Actually met my expectations unlike the first one

Rating: 7/10 (22 August 2012)

While the first "The Expendables" was a disappointing this one makes up for it. If you can vision a lot of the 80's and modern action movies stars that are badass on screen come together for one explosive action flick this is it for the most part. While the blood in this might be CGI a lot of it is real action and explosion with plenty of violence. The mercenaries are back and this time there is more at stake and more of a cause. Because one of their teammate gets killed and the mercenaries, especially Barney Ross is out for revenge for his fallen comrade. Plus the enemy has there hands on some weapons of mass destruction when the mercenaries lead by Barney Ross goes on a mission because of Mr. Church(Bruce Willis) because they owe him money. In fact Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger actually gets some hands on action this time and not just a small cameo. The first "The Expendables" Jason Statham took most of the spotlight but this time a lot of the other members brings something to the table. It would have been better if it had more Jet Li in it, but he basically just makes a cameo with a small fraction of fight scenes which is in the beginning. It would have been awesome to see Jean-Claude Van Damme vs. Jet Li fight scene. Jean-Claude Van Damme is the main villain in this movie and man that guys knows how to play a bad guy that is entertaining to watch. And wish he had more fight scenes and screen presence. Randy Couture is the toughest guy in the bunch in real life but his fight sequences are brutal but their isn't enough of it, hope he gets more screen time with some brutal mixed martial arts. Terry Crews adds a bit more comedy this time around as Hale Ceasar. Chuch Norris is basically a homage to what he has become and it was good to see him in this movie owning his enemies without much effort. If your a action fan this is a movie you shouldn't miss. Even if the story is lacking it makes up for it with some explosive badass action with some mayhem and one liners that is corny but is entertaining to watch. If you know some of the action stars and the movies they were in you might enjoy this flick more since this is a throwback to the 80's action movies.
7.8/10