waltz through armies with barely a scratch.
A really great reaction Bunny. I loved watching you recoil in disgust and smiling at the same time. I had a lot of fun watching you have fun. 😃😃
It's impressive, this is 2 years after his first speaking role, and he's not bad
he had speaking roles in the 70's lol
4:33 Horner did music for a lot of great films ranging from Braveheart, Titanic, Avatar, The Land Before Time, The Mask of Zorro to name a few. I’ve been collecting his works, and I love them to death. Fun fact: the music in commando has a prominent use of steel drums and reusing motifs from 48 hours. I would often visit the James Horner film music Association website to learn more about who he was as a person and what made his work stand out amongst several other things.
Love this movie! It was the first Arnold movie I saw in full, and the first Arnold movie I owned on VHS.
Thanks for reacting to it; I could tell you had fun watching it, as I did, and I had a great time watching your reaction to it!
Thanks! It was a blast 😁
bunnytails - those , are Claymore mines, they are Anti-personal mines , that use Explosive charge to launch Metal Balls into a Kill zone .
Thanks!
33:10 Oh, _look_ at Jenny's handiwork. Definitely her father's daughter. 😄
There's a reading of this film that says Bennett was secretly into John but couldn't process it in ways other than violence. It would explain all the crazy eyes and weird dialogue between the two. "Put a knife in me." Of course, Vernon Wells, the actor playing Bennett denies this reading. Vernon Wells would find a new life on TV (& later on in conventions) as Ransik, a villain (that later reformed) in Power Rangers: Time Force.
Interesting! I could see that being the case
"Commando" is my favorite blow-'em-up movie. Over-the-top action and quips; great '80s fun!
The actor who plays the president/general (head bad guy) is actually a comedy actor and stars at times in Cheers. He is very funny.
34:01 the not-so-subtle springboards
42:00 he’s is the king of the one-liners, no one beats him on his delivery and comedic timing
LOL I didn't even see the springboards!
"Don't disturb my friend. He's dead tired."
Badum, _tsh!_
"What happened to Sully?"
"I let him go."
Badum, _tsh!_
"Let off some _steam,_ Bennett."
Badum, _tsh!_ 😄
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21:17 "What did you have to do?"
"Things you don't want to know about."
I get the impression, things that might be _classified._
This was released at the height of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone's rivalry and was made as a satire to one of the Rambo films. Other Arnold Schwarzenegger films i recommend watching are Conan the Barbarian, Predator, The Running Man, Red Heat, Twins, Total Recall, Last Action Hero, True Lies and Eraser
Drums came from Roland TR-909 drum machine. This sound were very popular in '80es. I guess the whole scrore was created with a Roland synthesiser.
Thank you for another great reaction and thank you for all your videos 🙂
Also I like the music at the end of your videos, with bunnies. The music is good IMO and the bunnies are cute.
I read this comment somewhere: at timestamp 38:03 "Bennet gets a Super Mario power-up and gets stronger".
I love this movie! Commando has such a great sense of humor to it. It's really more of an action/comedy then an pure action movie. It totally knows what it it is, with the over the top action mixed with comedy. This was the first movie that showed how funny Arnold could be.
The one liners were awesome 😂
@@bunnytailsREACTS loved your reaction, I would really love for you to react to the First Blood series (Rambo), start with First Blood 1 (1982)
@@kristhomas2326Yes!
I have been on a number of flights to Asia and Australia that were over 11hrs - usually 12 to 16 hrs (from New York). Many people (usually heavy-set men over 50) that have died in-flight from a condition known as Arterial Thrombosis. That is why they advise NOT to drink alcoholic cocktails on those long flights (the thinner Air brings it on quickly), which is why they now make people do leg and arm exercises every 4 hours or so. One of my old bosses passed that way on a flight from Chicago to Paris during a 10-hr flight. It's tough, since being in Business or First Class allows you to drink as much as you want for no extra charge.
By the way, I saw this movie in the mid 90's with my 8-yr old son (who was born in 1986) on HBO. I loved it - Pure Arnold the Terminator. That son later became a U.S. Marine and is now a Deputy Sheriff in North Carolina.
I’ve seen this movie many times and your reaction was so enjoyable and rejuvenated my love for it the same way that electricity jolted Bennet into a second wind during the end fight.
