The Expendables 3

I found the film to be a complete insult and a total mess.

Remember how this started, Stallone wanted the hard R films back, he even ****ged off how much CGI was faking Hollywood to much. How it was about a film of getting the old guys we enjoyed watching.

So what do we get, a PG13 disaster, with the old guys only half in the films and instead a bunch on nobodies that REALLY can't act for most of the film, a woefully under used Gibson. And, to top it off, some of the worst CGI I've seen in recent memory.

Truly, utterly, terrible.
 
cu3ed said:
I found the film to be a complete insult and a total mess.

Remember how this started, Stallone wanted the hard R films back, he even ****ged off how much CGI was faking Hollywood to much. How it was about a film of getting the old guys we enjoyed watching.

So what do we get, a PG13 disaster, with the old guys only half in the films and instead a bunch on nobodies that REALLY can't act for most of the film, a woefully under used Gibson. And, to top it off, some of the worst CGI I've seen in recent memory.

Truly, utterly, terrible.
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I'd probably agree with this but I'd bet that the studio dictated it had to be a PG13 target audience to open it up to a larger customer base. Yep it was a mess, the new 'kids' were not needed, added nothing and mostly just got in the way. The effects were also indeed awful.

I thought it started well with Snipes being rescued but it went down from there. What this should have been is an utter cheese fest with an ex CIA Gibson acquiring some sort WMD and plotting to use it in some horrible way on the public with the Expendables sent in to do the dirty work.

Instead we get a babysitting movie starring Indiana Jones and Frasier.
 
Maybe a studio thing, I could see that, but Stallone is pretty full of it then, and it wasn't even a god pg13, many films have done adult theme way better.

To add, I really enjoyed the first two, especially the second.

Forgot to ad, Banderies (sorry poor spelling) was a shining light, his character was great.
 
I'm off to see it tonight. I enjoyed the first two but I hope this is the last one. I don't like anything that goes on too long. They had their fun now let it die lol.
 
Saw this last night and though it was underwhelming. The young Expendables didn't really add much and just took away screen time from Banderas and Gibson who were both excellent. From what I've read it's not doing very well at the box office so it will remain to be seen if they make a fourth one.
 
I saw it and was underwhelmed too. It was ok in places and the final confrontation certainly went on long enough but it felt like a mid-film confrontation with more to come for me, if that makes any sense.
 
I thought it was fantastic!

Best out the three. Great entertainment. Arnie looks so cool. Shame Willis wasn't in it.

MG42Maniac said:
Saw this last night and though it was underwhelming. The young Expendables didn't really add much and just took away screen time from Banderas and Gibson who were both excellent. From what I've read it's not doing very well at the box office so it will remain to be seen if they make a fourth one.
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Sly is looking at a spin off series of the Expendabelles so I doubt he sees any problems. The leak will probably be touted as the big factor for the poor performance.
 
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Well rumours are pretty strong on 4 going ahead. Apparently Hogan and Brosnan are confirmed and they are chasing the Rock, Chan and De Niro.

If they make one more they need to drop the kids and get it back to an 18, use the kids for a popular kiddy spin off but keep the old ones for a proper hardcore film like 1/2 again.

My cynicism says 4 (if it happens) will be PG and they'll be firing nothing more dangerous than paintballs whilst calling each other "cads" and "naughty chaps" :p
 
If they do a 4, part of me wants Mr T to be in it. Not sure how it would work with the plane etc or if he would even be up for it but still...
 
No1newts said:
Well rumours are pretty strong on 4 going ahead. Apparently Hogan and Brosnan are confirmed and they are chasing the Rock, Chan and De Niro.

If they make one more they need to drop the kids and get it back to an 18, use the kids for a popular kiddy spin off but keep the old ones for a proper hardcore film like 1/2 again.

My cynicism says 4 (if it happens) will be PG and they'll be firing nothing more dangerous than paintballs whilst calling each other "cads" and "naughty chaps" :p
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Remember when Crew was walking about with that aumatic shot guns and guys limbs where literally blowing off, that was a highlight and was funny as hell to watch, those that say the gore etc don't add anything are really fooling themselves.
 
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