What happens when you put together several genuine tough men
and stick them in a movie? Well what you get is a very amusing and tongue in
check action movie. With a combined age of 339 years old (Average of 48), this
group of genuine hard men spend the entire movie killing the baddies in various
ways. The movie is about a bunch of mercernaries who basically…. Oh what does
it matter, all that does matter is that it’s a lot of fun that is stupid but
knows its stupid and revels in this fact. There are various moments when you
think “this is stupid”. Such a moment is when Stallone cuts some blokes hand
and head off with a knife. Know my brain knows this isn’t plausible but it
simply doesn’t mind. The age thing was quite amusing to me. When this film was
made Statham and Crews were the youngest at 42 and Stallone is the oldest at
64. The sight of Stallone trying to catch a plane and just about getting to it
is another of those silly moments.
For me the funniest moment was when Schwarzenegger leaves his cameo appearance and
Stallone quips that he wants to be president. It’s something that I found amusing
for no clear reason. This is clearly a movie that doesn’t rely on too much plot
dialogue. However what it lacks for in a credible plot it more than makes up
for in action and that’s all that matters. Number 2 should be just as much fun.
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