The Expendables Director's Cut - December 13 - Review

[Agent Bond]

And to everyone complaing about that one scene feeling like a music video thanks to the Shinedown song, your right it does.............and it completely works! I'm not a Shinedown fan at all but throughout the marketing campaign, their song became associated with the movie. When I saw that scene in the theater it felt strangely lifeless, sure cool things were happening but it just felt redundant. Watching the director's cut, you can tell Sly edited the entire sequence to that Shinedown song and it all just flows better with the song playing. Instead of feeling bored I was actually really enjoying the action sequence. Sure it's like a music video, but it's one of the coolest I've ever seen.

The scene with the music is fine. My problem was Stallone having the same song played AGAIN not too long afterwards during the credits replacing "The Boys Are Back In Town". That pissed me off since that song was the perfect way to end the movie with.

So, is the consensus that the DC is better than the theatrical an is worth the exchange?

No, keep your theatrical disc since the DC didn't port over the extras aside from the Inferno documentary.

[leem6453]

So I finally finished the DC and I have to say this version would've been perfect if they'd left the battle scene at the end alone. Adding the Shinedown song was just too much. I don't care if they put a Tool song (my favorite band) in there, it still doesn't really fit the scene. So I agree with everyone on that front.

I had read that they shortened the scene with Tool talking about saving the girl on the bridge. I didn't notice any difference in that scene so I'll have to go back and check the theatrical version again.

[thelwig14]

I still prefer this version by a long shot, but I agree leem. Should have left the main battle music scene as is.

[leem6453]

Originally Posted by thelwig14

I still prefer this version by a long shot, but I agree leem. Should have left the main battle music scene as is.

Agreed. It's still a much better version.

[ShamelessFanGirl]

I watched this tonight for the first time. As an action film I thought that it was really good it delivered a lot of explosions and bone-breaking sequences were was to be expected in a film that had Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li and Dolph Lundgren. Jason Statham I am not familiar with his work so I can't comment really on him because I have nothing to compare it to unfortunately.

[Show spoiler]As for the ending action sequences, I thought that it was good they didn't hang too long on the violence but after awhile with all the killings, explosions it got to be a little over the top in my opinion and over all is still an enjoyable film for what it is.

[goeagles5039]

I wonder if this will drop in price with Expendables 2? It is still $16 on Amazon.

[Coligion]

Originally Posted by goeagles5039

I wonder if this will drop in price with Expendables 2? It is still $16 on Amazon.

I saw this at Walmart the other day for $10.

[goeagles5039]

I am going to have to check my Walmart, thanks.

[iScottie]

Best Buy has the regular version for $7.99 this week I believe.

Too bad it's not this version...

[goeagles5039]

Got mine at Walmart for $10, thanks.

[White Dang]

I was wondering if blu-ray.com could list this movie as 2 since it contains the feature length doc "Inferno."

I don't like it when blu-ray.com lists my bluray collection as a different number than i do haha.

[madlost1]

Originally Posted by White Dang

I was wondering if blu-ray.com could list this movie as 2 since it contains the feature length doc "Inferno."

I don't like it when blu-ray.com lists my bluray collection as a different number than i do haha.

It may be a feature length doc but it is still a special feature.

[EmperorClobbersaurus]

Was at Walmart the other day and they had this with a new Ultraviolet sticker on it. The wording on the sticker was weird, it was like an ad for there Walmart's new dvd burning service. Anyone else see this?