The Director: Some of the humour in The Expendables fell a bit flat (it would appear some of our ‘80s heroes have forgotten how deliver a decent one-liner), but Jon Favreau can usually be depended on to serve up his action with a healthy side-serving of comedy. We’re thinking of Iron Man here…we’ll give him the benefit of the doubt on Made…
The Plot: A powerful Mafioso is flooding New York’s streets with drugs, but so far, the police have singularly failed to take down his operation. The Expendables are hired on the quiet to take him out, much to the chagrin of New York’s finest, who are looking to bust Ross and his crew before they can steal their glory…
Cast Additions: RDJ and Vince Vaughan appear as a pair of wise-talking cops. Can you imagine those two doubling-up together? Or any poor sod attempting to get a word in edgeways?
Stand-Out Scene: RDJ and Sly come face to face for the first time. Let the trash-talk commence!
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Hadouken76
Mar 14th 2011, 11:25
Why not have Friedberg and Seltzer do it? And have lots and lots and lots of explosions 'accidently' go off under thier trailer?
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matt121212
Mar 14th 2011, 18:28
So basically this list was name every hip or popular director of this generation? Seriously...Aronofsky, Scorsese, Wes Anderson? This isn't really the type of movie they'd make. I think we're grasping at straws with some of these lists lately.
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BruceShark
Mar 14th 2011, 18:37
Stopped looking at this article half way through. Seriously you guys must be taking the p**s. Can't you for one minute do a serious article. Past few features on here have been lazy and pointless. What's the point in us reading them if all your doing is messing around. Get of your fat lazy arses and do some proper writing, hacks.
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Frankie88
Mar 14th 2011, 20:05
An action thriller by Michael Mann with his ultra-realistic style? Shootout scenes in Public Enemies were awesome (actually, in every Mann movie I've seen). However, it sounds as unreasonable as Scorcese or Lynch directing it. Plus, I think a sequels will be absolete with this one, no?
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McSerious
Mar 14th 2011, 20:19
Aside from this list just being a random collection of contemporary directors, it basically just takes digs at the Expendables. The Expendables went down incredibly well, for the Boxoffice and film fans. Can TF please swallow its pride at getting the cruel 2 star rating utterly wrong and stop taking digs at a film that's otherwise very well recieved.
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patches89
Mar 14th 2011, 21:52
Michael Bay or John Woo ftw
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dahpne
Mar 17th 2011, 15:09
"Expendables 1" was an amazing! The direction is perfect and timing. Hope that in "Expendables 2" , they would add another cast.... And I would like to greet a Sam Botta a "Happy Birthday and Congratulations on your new show Live Fearless with Sam Botta by Movie Tech Studios" Director Ewing Miles (Lucky) Brown says Sam Botta has lost 70 lbs for this show. Interesting! : )
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