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The Expendables Trailer Is Not What I Expected



The Expendables trailer got leaked over night (Lions Gate keeps trying to take it down, but there’s already a million copies, so good fucking luck). You know The Expendables? The Sylvester Stallone written and directed action flick starring not just himself, but Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Mickey Rourke, and with at least guest appearances by Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Look, with a cast like that, expectations are going to be high. I think I was expecting the world’s most violent action flick, in the modern Rambo style, but after watching the trailer, it looks more like an ’80s-style action flick — but with the action ramped up to 11. It doesn’t look bad at all; it just looks more traditional than I expected. But just seeing that cast together is enough to send chills down my movie-loving spine, and I have to admit I was delighted to see both a tower blow up and Sly leaping away from an explosion in slow-mo. The Expendables might not be the most violent action flick of all time, but it still stands a great chance of being the best.