If you are looking for a fun "Dude Movie", The Expendables is it. Chock full of action heroes from the past and present this movie delivers a violent and explosive serving of pure man movie.
The testosterone is palpable as bones crack and guns rip through bad guy flesh. The fight scenes were CRAZY and amazingly choreographed. There were some great laughs and some good performances. Mickey Rourke was perfect, Statham played well with Stallone, Dolph Lundgren was perfectly creepy and Terry Crews' quips were downright hysterical.
Stallone is definitely the product of pushing the limits of the human body (and plastic surgery), but somehow he still has that presence on screen that is respectable. He pulled together an amazing cast of kick-ass dudes and made a movie that male audiences really reacted to. Guys in the theater were actually jumping out of their seats at times. Sly's machine obviously knows what dudes want, and with sold out shows, they delivered.
A few things were disappointing considering all the other over the top stuff in the film. The CGI was sloppy and obviously not a priority. The love-interest stories were lame and insignificant. There really was no need for Charisma Carpenter, as she is only watchable when she played Cordelia Chase on Buffy. You could argue that it helped character development, but the audience just wants to see these guys blow stuff up and bash some heads. Jet Li, though funny, seemed difficult to understand at times.
I predicted that the boys will win this weekend's box office fight against the girls with "Eat, Pray, Love" and the early estimates look like I am correct. The Expendables was a crazy ride and dudes everywhere will really dig it.
MM Rating: 2 Megaphones
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