Don't expend your money on The Expendables,

Rating: 3/10 (13 August 2010)

Whenever a movie has so many stars in it, it is likely to be set for failure. I did not want to believe that statement until i watched The Expendables. Poor, very predictable plot. Really bad acting. Constant close-ups, shaking camera. One good joke concerning Arnie's character (what the hell was he doing there anyways?). CGI and action towards the end of the movie. About 20 minutes of solid action where only devil knows who is who because of constant close-ups and shaking camera. After i left a theater, i found myself asking people around me : "what was that whole thing about?". Bunch of misfits with combat skills taking over a dictator? Yes. Naive and simple. "What more to ask from a good action flick, right?" - several replied. I don't know, but i was going to see The Expendables after watching Rambo 4. It too was naive and simple, although it looked realistic. That was a movie that showed gruesome reality of war and how people were forced to react to it. I was hoping to see something along those lines, but i didn't see it.