Another fun reaction video, Commando is one of my favourites having watched a lot of action movies back in the 80s with friends on VHS. Hopefully when you watch more films where James Horner is the composer, you will notice and pick up upon his style especially for SCI FI and Fantasy films.
Fun fact: the country of Val Verde exists in its own cinematic universe that consists of two movies. This one - and "Die hard 2" 🙂
The "bombs" that Arnie plants were Claymore mines, used primarily as boobytraps for enemy soldiers to trigger via a tripwire. They were first and most famously used in Vietnam, where they were often attached to trees as well as stuck into the ground, with the wire stretched across known trails used by the NVA and Viet Cong.
Conan, Total Recall, Predator, Twins, the 6th day, True lies... all great Arnold movies!!
Loved,loved, loved your reactions to this movie. Several times iyou had a cross between shock and humor on your face like the scene where the guy's arm gets chopped off. It was as though you wanted to laugh but were so horrified at the same time. Thank you again for another great reaction video.
"Commando" I think was one of the 80's action films that was spoofed in Charlie Sheen's "Hot Shots: Part Deux" (Though it was primarily a spoof of Rambo Part 2 & 3 and Apocalypse Now).
Brakes work even if the power is out. I once was driving down the mountain out of a ski resort when the car died. A 7000 lb Suburban. Fortunately for everyone, one of my very few superpowers is being a very large man, so I could apply enough pressure
Yep. If the engine is out, you lose the "brake booster" and steering assist, but both systems continue to function even without power. It just requires more force to achieve the same effect.
That, of course, is with traditional automobiles. Some current vehicle designs are starting to go full "drive by wire." That is, pure electronic control with no PHYSICAL link in the control system.
I would personally never drive in any car with that installed. The laws of physics never break, never fail. Electronics can, and do, fail... and regularly, at that. If a single flipped bit could make my car steer left when I try to steer right ... no thank you!
I used to take an 18 hour flight (the longest route in the world at the time). One recommendation if you're young: drink lots of water.if you're not, also get up to walk more than you think you need to
The actor that played Bennett also played a bad guy in the movie “Mad Max II: The Road Warrior” with Mel Gibson. You’ll enjoy it!
fun fact: bennet had that comically small vest because of an error in the costume department
I thought it was because of a casting change. They fitted another actor, then changed to Wells playing Bennett. There was a time issue or the director liked it being absurdly tight or something so it was not refitted?
Notice he said "I'll be back" before the Terminator movies. I guess they had to keep the lines simple, so he could remember them.
Been a long time. My favorite stunt was flipping the phone booth.
I never saw the director's cut of Commando, but I do remember all the slice and dice kills in the tool shed.
Fun movie!
Jenny was played by Alyssa Milano who went on to charm the world.
Cindy was played by Rae Dawn Chong, daughter of Tommy Chong of Cheech and Chong fame. She's done some interesting stuff, including Quest for Fire and The Color Purple.
You might enjoy the 1990 production of Total Recall. It's another Arnold sci-fi movie co-starring Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, and Trek veterans Ronny Cox, Robert Picardo, and Lycia Naff. Like Blade Runner, it was inspired by a short story by Phillip K. Dick. It's a little silly at times, but it's a very fun watch.
Alyssa Milano all growed up, showing off her stuff on a USO tour in the early 2000's:
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I loved this reaction to commando. Your reactions are amazing bunny, This movie has the mix of action and funny. Bonus points for adding rocket launcher sound from metal slug
Haha thanks Juanka!
32:35 They are called "Claymore bombs. " It's a proximity pressure bomb.
Bun, James Horner basically borrowed much of his own music here from an earlier action movie, 48 HRS, the big screen debut of Eddie Murphy, so if you see that you'll recognize a lot. (The director here was a relatively minor talent, Mark L. Lester, who also helmed the movie Firestarter.) My favorite Arnold movie is Total Recall, but I do like these smaller throwaway action vehicles where he gets to make James Bond quips as people die -- I think his last really great one in that vein was 1996's Eraser. Thanks!
The drums you mentioned are electric tom drums. With a lot of 60s upward compression processing.
