30 Greatest Action Movie Fight Scenes Of All Time

By Jesse Gumbarge /

20. John Matrix Vs. Bennett - Commando (1985)

Commando is one of the most ridiculously manly action movies in existence. Arnold Schwarzenegger, of course, stars as John Matrix, a retired Special Forces operative who is given a difficult choice: He can either commit a political assassination or his teenage daughter (Alyssa Milano) will be killed. Of course, no one tells Arnold what to do, so he goes on an over-the-top path of bloody revenge, leaving no bad guy alive to tell his story. One of the most absurdly over-the-top fight scenes in a career full of them, Commando ends with a brawl with head honcho Bennett (Vernon Wells). After a formidable battle, Matrix ultimately shoves his foe into a broken hot pipe, leaving him with the immortal words: €œLet off some steam, Bennett.€ You know, it has to be said, action movies today need more epic one-liners like this.