Its a roller coaster ride!!!!! must watch for all the guys who grew up watching mind numbing action movies :)

Rating: 7/10 (29 August 2010)

Well, let me start off by saying Expendables is an ode by Stallone to the much aped action movies of the 80's. The usual body parts exploding, head shots, knives... the whole 9 yards.
Expendables has a simple message at its heart. As Stallone adroitly says they are mercenaries who do jobs that other people wont or cant. Casting is a major plus. Statham, Li, Lundgren and Couture do ample justice. Steve Austin is awesome in his bad boy act.
The other cast mainly Arnie, Willis star in superb 2 min cameos that will surely make you wish they stay on. The girl (don't know her name) gets just enough screen space. The Dictator ("Angel Batista" from "Dexter" series) is OK.
The drawbacks are camera work is shoddy. Stallone has gone for one too many close range shots during fight sequences. Also only Statham's character gets some depth. All the others including Stallone don't reveal anything about themselves. Dialogues are also clichéd. So are the jokes the men say about others members of the team
Special tribute to Mickey Rourke. Nice job as a Tattoo artist.
Overall Expendables is Paisa-Vasool for action fans but they could ve made this good movie even more iconic.