The last sequence always made me laugh out loud since I was little watching this. They were dying so easily I'm surprised he didn't just pick up some bullets, throwing them into a group of enemies, and they dropped dead all dramatically. My one complaint is that there was a severe absence of fake prosthetic Arnie heads in this movie, like we saw in both Terminator movie's, where my obsession with fake Arnie heads began. I was also hoping to hear him go "Ahhhh, you gaaat meeee, fah-neeeeee" when his daughter dotted his nose with ice cream.
You mean like in Hot Shots: Part Duex?
@@zhaley1980 Ah, ah, someone got the reference!!!
I just realised the "we lost him sir" radar operator is the same actor as for the "game over man" character in Aliens! Why didn't I see it before?
16:00 "Wanna see me kick some ass?" 😂😂
This movie is a classic. This cop is overconfident.
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I’ve loved this movie since I was a kid
Never knew there was a directors cut
This was the best reaction for Commando I have seen thus far... I just LOVE you rocking to the soundtrack.😎 Not many reators notice the music from the films they post. James Horner is one of my most favorite composers.
She had knowledge about the fuel for small planes because he picked she up on the airport, because she worked there :-) nice reaction at always
Thanks 😁
James Horner. Star Trek II. He's friggining awesome! Plus Power Station at the end...chef's kiss.
Best Arnold is The Predator. Also, another great soundtrack!
35:31 They are called toms. :) These are typical 80s drum machine toms that's why they sound like that.
Oooh thank you!
Alyssa Milano was already popular as a child star for her character, Samantha Micelli, on the TV series, Who’s the Boss? (1984-1922). She went to play one of the Halliwell sisters on Charmed (1998-2006).
Rae Dawn Chong is the daughter of Tommy Chong of the famous duo, Cheech and Chong. Her breakout film was the brilliant Quest for Fire (1981) with Ron Perlman. Coincidentally, she was also in The Color Purple (1985) with Whoopi Goldberg, directed by Steven Spielberg.
As for recommended Arnold movies, you should really see True Lies (1994), as that is another James Cameron film and Bill Paxton is in it as well. Then there is his breakout film, Conan the Barbarian (1982), Predator (1987), Red Heat (1988), Twins (1988), and, Total Recall (1990). Arnold does two things well, action and comedy films. He’s actually a funny guy.
The "rocket launcher" is a four-round incendiary rocket launcher designated the M202 FLASH. It was adopted as a "safer" replacement for backpack style flamethrowers. Hostile forces developed a nasty habit of aiming at the huge tank of flammable liquid on the back of the soldiers armed with flamethrowers. The M202 warhead was filled with {IIRC} red phosphorus, a material that spontaneously ignites and burns when exposed to oxygen in the atmosphere. There were apparently some problems with the warheads on the rockets, making them somewhat less "safe" than planned.
The "bombs" he deployed around the barracks buildings were Claymore antipersonnel mines. The mines consist of a curved plastic shell filled with plastique explosive. The convex face of the mine had several hundred steel balls embedded in the face of the plastique, creating shrapnel.
The actor who played Bennet is an Aussie! Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi Oi Oi! 🙂
I can't believe they added sound effects of Arnie ripping a handbrake on that dozer lmao
James Horner is one of the best film composers ever, right up there with Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams. Speaking of Arnold, Predator and True Lies come highly recommended by me. Thanks for the great content!
Predator soundtrack done by the great Alan silvestri.
@@MitchClement-il6iq Yes, I believe he also did the Back to the Future series also!
@@helifanodobezanozi7689 back to the future, Forrest Gump, the avengers movies, cast away, inner space, flight of the navigator.... extc.
