MarkBaccus wrote: Cheddar J. Cheese, with so many sequels nowadays in Hollywood, why not go back to the well and do an old school sequel. Yes because it worked SO well for "Terminator 3"... Quote: If a Commando 2 aka COMMANDOS was done right, action fans could flock to a bloody as hell war movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger! Yeah, except it wouldn't be. See "Live Free or Die Hard" for that. Kid-friendly for a generation of teenage movie-goers. I'm surprised Shia LaBoeuf wasn't in that too. Quote: Arnold always wanted to make a war movie, so Fox should track the numbers of this COMMANDO Special Unrated Edition release and if it sells huge and fans want a sequel (which they do), have someone write a really gritty war movie with JOHN MATRIX overseas in IRAQ or something. Look at THE THREE KINGS with George Clooney. Make COMMANDOS like that but more serious and more action packed. Well THAT would never happen either. Studios wouldn't risk making an action flick about Iraq because of isolating half the audience. I am aware of "The Kingdom" coming out, but that's just a simple person's "Munich".Quote: Wanna know something, if you took Fox's action film MAN ON FIRE starring Denzel Washington and put the Arnold Commando character of John Matrix in it, that would have been a perfect sequel to COMMANDO.

Matrix could have been an alcoholic like Denzel but goes one-man army mode.

Matrix could be doing small bodyguarding jobs to get some money here and there. His now grown up sexy daughter Jenny (Milano) hates the life he lives now and that is what makes John take up drinking.

Then Martix snaps like in Commando when someone important in his life is taken away again...like the little girl in "Man On Fire". 20TH CENTURY FOX should have turned MAN ON FIRE into COMMANDOS. Wasn't "Man on Fire" not very good?

Oh and also, I doubt he has time to star in movies, what with being governer of California and all...

Cheddar J. Cheese, with so many sequels nowadays in Hollywood, why not go back to the well and do an old school sequel. If a Commando 2 aka COMMANDOS was done right, action fans could flock to a bloody as hell war movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger! Look at the responce Stallone's JOHN RAMBO has gotten from the trailer at Sly brought to the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL and YOUTUBE.com

300 did HUGE and it was a violent blood bath with a action packed war story. I think there are enough Commando and Schwarzenegger fans to make COMMANDOS for guys that want real old school action.

Arnold always wanted to make a war movie, so Fox should track the numbers of this COMMANDO Special Unrated Edition release and if it sells huge and fans want a sequel (which they do), have someone write a really gritty war movie with JOHN MATRIX overseas in IRAQ or something. Look at THE THREE KINGS with George Clooney. Make COMMANDOS like that but more serious and more action packed.

Alyssa Milano has nothing better to do and she can make a cameo.

Go to www.commandofans.com to see the fan base of this action classic!

Wanna know something, if you took Fox's action film MAN ON FIRE starring Denzel Washington and put the Arnold Commando character of John Matrix in it, that would have been a perfect sequel to COMMANDO.

Matrix could have been an alcoholic like Denzel but goes one-man army mode.

Matrix could be doing small bodyguarding jobs to get some money here and there. His now grown up sexy daughter Jenny (Milano) hates the life he lives now and that is what makes John take up drinking.

Then Martix snaps like in Commando when someone important in his life is taken away again...like the little girl in "Man On Fire". 20TH CENTURY FOX should have turned MAN ON FIRE into COMMANDOS.

With Arnold's love for politics and the current war going on overseas---during the Bush administration like the Regan era---maybe it's time Arnold finally made COMMANDO II.

Ever since Commando came out in 1985 and blew action audiences away with it's hard core violence, unbelievable body count and dark Arnold humor, fans have always asked the question if a sequel would be made. Commando II was at one point going to shoot in 1988 with mega producer Joel Silver back on board, but it never happened!

Arnold felt the script wasn't right and passed on the idea. Even acclaimed writer/director Frank Darabont took a crack at writing a big budget version at one point. Darabont's script version can be found at www.commandofans.com. This fan website is so popular that it gets hundreds of hits each week.

