The concept was a clever one. Take a band of 1980s and 1990s movie action
heroes and team them up in a new action movie as a band of mercenaries. Sounds implausible? That’s what many in the movie industry thought
until the movie, The Expendables, became a runaway hit at the box office. In fact it was so popular that an Expendables
sequel was produced.
That movie, The Expendables 2, stars many of the same old
school action heroes, Sylvester Stallone has the top billing, but also throws
in a few of the more recent action heroes.
In The Expendables 2 Barney (Stallone) and his band of old
school mercenaries take on what they think is a simple in and out job. Things turn from bad to worse when one of their
own is killed, they meet up with a psychotic killer hell-bent on revenge and
find themselves entangled in a plot to sell tons of weapons grade plutonium to
the highest bidder.
The Expendables2 is
bigger, badder and better than the original film and reintroduces audiences to
such action heroes as Willis, Schwarzenegger, Norris, Van Damme and Li. This movie is not to be missed.
Lionsgate just released The Expendables 2 DVD Combo that
includes a DVD, Digital Copy and Ultraviolent.
Extras include a director’s commentary, four featurettes,
deleted scenes and a gag reel. Spend
your time and money on The Expendables 2.