Better than the first one

Rating: 8/10 (27 October 2012)

I enjoyed the first Expendables movie but I felt like it was missing something or it wasn't enough or Sylvester Stallone wasn't a good enough director for it. But thanks to Simon West, The Expendables 2 turned out to be better, funnier, more exciting and more badass than it's original.
One of my favourite things about this movie is that it shows more of Arnold Schwarzenegger(Trench)and Bruce Willis (Church)fighting alongside Stallone's character, Barney Ross. So you might say it's Rambo, The Terminator and John McClane all kicking ass in one movie. Even Chuck Norris, as the Lone Wolf was a nice touch too.
I know The Expendables is more about action than a storyline, but what makes them so special and amazing is that it brings together all the greatest action stars to make one action movie. And The Expendables 2 does have a better story because Barney and his gang are fighting in Russia, a big and powerful country, while in the first one they were just fighting on a small island in the Caribbean. I mean these guys are like The Avengers of action movies, in fact. I mean even when their young friend, Billy gets killed, they are out for revenge. Even Jean- Claude Van Damme was an even better villain because the first Expendables didn't really have a good antagonist.
Another thing that makes this sequel better than the first is it has more references to classic action movies through one-liners. I mean even the fight scene between Barney and Villain reminded me of the hand-in- hand combat in Commando.
The only thing I miss in this movie is that Mickey Rourke's character never appeared or even made a reference. But hopefully him and other action stars will be in The Expendables 3, if there is one.