Better than expected, great action

Rating: 8/10 (4 September 2012)

The Expendables 2 is a vast improvement on the first movie, and was surprisingly good. Some snappy action scenes deliver what the movie promises, and all the favorite 80s action stars are here, aging and old but still able to pack a punch, despite the passage of time. I think the movie lives up to expectations and then some, with good camaraderie among the cast and some funny one-liners peppered throughout, with the best ones reserved for Schwarzenegger (appropriately enough). The plot is secondary, and just an excuse for the bullets to fly. But that is OK when the action is as good as this. Definitely should be seen by all those who were into the action movies of the 80s.