The Expendables (2010; Genre: Action) Rating : 2 / 5 "Tasteless"

Studio Nu Image

Millennium Films

Distributed by Lionsgate

Directed by Sylvester Stallone

Release date 13 August 2010

Running time 98 minutes

Language English

Starring Sylvester Stallone

Jason Statham

Jet Li

Dolph Lundgren

Randy Couture

Mickey Rourke

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Brief Synopsis

A group of hired mercenaries is send to Gulf of Aden to rescue the hostages and end up with them accomplishing the mission. Sooner after the previous mision, Mr. Church comes to offer a deal for to assassinate General Garza in fictional island Vilena which later they find out that there is something behind the intention of Mr. Church. Barney (Sylvester), the leader of the team called "the expendables", decided to take on the missions although they have cancelled the deal when he finds out that they were being set up by Mr. Church to kill their own man.

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Review

With lots of big stars, the movie could have done better however The Expendables is just another classic action movie. Tonnes of explosions and gun fights are filling almost the whole 90 minutes of the movie. Unfortunately, the story line which is a bit of this and a bit of that seems to be letting the movie down especially with the short and corny dialog which makes some of the stars look like a fool. The drama element is badly developed, seems like it just making the movie looks longer with unclear romantic element.

Jet Li fight scene is a disappointment, the art of the fight that Jet Li usually executes has long gone since the beginning of the movie. Well, this is what a happen when you ask a boxer "Rocky Balboa" to direct a kungfu fight scene. The result is neither kungfu nor boxing.

Well, looking at the intensity of the action, it is not bad. The action element is well developed and it is surely going to entertain action lover. With all the big stars, the movie turns out to be not what I have expected i.e ordinary.

Predators (2010; Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi) Rating: 2 / 5 "Just another hunting story"

Predators? Hearing this word might remind you on Arnold Scwarnegger beating Alien. After the last seqeul of Predators 2. Predators come back again to hunt human being after lost in the space for 20 years.You might called it Predators 3 or Predators return as you like because the setting of the movie is long after the first movie Predators 1. Predators(2010) is a sequel to Predator (1987) and Predator 2 (1990).

Anyway, I would call it Predators Hunting Game. If you asked a gamer, they would say Predators: Expansion Pack. Why? The new Predators is neither boring nor interesting. The movie seems to be made only to entertain the Predators' fans that are hungry for more.

Begins with a free fall of our great actor Adrien Bdrody as Royce and followed by several human beings and some sort of creature thrown in the forest. They later finds out that they are in the Predators Hunting Game. More, what a coincidence or on purpose they are also hunters, "a cruel human hunter with violence history", hence, they are able to use their hunter instinct to hunt back the Predators that is why I would say that the plot is simple, "Hunters VS Hunters".

The movie fail to develop the dark characteristic of each character with a very disappointing twisting character plot at the end that did surprise audience but fail to make the movie so special that it deserve a hand clap. The action element is great and well developed but the drama element just another useless part that is being added to make the movie longer to achieve the length of standard cinema movie. This is largely due to the writer doesn't developed it further hence unable to bring audience to a higher level of the movie. Thus, the movie can be said just another expansion pack of a famous movie.

Overall, the movie is just to pampering the predator fans only. You might leaving the cinema excited about it or regretted it that you have spent a few bucks for that movie.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK From Terminator Movie

If you are fans of " terminator ", you must have known the famous icon of the movie "Arnold Schwarzenegger". Arnold has been starring three of the series which generate lots of returns to the investment and it continue strive to the fourth instalment even after Arnold isn't in the role any more. The fourth starring Christian Bale may be quite a disappointment for the fans yet it still keeps the element of action.

For those terminator lovers, here is the famous quote from the movie

"Hasta La Vista Baby" from Terminator 2 or Perhaps the other version of hasta la vista too

Enjoy!