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You think Arnold was ferocious enough in Commando? Well, can you imagine if John Matrix was played by a big honkin' Russian? Guess what, you've got it. Here we have the trailer for the new Russian film Day D. I have no idea if this is an officially sanctioned remake or Russia's idea of a cheap knock-off, but take a look at the following trailer and see if you can't recognize every single scene shown.

That's right. They're all scenes from Ahnuld's legendary Commando. The plot also stays the same, about a Russian special forces specialist who refuses to do a job for a criminal syndicate and got his daughter kidnapped while vacationing in a remote cabin. Teamed with a hot flight attendant, this pissed-off father arms up to the teeth and takes matters into his own pythons.

I'm guessing this was made to appeal to 80's enthusiasts? It's a bit weird to see some Russian guy filling in for Arnold. I wonder if the script is a word-for-word translation from gibberish to Russian (Hey-o!). I do like their version of Sully, though. The biggest disappointment, however, is that I don't see any bad guys in a glittery wifebeater. What, they don't have any Freddie Mercury impersonators there in Mother Russia?

How do you say "Let of some steam" in Russian, anyway?

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June 28, 2008, _JC_GUEST_NAME said:

This should actually be fun to watch. They seem to be making a subtle mockery of the original "Commando". As the plane takes off, the guy at the airport, for example, is challenging the Russian "Commando" to jump onboard, but is disappointed: "Schwartz would have made it". It also appears to be nothing like a family movie (judging from the verbal exchange between the same guy and the air hostess). The fella doing the Commando part, by the way, has made a name for himself acting in a very (intellectually) amusing Russian ТV mini-series about a drink-loving and girl-chasing KGB agent pulled off from those pursuits every now and again by his secret service superiors to solve another mystery or perform another feat. He's now too associated with sly irony for this new product to be a bland copycat. Alexander, Moscow

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