Topic: The Expendables (Read 14444 times)

Ozymandias · « **on:** 11 Jul 2010, 17:14 »

Watch a fucking trailer

I don't know if it'll be good. I don't know if I care if it's good or not. It looks like a bad 80s action movie and that's all I need.

The only problem is that that's the same weekend as Scott Pilgrim.

FUCKING DECISIONS.

KvP · « **Reply #1 on:** 11 Jul 2010, 17:20 »

I think I'd be more optimistic if Sly wasn't so unabashed about ladling on sentimentality and clumsy passes at timeliness. It's what makes his directorial efforts so boring, so often.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #2 on:** 11 Jul 2010, 18:31 »

I hope they show this at the drive-in near here. This seems like the kind of movie you should see at a drive in.

scarred · « **Reply #3 on:** 11 Jul 2010, 18:51 »

yeah this movie looks pretty expendable if you catch my drift

JD · « **Reply #4 on:** 11 Jul 2010, 19:08 »

looks like a sausagefest

Kugai · « **Reply #5 on:** 11 Jul 2010, 22:10 »

What the hell??!

WHY is Samuel L. Jackson NOT in this?!!

Motherfuckers.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #6 on:** 12 Jul 2010, 00:19 »

Maybe he's working on those Marvel movies?

KvP · « **Reply #7 on:** 12 Jul 2010, 00:21 »

I'm guessing Sam Jackson is not buddies with Sly Stallone, nor does he owe any favors.

Besides, Terry Crews is like Sam Jackson but not lazy.

Ikrik · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 Jul 2010, 01:24 »

For a little while there were talks about how the studio was pushing pressure on Stallone to make it PG-13. If that was the case I would have lost any interest in this film that I have (which is...a little bit). It's going to be R so at least it's going to have the probably ridiculous action it needs to satisfy it's audience.

However, I am a little sad by the casting. Stallone, Lundgren, a cameo from The Terminator himself? Awesome. Statham....ok? Jet Li, no. Do you want to know who should have been in this film but declined? Steven Seagal and Jeanne-Claude Van Damme. Now, if those two were in this film I would be a lot more willing to see the film but unless I get awesome recommendations by some trusted people I'll definitely be passing.

-> Kugai

I can name 4 Samuel L Jackson films made that I enjoyed out of the over 30 films he's made in the past 10 years. I'm so freaking sick of his persona which he takes into every single movie....he's starting to turn into a reason for me to pass on a film.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #9 on:** 12 Jul 2010, 02:06 »

I am seeing this. I've recently rediscovered my love of ridiculous action movies so this looks like it could, at the very least, be really funny to watch just to see people get hurt. Considering that I enjoyed the shit out of Alien vs Predator 2 I don't have an excuse not to love this film.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #10 on:** 12 Jul 2010, 11:51 »

Ikrik, I was under the impression that they were trying to get both old-school and new-school action stars, which is why they included Jet Li and Statham. Don't ask me why they picked Couture, maybe they are trying to get the MMA lovers that don't normally watch action films (all 2 of them)?

KvP · « **Reply #11 on:** 12 Jul 2010, 20:18 »

You can play an official Expendables Contra knockoff on Facebook

... I think they may have won me over with this.

Ikrik · « **Reply #12 on:** 13 Jul 2010, 02:12 »

-> Nadaisho

Maybe I'm totally wrong then? I just thought I remembered reading about how The Expendables was meant to be a love letter to the old B grade action films, it's not really that big of a deal though. I'm not that bothered by Statham, considering he's actually done some great action films but Li really doesn't fit with what they're doing and I totally forgot about Couture. I would have totally preferred maybe replacing them with someone like Clive Owen.

Caleb · « **Reply #13 on:** 13 Jul 2010, 13:42 »

It's our last hope.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #14 on:** 13 Jul 2010, 15:33 »

Quote from: Ikrik on 13 Jul 2010, 02:12

-> Nadaisho

Maybe I'm totally wrong then? I just thought I remembered reading about how The Expendables was meant to be a love letter to the old B grade action films, it's not really that big of a deal though. I'm not that bothered by Statham, considering he's actually done some great action films but Li really doesn't fit with what they're doing and I totally forgot about Couture. I would have totally preferred maybe replacing them with someone like Clive Owen.