Last year in 2005, an article was printed in The Hollywood Reporter which reported that a Commando sequel was in the works. What was even better was that Fox or the producers wanted Arnold back as John Matrix after he leaves governorship. It was also reported that if the upcoming Commando Special Edition dvd sold really well, a big budget sequel would be greenlit at Fox.

When I contacted original Commando director Mark Lester months ago and asked him about finally directing a sequel to his only Arnold film, he said "I'd love to direct a sequel". Mr. Lester then finished by saying "contact the studio for me and let them know". Just incase 20th Century Fox or Mr. Schwarzenegger read this editorial, Mark Lester is currently working for American World Pictures and can be contacted at mark@americanworldpictures.com.

With hard over-the-top action films coming back and doing great at the box-office (Transporter 2) and action hero character Jack Brewer of Fox's mega hit tv show "24" fighting terrorists and eating up the ratings, Commando II should once again be looked at as a possible vehicle Schwarzenegger should make. It has become a brand name action classic over the past decade. Super soldier John RAMBO is even making his own comeback in 2007 with RAMBO IV and will surely be a blockbuster smash*!

Stallone's one man army character brought films like Commando into popularity and both Arnie and Sly competed at the box-office in 1985 with Rambo: First Blood Part II & Commando. Commando was released to anxious crowds on October 4th. It made $7,700,000 in its opening weekend, opening on 1,495 screens in the United States. This film solidified Schwarzenegger's place as a box-office star. It went on to gross $35 million in the U.S. and $57 million worldwide. It is considered by most to be Schwarzenegger's purest action film. There is less character development than in later roles, and a greater emphasis is placed on action. The film had a huge impact on the genre and has remained Schwarzenegger's most beloved cult film. Steven E. de Souza wrote the screenplay for Commando. His other writing credits include 48 Hrs, Another 48 Hrs, The Running Man, Die Hard, and Die Hard 2.

Arnold should produce Commando II through Oak Productions and maybe convince pal James Cameron to help produce with his Lightstorm Entertainment at Fox. The plot could incorporate politics with the current war overseas, much like Rambo: First Blood Part II did back in the day. It surely helped Rambo's box-office to a powerful 150 million domestic and 300 million worldwide gross. The female/teenage demographic would be taken care of in the sequel with an older sexier Alyssa Milano helping her father out this time around.

Schwarzenegger can DEFINETLY still play retired Colonel John MATRIX...older yet still the tough bad ass from the first film. If the general public or action fans go watch Sean Connery in Jerry Bruckheimer's action thriller THE ROCK, they'll know exactly why Arnie can still pull off playing his 80's military character. Connery was older in that film than Arnie is now. Yet Sean played the bad ass instead of younger action star Nic Cage in the Michael Bay thrill ride. Sean did the fighting, the running, the jumping and the falling down!

If Arnold and James Cameron don't want to move on with TRUE LIES 2 for whatever reason, COMMANDO could become Arnie's new MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE meets RAMBO style franchise. There could be a couple more missions for COMMANDO II & III. All the Austrian Oak has to do is pump himself up real hard (like he did for T3) and let all "f**king hell break loose on moviegoers" as JOHN MATRIX!!!

I really hope this scene is included:

IMDB Trivia: During the scene in the shed, after Matrix cuts the soldier's arm off, he was originally supposed to hit the victim with it and tell him to shut up. This scene was edited out as being too macabre.

:D

Commando in IRAQ...Have JOHN MATRIX go to Iraq with some kind of mission in war. Make it fun, serious and big!

I hope if this sells well that Fox and Mark Lester will write a great script for a sequel. See if Arnie would do it after he is out of office and make it raw, lower budget (60 million) and kick ass. Only do this if Arnie comes back though. No direct-to-dvd bull. Stallone is doing JOHN RAMBO so maybe Arnie should do COMMANDOS. Like ALIENS, it could simply be called COMMANDOS and have Colonel JOHN MATRIX be forced on a mission ala THE ROCK with Sean Connery. Action fans really need hard core action films and Sly will do it with JOHN RAMBO (which will become a massive worldwide hit), so Arnie and Fox should with a bad ass sequel to COMMANDO. What do you fans think?


