Sorry, this movie sucks

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

From start to end movie is superb loved every bit of the movie specially cast beautiful cast selection by Sly...I hope to see over 10 series of The Expendables

Of course Flying Officert/Major/Captain/Inspector Bigglesworth(depending on which stage of his career you find him at) was meant to be a hero to British schoolboys especially those who would be tasked with keeping The Empire running later in life. Presumably this is not so with Mr Stallone's Barney Ross(named after the boxer - biopic "Monkey on my back"?) . Although to be fair to him ,in the opening scene he displays the patience of a saint in dealing with a psycho pirate. But,once he goes..he goes. And whilst Biggles can rely on his chums Algy,Ginger and Bertie,Barney has really only Jason Statham to help him annihilate a dictator's private army. Wearing only jeans and a tee shirt Mr Statham finds an endless supply of throwing knives which hit their target unerringly during their first encounter with the enemy. Biggles thought knives were the province of the slightly shady "foreigner" and,to the best of my knowledge of the canon never resorted to their use. There is a plot - beloved of movie makers for the last thirty five years - involving ex - CIA men who Barney has promised current CIA man(Bruce Willis) terminate with extreme prejudice. Just so you know you've not been transported back to 1985 there's a waterboarding scene. "The Expendables" is an action movie.That is its raison d'etre. The one character that had remotely any depth was Mr Mickey Rourke,much maligned and misunderstood in my opinion. I was pleased to see him.However briefly. I loved the "Tom and Jerry" violence,the satisfying explosions,the total lack of logic.....it's a bloke thing. Half the population are too smart to fall for it,I guess.

The ExpendablesLet's face it if you grew up in the 80's then you grew up watching these guys. Sly, Arnie, Willis and Lundgren where a staple for the youngsters of that decade. Along with a whole host of other stars, some also featured in this movie. Films such as First blood, The Terminator and Die Hard were big business and the stars of such were superheroes of the time. No tights or cape needed. Just bulging biceps and the well timed one liner. Fast forward on to 2010 when this flick was released and todays youth are fed a diet of Iron man and other marvelicious delicacies. For the grown ups action stars now come with a PHD. Jason Bourne has moved the action genre on forcing even James Bond to step up his game. The Expendables goes back to old school action. A flick that could have come straight from the 80's. But let's face it, getting Rambo, the Terminator and John McClane on screen together back then would have been impossible. Just think of the budget needed just to pay their salaries. Every young boy in the world would have exploded in their cinema seat with excitement. Probably every boys father too! In 2010 it's a reality and you've got to admire Sylvester Stallones business brain. Rocky sure knows how to make a dollar or two. He's selling us nostalgia and we'll eat it up because nostalgia is good. Take the A Team movie that was released around the same time. It flopped slap bang on its ass because nobody wants to see someone else playing their beloved heroes. We want to actually see our beloved heroes. Can you imagine if Mr T and the original gang returned for that movie if it was possible. Everyone would have flocked to the cinema to see it and I would have pitied the fool that didn't. Stallone's action mash up reminds us of an era when the cheesy action flick was something you looked forward to. A trip down to the local video store in hope that Rocky 15 didn't have that little red tag on the top of the box that said it was on hire. The Expendables is a silly film about fictitious good guys beating the snot out of fictitious bad guys in a fictitious country. That's it, plain and simple. No point in analyzing the plot because there barely is one. The negative reviews on here are ridiculous. They are over analyzing something that has been manufactured to wash over you. A product that allows you to take out your brain leave it on the side table and just be entertained. If you analyze the acting, script,plot,direction and every other thing then you've totally missed the point. If this type of movie isn't for you then don't waste your precious time watching it. You know what it's gonna be it says so right there on the tin. As for the rest of us, what's wrong with a little trip down memory lane? A walk down Nostalgia Avenue?

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.