What a supreme disappointment!!

Rating: 4/10 (15 September 2010)

***SPOILER ALERT****
What happened Sly? How can the writer of 'Rocky', just to name a few, and such a talented director mess up so badly. I've always been a Stallone fan, looking past his 80's action hero typecast and given him credit when its due. However, this was an awful film, mostly for the 3 reasons listed below:
1) Gunner Jensen (Lundgren) had a very touching death scene towards the middle of the film due to his betrayal of Barney Ross (Stallone). As an act of redemption, he gave pivotal information to Barney regarding the enemy's layout, simply if Barney fulfills this request, "You'll bury me, right?" This touching moment was ruined completely when Gunner was shown alive and well during the BS sugar coated ending. He was shot 2 inches away from his heart, there's no way this could happen!
2) The annoying macho guy to guy bantering. OK, we get it, you're tough guys, but yet you want to portray that they pick on one another lightheartedly, blah blah. But one or two of these moments is enough, but it just kept continuing!!
3) The horrendous use of CGI blood! It was so overdone. How expensive are squibs??
Sly, you disappointed me on this one.
P.S. Schwarzenegger's cameo was painful to watch. I'm a die hard fan of the man, but he only acts well under certain direction/directors. Ivan Reitman, James Cameron, and John Milius to name a few. Sly should have known this. During this cameo of his, his bantering was so forced, illogical. Additionally, the camera kept cutting back to these unnecessary close ups of Arnold as he said another poorly delivered line, followed by a smirk of some sort.
This was a bad film, Statham was good though.