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-The Expendables- (Stallone, Jet Li, Statham AND Lundgren)

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PhoncipleBone said:
No. What has he contributed to the action genre ever? Maybe a comedy is due for Murphy, but not Expendables II.

I think in Empire, Stallone said he wants to get some of the direct to video people in the next one. People like Michael Dudikoff, Gary Daniels, Don Wilson. Stuff like that.

Just give me Gary Daniels and Mark Dacascos and it will be awesome.
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It doesn't matter. It would be awesome and it'd bring some awesome banter. Hilarious comedy and even more hilarious violence. Bigger, badder, better. :D

And what does Randy Couture have to do with action movies? Besides that shitty Scorpion King 2 movie.
 
Buckethead said:
It doesn't matter. It would be awesome and it'd bring some awesome banter. Hilarious comedy and even more hilarious violence. Bigger, badder, better. :D

And what does Randy Couture have to do with action movies? Besides that shitty Scorpion King 2 movie.
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UFC
 
PhoncipleBone said:
And testosterone.
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Plus Coke, lots of Coke!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw9smlAYWlE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsvtyU5Qtc4

I actually got to talk to Reb Brown once, in reality a really nice guy, and calm as can be.
 
PhoncipleBone said:
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So? What does that mean? It'd bring in UFC fans?
Has nothing to do with his action credentials or if he can take direction.

Charlie Murphy'd bring in more of the black crowd, yes?

I don't get what you're getting at.
 
Buckethead said:
So? What does that mean? It'd bring in UFC fans?
Has nothing to do with his action credentials or if he can take direction.

Charlie Murphy'd bring in more of the black crowd, yes?

I don't get what you're getting at.
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I am getting at the fact that Charlie Murphy has not contributed anything to the encyclopedia of manliness other than his funny segments on Chappelle's Show years ago. Each person in the Expendables has contributed something other than comedy. Austin and Coutere bring the WWE/UFC credentials of manliness, while Crews brings his NFL pedigree and some random action stuff.

Charlie Murphy is cool and all, but just does not fit into the kind of casting that Expendables called for.
 
PhoncipleBone said:
I am getting at the fact that Charlie Murphy has not contributed anything to the encyclopedia of manliness other than his funny segments on Chappelle's Show years ago. Each person in the Expendables has contributed something other than comedy. Austin and Coutere bring the WWE/UFC credentials of manliness, while Crews brings his NFL pedigree and some random action stuff.

Charlie Murphy is cool and all, but just does not fit into the kind of casting that Expendables called for.
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Crews also brings Christmas. :D
 
PhoncipleBone said:
No. What has he contributed to the action genre ever? Maybe a comedy is due for Murphy, but not Expendables II.

I think in Empire, Stallone said he wants to get some of the direct to video people in the next one. People like Michael Dudikoff, Gary Daniels, Don Wilson. Stuff like that.

Just give me Gary Daniels and Mark Dacascos and it will be awesome.
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Gary Daniels is already in the Expendables.
 
PhoncipleBone said:
Wait, what? FUCK! As if my hype for this movie couldn't get any higher. Awesome news. I dont know how I missed that. Perhaps blinded by the testosterone.
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I didn't realize till very late on who he was, despite seeing his name in the credits at the beginning.
 
ryutaro's mama said:
Only one missing?

I said it before to a friend, should they get a sequel greenlit, they should introduce the rival team to the Expendables:

Steven Seagal
JCVD
Wesley Snipes
Michael Dudikoff

and their leader:

CHUCK FUCKING NORRIS
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Just so Seagal is like the characters played in Out for Justice, Above the Law, and Marked for Death. Not this other weird shit he's been doing.
 
I'll admit I was wrong guys.




The movie wasn't laughably bad. It was just utterly boring. The first 2/3rds was just a string of meaningless conversations. The only two enjoyable parts were
Statham on the basketball court and a few sections of the final battle (Terry Crews killing everyone esp.)
Just a terrible movie all-around.

I saw Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World right after and was amazed how much more (and better quality) action there was.
 
J-Rzez said:
Just so Seagal is like the characters played in Out for Justice, Above the Law, and Marked for Death. Not this other weird shit he's been doing.
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No. Seagal ruined Anderson Silva and for that he must be banished from Hollywood.
 
