the expendables

Went to watch the preview of the movie The Expendables (not, expandables). Looking at the cast it seems like a gathering by Sylvester Stallone and friends. You've got Jet Li (Singaporean actor ok!), Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, among others. Basically the tough guys.

The story revolves around this group of mercenaries who called themselves The Expendables. Like in computer games, each character has his own special move. If you want to know more about the plot, you can try the game here.

This is one movie in which you just have to sit back and relax and enjoy all the gun firing and knife flying. There is no surprise in the storyline, but the actions will keep you occupied. You really need to be in a THX-equipped cinema to experience all the THUMP THUMP THUMP. Our all-time favourite action stars have aged a bit, so like I said, treat it like their little gathering. Even so, I think Stallone looks better than in his 2008 movie Rambo, in fact a bit like Demolition Man with his beret on. You've gotta catch him reload his pistol and squeeze off a few mags in one shot. There are many funny scenes too, like Jet Li being shorter lured his opponent to the "Low Head Clearance" space. Mickey Rourke didn't do much like he did in Iron Man 2 though. Someone in the cinema laughed so loudly when Arnold appeared.

Don't expect too much and you will end up enjoying it.