Commando

Episode 54: Commando (1985)
Theme: 80s Arnold
Hosts: Oz & Curtis

This week, Oz and Curtis oil up their biceps, rip the passenger seat out of a Fiat, and body-slam their way into Commando — the only movie brave enough to ask: “What if a man’s love for his daughter could generate enough raw muscle power to defeat an army, survive car crashes without a seat belt, break physics, and win a knife fight against a mesh-shirted Australian pirate?”

Join your two favorite members of the Let’s Talk About Flix-verse as they unpack:

• How John Matrix becomes the first dad in cinema history to pet a deer, read Tiger Beat, and kill 103 people before dinner.

• Why Cindy is the real MVP for agreeing to help a man who ripped her car seat out using only dad-strength and spite.

• How the villains keep saying “Val Verde” like it’s a real place and not the cinematic equivalent of “We didn’t want to say Cuba.”

• Why Sully deserved every single second of that cliff drop, including the one-liner on the way down.

• How Bennett manages to be both the least threatening and most sweaty henchman in 80s action history.

From mall fights to rocket launchers, from chainsaws to luggage-compartment skydiving, Oz and Curtis break down a movie that proves the strongest force on Earth isn’t gravity, physics, or national borders — it’s Arnold Schwarzenegger in a tank top.

Final Verdict
Oz — Eight rocket launchers
Curtis — 63 memberships to Surplus City
Both — Still impressed that the seaplane survived 500 rounds of machine-gun fire without so much as a scuff.