Just saw it, was fucking awesome. Nothing else needs to be said other than I was expecting tonnes of mindless yet awesome action and I got it by the truckload.
 
I'm pleased to see most of you liked it. But I really want to know why movie critics are so picky with action movies. The last Stallone movie to get positive reviews was Rocky. Why do they have a problem with his films?
 
Nice to see Stallone keeping up with the casting of people from Dexter (he's stated he's a big fan). Julie Benz in Rambo, and David Zayas in Expendables. Only problem was, I couldn't get out of the mindset of seeing Zayas as this dude:

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:lol :lol
 
ChoklitReign said:
I'm pleased to see most of you liked it. But I really want to know why movie critics are so picky with action movies. The last Stallone movie to get positive reviews was Rocky. Why do they have a problem with his films?
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I think a lot of film critics get into the business because they enjoy the art of movies, which often times revolves around taking teh movies very seriously. as such, I presume many just can't enjoy a purely action film...and probably never could. they need plot and emotion and that kind of stuff. thing is, every movie doesn't have to have heavy plot to be entertaining.

Perhaps...it's something like asking someone who got into music composition because of their long-time love with classical...to critique mainstream Pop. the genre clearly has it's place and is very enjoyable...but that doesn't mean everyone will be able to appreciate it.

also see: grandpa shouting at clouds.
 
I dislike the casting, but for other reasons. That shouldn't be a problem for me considering I knew of him well before his role in Dexter.
 
Expendable. said:
I'll admit I was wrong guys.




The movie wasn't laughably bad. It was just utterly boring. The first 2/3rds was just a string of meaningless conversations. The only two enjoyable parts were
Statham on the basketball court and a few sections of the final battle (Terry Crews killing everyone esp.)
Just a terrible movie all-around.

I saw Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World right after and was amazed how much more (and better quality) action there was.
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Not enough for me, I'll be watching Eat Pray Love instead.
 
harSon said:
I dislike the casting, but for other reasons. That shouldn't be a problem for me considering I knew of him well before his role in Dexter.
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Yeah, I knew of him from Oz. But even so, he's just 'clicked' as Angel Batista for me.
 
PhoncipleBone said:
Now just give me Cynthia Rothrock and Richard Norton in the sequel as well.
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That would be awesome. I know it's now cool to sneer at these movies but in terms of what they were made for they hold up pretty well.

Might watch China O'Brien this weekend.
 
Action was solid, acting was bad besides Rourke, and the puns where either not funny, awfully delivered, or just strange 'non sequitur's - and the ending?!! WTF?! Sorry GAF, but I give it a C-
 
PhoncipleBone said:
Charlie Murphy is cool and all, but just does not fit into the kind of casting that Expendables called for.
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Fair enough, but I'd argue "pimp" is a definitely a category of manliness.

richisawesome said:
Nice to see Stallone keeping up with the casting of people from Dexter (he's stated he's a big fan). Julie Benz in Rambo, and David Zayas in Expendables. Only problem was, I couldn't get out of the mindset of seeing Zayas as this dude:
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Same. He's capable I think, but didn't go there.

DaMan121 said:
Action was solid, acting was bad besides Rourke, and the puns where either not funny, awfully delivered, or just strange 'non sequitur's - and the ending?!! WTF?! Sorry GAF, but I give it a C-
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Mickey was awesome as always (by the way...frak you Favreau for not giving him his proper due in Iron Man 2) but I thought that the tonal change was handled somewhat poorly.

I think The Expendables was solid but not as amazing as I wanted it to be. But I have big hopes for the franchise. I can't wait to get these stupid ass superhero movies out of the theatres...
 
ChoklitReign said:
I'm pleased to see most of you liked it. But I really want to know why movie critics are so picky with action movies. The last Stallone movie to get positive reviews was Rocky. Why do they have a problem with his films?
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The characters, at least in the Expendables, are so incredibly boring. That's a big part. If we are going to spend two hours with these guys, why can't they be interesting? Statham was the only one that had at least some sort of charm, but he felt so restricted due to Stallone's direction.

Another part I HATED that occurred the entire film: no teamwork. You have some of the best action stars around and you are going have them all go off and do their own thing? The very few times that they worked together
(Crews throwing up the bomb for Stallone to blow up the helicopter, Statham/Stallone working together to save the girl)
were the best part of the film. So much wasted talent and effort....

