Review of The Expendables 3 (2014) by Bobblebeheader — 02 Sep 2014

If the law of sequels is that each sequel is half as good as the movie before, the Expendables franchise is the perfect textbook example.

While the first Expendables was a fresh action movie with as a surprising twist an all-action ensemble cast, the second one wasn't nearly as good, but made it up with more surprising cameo's (Chuck Norris, Van Damme) and some hard hitting action. And now we have the third movie, in which we are "surprised" by not-really-action-stars like Antonio Banderas, and the surly looking (and not in a sexy way) Ronda Rousey along with some other young guns. Sure, there is Mel "I hate J's" Gibson, but even he can't rescue this movie from all the plot holes and miscast newcomers.

I'm just glad I saw this movie when it leaked on the internet, and didn't pay money for a ticket in a theater. I would have felt robbed.

Please Mr. Stallone, let this series die here. Don't make it worse by filming The Expendables 4, with an even cruddier plot and cast.