I think it is supposed to be a tribute to the old action movies, but also including the newer actors, sort of a passing-the-torch moment. Except instead of a torch, it is a machine gun that never runs out of ammo and can be fired one-handed with only enough recoil to cause the hero's gleaming pectorals to ripple slightly.

scarred · « **Reply #15 on:** 14 Jul 2010, 11:52 »

ok now i kind of want to see it.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #16 on:** 14 Jul 2010, 12:10 »

i hate Stallone's face almost as much as I hate Sarah Jessica Parker's face which, incidentally, is ALOT

meh I'll wait for it to come to Netflix

Ozymandias · « **Reply #17 on:** 14 Jul 2010, 19:01 »

JD · « **Reply #18 on:** 14 Jul 2010, 19:11 »

Quote from: scarred on 14 Jul 2010, 11:52

ok now i kind of want to see it.

The copyright police came to town

Kugai · « **Reply #19 on:** 14 Jul 2010, 19:22 »

Quote from: Zombiedude on 14 Jul 2010, 19:11

Quote from: scarred on 14 Jul 2010, 11:52
ok now i kind of want to see it.
The copyright police came to town

Welcome to the world of the YouTube Stazi

scarred · « **Reply #20 on:** 14 Jul 2010, 22:48 »

man zombie you miss all the cool things

ackblom12 · « **Reply #21 on:** 13 Aug 2010, 17:59 »

Guys, this movie fuckin rocked. They managed to include every 80's and 90's trope, with rare exception, in and it worked amazingly well in a stupid fun way. The victory calm even ends in a bro fist.

Lines · « **Reply #22 on:** 13 Aug 2010, 20:12 »

My friends and I have placed bets on the order people die. It's only $4 per person (50 cents per actor, we have a list of 8 actors), but there's a few of us in on it. I'm just hoping to either break even and maybe, if I'm lucky, get enough to cover the cost of the movie.

Sausagefest the Movie: Now With More Action!!!

Kugai · « **Reply #23 on:** 14 Aug 2010, 00:54 »

So, will this lead to a Hot Shots! Part Trez?

KvP · « **Reply #24 on:** 14 Aug 2010, 02:19 »

It was a pretty okay movie! Self-aware enough, and too fast-paced to languish in Sly's signature Reaganite schmaltz. Even the "white man's burden" shit that made John Rambo so odious is negligible, despite its presence.

Mainly I'm just rooting for anything that features Dolph Lundgren. Dude was a Rhodes scholar.

nobo · « **Reply #25 on:** 14 Aug 2010, 06:23 »

Just saw this last night and I was very happy. Its a solid action movie and I have a complete mancrush on Terry Crews. I don't even want to know how much time I would have to spend at the gym to get his size.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #26 on:** 14 Aug 2010, 07:05 »

There were so many great and ridiculous scenes in this movie.

SPOILERS (Is this even necesarry?)

Dolph Lundgren curbstomped a passenger in his truck while stunt driving.

Randy Couture punches Stone Cold Steve Austin, who is on fire at the time, in the face.

Terry Crews has a shotgun that fires 4 rounds per second.

I left the theater with 2 more days of facial hair growth than I had when I came in.

satsugaikaze · « **Reply #27 on:** 16 Aug 2010, 02:52 »

Quote from: nobo on 14 Aug 2010, 06:23

Just saw this last night and I was very happy. Its a solid action movie and I have a complete mancrush on Terry Crews. I don't even want to know how much time I would have to spend at the gym to get his size.

this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tI4CbCniBI and others already did it for me.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #28 on:** 16 Aug 2010, 17:21 »

Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine on 14 Jul 2010, 12:10

i hate Stallone's face almost as much as I hate Sarah Jessica Parker's face which, incidentally, is ALOT

meh I'll wait for it to come to Netflix

wow I have no recollection of making this post.

weird!

nobo · « **Reply #29 on:** 16 Aug 2010, 20:12 »

Quote from: satsugaikaze on 16 Aug 2010, 02:52

this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tI4CbCniBI and others already did it for me.

