Re: The Expendables (Stallone, 2010) — The Reviews Thread
 

Saludos y bienvenidos a nuestra union de latinos aficionados del cine. :)

Re: The Expendables (Stallone, 2010) — The Reviews Thread
 

Donde esta la biblioteca?

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We're gonna need to see everybody's papers pretty soon ;)

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Ah, Gerard Depardieu! Oh ho ho! Baguette! Oh ho ho!

Re: The Expendables (Stallone, 2010) — The Reviews Thread
 

I have a belated Cinco de Mayo message for you. :johnwoo:

Re: The Expendables (Stallone, 2010) — The Reviews Thread
 

That tag team review on Chud.com was interesting. Both said they found the movie entertaining, but that it somehow seemed lacking. The guy who gave it the more lackluster review said that if it were made in the time period that inspired it, it would not be a well remembered action movie. Well, FWIW, MOST of the movies that came out during that time period were forgettable, and even those that were good, weren't great by any means. Rambo (1985) is good action, but it is cheesy to the max. Same can be said for Commando or Running Man. Die Hard was exceptional, I'll give that one a pass.

All I'm looking for in The Expendables is a movie decent enough to buy on Blu-Ray and pop into the player whenever I want to drink a few beers and not do much thinking. Kind of like Scarface and Gladiator (I realize the latter won Best Picture, probably the most undeserving win I've ever seen, but I still like it).

Re: The Expendables (Stallone, 2010) — The Reviews Thread
 

I totally disagree regarding the original Rambo film. As I say in my review, I think First Blood is a true classic that deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Predator and Die Hard. In fact, I'd probably put it above Predator.

I did soften a tad though. While I came in the thread saying my one-star grade was too low, I ended up giving it a 1.5.

Re: The Expendables (Stallone, 2010) — The Reviews Thread
 

Kung Fu Cinema Review is up 3.5/5:

http://www.kungfucinema.com/review-t...les-2010-16289

Re: The Expendables (Stallone, 2010) — The Reviews Thread
 

First Blood is a true classic -- it absolutely belongs on the same list as Predator and Die Hard. It's for this very reason that I cannot even fathom the idea of watching the sequels which I have no doubt will only seek to try and destroy my good feelings towards First Blood.

Re: The Expendables (Stallone, 2010) — The Reviews Thread
 

I'm pretty sure he's referring to First Blood II: Rambo, as First Blood came out in 1982 and he specifically said Rambo (1985).

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The Rambo sequels completely ruined the original character. He went from an emotionally and psychologically troubled war vet too a thoughtless, emotionless killing machine. It's sad, because when you say "Rambo" all most people think about is a ripped killer, when the character was much more then that.

Re: The Expendables (Stallone, 2010) — The Reviews Thread
 

I think Rambo is a reasonably good sequel to First Blood. The other two are pretty bad, though, especially the second, which has that Asian woman who rivals Short Round in stupid stereotypes without an iota of Short Round's charisma.

Re: The Expendables (Stallone, 2010) — The Reviews Thread
 

They've all got their charms, but III is easily the worst.

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I love III the most cuz that's the one I grew up w/ but yes..it's the worst one. I still love the action though.

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No way. III was much better then II.

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In what world? III is absurd. II is silly, but compared to III it looks like a documentary.

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I hate both First Blood - Part II: Rambo and Rambo III but do get a kick out of the building exploding arrows in the former. It's so beyond over-the-top that it's just silly fun to watch. Almost Commando fun. Sadly, the rest of the movie is pure crap. Rambo III doesn't even have that going for it. I really liked Rambo but love the director's cut, John Rambo. That one really got back to the heart of the character.

That's why I only have First Blood and Rambo/John Rambo on BD. The other two don't exist to me.

Re: The Expendables (Stallone, 2010) — The Reviews Thread
 

The Rambo sequence in UHF is better than both Rambo II and III.

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Re: The Expendables (Stallone, 2010) — The Reviews Thread
 

:lol::up:

http://www.kungfucinema.com/wp-conte...les_poster.jpg
http://www.kungfucinema.com/wp-conte...les_poster.jpg

This poster tells me which we're really getting. :(

And the following really bugs me as it was the fight to which I was most looking forward:

Re: The Expendables (Stallone, 2010) — The Reviews Thread
 

Hell, I only have the first one on BD. The CG blood in the 4th one really turned me off to it for some reason.

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I like Rocky.
It's a good movie!

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Yo quiero una pelicula con mucho acción y muchas chicas guapas como Señorita Megan Fox. (Lo siento. Ahora ella es Señora Megan Fox-Austin-Green.)

Re: The Expendables (Stallone, 2010) — The Reviews Thread
 

Yo quiero taco bell.

Re: The Expendables (Stallone, 2010) — The Reviews Thread
 

Does The Expendables feature pretty women to go along with the senseless action?

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Man, if you didn't like the CG blood in Rambo -- the only movie I ever thought had passable (not completely convincing, but relatively undistracting) CG violence -- this is just gonna depress you.