50 Stallone Movies Ranked From Best To Worst
11) THE EXPENDABLES (2010)
I remember that phase Sylvester Stallone went through about ten years ago. For so long he’d been maligned by the hip mainstream and threw away his inhibitions and said; ‘Fuck it, I’m going to do my own thing and have fun with my old style stuff’, starting with the ultra violent Rambo, but then really kicking off a party by announcing himself and Jason Statham in a new movie. That sounded great, then he announced Lundgren, then Willis, then Li… then Arnold. The Expendables was great, I loved it…
I prefer the darker tone to this movie too, compared to the other two (and especially the third), it isn’t looking at the Fast & Furious series or the Mission: Impossible series and trying to ape them. It’s purposely and deliberately targeting an older audience, a male audience, with men discussing what to do with two-timing women in between rescuing other, damsel, women using guns and high kicks. I love Eric Roberts’ slimy yet classy villain and the fact that he has a henchman, aptly played by Steve Austin. I love dialogue (I shoulda broke that bastard’s jaw) and the cagey relationship between Dolph (who in many ways steals the show) and Sly.
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