When I was 15 years old, I developed a sudden coercion to see everyone Action Film in the 1980s and 90s I could get my hands - not just the films "Rambo" and "Terminator" or "Robocop" and "Predator" films, but also "Die", "Commando", "Timecop" and even "cobra". The camp, the better. So, you can imagine what a pleasure to learn that all of these funny classics join the 2010 actions of stockpiling.
Then I loved "The Expendables" and I love "Expendables" now, but to be honest; The franchise was as often as often as it was good. And, even when it's good, it's that kind of eyes-and you can laugh well. Daring? Sure. It takes a certain impudence to throw Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Asoneyson Stetam, Etet, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jeanan-Claude Van Dam, And Chuck Norris in a blender so many years after most of their careers have calmed down. And that doesn't even include half of the stars that have appeared in the films "Expendables" over the years.
Regardless of insufficient records, the inherent promise of the "Expendables" property is undeniable fun if you have an affinity for older vintage of the action film. To that end, we rank all four films "Expendables" worst to the best, which I hope will help you budget your time properly. Believe me: No matter how many times you've seen "BloodSport" or "Tango & Cash", some of these films are simply not worth your time. Let's get to that.
4. The Expendables 3 (2014)
"Expendables 3" is worse than the bad action movie. That's a Bored Action movie. I remember seeing this in the theater, excited about another entrance to "what" if "fast and the furious" was for the old guys instead of cars. "
And I was so expelled.
The intention here is a little admired. Stallone and the crew clearly understood that in order to get this work, they had to bring younger blood. For the film's loan, that idea is crucial to the story, which shows the basic members of the original ExpandiBs team from the first two films that bring and struggle to adapt to a new group of recruits. Kelan Lutz, Ronda Rusi and Victor Ortiz make up that new composition, as well as the then Starwar of the future Glenn Powell.
While the concept makes sense, there is no real chemistry between the old and the new castes, nor is any of the new characters interesting. Aside from the stock opening sequence set on the train, there is no creative pieces to get excited here. It all feels stagnant, and while the short cloaks from Wesley Snaps, Harrison Ford and Antonio Banderas are fun (in a kind of "My Funko Pops"), they can't and not fix a bad movie.
3. Sales4bles (2023)
I could sincerely set the latest movie "Expendables" at the bottom of this list, simply for the crime of his nasty format "Number of title". It's a huge decision that can make you think this is a third-party third-party scorer for the Xbox 360, as opposed to a $ 100 million movie to make.
Even so, "Exend4bles" is not Quite so bad as the movie that came before him. Perhaps Stallone withdrew from the franchise gave him some new air to breathe, most of which were apparently sucked by Stetam, which is certainly the main appeal here. Meanwhile, Megan Fox and 50 cent have a little more new starter power than the extremely forgotten new recruits on "Expendables 3" (sorry Glen Powell, but I only realized today that you were even in that movie), and there is a module of news in the structure of "Expend4bles".
Unfortunately, having an extra decade marked at the end of an already older franchise for action helps nothing here. The biggest names made by fun for Expendables, most are gone, and even Stallone can't mind providing a lot of time on the screen. Given the age of these actors, it is more than understandable. But does it make the film very worth watching? No. Absolutely not.
2. The Expendables (2010)
I cannot recommend either third or fourth films "Expendables" with a good conscience. However, I will recommend the first. Not the best entrance to the franchise, but it's really fun driving and feels most like a real movie of all these films (instead of a collection of reference and explosions).
Sylvester Stallone was 64 years old in 2010 - getting there, surely, but still well in the probable range of veteran action Starvist to run a whip. While the Great Marketing Chdlac obviously collected it along with other stars of the genre such as Statam, Lee and Lundgren (along with some after iousubopitic choices like Randy Cutyur and Terry teams), "The Expendables" works pretty well, as well as direct action film, even the lack of action.
This is not Michael Bay's chaos levels. Action scenes focus more on the choreography of the firefighter (and the knife) and the frenetic energy than to try to see how many tanks and helicopters you can smear them at a time. According to him, this is also the only film in the franchise directed by Stallone (partly because He was wearing forces and calling the shots And performing their stunts), And it feels pretty tight, with a good walk, a decent amount of diversity in the action and the overall tone that is silly, but never becomes a slap. Oh, and Eric Roberts, because the villain of this is extremely underestimated, he is great.
There is absolutely nothing revolutionary about "The Expendables", and that's fine. I love this movie. In 2025, it's still a great time.
1. The Expendables 2 (2012)
I fought with this little because in my heart, the simplicity of the first "Expendables" really makes the film stronger and again. But that is not the reason why people gather in these films. No, people come to see every person they have ever seen made a cinema blow 40 years ago, made one last blow together, while the screen exploded. Expendables provided the plan, but "The Expendables 2" delivered the full promise.
It's hard to hug the acting list here - not because it's funny, but because at the time, this really felt like some magical feat. It is the assembly of all killers, with no fasteners, with the only truly lesser known "modern" stars with more screen time are Ju Nan, Liam Hemsworth and Scott Adkins, the latest of which is probably the best to get in that ward the franchise ever had. But the reason that "The Expendables 2" is so unforgettable, and the reason that tops this list is because it does not pretend to be nothing more than an excuse to set Stallone, Stamat, Lee, Lundgren, Willis, Schwarzenegger, Norris and Van Damm all at the same time.
This is a movie where Jacques Norris tells Jacques Norris's jokes. It's also a movie where Van Damme, a round house-shot knife in a man's chest. Do you want to see Arnie tearing the door of a smart car driven by Bruce Willis and to declare: "My shoes are bigger than this car," in that famous Austrian accent on his? Let me tell you, this is the movie for you.
And hey, for what is worth, critics agreed that this is the best of the films "Expendables".
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