The Expendables was... mildly amusing. [spoilers]
15 years ago
Just came back from watching it.
I wasn't really blown away from it, It was an alright action flick but the characters just felt so flat. There was no real chemistry or much extended interaction between the Expendables even between Sly and Jason who were supposed to be close friends in the story. The villain was incredibly forgettable... actually ALL the characters were pretty forgettable. And plot? what plot? Its just Sly and the boys going in and getting shit done.
Action's decent though... I love Jason's Statham's knife fight scenes. Steve Austin vs Randy Couture wasn't as epic as I wanted to be though.
I really wished they went a higher age rating with ultraviolence, larger Michael Bay-esque explosions in this and exaggerated characters with witty one liners to be just a full blown mindless action flick.... instead of a half blown one. Overall I give this film a B-
I wasn't really blown away from it, It was an alright action flick but the characters just felt so flat. There was no real chemistry or much extended interaction between the Expendables even between Sly and Jason who were supposed to be close friends in the story. The villain was incredibly forgettable... actually ALL the characters were pretty forgettable. And plot? what plot? Its just Sly and the boys going in and getting shit done.
Action's decent though... I love Jason's Statham's knife fight scenes. Steve Austin vs Randy Couture wasn't as epic as I wanted to be though.
I really wished they went a higher age rating with ultraviolence, larger Michael Bay-esque explosions in this and exaggerated characters with witty one liners to be just a full blown mindless action flick.... instead of a half blown one. Overall I give this film a B-
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I must be psychic >:/
I know this post will seem insulting, and it's meant to be insulting. Personally, I really dislike the big, dumb, mindless action films, I adore intelligent cinema. If you like action films, that's great, just not my cup of tea. =/