While I don’t expect much from a film in The Expendables franchise, the least I could expect is something different from the previous film. Expendables 2 is just a rehash of the first film, just in Albania instead of South America.

Church (Bruce Willis) reunites the Expendables this time to retrieve a box from a downed plane. Soon, we learn that the box contains the location of plutonium that Russia wants to retrieve.

The action scenes are a blast. The film knows what it is and doesn’t try to be anything different. For these characters, shooting down bad guys is like bread and butter, and they basically finish everything with ease and give terrible one-liners. The film being aware of itself is not a problem, but at least they could have switched things up; the only thing different this time is a more important role for a female character, Maggie Chan (Yu Nan), for which the film deserves a bonus point.

There is little in terms of development for characters. Arnold Schwarzenegger gets more screen time, this time in a role which is a celebration of his starpower. And Dolph Lundgren as Gunner gets to show his brain muscles, along with his physical prowess, but again there is nothing more that we get to know about these characters.

Yet, the problem remains: it’s just the same film, but in a different location. I wonder if the third film is the same or they have changed things a bit.

While I don’t expect much from a film in The Expendables franchise, the least I could expect is something different from the previous film. Expendables 2 is just a rehash of the first film, just in Albania instead of South America.

Church (Bruce Willis) reunites the Expendables this time to retrieve a box from a downed plane. Soon, we learn that the box contains the location of plutonium that Russia wants to retrieve.

The action scenes are a blast. The film knows what it is and doesn’t try to be anything different. For these characters, shooting down bad guys is like bread and butter, and they basically finish everything with ease and give terrible one-liners. The film being aware of itself is not a problem, but at least they could have switched things up; the only thing different this time is a more important role for a female character, Maggie Chan (Yu Nan), for which the film deserves a bonus point.

There is little in terms of development for characters. Arnold Schwarzenegger gets more screen time, this time in a role which is a celebration of his starpower. And Dolph Lundgren as Gunner gets to show his brain muscles, along with his physical prowess, but again there is nothing more that we get to know about these characters.

Yet, the problem remains: it’s just the same film, but in a different location. I wonder if the third film is the same or they have changed things a bit.

The whole movie is everyone making references by saying each other’s catchphrases. That’s the whole script. Fortunately for this movie, I love nostalgia.

RIP Chuck Norris, you were one of the baddest mofos we ever had.

The whole movie is everyone making references by saying each other’s catchphrases. That’s the whole script. Fortunately for this movie, I love nostalgia.

RIP Chuck Norris, you were one of the baddest mofos we ever had.

This is a pure fuck all cameo fest of action heroes in the late 80s/90s

This is a pure fuck all cameo fest of action heroes in the late 80s/90s

this feels like money laundering with one liners

this feels like money laundering with one liners

"I'll be back, You've been back enough"😭

"I'll be back, You've been back enough"😭