 Fox // Buy from Amazon.comColonel Matrix (Schwarzenegger) is retired and living peaceably with his 10-year-old daughter when she is kidnapped by the henchmen of an exiled Latin American dictator. The dictator's plan is to reinstate himself in power by eliminating the president of his country, using Matrix to kill him (or he will kill the kidnapped daughter). Matrix escapes from the plane that is supposed to be carrying him to his mission and then proceeds to go from one violent confrontation to the next as he hunts down the dictator and moves to rescue his daughter. Helping him is Cindy (Chong), who has her own reasons for wanting the dictator dead. Note that DVDschlock.com recently reviewed the special edition DVD release of "Commando" and you can read this review by clicking here. Rather than focusing on the film again, we're going to focus on the new/different aspects of this film's Blu-ray release.. I will say, however, that I still enjoy this film - even though I reviewed it just a few months ago, watching it again on Blu-ray was just as entertaining as I would've hoped. You really can't get sick of 80s action flicks, especially those staring Mr. "I'll Be Back" himself, and this one's one of his better ones. Video The 1.85:1 high def transfer of this film looks very good - of course, it's never going to look like THX made love to it, but for what it is (a 25 year old action flick), this transfer looks pretty darned good. Audio Given a DTS HD Master Audio mix, undoubtedly "Commando" has never sounded better, and my surrounds (esp. the sub) got a solid workout with this one. Extras Closing Thoughts Classic 80s action flick + zero extras = fun film, weak release (despite the high def transfer) |
