The Expendables

[Hoagy]

I'm quite interested to see Seagal, play the bad guy, (presumably) in MACHETE, out of morbid curiosity.

[Kerrin]

Saw The Expendables last night and it rocked. Some of the dumbest fucking dialogue I've ever heard and some of the greatest beat 'em butchery I've ever seen. Fantastically brilliant AND shit at the same time. Class.

[Jared Katooie]

Terrible plot, no characterisation, inaudible dialog, great explosions, lame CGI, good action sequences (occasionaly ruined by choppy editing).

I rate it a high D+.

On a side note, what was the deal with [spoiler]the fancy bullet[/spoiler] that what's-his-face was going on about? Is it just me, or did he never use the bloody thing?

[the shutdown man]

On a side note, what was the deal with [spoiler]the fancy bullet[/spoiler] that what's-his-face was going on about? Is it just me, or did he never use the bloody thing?

I was wondering the same thing. I'm told that's what he used to blow up the guard towers, but it's hard to tell.

On a similar note, what was with Jet Li's "I do/don't have a family" thing? Was that a character quirk or did they just forget to write the rest?

[Christov]

Betcha wouldn't say it to his face though! 

Oh God no. He'd fold me like a piece of paper.

[Tiplodocus]

He's a fat fucker these days; i reckon you could say your piece and leg it.

Steven Seagal is "OUT OF BREATH".

[Keef Monkey]

He's a fat fucker these days; i reckon you could say your piece and leg it.

Steven Seagal is "OUT OF BREATH".

I think I watched some of one of his recent movies, he only actively took part in one fight scene and it was largely filmed from the neck up. Never mind, at least the mafia aren't forcing him to make crap movies anymore.

[Kerrin]

The big auto shotgun was the AA-12 and it really does fire a 12 bore mini-grenade. There's a Youtube clip from Future Weapons here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnrizaO-X00

Looks like fun.

[Jared Katooie]

On a similar note, what was with Jet Li's "I do/don't have a family" thing? Was that a character quirk or did they just forget to write the rest?

Character quirk. The only funny bit in the movie too.

[COMMANDO FORCES]

The big auto shotgun was the AA-12 and it really does fire a 12 bore mini-grenade. There's a Youtube clip from Future Weapons here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnrizaO-X00

Looks like fun.

That's the weapon used for room clearance and CQB. When I was in Belize the pointman on all patrols would carry a shotgun with the safety off, just in case we came upon a wild pig. One shot and the fucker was down. Imagine hitting it with a drum from this, there would be bugger all left 

[chris_askham]

Absolutely appallingly bad film.

But at the same time I'm wondering if I just saw it on an off day, because I have no problem with 80's action movies, and lots of folk seem to have loved it and even my missus said it was okay. There were a couple of good gags, but I was bored 5 minutes into the film and wished I'd stayed at home.

And while the Arnie scene was pretty funny, the Bruce Willis cameo seemed a bit pointless.

Maybe I'll watch it on tv in 10 years time and realise I was wrong all along.

[w3bz]

This thread has collectively given me the horn to go and see this film now - I thought it was going to be arse wrapped in budget...or is that the other way around...

[Jim_Campbell]

This thread has collectively given me the horn to go and see this film now - I thought it was going to be arse wrapped in budget...or is that the other way around...

Honestly? I can't claim it's a good film, but I can admire it for being utterly unapologetic about the kind of movie it is, and for doing it incredibly well. I enjoyed every minute of it, but I've always had a soft spot for films where large, sweaty men beat each other to a pulp and blow up a whole lot of stuff.

There's a moment, about five minutes in -- you'll know it when it comes -- and if you don't laugh out loud or feel the urge to stand up and applaud, you may as well get up and leave, because this isn't the movie for you...


Cheers!

Jim

[Kerrin]

There's a moment, about five minutes in -- you'll know it when it comes -- and if you don't laugh out loud or feel the urge to stand up and applaud, you may as well get up and leave, because this isn't the movie for you...

I'm guessing that's the [spoiler]warning shot[/spoiler].

[Jim_Campbell]

I'm guessing that's the [spoiler]warning shot[/spoiler].

Oh, yes. :-)

Cheers!

Jim