The Commando Appreciation Thread

[kingmonkey]

Commando gets Director's Cut

Commando is to get a Director's Cut with previously unseen footage, five minutes of it.

The new, as yet unrated film, is recut by the original Director Mark L. Lester and carries over five minutes of never before seen footage added into the film. The DVD will also carry the original theatrical release.

Here's the listing for the Region 1 DVD release, not high-definition I'm afraid:

Fox Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Commando (Director?s Cut) on 18th September 2007 priced at $19.98 SRP. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, this unapologetic non-stop eighties action film returns to DVD with an all-new unrated version as envisioned by director Mark L. Lester featuring over five minutes of never-before-seen footage added back into the film. The original theatrical version is also on the disc, along with special features including director?s commentary, deleted scenes, featurettes and more.

Features include:
1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
English DD5.1 Surround
French (Stereo) and Spanish (Mono) audio
French and Spanish subtitles
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:
Creating Commando
Domestic Bliss with John and Jenny
Kill Arnold, Kill!
Trashing the Galleria

[figflair]

BEST. NEWS, EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers buddy. You just made my day!

"I eat Green Berets for breakfast!"

[DANGEROUS]

I remember before I joined this forum, and used it for browsing, everyone here seemed to have a Commando avatar screen cap.

I liked that running joke, question is- what happened to em all?

[BeyondJumpFish]

...let Off Some Steam!

[Leon Retro]

I could watch Commando everyday.

Matrix: Remember, Sully, when I promised to kill you last?
Sully: That's right, Matrix. You did.
Matrix: I lied.

I hope Arnie makes some more films.

[Leon Retro]

I remember before I joined this forum, and used it for browsing, everyone here seemed to have a Commando avatar screen cap.

I liked that running joke, question is- what happened to em all?

[Gradius]

Ginger Tosser still uses his.

http://ntsc-uk.domino.org/member.php?u=771

[Big Seany]

Ginger Tosser's avvy is the best on here and always will be, in my eyes. Every time I see it I chuckle. And when he Xmas-ized it, I nearly shat with laughter. Brilliant stuff, brilliant film.

[MattyD]

Clearly, if you're playing R6V there's only one choice of assault rifle, the same one Arnie 'Had to get from the shed!'

The Director's Cut is great news - but will it have the infamous "shut up!" scene included?

[figflair]

Clearly, if you're playing R6V there's only one choice of assault rifle, the same one Arnie 'Had to get from the shed!'

The Director's Cut is great news - but will it have the infamous "shut up!" scene included?

Tell me more sir?

[nietzschedancing]

The 'shut up' scene takes place in the shed. After Big Arnie lops a soldier's arm off he thwacks him with it and tells him to 'Shut up'. If it's in there, I'll be happy for the rest of the hear.

[buster_broon]

The 'shut up' scene takes place in the shed. After Big Arnie lops a soldier's arm off he thwacks him with it and tells him to 'Shut up'. If it's in there, I'll be happy for the rest of the hear.

isnt that in the USA version - if it is, this is still more unseen footage

playusa have it up for preorder with a release date in August

?10.99 is the price

[buster_broon]

just had a wee watch of the scene on the present R1 release and indeed the arm chopping scene is present, but Arnie doesnt say anything during the sequence

it is the officer who gave the orders to attack the shed, so it might be there in the directors cut, but Arnies lips dont move and on subtitles all there that is said is

aah

[MattyD]

IMDB says the arm-chopping was originally cut at the behest of the BBFc, but that the distributors later made cuts to the DVD version such as shortening the shot of Bennet letting off some steam (I noticed this myself). Apparently the BBFC has now cleared the movie in its entirity so maybe we'll get the DC version too?

[Rock]

Noone realise that none other than Bennett was the main villain, Ransik, in Power Rangers Timeforce? Was screwing round with Sky the other day and happened to recognise him slightly, not like you can mistake his hamacting villain skills. IMDB revealed it's none other than the man himself, Vernon Wells. Amazing.

It's on Jetix at like 5pm every day.



"I'M NOT JUST GONNA BLAST YOUR MEGAZORD BETWEEN THE EYES, I'M GONNA BLAST IT BETWEEN THE BAWWWLS!"