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Commando (1985)
Just a blast!
I know 7/10 doesn't seem that great, but the movie isn't really great, and yet I bloody love this film! It has some dodgy cinematography, clunky dialogue, no soundtrack (besides that one cool tune), and a villain which is just a chubby Freddie Mercury. Seriously, they could have tried to make him seem physically threatening especially when he's 30lbs overweight next to a shirtless Arnie. Commando is pure 80's action from start to finish, and it's got it all: Retired ex-military spec-ops lead: check. Villain with a ludicrous outfit and moustache: check. Revenge plot: check. Car chase: check. Explosions: check. Gear-up scene: check. One-liners: check and double check!
Commando doesn't try to be anything more than it is; it's a simple premise and it's only ever that. While some action films try to take themselves too seriously, or have some underlying theme which they allow to rise just enough for the audience to notice, Commando doesn't care for that. Rambo had it's subtle politics, but here is just bullets and explosions that save the day, and sometimes that's all you want from an action movie.
The Ninja Squad (1986)
Its awful and I recommend it
This is awful, theres no doubt about that, its a Godfrey Ho movie so obviously it has awful acting, writing, editing, story and plots (yes there are two plots). It is still funny. Plot one is a guy called Billy, I think, who has a hilarious Aussie dubbing and he's facing a villain called Larry who has terrible dress sense. Then a ninja is killing ninjas to draw out the master ninja called Gordon (Richard Harrison) but the evil ninja is sending Gordon letters to challenge him or he'll kill ninjas. So Gordon just stays out of it.
This is something of a 'so bad its good' and will friends it will make for a great laugh, but its still dreadful
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Does what it does best
Deadpool was a great tease into what could be, and this us pretty much it. Cable is a great bad guy with actual motivations which is rare for a Marvel film. The action scenes and fight choreography are all point, and the humour always hits the mark. Naturally it has plenty of pop culture references so if that's your thing you'll be rewarded. There is a great story here, and a great chemistry between everyone.
I don't quite think they have the formula just right, but this is more than good enough and if the 3rd film is on par with this and I wouldn't really be disappointed
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
It feels like a filmed Wookipidea
How did Han get his name? How did Ham get his ship? How did he meet Lando? How did he meet Chewbacca There are a lot of thinks about Han we get answered but they just aren't that interesting. The characters are fine, Harrelson, Bettany, and Glover are all great, Ehrenreich is decent with what he's given and Clarke is underused. I was intrigued by her character wanted to see how she changed Han but we don't really get that. This film brings nothing to Star Wars and is only half of Han's story. It literally ends before it could get interesting. It's a very dull and utterly forgetful film.