The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

The acting in this movie is really good.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Rule number one, never promise a concept that is then not delivered. Expectations are created and inevitably are crushed by the realisation that the film you wanted is not what is shown. I love me a good action blockbuster, even the cheesy 80s low budget messes. Yet, somehow, this was mediocre. A team of mercenaries take on a private mission to eliminate a dictator so that the island's resources can be obtained. Blah blah blah who cares, the script writers certainly didn't. It's a generic plot about drugs and money that functions as a means of showcasing the action that we all want to see. Unfortunately, these action scenes are far and few between thus providing a sluggish pace that is riddled with cumbersome dialogue. It's not even quotable dialogue like in action classics that this film attempted to gain inspiration from. Schwarzenegger still remains the ultimate quotable machine, but his cameo appearance wasn't enough. The chemistry between Statham and Stallone works and didn't feel too forced. A well executed microcosm to distinguish the combination of veteran action stars with the modern newbies. Perhaps too much focus on these two, I would've liked to have seen the other members have standout moments. The sarcastic banter between the characters allowed them to work as a unit. Think of them as a working family powered by guns, blades and muscles. All cast members gave committed performances that oozed masculinity, I mean the testosterone levels were insane. The action scenes were mostly well shot with perhaps too many quick cuts, although the green screen for some segments was rather apparent. A scene involving Statham decimating a group of guys at a basketball court was a highlight and conveys his dedication to the stunt work. On the one hand, The Expendables works as a generic mindless action flick. However on the other hand, it fails to consistently captivate due to a clunky script and inconsistent pacing. Unremarkable, therefore a misfire in my opinion.

The Expendables was a huge success in the action hero movie world, which each individual actor having lots of action film titles under their action acting belt, but this was a dream come true for action fans that had Real Manly Men doing Real Manly Things, like blowing stuff up and guns going off and lots of bullets flying everywhere. YEAH! Mr. Sylvester Stallone is a genius director for this film and it shows. I give The Expendables a 8/10

complete piece of trash, I'm unable to watch more than 3 minutes to this kind of nonsense free violence with fairy Tale heroes, who the hell in this world likes to watch these "new" artificially bad guys movies, i could get it sub eighty's, but nowadays its annoying, no story, no roles, free non stop violence, fireworks and bad hi-tech effects. Man this is so far from reality that even hurts to think someone write this stuff to make a movie.

Sylvester, I can stand. Even Arnold, he's weirdly calm on screen. Acts like a T-100 even! But Lundgren, holy sh|t, that boy is annoying! And I'm German besides! A very good effort by the demolitions people, I also thought Willis was good as the CIA spook, this movie gave rise to RED and RED 2, apparently, two of my favorites along with Kill BIll. If you can get past the corny locker room jokes, you can watch it. Preferably while getting a decent BJ, makes it more tolerable. BOOM BOOM BOOM... Statham loves that cannon and she digs mine.