"First of all, I don't feel comfortable talking business with a giant carrying a shotgun"
The Expendables are a group of mercenaries led by Barney
Ross (Sylvester Stallone) who are sent by CIA Operative ‘Church’ (Bruce Willis)
to overthrow a Latin American Dictator, General Garza (David Zayas) who is in
reality a puppet of ex-CIA man James Munroe (Eric Roberts). Joining Ross on the
mission is ex SAS man Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), Martial Art expert Yin
Yang (Jet Li), sniper Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), weapons specialist Caesar (Terry
Crews) and demolitions expert Toll Road (Randy Couture). The team may be a
little long in the tooth but they still pack a punch and the fate of a country
is in their hands.
I’ve been watching a lot of 80s films recently so it’s quite
apt that I’ve watched this which although made in 2010, is well and truly
grounded in the 1980s. Most of its stars made their names in the action movies
of the period and they are joined by the action heroes of today. It’s an
impressive action movie cast, a bit like a corny version of The Avengers only with fewer superpowers
and more muscle.
