Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.4|5.0 Stars ììì
The Expendables 2—at some points stupidly funny with
quite good action scenes—stars our favorite action heroes: Sylvester Stallone,
Chuck Norris (a new addition from the last Expendables),
Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme (a new addition
from the last Expendables), Bruce
Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Randy Couture, Liam Hemsworth, and Terry Crews. While
the Ben Meyers’ team prefers them individually, the all-star cast presents a
‘hard to pass it by’ appeal. The mixture of younger with seasoned actors in
this genre seems a little unsettling and raises the question would it have been
better to work with seasoned actors only in the story. But, this critic team
likes the film and evidently box office likes it, too, as it grossed
approximately $3 to every $1 invested. We’re looking forward to Expendables 3 which includes Harrison
Ford, Mel Gibson, Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, and Kellan Lutz. Sylvester
Stallone, as of this writing, is working on Expendables
4 for a 2017 release. This film starts with a good bang for your buck.
Audiences definitely will not be bored.
Movie Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia
Storyline
Our
favorite body builders show muscle power across Nepal, New Orleans, Albania, and
Bulgaria as they track villains and correct wrongs.
Additional Thanks
Thank you to
Director Simon West for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers Guymon
Casady, Guy Avshalom, Basil Iwanyk, Zygi Kamasa, Trevor Short, Samuel and
Victor Hadida, Danny Dimbort, Jason Constantine, and Boaz Davidson for making
the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Barney Ross (Sylvester
Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunner Jensen
(Dolph Lundgren), Booker (Chuck Norris), Vilain (Jean-Claude Van Damme), Church
(Bruce Willis), Trench (Arnold Schwarzenegger), Hale Caesar (Terry Crews), Toll
Road (Randy Couture), Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth), Hector (Scott Adkins),
Stephan (Alexander Moskov), and Bojan (George Zlatarev).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe.
The film can’t be faulted for its terrific presentation of our favorite body
building actors.
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