Oh, when I said lower budget (60 million), I ment by todays crazy budgeted blockbuster standards (ie SPIDER-MAN, PIRATES 3 etc).

Bring on the TRUE LIES SE as well. Arnold films must have made Fox a fortune on dvd...PREDATOR, COMMANDO and TRUE LIES.

Oh, hell yes! I will be buying this!

I do wish it was a steelbook, though...

I'm so buying me a wooden caben with a f**kin GUN SHED!!!!  'MOAN 'EN!?!

no steelbook?

WHAT IS THIS GARBAGE!?

This is great! Wonder how it compares to the upcoming R2 2-disc set?

I remember watching the Hindu rip-off on Russian t.v. a long while back... It was fun. (In a squeeky girly voice) "COMMAAAAANDOOO!!!!"

Yeah...C'mon Cameron and Fox..pull ya finger out, and give us a TRUE LIES ULTIMATE EXTENDED DIRECTORS CUT!

Kill Arnold, Kill!

I'm happy.

I desperately need to add this to my fledgling Schwarzeneggar collection....

Hell yeah!!

so 5mins longer?   maybe it'll be even more violent..that would be swell.....and i'm glad i never bought this, even when seeing it for as low as 8.99 ...i held back go me...lol

of course if this sells well, i bet there will be a triple dip with better extras but oh well..lol

ok maybe this is a worthy a double dip. Just never seen the old edition cause its on tv so much i never bought it. But, where is the steelbook or lenticular cover? That may make me bite.

this has just made my day!

"Bennet! I though you were..."
"Dead. You thought wrong."

Will this be the same edition that is coming out on R2 in the "Definitve edition" steelbook series? I sure hope so!

Now we need to get a "True Lies" special edition.

From the award winning director of Pterodactyl!!!

Press Release:

Quote: CENTURY CITY, Calif. – The vintage Schwarzenegger film that helped to cement his world-renowned action hero status following the huge success of The Terminator, Commando was produced by mega action icon Joel Silver (The Matrix, Lethal Weapon) and quickly became another “Arnold action classic” – and is now being re-released as a special Director’s Cut DVD on September 18th from Fox Home Entertainment. Schwarzenegger (True Lies, Total Recall) stars as a retired special operations soldier who engages in a vengeful rescue mission to save his kidnapped daughter from enemy hands. Recognized for its unapologetic non-stop explosive action, Commando gloriously infuses non-stop car chases, punch ups, gun fights and explosions with a unique blend of humor and quick one-liners that became Arnold’s signature style. The film also stars Alyssa Milano (“Charmed,” “Who’s The Boss&rdquo, Rae Dawn Chong (The Color Purple, Soul Man), Dan Heyada (Swimfan, Clueless), David Patrick Kelly (Flags Of Our Fathers) and Bill Duke (Predator).
The Commando Director’s Cut DVD features the original theatrical film plus an all-new unrated version as envisioned by director Mark L. Lester (Firestarter, Armed and Dangerous) featuring over five minutes of never-before-seen footage added back into the film; additional DVD special features include director audio commentary, deleted scenes, two behind-the-scenes featurettes, photo galleries and more. The Commando Director’s Cut DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $19.98 U.S. / $25.98 Canada.

Synopsis:
Former head of a special commando strike team, Colonel John Matrix (Schwarzenegger) is a soldier without peer. And because he’s lead so many special ops assignments, he’s been “retired” in order to protect him from retaliation. But now a vicious South American dictator that has a deadly grudge against Matrix has tracked him down and kidnapped his daughter Jenny (Milano). To get her back, Matrix is forced back into action and must return to South America for one last mission: kill President Velasquez – at any cost!

Special Features:

Commando Director’s Cut is presented in widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) with English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround audio, Spanish Mono, French Stereo plus French and Spanish subtitles. Bonus content includes:

• Seamlessly branched Director’s Cut with never-before-seen footage
• Audio commentary by director Mark Lester (on theatrical version only)
• Deleted Scenes
• Pure Action featurette
• Let Off Some Steam featurette
• Photo galleries with over 150 images
o Creating Commando
o Domestic Bliss with John and Jenny
o Kill Arnold, Kill!
o Trashing the Galleria

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