Review of The Expendables (1988) by Divyansh U — 05 Nov 2012

Given the standard of action movies today, it was excellent!

This review of The Expendables (1988) was written by Divyansh U on 05 Nov 2012.

The Expendables has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jeffrey P (309) on 29 Feb 2016

Wow, this is pretty horrible. Low production quality at times. Poor writing. Indifferent acting. Was all the money literally spent on contracts…

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By Cameron A (296) on 01 May 2018

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By Daniel W (1,325) on 30 May 2017

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By Tavin W (57) on 12 Aug 2015

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By Stanley C (339) on 06 Feb 2017

The Expendables is a boring, cliched action movie that fails to live up to Die Hard or Lethal Weapon…

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By Dax S (165) on 22 Mar 2017

Kind of a dated story, more like from the 70s…

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By Kirsty P (71) on 22 Oct 2015

One star purely because I didn't actually smash the computer up in a rage…

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By John G (1,212) on 10 Jun 2017

A call back to the action flicks of yester years, if your looking for deep story you are looking the the wrong place…

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