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Author Topic: The Expendables (2010) Stu Jamieson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 524 From: Buccan, Qld, Australia Registered: Jan 2008 posted 08-17-2010 09:12 AM                     ^ You're right. Just about every piece of exposition was pointless. Stop talking and just shoot something, for heaven's sake!  |  IP: Logged Michael Gonzalez Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 790 From: Grand Island , NE USA Registered: Sep 2000 posted 08-17-2010 12:03 PM                     Caught this this past Sunday. Another one of those "Good for what it was" kind of movies. Random thought that crossed my mind was that a movie like "Inception" you almost have to have repeat viewing to follow the complex plot, where as this movie you almost have to have repeat viewings in order to follow the action scenes espicially at the end. If I remember right from the behind the scenes from the first Predator movie, Jessie Ventura's protable Gatling Gun was not actually possible in real life. I wonder if that Machine-Shotgun is something that could be real? Speaking of real, that CGI blood splatters doesnt seem to have improved much since the last Rambo movie. Looks too much like playing Mortal Kombat 2. But nitpicky aside, I did like it. Its a given there is going to be a sequel and I will look forward to it. 2 1/2 out of 5 Hale Ceaser just saved all of their lives thus explaining the "Remember me at Christmas line"  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-17-2010 11:09 PM                     The writing is bad, the acting is bad, the special effects are bad and all it is is one explosion after another. Great fun...I had a good time! BTW, it looks like Starplex and Movie Tavern just went all digital in their 2 local theatres. This one gets a B+.  |  IP: Logged Stu Jamieson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 524 From: Buccan, Qld, Australia Registered: Jan 2008 posted 08-18-2010 02:26 AM                     quote: Michael Gonzalez I wonder if that Machine-Shotgun is something that could be real? I have seen a video of something like that before. Naturally the device was invented in the good ol' US of A - when you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherf*cker in the room.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 08-18-2010 09:26 AM                    Of course it was. All of the good stuff was invented here!  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-18-2010 05:37 PM                      |  IP: Logged Stu Jamieson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 524 From: Buccan, Qld, Australia Registered: Jan 2008 posted 08-18-2010 06:24 PM                     Cool. I'll steal that.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-19-2010 06:44 AM                        Now if someone would make a list like that for six of the top porno movie stars with a running total of how many guys each one of them , then I'd REALLY be impressed!  |  IP: Logged Steve Wilson Expert Film Handler Posts: 109 From: Paoli, IN, USA Registered: May 2004 posted 09-06-2010 09:13 PM                        We had this at the Holiday Drive IN this weekend and it went over pretty good. Our Biggest Labor Day Weekend to date. I loved the movie, so I brought it to the Drive In only after I screened it myself to see if it was any good. Its a Drive IN picture, what else can I say! I give it a 4 out of 5 action movie!  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 09-06-2010 11:08 PM                        I can't even read that.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 10-13-2010 10:03 PM                     this was the ONE movie this year, where the volume of the movie gave me a headache (really) - it was just pummeling. The early trailers I had seen were lacklustre at best, but the film was a total popcorn movie, turn off your brain and watch the carnage - too bad some of the camera angles notably during one of the Jet Li's action scene was downright terrible. [AMC Tysons, screen 10, 35mm]  |  IP: Logged

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