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[Synth_floyd]

When a movie is shit word spreads, and people stop seeing it. That didn't happen with EX2 it had incredible legs. It over performed internationally. I am not saying its the greatest action movie of all time, but clearly what is stated in the OP is not true.

Not sure if serious. Box office = quality? There are about ten billion examples to prove you wrong there.

 

[BattleMonkey]

I actually quite enjoyed the first one. Something about the action in it seemed much more visceral than the sequel and most action movies in general. The second one was just boring, played out and stupid.

First ones action was awful. All zoomed in, shaky cam, can't see shit garbage. 2 zoomed out, kept the camera steady and let us actually see shit exploding and going pew

 

[TheKaeptain]

We know he has one!

For years I had my nephew convinced that JCVD had a twin.

 

[BattleMonkey]

We know he has one!

Does the left twin even lift?

 

[PowderedToast]

this is my moty OP what the FUCK is ur problem *van damme kick*

 

[Deleted member 47027]

First ones action was awful. All zoomed in, shaky cam, can't see shit garbage. 2 zoomed out, kept the camera steady and let us actually see shit exploding and going pew

Stallone, while being a great director, stumbles on action. He let that go for EX2 and the film is better for it.

 

[Triple Oceans]

If you want something like the action flicks of the 80s then watch Dredd. The OP's right. The characters were completely forgettable and I can only remember them by the actor's name and the action was boring because I didn't feel that there was any danger to the group.


Are you trying to argue that popularity is an indicator of quality? The only reason the movie did so well is because it has so many big names in it.

I'm really surprised there aren't more people agreeing with this post. The villain, death of one of the Expendables and Van Damme' plan carried no weight.

 

[Count Dookkake]

Both are excellent flicks. Best new franchise in a long while.

 

[legacyzero]

Horrible? Sure. Boring? No way man. It is what it is. Anyone with half a brain knows what they are getting in to beforehand.

This.

What were you expecting, OP? Award winning?

 

[Spieler Eins]

I've only seen the first and that was pretty horrible and boring. Instead of classic action stars fucking shit up, I got emo wrestlers drowning in self-pity and completely forgettable action scenes at the end.

 

[AlexBasch]

Terry Crews (Caesar) shotgun should be a character already.

 

[Ryck]

I enjoyed the second one for what it was and nothing more. But I did enjoy it and will watch a third if it is more like the second than the first.

 

[dmshaposv]

One of my favs of the summer.

Expendables 2 destroys the original expendables, and is a far more entertaining movie.

 

[Tookay]

When a movie is shit word spreads, and people stop seeing it. That didn't happen with EX2 it had incredible legs. It over performed internationally. I am not saying its the greatest action movie of all time, but clearly what is stated in the OP is not true.

You think you're proving something about the film's quality, but you're not.

Spoiler

Appeals to popularity isn't an automatic validation of quality and doesn't refute a particular person's subjective interpretation of a film's quality.

 

[Jburton]

One of my favs of the summer.

Expendables 2 destroys the original expendables, and is a far more entertaining movie.

Bollocks.

 

[Rewrite]

I hated it. Ugh.

 

[Carbonox]

I got all giddy when Van Damme killed Liam Hemsworth's character.