"What's his fucking problem?" "He wants to be president." (Just to let you know, this quote is in reference to the Governator of California (who makes a cameo in the film)). This movie is awesome. Sure, it's missing a few living stars (Chuck Norris, Mr. T, Ving Rhames, Clint Eastwood, and Jim Brown, just to name a few) and all of the dead ones (such as Lee Marvin and Bruce Lee), but the lineup here is just amazing. Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Terry Crews, Steve Austin, Jason Statham are just a few of the many stars of the film, while Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger make cameos (sadly, neither of the latter two kill anyone, let alone hurt a fly). The plot involves a team of mercenaries (the Expendables) getting hired by a man (Willis) (who is really a front for the CIA) to kill an ex-CIA agent named James Munroe (Eric Roberts), who runs a cocaine-producing operation on an island in the Gulf of Mexico. Of course, the Expendables can never have enough firepower (especially Terry Crews, who has a fully-automatic shotgun and a great wit). Of course, character development is not a major priority here (but, seeing as it is a Stallone film, there will be a few dozen sequels for that, judging by the longevity of his Rambo and Rocky series).
One more thing: during the end credits, they played "The Boys are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzie. Hearing that tune in this movie nearly caused me to shed manly tears of manliness, as it was just SO right.
Rating: 3/4
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