Tag: The Expendables
-
Hollywood Needs to Give Jason Statham a Rom-Com
Although the 1980s saw the emergence of iconic action stars like Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Sylvester Stallone, and Bruce Willis, no one has dominated action cinema in the 21st century quite like Jason Statham. Although he has appeared in such franchises as The Expendables, The Meg, The Transporter, and Crank, Statham has successfully created his own genre…
-
What’s Leaving Netflix in October 2023
Fall is finally here, which means we’re reaching the end of the year. Netflix has seen a lot of movies come and go, and October is no different. There’s always a terrific number of shows and films added to the streamer, but that means some fan favorites end up leaving. From iconic romance stories like…
-
![The Expendables 4 Was Always Going To Be Rated R [Exclusive]](https://movieposters2.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/672571-b.jpg)
The Expendables 4 Was Always Going To Be Rated R [Exclusive]
It’s almost time to see your favorite action stars from across the decades team up to fight the bad guys again in “Expend4bles.” The first two films — 2010’s “The Expendables” and 2012’s “The Expendables 2″ — were action packed with some wild violence. Of course, they were rated R for some juicy and intense…
-
‘Expend4bles’ Drops in With Modest Thursday Box Office
It seems The Expendables are a little rusty after nearly ten years away from the big screen. Expend4bles, the latest entry in the bombastic action franchise, was the only new wide release on Thursday night and managed to score a modest $750,000 from box office previews with showtimes beginning at 6 p.m. at 3,518 locations…
-
Expendables 4 Ending Explained: The Dead Don’t Die
Major spoilers for “Expend4bles” follow.Ever since “The Expendables” was released in 2010, the identity and tone of the franchise has been heavily in question. That first film seemed to want to have things both ways, presenting the trials and tribulations of the (very fictional) titular team of mercenaries while metatextually commenting on (and piggybacking off…
-
Expendables 4 Review: A Staggeringly Stupid Sequel
The on-screen figures in the “Expendables” movies aren’t so much characters as they are human-shaped bundles of toxically masculine clichés and blind, violent impulses wrapped in skull-emblazoned kevlar. They lurch about on-screen like Frankensteinian monsters, living piles of jock straps and congealed taurine drinks, belching out monosyllabic action flick catchphrases in between Don Julio-instigated brawls…
-
‘Expend4bles’ Review: A Few of the Old Boys Are Back, Now Joined by Megan Fox, but the Series’ Appeal Feels Increasingly Expendable
In “Expend4bles,” the action is more digitally propulsive than it was in “The Expendables” (2010), “The Expendables 2” (2012), or “The Expendables 3” (2014). Yet the preferred mode of killing is reassuringly primitive. In scene after scene, characters use knives to slit people’s throats, or they’ll sometimes jam a knife directly into the throat. “Expend4bles”…
-
Why the Female-Led Expendables Spin-Off Never Happened
The Expendables 4 is preparing to hit theaters and bring this action movie franchise back to the big screen after nearly a decade of hibernation. Such news will make Lionsgate and Millennium Films investors around the world shriek with glee while the rest of the moviegoing populace puzzles over why on Earth this is coming…
-
The Expendables’ Waterboarding Scene Wasn’t Made With Movie Magic
“The Expendables” franchise has — smartly — allowed its titular roster of tough, never-say-die mercenaries to include women, as demonstrated by 2014’s “The Expendables 3″ adding Ronda Rousey to the crew and the upcoming “Expend4bles” (type that five times fast) bringing in Megan Fox and Levy Tran.However, while making the first “Expendables” back in 2010,…
-
Denzel Washington Added This Key Element to ‘The Equalizer’
The action genre has seen a number of major entries, including the John Wick series and The Expendables (which will see its fourth installment hit theaters this September). One of the most underrated film series is The Equalizer. Based on the 1980s television series of the same name, the Equalizer films star Denzel Washington as…