The Expendables

This afternoon, me and Haunted Rock Cake went and saw The Expendables at Vue Cinema Festival Place, Basingstoke.


Barney Ross leads the "Expendables", a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road and loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the merciless dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee head to the remote locale to scout out their opposition. Once there, they meet with local rebel Sandra and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city. When they escape the island and Sandra stays behind, Ross must choose to either walk away and save his own life - or attempt a suicidal rescue mission that might just save his soul.


This movie has been hyped for ages, a true all-star movie with the cast having names like Steve Austin, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Mickey Rourke and brief cameos from Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis.  As with any action movie, there is a car chase scene, explosions, gun fights, fist fights and martial arts...everything the action junkie can ask for!


I really enjoyed this movie, it was good fun, and my fears about the movie being nothing but an ego-fest were totally unfounded.  It's the kind of movie that you don't have to think hard to enjoy, although despite my enjoyment I still felt there could have been more to it.


The Expendables is rated 15 (although it has been cut sadly) and is in cinemas 19th August.