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The Expendables (2010)

Directed by Sylvester Stallone

Action

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Overview

Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city.

Rated R | Length 103 minutes

Actors

Sylvester Stallone | Jason Statham | Jet Li | Dolph Lundgren | Eric Roberts | Randy Couture | Steve Austin | David Zayas | Giselle Itié | Charisma Carpenter | Gary Daniels | Terry Crews | Mickey Rourke | Hank Amos | Amin Joseph | Senyo Amoaku | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Antônio Rogério Nogueira | Sassa Nacimento | R.A. Rondell | Tze Yep | Precious Jenkins | Ronn Surels | Lauren Jones | Prazeres Barbosa | Jose L. Vasquez | Daniel Arrias | Antonio Gullo | Javier Lambert | Tatsu Carvalho | Marcio Rosario | Paulo Bastos | John Baran | Joshua Cardenez | Rod Carvalho | Gino Galento | Gideon Hodge | Victor Eli Hugo | James Landry Hébert | Topher Jones | Cody Juneau | Shadoe Knight | Everton Lawrence | Ace LeBleu | Edgar Leza | David Joseph Martinez | Aaron Saxton | Bruce Willis | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Victor Tijerino

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

I never thought this would be the “ultimate” MAN movie.  From the start, I figured it would be a movie fit for the “budget bin” at Walmart.  I mean, all Stallone wanted to do was to bring all these meatheads together to do a 80s style actioner.

From that standpoint, The Expendables succeeds.  It is no more than a nonsensical, dumb action movie that came to the theaters a 2 decades too late. And, with that caveat in place, I enjoyed the hell out of this movie.

Yes, it’s dumb.  Yes, the plot really makes no sense. Yes, I have no Idea what Mickey Rourke is doing in this movie. Yes, I think the humor is insanely idiotic. But, that’s what I love about this movie.

The Expendables is no Rambo or Rocky Balboa, but it is a fun, action filled romp and makes me look forward to more Stallone directed movies.

Side note: if you get the DVD or Blu Ray, watch Inferno: The Making of The Expendables.  It’s one of the best “Making Of” documentaries I’ve ever seen.

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