I loved the part where they tried something new and then decided, "nah, let’s continue with our old ways and stick to what we know best."
The Expendables' mission this time is to assassinate Stonebanks (Mel Gibson), but it goes horribly wrong, forcing Barney (Sylvester Stallone) to retire his old crew and look for new blood and new methods of warfare to complete the mission.
Of course, there are a lot of new characters like Wesley Snipes’ Doc, Glen Powell’s Thorn, Ronda Rousey’s Luna, Victor Ortiz’s Mars and Antonio Banderas’ Galgo, to name a few. Yet, only a few manage to leave an impression, which consists of old characters. I know the point of the Expendables is nostalgia, but why include new characters if you are not going to give them the limelight?
Banderas’ character of Galgo is fun tho, he channels his inner Puss from the Shrek franchise to create a blabbermouth Spaniard who is an effective comic relief. Wesley Snipes’ Doc gets to have a moment with his stealth skills as we see him take down multiple people.
The film tries to play with our emotions, but it doesn’t work because most of these characters were always written in a paper-thin way. I personally didn’t feel anything when Barney gave a lengthy monologue about how their time is up, and we have to lay down our guns. Maybe it is for people who grew up in that era, but not me.
Speaking of action, this franchise never disappoints, and there is plenty of PG shooting that still manages to be satisfying. The blood is missing, but the action and explosions were bombastic.
I loved the part where they tried something new and then decided, "nah, let’s continue with our old ways and stick to what we know best."
The Expendables' mission this time is to assassinate Stonebanks (Mel Gibson), but it goes horribly wrong, forcing Barney (Sylvester Stallone) to retire his old crew and look for new blood and new methods of warfare to complete the mission.
Of course, there are a lot of new characters like Wesley Snipes’ Doc, Glen Powell’s Thorn, Ronda Rousey’s Luna, Victor Ortiz’s Mars and Antonio Banderas’ Galgo, to name a few. Yet, only a few manage to leave an impression, which consists of old characters. I know the point of the Expendables is nostalgia, but why include new characters if you are not going to give them the limelight?
Banderas’ character of Galgo is fun tho, he channels his inner Puss from the Shrek franchise to create a blabbermouth Spaniard who is an effective comic relief. Wesley Snipes’ Doc gets to have a moment with his stealth skills as we see him take down multiple people.
The film tries to play with our emotions, but it doesn’t work because most of these characters were always written in a paper-thin way. I personally didn’t feel anything when Barney gave a lengthy monologue about how their time is up, and we have to lay down our guns. Maybe it is for people who grew up in that era, but not me.
Speaking of action, this franchise never disappoints, and there is plenty of PG shooting that still manages to be satisfying. The blood is missing, but the action and explosions were bombastic.
