In this second installment of The Expendables series, Stallone and company include a few former action heroes to create quite an ensemble cast. As he has done in the past, Stallone's sequels set out to top the original and he has succeeded here as well. What makes this film and it's predecessor enjoyable and somewhat unique is the fact that Stallone's character (Barney Ross) is a member of a team as opposed to a one-man wrecking crew like Rambo and Cobra. The plot here is very similar to the first film but the action and flow seem to be increased. Jean Claude Van Damm turns in a very convincing performance as a villainous arms dealer. The humor here is also escalated further than the first film. If you're fan of action movies with war as the backdrop, you will probably enjoy this film very much. It's simply entertainment. Nothing more, nothing less !

I really don't have much to say about this movie as I don't remember it too well. All I remember was that Chuck Norris was in it and there was a fight in an airport.

The first "Expendables" film was a "tale of two halves": The first half is a jovial get-together of some of the greatest on-screen action heroes of all-time. However, after a rather strange speech by Mickey Rourke, the film turns really serious and loses much of its built-up energy. In the case of "Expendables 2", however, the wise-cracking "buddy" formula is in place all the way through and it makes it much easier to enjoy from start to finish.For a basic plot summary, "Expendables 2" brings the old gang of Stallone, Statham, Li, Crews, Lundgren, & Couture back into a caper involving stolen plutonium. This time, however, the group is joined by Liam Hemsworth and Nan Yu. Along the way, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger stop in to beef up their roles from the original, while legendary action icons such as Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme also have important roles. A lot of bullets are expended, a lot of things explode, and a lot of biceps are strained.Noticed how I didn't mention any actual character names above? That is exactly by design, as in this film franchise all the actors are essentially playing caricatures of themselves (or at least of their former on-screen personas). That is actually what makes the formula work so well, as back in the 80s all these guys were "competing" with each other, and now they are all on screen together! The one-liners and male camaraderie are almost worth the price of admission alone.Why "just" three stars as a rating, then? Well, depending on your taste in movies, you may like this one a lot more or a lot less. I'm not a huge fan of pure-action flicks, but at the same time I loved seeing "the old gang" get together, so I could enjoy this one (if not at 4 or 5-star levels). If explosions and gunfire are your cup of tea, however, then this one will jump a star or perhaps even two.Overall, "Expendables 2" is a step up from the original that uses a looser, more comedic tone to keep audience interest. Though not personally a huge fan of "action extravaganzas", I will come back for "EX 3" if it is made.

You have to know something before watching this movie.You have to know what are you going to watch.I read some reviews here and I got confused.Were guys expecting to see something classy,with people wearing costumes,talking politely about philosophy or world peace while in the background we hear "swan lake"?If this is the case,this is certainly not a movie for you.Watching this,I was expecting exactly what I was given.Full action packed film,superficial and violent bloodshed and explosions.I mean,you get conversations that barely make any sense,fancy karate gimmicks,knife acrobatics,vadam signature kicks,Chuck Norris destroying a whole army with his smile,car doors getting ripped out by mere hands,plane-landings in plutonium mines,tons of explosions,brutal jokes between the most brutal faces of cinematic history all in one....What's not to love?I enjoyed the action and laughed quite a bit.The story was very simple-maybe a bit poor even-but you do not watch a Stallone-Norris- Arnold-Willis-vadam-statham etc etc movie for it's rich scenario.It gets an 8/10 from me.It's superficial movie but since you watch it for the action,you won't be disappointed.