Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables.

[DocHoliday]

Well I saw the promo thing from a while back. Listen man I am not hating on the movie it just seems a bit gimmicky to me. And with the relative ease to which Sly was willing to write in cameos for any of the action stars of past, I doubt the story is anything spectacular. I enjoy the hell out of Commando so if it has R rated action and one-liners I'll be content to a degree.

 

[GhostPoet]

Well I saw the promo thing from a while back. Listen man I am not hating on the movie it just seems a bit gimmicky to me. And with the relative ease to which Sly was willing to write in cameos for any of the action stars of past, I doubt the story is anything spectacular. I enjoy the hell out of Commando so if it has R rated action and one-liners I'll be content to a degree.

It IS a bit gimmicky...but in this case that's part of the point of the film. It's reviving a nearly dead genre that many love and bringing in some of the old and new talent of that genre as a big high five to the genre itself and to the fans.

 

[DocHoliday]

I get that. I really do and I want the movie to be good fun. Is it PG-13 like the rumors have claimed? Is the plot coherent? Cause even Commando had a plot I can remember well.

 

[Figs]

I get that. I really do and I want the movie to be good fun. Is it PG-13 like the rumors have claimed? Is the plot coherent? Cause even Commando had a plot I can remember well.

There was talk about it being PG-13 but it made the R cut. As for story I can't fully remember if it's a rescue mission or something more along the lines of an assassination but if you loved Commando there shouldn't be many reasons why you would hate this film.

I love Commando but its story was incredibly simple. Daughter gets kidnapped, he goes on a mission to kill and rescue her.

 

[DocHoliday]

There was talk about it being PG-13 but it made the R cut. As for story I can't fully remember if it's a rescue mission or something more along the lines of an assassination but if you loved Commando there shouldn't be many reasons why you would hate this film.

I love Commando but its story was incredibly simple. Daughter gets kidnapped, he goes on a mission to kill and rescue her.

Exactly. But it did have a bunch of characters and they didn't seem shoehorned in (to me at least). I just don't want it to be a action movie version of "The Muppet Movie". You know "Hey there's Steve Martin as a waiter or Mel Brooks as an evil Nazi scientist." Believe me I love the idea of a big Dirty Dozen type movie with action stars, I just don't want it to be a fiasco.

 

[Figs]

I totally understand where you're coming from now that you explained a bit more about what you meant when you said gimmicky in your earlier post.

I think that factor is a bit unavoidable at this point with how many action stars are in this but it should be one hell of a ride hopefully.

 

[Pittman4Two]

The last few years, Sly has done his best to appease his fans. There's nothing that makes me believe he didn't go all out for this one.

Can't wait to see a fully edited trailer.

 

[jacobed]

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808411960/video/18909047

it's nice to see arnold back in a movie

 

[Bad Superman]

Are they releasing this in theaters or is it straight to DVD?

 

[Dr. Evil]

Are they releasing this in theaters or is it straight to DVD?

Theatrical.

Trailer =

 

[dark_b]

so are tehy showing the whole cameos from Willis and Arnold?

how stupid. the point of a cameo like this is that you dont show it.

 

[Bad Superman]

Theatrical.

Trailer =

Missed that.

 

[Dr Lee]

There's more to the Arnie/Willis scenes than just that...

Cool Trailer though.... interesting effect when they showed the names...

 

[KenK]

so are tehy showing the whole cameos from Willis and Arnold?

how stupid. the point of a cameo like this is that you dont show it.

But they were officially announced beforehand, anyway. Why not show it?!

 

[CELTICPRED]

Badass.

 

[terry78]

Every one of us is ex-spend-duh-BLE!

 

[marvelman2006]

I really dig the cast and the characters but something about this has a Straight to dvd/bluray look and feel.

 

[terry78]

It's the fact that Lundgren and Austin's names are in it.

 

[The Sage]

There was talk about it being PG-13 but it made the R cut. As for story I can't fully remember if it's a rescue mission or something more along the lines of an assassination but if you loved Commando there shouldn't be many reasons why you would hate this film.

I love Commando but its story was incredibly simple. Daughter gets kidnapped, he goes on a mission to kill and rescue her.

Is that official? Expendables will be Rated R?

 

[DocHoliday]

It's the fact that Lundgren and Austin's names are in it.

And Eric Roberts/Randy Couture

 

[TruerToTheCore]

I really dig the cast and the characters but something about this has a Straight to dvd/bluray look and feel.

because there's no CGI?

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Ohhhhhh myyyyyy golly golly gosh!!!!!!!!!

 

[marvelman2006]

because there's no CGI?

haha no its because its not in 3D

 

[rashad]

Great trailer!

 

[Anjow1060]

Wow.


Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooow.

Can. Not. Wait.

This is gonna be box office contender against Iron Man and Kickass if you ask me.

Once people start realizing how many action stars are in this movie they'll check it out.

- Jow