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The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 101: Commando (1985)
🕑 Added 2024-08-05 19:41:44 +0000 UTCBefore the Watchcast goes on a one week hiatus, we've got one more movie to shove into your faces, and this time it's the Schwarzenegger squib and explosion fest Commando! And Dan Ryckert's here to lend his film school analysis to this classic of the dudes blowing up genre.
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 101: Commando (1985)
(00:00:18) - Intro.
(00:01:53) - Where has Commando been all Brad's life?
(00:11:12) - Some background on how Commando got made.
(00:15:44) - Our incredible cast (in that some of them greatly strain credibility).
(00:26:04) - Some budget and stunt talk.
(00:29:38) - Break!
(00:30:03) - We're back. Let's party!
(00:38:29) - We've gotten our pesky introductions out of the way, now let's start blowing people up.
(00:45:06) - John Matrix will not be participating in any coups today.
(00:49:24) - Matrix is off the plane, now it's time to find Sully, and say hello to Rae Dawn Chong.
(00:57:25) - Matrix (briefly) explains himself.
(01:00:15) - Time to fight Bill Duke and kill the other guy from Renegade.
(01:04:36) - Supermarket Sweep, John Matrix style.
(01:08:22) - Thank goodness he found the one flight attendant that had been taking sea plane lessons.
(01:13:41) - An orgiastic delight of squibs and explosions.
(01:20:12) - Let off some steam, Bennett.
(01:26:01) - Just bodies.
(01:27:47) - Final thoughts.
(01:29:51) - What's coming up on the Watchcast in two weeks, and also Vinny's ranking.
(01:33:45) - Outro.
Comments
csl316
Always a treat when Dan gets to really flex his film expertise.
Walter Cramerstetter
Speaking of Vernon Wells, I highly recommend the Circuitry Man movies.
swiftdraw
I am with Brad on this one. A lot of personal cultural touchstones make more sense in the context of this move. It was not a great movie, but I am glad the Watchcast got me to watch it.
Genji-Gloves
Classic film, commando is 80βs action film that is stupid fun. Looking forward to the crews thoughts on the hidden.
JC
Update: you are!!
JC
Iβm hoping with this Twin Peaks alum series you get to The Hidden starring Kyle Maclachlan π
Zeemod
Not sure if anyone is aware of the unique cult classic status this movie got in Japan. It went largely unnoticed until 2004-07 when the dubbed version streamed on Niconico Douga and posted on 2-Channel. It got memed and parodied to hell and back. Seeing this for the first time in the 2000s outside the context of the time and culture it came from must have been wild. Also fun to see old ascii-art memes and youtube poops that feel like they came from an alternate timeline.
Anthony Hafner
and chris pratt is married to arnoldβs daughter, to complete the rae dawn chong circle of life
nextlander
Saw one or two comments in our Discord that Dan was a little low in the mix, so I just replaced the previous version with a new quick rebalance. Nothing else is different, so don't worry if you still have the old version of the episode.
Kevin Kuenn
I love listening to you talk about Commando. It makes me laugh. If Matrix were here, he'd laugh too.
Michael Jacobson
A great surprise. I got a friends group that does movie nights every other week (we just did Iron Sky 1 & 2) or so and I've been campaigning for a Commando + Running Man pairing.
Mark Heltman
I love that I saw you were doing commando, thought "well that's got to have Dan on it" then lo and behold
