The Expendables 2 (2012)
After viewing The Expendables 2, I read back through my notes. They ran as follows: People were shot. Stuff exploded. Quips were made. Amusing. And that is pretty much all you need to know, because if you watch this movie expecting anything more, then you'll be disappointed (and possibly a fool). So, Barney Ross (Stallone) and co are back and this time they have a better (by genre standards) script which is a little more equitable with the screen time (Terry Crews and Randy Couture fans take note). Gallows humour and self-referential one-liners abound, and the plot is rife with over the top situations and features an absurdly named villain (Jean-Claude Van Damme). Mickey Rourke is replaced by Chinese star Yu Nan’s Maggie, and Liam Hemsworth. Oh, and there's lots of mayhem. The movie has the trademark high body count.
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