Three things::::Blood::::::Bullets:::::::Blades

Rating: 8/10 (5 September 2010)

What made me go for the movie is easy to guess. The cast. When i first came to know about, i thought Oh man! half of the action crew is here. Adding to that there are a couple of surprises in the form of cameos. For a moment you would think it is a School reunion kinda thing going on on the screen. And by the way, EXPENDABLES is just a title.
No part in the movie lives up to it. The movie starts off with a usual introduction "mission" like in any other ex-military mercenary movie. The plot is of average depth and keeps you go going. But i can promise one thing that you will never run out of adrenalin. Mickey Rourke of "The wrestler" fame was a mere waste. One can say he was there and nothing else except for a sad flashback which is kind of hard to believe when it comes from a man like our mickey. Also, He ended up showing his huge pot belly..:-(
About our John Rambo, he looked a bit too old for some scenes nevertheless its treat to watch him still going.I missed you Syl. He plays the role Barney,the undoubted leader of our little Expendables the good guy by default even thought he kills loads of people and deals in loads of money.
Our transporter plays Lee Christmas,a knife throwing mercenary with a soft side of life. Jason pulled it rather well and his one liners in his typical accent which were expected of him weren't so bad too. Like always, Jason stays at the heart of every action sequence. Jason, we just love you.
Among others, Jet Li was a joke. Starting from the name of his role "Ying Yang" , he was made to look stupid. You won't find much his quick moves rather end up musing over his silly "small" dialogs.
David Zayas of Dexter(TV) fame who is portrayed as the evil dictator is up-to the mark but his character is weak. The chick was completely unable to induce any hormones. Come on, you put together five or six huge male celebrities, What happened to the other sex. The audience could use more glamor on the screen.
All in all, Expendables promises entertainment apart from the shortcomings from the direction of SYL. Script is straight and to the point without any twisters but climax was a mess. Except for the WHOLE THING BLOWING apart bit, Nothing is clear.
All these in my mind, i push my rating towards 3.5 on a scale of 5. You will definitely find THREE B's from the flick. Bullets----Blades---- Blood.
If you are gonna watch it, watch out for those CAMEO surprises.