Great chance for summer blockbuster

Rating: 9/10 (26 August 2010)

Summer in movie dictionary is period when there are movies which are going to fight for every dollar . Quality of movies is great but gross and strange opinion by public are going to smash point of movies . In Croatia it is similar opinion . I can't understand why people like only Twilight . Seems like it is only movie which can attract people . But, summer still can be great with movies like Toy Story 3,Inception,Salt and Expendables .
Now,about movie . This movie is really great theme for every "movie man" because so many old school stars can't be found on one place . This is great return of Stallone is really biggest surprise . Since I saw trailer before 3 months I didn't want to waste time and I set it as my priority . I am not big lover of hardcore movies . Rambo or similar movies aren't so good for me because they are only adrenaline bombs . But,after this movie I changed my views and I was astonished with formula which is attracting watchers . If girls like Twilight and Sex and the City men can like Expendables . This is real enjoy for men .
Sylvester Stallone is director and leading role . For this project he prepared himself very well . But,main problem of movie is that in quality of plot and scenario is bad . It is still missing some quality dialogues . Seems that we will still have to wait for some all round movie . Stallone as Barney was just as mix of world's finest fighters . It wasn't close to Rambo and it was not close even to Rocky . So,now when we mention Stallone we can remember even Barney Ross . Still , he brought great crime themes in movie . I like style of making movie . Really, all your senses are going to blow up how energetic this movie is .
Jason Statham as Lee Christmas was the biggest surprise . maybe in one nonsense role he is still rising quality of movie . It is bringing sometimes humorous and sometimes very brutal acting . That is just like someone would expect from this hardcore movie . In this movie we couldn't expect so important and so great performance by Statham .
Jet Li as Ying Yang was also one of real protagonists . I didn't like his sometimes irritating appearance . He was maybe too usual for that kind of movie . Stallone maybe wanted to choose all round cast . I definitely wanted some better performance because this was just a bit pity .
Dolph Lundgren as Gunner Jensen was awesome . After his famous role of Drago in Rocky 4 I expected some killing machine performance . It was very mental role and he didn't have space to act maniacally brutal killer . First time I felt that he is quality actor .
Randy Couture as Toll Road wasn't so bad . He didn't have something special to show but quality of movie was bigger with his appearance . Stallone made a great job with this choice . His parts were always delighted with dose of humor .
Eric Roberts and Sean Austin as villains didn't look so notorious but I still can stand their performances . Maybe for some kind of great criminal they should prepare better .They didn't look so convincing but I think that maybe it wasn't so bad .
Mickey Rourke as Toll was great and very funny . It seems like old school actors can really beat others . In his scene he was really dominative with quality and great narrative parts . i think that Rourke still have qualities .
But, I don't know why Bruce Willis and Arnold Scwarzenegger had so small appearance . OK , I can understand that they are old but I still can't understand why Willis had so frivolous narrative part . Arnold was great and after many calm roles and he gave his best and I think he improved movie quality . I heard many critics that Seagal should have appeared in this movie but I think he wouldn't find himself . Jean-Cloud Van Damme too .
Effective adrenaline bomb still is missing some manners of great movies . I understand that it is not quality genre but I saw better movies . Still it is 9/10 because it surprised me with great performances and entertainment of action .