Directed by Sylvester Stallone
Produced by Avi Lerner, Kevin King Templeton, John Thompson
Screenplay by Sylvester Stallone, David Callaham
Story by David Callaham
Synopsis
THE EXPENDABLES is a hard-hitting action/thriller about a group of mercenaries hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. Once the mission begins, the men realize things aren’t quite as they appear, finding themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal. With their mission thwarted and an innocent life in danger, the men struggle with an even tougher challenge – one that threatens to destroy this band of brothers.
Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) is a man with nothing to lose. Fearless and void of emotion, he is the leader, the sage and the strategist of this tight-knit band of men who live on the fringe. His only attachment is to his pickup truck, his seaplane and his team of loyal modern-day warriors. His is a true cynic who describes what he does as “removing those hard to get at stains.” The team behind him is made up of Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), former SAS and a savant with anything that has a blade; Yin Yang (Jet Li), a master at close-quarter combat; Hale Caesar (Terry Crews), who has known Barney for ten years and is a long-barrel weapons specialist; Toll Road (Randy Couture), a skilled demolitions expert and considered the intellect of the group; and Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), a combat veteran and an expert in precision sniping who struggles with his own demons.
When the mysterious Church offers Barney a job no one else would take, Barney and his team embark on what appears to be a routine mission: overthrow General Gaza (David Zayas), the murderous dictator of the small island country of Vilena and end the years of death and destruction inflicted on its people. On a reconnaissance mission to Vilena, Barney and Christmas meet their contact Sandra (Giselle Itie), a local freedom-fighter with a dark secret. They also come to learn who their true enemy is: rogue ex-CIA operative James Monroe (Eric Roberts) and his henchman Paine (Steve Austin). When things go terribly wrong, Barney and Christmas are forced to leave Sandra behind, essentially giving her a death sentence. Haunted by this failure, Barney convinces the team to return to Vilena to rescue the hostage and finish the job he started. And to perhaps save a soul: his own.
Cast:
Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross
Dolph Lundgren as Gunner Jensen
Mickey Rourke as Tool
Eric Roberts as James Munroe
Jason Statham as Lee Christmas
Jet Li as Yin Yang
Steve Austin as Paine
Randy Couture as Toll Road
Terry Crews as Hale Caesar
David Zayas as General Garza
Gary Daniels as The Brit
Gisele Itié as Sandra
Charisma Carpenter as Lacy
Amin Joseph and Senyo Amoaku as the leaders of a group of Somali pirates
Bruce Willis as Mr. Church (uncredited)
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Trench (uncredited)
My Comment
This is a VERY INTERESTING action movie ever from this year. I was like 'AWESOME' when watching this at the cinema with friends. My favorite actor from this movie is of course Jet Li, cos he's so cute and handsome, and bla bla bla!~ haha
Overall rating from me for this movie is
★★★★ out of 5
Amano Tsukiko (天野月子),
On August 1st, 2008 she announced on her blog with a very personal letter that her album ZERO will be the last one in her solo career.
