Such a frustrating disappointment

Simply Perfect

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

It has been absolutely clear that Sly Stallone is very talented and not a dumb boxer who gets lucky getting his face bashed in. Rambo talks in near baby-talk and sometimes all of them except the first two in each franchise WORK. I have not been excited to see a movie coming out in many years. Somehow I missed the Expendables as they came out-- THEN, I RETIRED. Though I fought it at first, my wasted back finally got me down. I worked my way through college and retired as a recognized Addiction Specialist. In my young years-- I did not follow movies except for the ones that HAD to be seen in order to live in America. THE EXPENDABLES is so rough and tough and full of action that it seems to want to implode at times-- and it doesn NOT. Something saves the movie each time it starts to drag. People moan at their stars AGING and it infuriates me! The men in these movies were and are ALL absolute ICONS. They are the Burt Lancasters, The John Waynes and the Eastwoods and NONE of those men except for Lancaster in THE PROFESSIONALS does a decent action film that has as much punch and as much weight as THE EXPENDABLES. These moves run FAST-- You have to watch or something will be missed--sadly sometimes it does not matter- AND this is entertaining stuff. These men have all given their lives to show business and they are mega millionaires. When I learned about the pay for these guys I smiled and thought-- Rocky, Lethal Weapon, Mr Universe/America, and I could go on and on.. These guys deliver just what men like to see. Men. Fighting men are needed in this dangerous world and every little boy dreams of becoming a tough guy. Many of these men were the best in sports that involve violence or tough challenges like body-building and competition. Even the Chick who is the bouncer (sorry could not find her name quickly) is a bad ass in real life and I read that she insisted on doing her own stunts. I remember when I learned that Steve McQueen actually rode the motorcycle in THE GREAT ESCAPE.. I was already a fan from THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN having him on that bike doing his thing was glorious. I have to return to the age thing before I go. All of you people who make remarks about people aging-- God help you make it to old age. I can tell you that if you live-- YOU WILL GET OLD. It is one of the most frustrating things in life--eventual inevitable loss of youth and finally--for everyone, death. I am SO glad that ALL of these guys got together and did this. I could watch a movie of them just standing around talking. They are our heroes and in these movies-- they remain heroes. The new faces in the movie are ESSENTIAL to bringing in new life and staying with reality. A force such as this in real life has newcomers.. a force such as this could never exist because of the physical demands and odds of dying too soon -- and new faces pop up each day in SEAL TEAM 1-1,000. New faces bring new interest, show others learning and give the old-timers a chance to teach the boys how to be men. That is one of the things that is missing is the TEACHING of their craft to the younger more inexperienced men. An old western called TIN STAR shows the old Bounty Hunter teaching a young man how to be a good Sheriff and how to stay alive. It is in my top ten favorites-- it is the passing along of the secrets of the trade. I love these movies and love that each of these guys is showing that they have balls just to keep on doing what they do. Merle Haggard was a huge country Singer, Songwriter-- HE NEVER STOPPED. HE was told to do so by his doctor-- and 3 months before he died, his incredible voice was still there-- only a bit less perfect-- and that was forgiven in concert as his audience cheered his very minor mistakes or rough spots. He died along the highway just like he said he would in more than one song... I think these men will do the same and that is as it should be. I retired after 32 years of helping addicts. I worked hauling 240 40-pound bottles of water per day ( in the summer) and it paid the bills as I studied my craft and finally went to work helping to change the treatment field just a bit. I taught hundreds--thousands to be professional and to remember that addicts have a disease and should be treated with unconditional positive regard. THAT is what I will be remembered for and my patients will remember that I was THERE-- really THERE with them in the room. I think that is what we want in our entertainment--- we want it to steal us away from the perfectionism, lack of respect for those growing older, ( which is again the most ludicrous bias a human being without a fountain of youth can have) and the grind of living in a world that hurts, does not forgive easily and in the end--takes EVERYONE down. In a movie like (ALL of) THE EXPENDABLES, achieves that. We get to see superstars rubbing elbows and making it work. I will bet that NONE of these movies EVER flops at the box office. Wanna take that bet? Warren E. Justice CARPS, BA, AS, CADC, CDMS, CCIMS, CAS

The first was a trip down 80s nostalgic lane, the second was an improvement and an entertaining action film in its own right. This third instalment has lost its grip on classic action films that charged its predecessors, so much so that even aficionados struggle to find enjoyment in this mindless mess. Barney is up against an adversary from the past, in which he decides to abandon his current team and recruit younger members in order to eliminate the enemy uprising. Aside from the predictable old versus young sub-plot, does the story sound familiar? Is that a resounding yes? Well, you would be right. The exact same narrative structure where the Expendables must defeat the disposable enemy mercenaries from creating global terror which then concludes with a short fist fight with the antagonist before they all grab a pint at the local bar and wait for all this to blow over...! Now, we have horrendous visual effects which include but not limited to: false explosions, disastrous demolitions, helicopter dogfights, Stallone's still face and...wait, that's not visually altered? Oh...anyway, the point is the quality of the acting, action and storytelling has lowered drastically. So low, that it comes across as tired and generically uninspired. Introducing new fresher faces to the team was a good idea, but their chemistry is nowhere near as dynamic as Statham and Lundgren. The cheesy banter was non-existent, it's only when the experienced players come onboard that the entertainment value heightens. Snipes taking a dig at himself for tax evasion, Schwarzenegger shouting "get to da choppa!!!" and Gibson being his usual crazy self, that is when the dialogue and characterisation strives for fun. Banderas was a welcomed addition however, it just wasn't enough to save this generic boring sequel. Mindless fun sure, but the worst in the series by far. Did 80s action films utilise horrific visual effects like these? No. Stop saving money and remain authentic! Otherwise this whole franchise will be expendable.

Thank god this is the last Expendables movie. This is easily the worst Expendables movie. I wanna die.

This is strong bloody macho movie and you need to rate this as "PG-13" to earn money in desperation? I know you need more money in order to get a bigger audience in desperation, unfortunately, you cannot lack too much safety along the way.There's such a serious situation that trying to earn money in desperation also results on not lacking safety along the way. so that means that this movie can still be rated "R", even if you need to earn money and get a bigger audience in desperation, but don't lack safety too much along the way at the same time!