{"id":2347,"date":"2014-08-25T13:06:34","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T20:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ealasaid.com\/main\/?p=2347"},"modified":"2014-08-25T13:06:34","modified_gmt":"2014-08-25T20:06:34","slug":"the-expendables-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ealasaid.com\/main\/2014\/08\/25\/the-expendables-3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Expendables 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheExpendables3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Directed by: Patrick Hughes
\nStarring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Wesley Snipes, Mel Gibson, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Ronda Rousey, Victor Ortiz, Glen Powell, Kellan Lutz, Antonio Banderas
\nRated: for violence including intense sustained gun battles and fight scenes, and for language<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a new Expendables movie out, catching the end of the summer action movie wave. \u201cThe Expendables 3\u201d is the latest in a series of films that are a blend of homage to and in-jokes from classic 80s action flicks. Sylvester Stallone knows what he\u2019s good at, and that is turning out action movie storylines and then one-lining his way through them. If you like that sort of thing, \u201cThe Expendables 3\u201d will probably be right up your alley.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Expendables 3\u201d has a fairly standard \u201cold enemy proves to still be alive, so protagonist must track him down and arrest\/kill him\u201d plot. The story isn\u2019t why you see a movie like this, though \u2013 the cast and the action are. \u201cThe Expendables 3\u201d has both in great supply. As in the other Expendables films, there are a lot of action stars packed into its cast. Many of them are old-school action stars (Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, etc.), but others are new. There\u2019s a vein of \u201cold school vs. new school\u201d woven into the story that kind of works, but kind of doesn\u2019t. Thankfully, a weak plot doesn\u2019t scuttle the whole ship.<\/p>\n

The action is as exciting-but-bloodless as we\u2019ve come to expect from a PG-13 movie like this one. There\u2019s lots of falling bodies, but not much blood or gruesome sound effects. There are some pretty sweet stunts, including some really ridiculous stuff with a motorcycle and a tank. The characters get to use all sorts of weaponry from machine guns to old-West-style six-shooters. The explosions are awesome, the gunfights are full of action-movie physics but are fun anyway, and there are plenty of one-liners to groan\/cheer at.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a little tricky to tell, given how immobile Stallone\u2019s face has become in recent years, but he and the vast majority of the cast seem to be having a lot of fun, running around delivering cheesy dialog and doing exciting action sequences. There are a couple of awkward, heartfelt emotional speeches, but they pass quickly and are pretty easy to ignore.<\/p>\n

What else do you need to know to decide whether to see this movie? It\u2019s pretty much exactly what you\u2019d expect from the trailers, maybe a little less bloody so as to keep the audience-friendly PG-13 rating. It\u2019s a great big action movie full of big, ridiculous action sequences and occasional goofiness. You don\u2019t see a movie like \u201cThe Expendables 3\u201d for character development or complex plotting, you see it because it\u2019s hot out, theaters have air conditioning, and big dumb action movies are a lot of fun \u2013 if you like big, dumb action movies, anyway. If that\u2019s you, check this movie out. If it\u2019s not, you\u2019ll be better served elsewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Directed by: Patrick Hughes Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Wesley Snipes, Mel Gibson, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Ronda Rousey, Victor Ortiz, Glen Powell, Kellan Lutz, Antonio Banderas Rated: for violence including intense sustained gun battles and fight scenes, and for language There\u2019s a new Expendables movie out, catching the end of the summer action movie wave. \u201cThe Expendables 3\u201d is the latest in a series of films that are a blend of homage to and in-jokes from classic 80s action flicks. Sylvester Stallone knows what he\u2019s good at, and that is turning out action movie storylines and then one-lining his way through them. If you like that sort of thing, \u201cThe Expendables 3\u201d will probably be right up your alley. \u201cThe Expendables 3\u201d has a fairly standard \u201cold enemy proves to still be alive, so protagonist must track him down and arrest\/kill him\u201d plot. The story isn\u2019t why you see a movie like<\/p>\n

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