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    I can't believe they left out Clint Eastwood. They could have easily squeezed him in a scene, kicking Jet Li off his lawn.


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    Chuck Norris huh, will be the shortest movie ever. Expendables was terrible imho

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    I haven't gotten around to watching the first one, was there any more to it than a series of cameos?

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    Seems like it's 1986 :D

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube View Post
    The first one was a god damned MASTERPIECE. A true action flick in the spirit of the great Rambo Trilogy! (Yes, trilogy.. I don't usually count Rambo III and all that Afghanistan and Russians and Stickfighting and all that)
    the first one was forgettable.
    It missed what the truly great action movies from the 80's and 90's had...good and memorable one-liners!

    Let's face ...that's what you remember from those movies....the Expendables don´t have one of those 'cool' moments you talk with your friends about years later.
    having Chuck Norris for part 2 is good, but they should invest in some punch up writers for the script...they need them more.
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    VAN DAMME!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ronin View Post
    Let's face ...that's what you remember from those movies....the Expendables don´t have one of those 'cool' moments you talk with your friends about years later.
    Except that's not true. When all the soldiers in the hallway just get mowed down by the AA-12 is one of the most ridiculous moments in action movie history.


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    Quote Originally Posted by johnhughthom View Post
    I haven't gotten around to watching the first one, was there any more to it than a series of cameos?
    My friend went to watch it with his girlfriend. When he came out he was short a girlfriend because she had grown (keeping the joke in Frontroom....'terms') was no longer a girl.
    Cameo actually was only Bruce Willis and Arnold. The rest of the movie was a pure action flick in all possible senses, from beginning to the end, literally. If this sequel follows pattern, then it's at least going to be bigger, if not better...then again there's just one main thing that is required to improve an action flick, namely more action. This movie seems to have that.
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    The first one was so good that it just was not right. I am hoping that this one will be just as good. I don't know why, but the movie always reminded me of this song:
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    That fits the movie very well, it's not to be taken too seriously and there's an over-the-top poser-mentality.

    The whole mercenary and veteran thing usually reminds me of this traditional organization:



    Especially if van Damme is involved, he played a legionnaire several times if I'm not mistaken, right?
    Good to know he will be in the second part, he certainly belongs there!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Vuk View Post
    The first one was so good that it just was not right. I am hoping that this one will be just as good. I don't know why, but the movie always reminded me of this song:
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