So you've got Statham, Stallone, Lundgren, a bunch of new stars, Iko Uwais and Tony Jaa, and you come up with the most boring drag with dull action sequences. Scott Waugh whose filmography isn't great enough to start with (he made the most boring video game adaptation NFS).
Expendables was supposed to be a throwback to old action movies of Sly and Arnie's. But now its a discount Fast and Furious. Problem is instead of bringing directors who have the love for the action genre of 80s and 90s, but instead of that, they are bringing in new action directors. Like Simon West was a good choice.
Positives - 1. Jason Statham 2. The Opening Action Scene 3. Iko Uwais as the bad guy
Negatives - 1. Too many unnecessary characters who got nothing to do - specially Jacob Scipio, 50 Cents, Levy Tran, and Megan Fox.
2. The predictable fake out death 3. The predictable ending twist 4. Too little Tony Jaa 5. Too short Statham vs Uwais which lasts for only 2 mins.
6. The climax fight 7. Too little action sequences (only 2 major action sequences) 8. Noticable green screen/bad vfx.
If this film wasn't given a proper budget, they should have hired someone credible from Direct to DVD directors like Issac Florentine or William Kauffman. They know how to keep things interesting in a little budget.
Overall a huge disappointment.
Expendables was supposed to be a throwback to old action movies of Sly and Arnie's. But now its a discount Fast and Furious. Problem is instead of bringing directors who have the love for the action genre of 80s and 90s, but instead of that, they are bringing in new action directors. Like Simon West was a good choice.
Positives - 1. Jason Statham 2. The Opening Action Scene 3. Iko Uwais as the bad guy
Negatives - 1. Too many unnecessary characters who got nothing to do - specially Jacob Scipio, 50 Cents, Levy Tran, and Megan Fox.
2. The predictable fake out death 3. The predictable ending twist 4. Too little Tony Jaa 5. Too short Statham vs Uwais which lasts for only 2 mins.
6. The climax fight 7. Too little action sequences (only 2 major action sequences) 8. Noticable green screen/bad vfx.
If this film wasn't given a proper budget, they should have hired someone credible from Direct to DVD directors like Issac Florentine or William Kauffman. They know how to keep things interesting in a little budget.
Overall a huge disappointment.