Why 3 stars instead of 1?

Rating: 3/10 (26 September 2010)

I hated this movie. I really did. Then, why give it 3 stars? Well, the answer is very simple. First of all because I like Stallone. He is the Keith Richards of the cinema, faithful to his stile and his clichés, doing his stuff as it pleases him. Only for that he deserves more than one star. If you like only action and explosions you won't be disappointed.
The other reason is because I had a rotten cinematographic month, where the movies I watched got worse and worse and worse to the point of desperation. Let's see. There was Salt, Iron Man 2, The Karate Kid (remake), Predators and Machete. They were all worse than a frozen Cheeseburger on a rainy day. IMDb had to start supplying minus stars so it would be possible classifying that vomiting nullity. So, compared to that, "The Expendables", a brain-dead imbecility of a movie, seemed to be OK.
To tell you the truth, I was scratching my head, wondering why they do it? Why are movies becoming what they are becoming, absolutely dumb, shallow, empty, superficial, wit free? I guess I know why. The problem is not the movies. The problem is the average movie fans, who are becoming everything I just mentioned above. So, Hollywood is just adapting. Clever!