The Expendables 1 2 3 4k steelbooks

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Originally Posted by maverick22

Haha!

Maybe I need to get them another shot. I like the actors in all of these. I just remember feeling pretty underwhelmed after seeing 1&2. I can’t remember anything about them now. I can’t even remember if I saw 3 ha.

EXP 1 - Very hammy but well directed by Sly, but well done,

Highlights:
Dolph Lundgren vs Jet Li
Sylvester Stallone vs Steve "stone cold" Austin
The Arnold and Bruce cameo scene.
Mickey Rourke's presence.
Gary Daniels kicking Stallone

Downside: No director's cut (113 minutes) version of the film was on the original 4k release, this might be a port of that release.

EXP 2
Directed by Simon West (Con-Air, The General's Daughter, Lara Croft-Tomb Raider)

Highlights:
Sylvester Stallone vs Jean Claude Van Damme
Jason Statham vs Scott Adkins
Chuck Norris showing up
Jean Claude Van Damme/Scott Adkins bromance
Jean Claude Van Damme killing Liam Hemsworth
Arnold and Bruce banter

Downside:
Due to scheduling scenes with certain actors were shot from one coverage and then the coverage for the same scenes with the other actors were shot at a later time.
The film was shot at Millennium Film's Bulgaria studio and the sets have been used tiredly on other Millennium Film's productions.

EXP 3
Directed by Patrick Hughes (Red Hill, The Hitman's Bodyguard 1 & 2)

Highlights:
Sylvester Stallone vs Mel Gibson
Ronda Rousey mini dress fight scene
Mel Gibson playing a bad guy and having fun with it
Ronda Rousey mini dress fight scene
Harrison Ford having fun with one liners
Ronda Rousey mini dress fight scene
Wesley Snipes big action comeback
Ronda Rousey mini dress fight scene
Antonio Banderas crazy character
Ronda Rousey mini dress fight scene

Downside:
Kelsey Grammer
Millennium Film's push for a PG-13 rating to maximize box office was a horrid idea.
Again the film was shot at Millennium Film's Bulgaria studio and the sets have been used tiredly on other Millennium Film's productions. The bar set that was supposed to be in Luisiana (from the first film) was recreated in Bulgaria on the same street set that Chuck Norris showed up in ExP 2.

I can't really defend these movies because they are not masterpieces however, they are fun and seeing all those people together in one film is always entertaining.