Commando
Taste attributes: actionadventurethrillerespionagemartial artsfasttried & testedimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"Somewhere... somehow... someone's going to pay."
Boxlist takeA sweeping, breakneck thriller: familiar and heightened. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
John 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 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 and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1985
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- SLM Production Group
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
