allosaur176
Sr Member
any particular reason why
Jet Li was only in the movie for 10 minutes?
The Expendables II
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Rdmaul
Sr Member
Yes I was wondering the same damn thing!
Monster Dave
Sr Member
Went and saw it last night, while I enjoyed it, I didn't think it was any better or worse than the first. I did like the subtle reference to Chuck as the lone wolf as in Lone Wolf McQuade. I had to explain that reference to a buddy!! LOL!!
The only thing I think that they could have done better was cut some of the unnecessary 'filler' scenes and improved the fight scenes. Vandamme could have been a much better adversary. I expected to see a lot more fighting out of him, and at least one of these faces:
I just thought he deserved more action screen time.
The only thing I think that they could have done better was cut some of the unnecessary 'filler' scenes and improved the fight scenes. Vandamme could have been a much better adversary. I expected to see a lot more fighting out of him, and at least one of these faces:
I just thought he deserved more action screen time.
I saw it opening day, and I've got to tell ya. This is the most hollowed out, empty action movie I think I've ever seen. That doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it, but gosh. Even the most basic action movies that I've seen over the years at least had some semblance of a plot with motivated characters. Who does JVD work for? Some tattoo parlor that likes goats. Who is he selling the plutonium to? Don't know. Why is he selling plutonium? Don't know. And if you keep stuffing your villain with "in your face!" evil moments like shooting a sick worker and telling everyone to rally the women and children to work, you're not telling a story. Your force feeding me stuff that I already get.
And who's idea was it to put a Wesley Crusher into this movie? Billy was so innocent, so handsome, so talented and so in your face pure that I almost suffocated. Seeing all the real action heroes I came to see marvel at him just for running up a hill had me laughing. He just ran up a hill! Billy wasn't a character, he was a walking cliché with zero substance. His death on the other hand was awesome. Not only was it well played, but he was out of the picture!
And while I did like hearing Chuck Norris give us one of his facts, everyone else spewing their classic one-liners and mocking each other in ways that would only make sense to action movie buffs got old real fast.
I did enjoy some of it, I just wish it had more.... substance?
And who's idea was it to put a Wesley Crusher into this movie? Billy was so innocent, so handsome, so talented and so in your face pure that I almost suffocated. Seeing all the real action heroes I came to see marvel at him just for running up a hill had me laughing. He just ran up a hill! Billy wasn't a character, he was a walking cliché with zero substance. His death on the other hand was awesome. Not only was it well played, but he was out of the picture!
And while I did like hearing Chuck Norris give us one of his facts, everyone else spewing their classic one-liners and mocking each other in ways that would only make sense to action movie buffs got old real fast.
I did enjoy some of it, I just wish it had more.... substance?
Yeah, I feel the same way. I liked how they were, essentially, poking fun at the movies they all made way back when but I agree that the story line could've used a bit more beef. Now, I didn't go in expecting anything amazing with the story but I had some hopes that it wouldn't just be like the action version of a porno flick (which it was.)
That said, it was entertaining and even though I probably wouldn't pay to see it again, it wasn't a supremely terrible movie.
Monster Dave
Sr Member
I thought that you could really tell that Sly didn't do the directing this go round.
clancampbell
Sr Member
You've put into words EXACTLY how i felt after seeing it today, uncanny!
At times it felt a bit like an action comedy.
Not very impressed.
Rich
This could be one of those "too many characters - not enough time" deals. You know the big boys all had say so when it came to their screentime - never a good thing
Scareb
Sr Member
I loved this movie. I was giggling like an idiot at all the violence. This movie was total cheese and the storyline was hardly a story at all, but I got exactly what I expected out of the movie. They can keep making Expendables movie and I'll keep seeing them.
I thought I read that there were scheduling conflicts with Jet Li. They initially were going to recast him but I guess they went the route of having him appear in the movie even if it was just for 15 minutes, probably so he can be in the third one.
I thought I read that there were scheduling conflicts with Jet Li. They initially were going to recast him but I guess they went the route of having him appear in the movie even if it was just for 15 minutes, probably so he can be in the third one.
Riceball
Master Member
I didn't feel any of that was needed and some of it was obvious. Like, who did Vilain work for? Himself obviously; his goal was to find the plutonium and sell it to the highest bidder. Who was he selling to? Who cares, it had no bearing on the plot what so ever, maybe it was Iran, maybe it was North Korea, maybe it was Al Qaeda, what does it matter? All Barney & his merry band of misfits cared about was getting the plutonium back and killing Vilain in the process, who he was selling to was not their concern.
