No Chance

The only real deaths in this movie, were the career suicides of everyone involved..

Knowing the original movie back to front I went into this expecting to laugh my ass off through the whole movie, but unfortunately it was nothing of the kind. I admit there were a couple of laughs but became very bored after about 45 min. The truth of the fact is it could've been a hell of alot better.

Hilarious Parody Sequel to the greatest action movie ever made is an incredibly fun, glorious, laugh out loud tribute to the films of Arnold Schwarzenegger as well as the 80s action genre on a whole.

John Mantrixx (playing himself!) has to escape from a mental institution (don't ask) in order to rescue his daughter Chenny from the clutches of the evil Barrett. Again. And no, those are not typos.

Seriously, if you love 80s action movies, you're in for a treat! This send up is so much fun. Director Matt Poitras and his co-writer Jason Chilton (who also plays Barrett) craft such an epic trip down memory lane with so many call backs to the action movies of our youth while simultaneously doing their own thing. And it works tremendously!

"Mantrixx" also carries this endeavor beautifully with his hilarious impersonation of Arnold, complete with an "ARRGGHH ARRGGHH!" noise every time he moves! I was literally in tears watching him. So perfect. Chilton is also a joy as Barrett, doing the great Vernon Wells proud. The rest of the cast is amazing, particularly one cameo that is sure to get the audience cheering. You'll know it when you see it.

All in all, this was a such a fun time. The kind of movie that feels like if Cannon Group had commissioned a sequel to Commando that was written by the Airplane guys, but directed by David A. Prior on the same budget he made Deadly Prey with. Which is, quite frankly, masterpiece material right there. Its streaming on Amazon Prime right, so if that sounds like your cup of tea, see it ASAP. I highly recommend it!

This movie is awesome. You can tell this was a labor of love for the filmmakers. I've always loved the cheesieness of the 80s Schwarzenegger movies and you can totally tell they do too. Commando was one of my favorites and they hit it out of the park. While they did a great job spoofing the most ridiculous parts of the original movie, they took it to the next level and advanced the story, adding original content that is just as cheesy. The backstory for "Barrett" and "Mantrixx" is a great addition and the actors are hilarious - I couldn't stop laughing. The production quality also exceeded my expectations. I really hope they do a Total Recall parody.

Totally lame but that's the point. It's a PARODY. If you take this seriously, your missing all the fun IMO. I'm a child of the 80s action flicks when you had to go to the theater and watch along with other people. Cheers, boos, laughs all added to the experience. I digress, this is a good poke at all those over the top flicks. Cracking up at all the "eyh!"s. Every time John takes an action. 😅 There's a good drinking game in there somewhere Accents are great. Stupid catch phrases abound.

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I'll give it a watch again!