ACTION RESURRECTION

Rating: 9/10 (19 January 2020)

I grew up watching & loving all the Action movies from the 80's & 90's & loved all the Action stars, especially the king of Action "Schwarzenegger" & "Stallone" & "Van Damme" & "Snipes" among others, so i was so excited to hear that Stallone was getting the old school action heroes back together for a big budget project. The Expendables brought together some legends with himself Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Mickey Rouke & some other greats such as Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, Gary Daniels & Eric Roberts. That's an impressive cast of Action stars & Stallone delivered an Action packed brutal Thriller made in the mould of the 80's & 90's Action style, the blood flows as explosions & bullets fly accross the screen in an Action frenzy, it's such a fun movie & feels Nostalgic because of it's look, feel & actors!!!
Stallone & Statham make a great duo & have such fun chemistry & banter, the basic simple action story is the wild bunch of mercenaries known as the "Expendables" are on a mission to stop an evil latin American dictator & a corrupt ex- CIA agent (Roberts) & what unfolds is non-stop brutal & bloody old school action with plenty of Manley gritty moments & Awesome fight scenes & brutal shootouts & Stallone is excellent as the leader of his rag tag team "Barney Ross" so if you grew up on the old Action stuff like i did from way back on video, then you will love this!!!
Great little cameos from Schwarzenegger & Bruce Willis too.
Jason Statham probably is the best here & steals the show but it's great to see all my childhood heroes back & together, it's an Action resurrection & a blast of Nostalgia but in a new time for movies!!!
My heroes are ageing but can still kick ass.
The Expendables is an action blast of old school justice.