I cannot put into words how happy you just made me

Shadic · « **Reply #30 on:** 16 Aug 2010, 21:39 »

Here's the "Call to Arms" Fan trailer that was in the OP.

I need somebody to see it with.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #31 on:** 18 Aug 2010, 18:33 »

Quote from: ackblom12 on 14 Aug 2010, 07:05

There were so many great and ridiculous scenes in this movie.

SPOILERS (Is this even necesarry?)

Dolph Lundgren curbstomped a passenger in his truck while stunt driving.

Randy Couture punches Stone Cold Steve Austin, who is on fire at the time, in the face.

Terry Crews has a shotgun that fires 4 rounds per second.

I left the theater with 2 more days of facial hair growth than I had when I came in.

That shotgun actually exists. You forgot to mention the explosive shotgun shells, too.

The only problem is that you are lucky to get more than a mag off without jamming, and you go through ammo really quick when you don't have a magical movie magazine. And it is extremely heavy.

This is the best movie to see with other cheesy action movie aficionados. It was awesome, as long as you don't care about realism, or logic. Just huge fireballs.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #32 on:** 18 Aug 2010, 18:39 »

Yeah, I love the fact theyone upped the idea of explosive shells. They were miniature warheads.

God I loved this movie and I want it on Blu-Ray.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #33 on:** 18 Aug 2010, 18:42 »

Those miniature warheads actually do exist, too.

I'm pretty sure the friend I went with is going to get the movie when it comes out, which will be pretty sweet since he has a projector to watch movies on.

FIXDIX · « **Reply #34 on:** 22 Aug 2010, 23:56 »

Yeeeeeeeeah.

knives · « **Reply #35 on:** 23 Aug 2010, 00:25 »

The Rourke seems low for some reason. Those are the only films he's killed in? Also why count Willis, but not Schwarzenegger?

Dazed · « **Reply #36 on:** 23 Aug 2010, 02:09 »

Holy shit Dolph Lundgren has fake killed a lot of dudes.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #37 on:** 23 Aug 2010, 02:10 »

Because Ahnold was not on the movie posters.

Alex C · « **Reply #38 on:** 23 Aug 2010, 03:02 »

Dolph can't even be in a Rocky movie without killing someone with his hands.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #39 on:** 23 Aug 2010, 05:21 »

They forgot to mention that Jet Li killed at least 2 people in Romeo Must Die.

Border Reiver · « **Reply #40 on:** 23 Aug 2010, 13:02 »

Must see movie - too bad the oldest is too young to enjoy it with Daddy.

Buttfranklin · « **Reply #41 on:** 26 Aug 2010, 22:06 »

JD · « **Reply #42 on:** 26 Aug 2010, 22:57 »

are they at the stock exchange?

Nodaisho · « **Reply #43 on:** 26 Aug 2010, 23:07 »

Yep. They were at the New York Stock Exchange and Terry Crews decided to take his shirt off and start yelling. Sadly no bikini top was actually involved.

JD · « **Reply #44 on:** 27 Aug 2010, 00:17 »

Well yeah that was a pretty obvious photoshop

Kugai · « **Reply #45 on:** 27 Aug 2010, 14:05 »

Quote from: Zombiedude on 27 Aug 2010, 00:17

Well yeah that was a pretty obvious photoshop

Or was it?!

Nodaisho · « **Reply #46 on:** 27 Aug 2010, 15:58 »

Yeah, in the second picture Statham was actually saying "So you took it! I thought I'd lost it."

Lines · « **Reply #47 on:** 28 Aug 2010, 08:20 »

So, the guys I was going to see this with did a midnight showing I couldn't go to, so one of my friends and I are going to have a super girly day and then go watch this movie.

cheesepie · « **Reply #48 on:** 21 Sep 2010, 09:05 »

Really just a lot of action and fighting and nothing else.. 2/10

Kugai · « **Reply #49 on:** 21 Sep 2010, 11:41 »

Quote from: cheesepie on 21 Sep 2010, 09:05

Really just a lot of action and fighting and nothing else.. 2/10

And you were expecting . . . . . ?

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