The film steps on the gas from the very beginning and almost never lets up. I was surprised at how underwhelmed I was by the action in the first film, here it is more stylized and fun. It seems this character's sole purpose was to have these characters get their revenge on, which makes it less engaging for the viewer. A character is killed off that we have almost zero emotional connection with, it would have made more sense if it were another character that disappears early on in the film. The biggest misstep this film has is the motivation behind the revenge. Get as many of these big guys into one film, make it a guys flick with lots of action and killing and they succeeded. It's a simple film with a simple purpose. I can look past the acting, lack of story and plot because the film doesn't try to give you one. The biggest change though is the tone, The Expendables 2 does not take itself seriously at all and neither did I, so I had a blast watching what is ultimately a parody of the action genre. The big change is Stallone is no longer behind the camera, so he is more focused on his role of Barney and his mind isn't split between two separate places.
I can safely say, they did and they did it in spades. So I was hoping that the second time around they would correct these issues. But is it too much to handle? I was severely disappointed in the first Expendable film, the mediocre action, the use of CGI blood and the unimpressive villain ruined the experience. While on a mission one of the "Expendables" gets himself killed, this leads the crew to go on a mission of revenge.
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