Arnold went shopping California style!! 🤣🤣
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32:53
"Ok, They Were Bombs"
Specifically, they were claymore mines
Another great one I do love the “What did you do with Sully?” “I let him go” 🤣 he is the one liner king for sure! Another Arnold I think you would really like is the 6th day about cloning Arnold gets cloned mayhem ensues near future sci-fi
Hey bunny, it’s me your friend, James! I love your videos. What a heartbreaking, but also heartwarming story about your late father. I like to point out some things about commando- a movie that I know since childhood best thing about being a kid in the 80s was watching movies you were too young for like Arnie so you know how the formula goes and how every action movie Has to be bigger and better than the last one. Well, coming from terminator commando is actually better than the Terminator in many ways. He rips the seat out of a car. You know those are both it in right. He lives a grown man in a telephone booth over his head and throws it Incredible Hulk style. He breaks a chain lock off of a fence just using his bare hand, like he-man. Jumped out of an airplane unhurt those go like 200 miles an hour before they takeoff. As you do after he gets shot in the arm in the end, he seeks no medical attention, but Justin‘s dad carries his daughter away on with that arm, I think. He swings like Tarzan, which a terminator wouldn’t be doing ever. It would take some kind of superhuman strength for the force. It would take to impale cook on that table leg. I’ve studied this movie extensively. I love it. It’s the ultimate toxic male fantasy. Just for fun check out the parity RUclips movie commando ninja. We’ll talk about it later. Ha ha. Please check out the trailer. The action sequence is almost shot for shot the same thing as the end of commando.
** supposed to be “bolted down” not both-in it 😞
Oh- that log in the beginning had to weigh 1000 lbs. he carried it like styrofoam 🤔 I still don’t understand how that steam is supposed to be blasting out of the pipe that impaled Bennet- it would have to go ALL THE WAY THRU! and suck the air out of (something) 🤷🏿♂️ I learned behind the scenes Sully had to be held up over that cliff BY A CRANE! because no one can hold a grown man by the ankle that way with one arm! The weight distribution is too unbalanced (Arnold himself had to explain that to the 😍 starstruck director!)
**justin’s dad? supposed to be instead (I think)
25:33 "Okay. We're not _actually..._ buying stuff."
I mean, I'm sure John _would've_ been willing to pay for it if the place had been open. 🤷♂
26:00 Do they sell rocket launchers in the US to the public?
I dunno, I've never tried to buy one :P
He couldn't have said "Hasta la vista, baby!" because this movie was made in 1985. It wasn't a catchphrase for him until T2.
His daughter is best known for Who's the Boss? and Charmed.
Idk if you looked it up but the little girl was Alyssa Milano she was known in the 90s from shows like Charmed or Buffy.
'80s TV sitcom "Who's the Boss".
It was claymore's that blew up the building that is the proper name for them
Absolutely love the look you have for this video 😊
The soundtrack reminds me of a ticking clock... Its always going in the background... As also Arnolds time for his daughter.. Its always ticking down..
This is a laugh a minute movie. My sons and I crack up watching this. His best one, in my opinion, is Predator, with Arnie and Carl Weathers ( Apollo Creed from Rocky ).
Loved your reaction at 34:55
Thanks!
No one expects LAX to take off directly into the everglades.
There's a director's cut? How was I not informed?
They first released it on DVD in 2007. It's only about 90 seconds longer according to the Wikipedia with mostly just the gore reinserted. Like the scenes I remember most getting changed up is when he kills all the soldiers in the shed.
34:53 "ahhh..." as he swings down. "aaaaahhhhhhhhheeeiiii " as the gore level increases. :P
Heh. I remember the first time watching this as a kid. I thought it was so cool. There were explosions everywhere and funny one-liners. As an adult, I can pick it apart; however, I won't, and I will just sit back and be entertained.
Yes in the olden times we used to have malls everywhere.
22:59 Let me point something out about these people in the next room. They're not just in _bed._ They're not just being _intimate._ They're recording a home _movie._
Hard to pick a favorite Arnold movie as there's quite a few really good ones; but, if pressed, I'd have to say Conan The Barbarian - not just a favorite Arnold movie, but one of my all time favorite movies period. The success of that film pretty much launched an entire genre of imitator films in the early to mid-80s that I call "Warrior of the Wasteland" and/or "Sword and Sorcery" films. Anyway, it's really good and you should react to it on your channel.
Nice reaction for this one. Until next time.
Vernon Wells (who plays Bennett) can also be seen in the Road Warrior (sometimes called Mad Max 2) and in Weird Science (as an at least visually identical character to the one in Road Warrior.
@bunnytailsREACTS, I would love to see you react to Mad Max (1979, the original Australian audio, preferably) and the Road Warrior both.
"We really want you to come back, John. Give us a chance to make your daughter an orphan." 😂