EXPENDABLES 3
PG-13
126 Minutes
Director: Patrick Hughes
Writers: Sylvester Stallone, Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, Dave Callaham
CAST
Sylvester Stallone...Barney Ross
Jason Statham...Lee Christmas
Jet Li...Yin Yang
Antonio Banderas...Galgo
Wesley Snipes ...Doc
Dolph Lundgren...Gunner Jensen
Mel Gibson...Conrad Stonebanks
Harrison Ford...Max Drummer
Arnold Schwarzenegger...Trench
SAVED BY THE BELL: THE NEW CLASS Meets SAVED BY THE BELL: THE COLLEGE YEARS
Another year, another EXPENDABLES movie. I suppose this can't go on forever, unless you CGI everyone perfectly. Then you'll get to enjoy EXPENDABLES 50 on a holographic module from a cryogenic chamber.
During a failed mission, Terry Crews get severely injured, landing him in the hospital. Yes, it seems the crew is getting too old for this shit. So Barney Ross hires some younger folks to complete the original mission. Kind of like Justin Long in LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD. John McClane can't do shit without the young computer hacker leading the way.
Back From My Digression
The new class gets kidnapped and, guess what, the old fogeys have to rescue them. Oh, you thought the old guys where going to drink themselves to death. No, not yet. The original crew has a couple of additions. First, we have Wesley Snipes, his specialty is cutting people up...with blades. And Secondly, there's Harrison Ford, head of the CIA. I think Ford is in this movie only because Stallone didn't want to be the oldest guy on the set.
He's doesn't hang out for very long, but there is no reason for Kelsey Grammer to appear in any EXPENDABLES movie. Yeah, I'll give him a few points, since he was once married to a softcore porn star. But growing a five o'clock shadow, and drinking out of a flask, doesn't fool anyone...Fraiser Crane.
'Hey Barney! You should have killed me when you had the chance, if you want the kids, come get 'em!'
Mel Gibson is the perfect villain. His character is a disgruntled, Ex-Expendable. It's like SKYFALL, when the villain was a member of MI6, before going rogue. Gibson made this film the best of the franchise. All the trouble he's gotten into in recent years has worked out in his favor. He's so good at acting like a crazed psychopath, you forget he's even acting.
EXPENDABLES 3 pushes the bounds of a PG-13 rating. There's a couple of F-Bombs, so you may want to leave the toddlers in the car, while you watch it. In conclusion, if you like seeing people die, this is the film for you.
Final Verdict: 80 out 100
