The film opens with the usual impossible rescue scene. This time it is to rescue Wesley Snipes who will be known as Dr. Death. To his dismay they did so because they needed a fifth for a mission, one that fails. Stallone must go after Mel Gibson, who is not dead, really, but decides to retire his team because he fears for their life. Kelsey Grammer helps him recruit a new team, one that is more akin to an MIB force which includes Kellen Lutz, Ronda Rousey, and Victor Ortiz. Things go their formulaic way and the old guys plus the very talkative Antonio Banderas join the picture...again.Harrison Ford flew a helicopter like Hans Solo, Jet Li had a minor role that we can see expanding, and of course Arnold is back.The film is lengthy and spends time to quickly develop all the new players. The banter was not as good as the previous films, but was still acceptable. Banderas' character has "Peter Sellers" potential as a screw up who seems to luck into things.What best came out of this film was the potential for the next one.Parental Guide: 1-2 F-bombs. No sex or nudity.
... View MoreThis movie is so fricking ridiculous it was tough to get through it with out turning it off but I had to stick it out. lousy, lousy acting, horrible one liners and ridiculous special effects if that what you call it. please god done make a number 4.
... View MoreThe addition of the baby expendables detracts from the movie. The pack of young actors can't act. Sly and his gang aren't great actors, but they don't try to be. The young group tries to act. Nope.It's new school vs old school. New school has a hacker. Yawn.The action is good, which is what's expected in the Expendables movies. The most annoying of the baby expendables is the MMA girl. She's the worst actor of the lot, so of course she gets the supposed character development scenes.The first two are better movies. They stick to the core group - the aging action stars. Let the kids have their movies for the Millennials.
... View MoreThis movie is so sick it gave me a cold and now I have a serious DayQuil addiction. Why? Dolph Lundgren.Yes, he is in this film (and I don't mean he exists physically in the box that it comes in, I mean his VISAGE is photografically projected on the screen via the inversion of the cinematograph.)On a purely technical note, it's worth noting that I once dated someone who did not like this film so I didn't pay for the wings and she broke up with me. I sware, it happenedI remermber that when this film came out I was younger but have since aged due to nature's cruel plan but Dolph has NOT. Go math that you scientists of the world. E=MC Hammer/10
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