Exactly what it should have been

Rating: 9/10 (15 August 2010)

Sometimes you just need a mindless, violent action flick where the names of the characters and locations don't matter at all. The Expendables fills that role perfectly. Walking in, you know it's going to be cheesy macho violence with a shaky plot - but that's not the point of these types of movies. The point is the completely impossible plot line, the violent ways in which people die, and the lineup of action stars who have horrendous dialog where you just laugh, toss some more kernels of popcorn in your mouth, and elbow your friend in the seat next to you with some crass jokes.
The people who expected any semblance of a good plot missed the point of this movie - it's supposed to be stupid and over the top. The dialog is supposed to be bad. Relish a bad movie for the sake of all of its badness and watch the phrase "so bad it's good" unfold on screen. Relax, laugh, groan, and wince - it's part of the 80s action movie experience.
My only critique was that I wish I would have seen a bit more - of everything and everyone. 9.5 of 10.