Score: 8.0 / 10
‘The
Expendables 2’ is a much better than its predecessor. It is much more fun, and
energetic, and not boring at all. This is maybe the opposite to ‘The Bourne
Legacy’, which I came to watch with high expectations. While in this case,
since I knew the previous movie isn’t that good, I didn’t expect much from this
one. I just love the cast, don’t you? Turns out, it stands out in several
aspects, and turn out to be such an entertaining movie after all.
The
story is, well, straightforward, and well perhaps is as what had been expected,
similar to its predecessor. And the action is simply “boom boom”,
shoot-and-kill type of thing. Not the type of action we go look in an action
movie. But again, this is perhaps as we had expected judging by ‘The
Expendables’.
Besides,
there are several aspects that stands out, and is perhaps beyond expectation.
Firstly, the characters are cool, in a way. They have their own unique
charisma, which makes them look great in a way. During the fight, it’s not the
action itself that is cool, but how these characters do it, which makes it look
cool. And the humor, definitely makes the movie much more energetic and fun to
watch. I lost count how many funny scenes there are in the movie. Definitely
makes is not boring at all.
Then
again, there is no doubt that these actors are basically legend. But what I
like again with this movie, is the number of references to great movies that
these actors once made their legends on. One most memorable to me is the scene
which include Schwarzenegger’s “I’ll be Back” (reference to The Terminator
movies) and Willis’ “Yippee-Ki-Yay” (reference to The Die Hard series). There
are several others including Chuck Norris’ movie about the cobra thing. Perhaps
I also lost track of these scenes.
Of all
I said, this is not a movie you go to looking for a dramatic story, etc. But I
can tell you that this movie is spectacularly entertaining & fun. The story
and action maybe lacking in quality, however, with the number of humorous
scenes, fun explosive action, and references to what these great actors once
achieved, this is one to watch before summer ends, and the start of a shortage
of blockbuster movies.
Quote:
Stallone: That belongs in a museum…
Schwarzenegger: We all do…
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