Another thing was how shitty the
car chase was filmed (both before they leave Vilena for the first time and the Li/Stallone one).
The first car chase I didn't even know was occurring until about halfway through. No sense of where they were headed or where the cars were at any given moment. No tension and incredibly frustrating.
 
Bit of a letdown. Editing was way too dodgy, CGI was laughable (
Stone Cold on fire comes to mind. "URRRRRRRRRRHHHHH! URRRRRRHHHHH!" My friend and I have been joking about that all day.
) lots of shotty acting, and some serious "What the--?!" moments. (
Dolph being part of the team at the end... Seriously, man? I know he was supposed to be strung out on drugs, but he tried to kill all of you, and you forgive him instantly?
) Some of the action was pretty sweet, and the church scene was awesome.... But I don't know... It could have been so much better. Hopefully we get a sequel where they get their act together.
 
Just watched this. My fear came true; after two amazing movies ( Balboa and Rambo) Sly really dropped the ball, after stabbing it repetitively and blowing it in half with a shotgun.

I always thought Stallone had a knack for creating compelling characters and dialogue. What the hell happened with this movie? Sure the action is terrific (after it starts after the dreadful first act) but everything else is a mess. It's like Stallone sat down at his laptop, whipped out his dick and let it do the writing.
 
richisawesome said:
Nice to see Stallone keeping up with the casting of people from Dexter (he's stated he's a big fan). Julie Benz in Rambo, and David Zayas in Expendables. Only problem was, I couldn't get out of the mindset of seeing Zayas as this dude:

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:lol :lol
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Lol yeah, I was like wtf? He's the biggest softy in Dexter! :lol
 
Adam J. said:
Just watched this. My fear came true; after two amazing movies ( Balboa and Rambo) Sly really dropped the ball, after stabbing it repetitively and blowing it in half with a shotgun.

I always thought Stallone had a knack for creating compelling characters and dialogue. What the hell happened with this movie? Sure the action is terrific (after it starts after the dreadful first act) but everything else is a mess. It's like Stallone sat down at his laptop, whipped out his dick and let it do the writing.[/QUOTE]

you know that would be the most awesome movie ever. :lol
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Adam J. said:
Just watched this. My fear came true; after two amazing movies ( Balboa and Rambo) Sly really dropped the ball, after stabbing it repetitively and blowing it in half with a shotgun.

I always thought Stallone had a knack for creating compelling characters and dialogue. What the hell happened with this movie? Sure the action is terrific (after it starts after the dreadful first act) but everything else is a mess. It's like Stallone sat down at his laptop, whipped out his dick and let it do the writing.
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Have to agree, was really let down by The Expendables.

The acting was bad, the jokes fell flat, the directing was dodgy, film slowed down a great deal with way too much setup, the team was rarely together… It definitely had some fun moments (Arnie cameo, all the Jason Statham action stuff, Terry Crews at the end), but there's a lot of flaws that are hard to look past.

Still, I hope it's successful cause I'd like to see a sequel that fixes the problems. This could be a pretty awesome franchise.
 
So at the end, it looks like we've reached a middle ground?

It's not sounding like the action masterpiece we hoped for, but its not a total failure we feared?
 
Lionel Mandrake said:
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Dolph being part of the team at the end... Seriously, man? I know he was supposed to be strung out on drugs, but he tried to kill all of you, and you forgive him instantly?
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I viewed that scene as being a joke.
 
Solid movie. Great 80s one liners, some great action. Dolph was amazing. The fatal flaw was that they way overdid the Shaky Cam. 8/10.

It is setup for a sequel. Needs more Dolph, also Arnold of course. He should be freed up.

Edit: Also every preview they showed looked like a pile of shit. Is there no good movies coming out? Hopefully this movie does real well so we can be done with these shitty comic book movies and go back to real men movies.
 
Saw it earlier today, some great action scenes that had me going holy shit and the story, as expected, ain't winning oscars. Fun flick for a $7 matinee.
 
Hari Seldon said:
Also every preview they showed looked like a pile of shit. Is there no good movies coming out? Hopefully this movie does real well so we can be done with these shitty comic book movies and go back to real men movies.
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No, it's just because it's all Lionsgate films.

Also, "real men" movies? This movie made me embarrassed to be a man.
 
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