Originally posted by Impediment
The first Expendables was cheesy fun that derived from 80's and 90's action films. Nothing more.Anyone who says other wise is deluded. These films are a love letter for fans of said films.
I want to see Hulk Hogan, Wesley Snipes, and Michael Jai White for the third film!
Still, it could have used a good script at least. This was like the Avengers of actions movies yet the story was terrible. It's like Stallone was like, "hey, let's bring together the top action stars ever and throw in a bad script." Um yeah, we both know it wasn't his intent but he could've tried harder for a better script. I know they're all old but I doubt any of them would've died before a decent script came along. Such a great cast, such a terrible script. If they loved their fans, they'd remember how awesome Rambo, Delta Force, Blood Spot, Transporter, Demolition Man, etc. were. They weren't Oscar material but they were good action flicks with solid stories.
I would say the inclusion of Stone Cold, Terry Crews, and Coulture wasn't necessary. Aside from muscled up and being in a few movies, none of these are true actions heroes of the 80s and 90s. I don't care how badass these guys are, they're not actions heroes. They have a good cast without these guys. Adding them just took away onscreen time from the true action heroes. Stallone should've saved these guys for Expendables 4 or 5 when nobody cares or made all three bad guys.