Now here is a concept that I am looking forward to seeing trailers for. A movie with action as its complete drive. Plot be damned, this will be fast-paced and sure to provide a pounding.
The Expendables is a film featuring Sylvester Stallone, Mickey Rourke, and Dolph Lungdren. With just that part of the cast you might think this is a return to the action movies of the 1980's. Which is not an entirely bad thing. But hold on.
Add to this group of oldies but goodies Jet Li and Jason Statham. And for a bit of dramatic flair there is also Ben Kingsley and Forest Whitaker. Now that is a cast of standing. You can stage a film about almost anything with this group of actors.
This film will focus on mercenaries that are hired to take down a South American dictator (might he have a last name sounding like Chavez?). It doesn't need to get much deeper than that.
Likely good guys are Statham, Li, and Stallone. Probable bad guys are Rourke, Lungdren, and Kingsley.
While I don't expect this to be an Oscar winner, I do expect massive amounts of explosions and kicking ass. There will be big guns a plenty. So if you enjoy art house films this will not be for you most likely.
One thing I would really enjoy in the film would be a fight scene between Li and Statham. I am sure the film has to have that, if only for a few minutes. That would be a great action sequence. That will make the film for sure.
There is no video yet, but be confident that once there is I will be getting it out to you all. Expect this in 2010.
3 comments:
Great news about the films..I am one of the movie fanatic and I want to see movie especially those on theater..:D..I will wait those coming movies.
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Mark Says:
January 17th, 2009 at 1:43 pm e
And for a bit of dramatic flair,and Forest whitaker(IMO) those two things dont mix..
I dont class him as an “A” class actor.
The rest are without doubt action super stars and good/great actors.
I cant wait for the fim to come out
oh and before iget slammed for my comment on F.W he is a very good supporting actor
Mark,
No slams. I respect your opinion.
But I do feel that if you saw Forest Whitaker in Ghost Dog, or on the Last King of Scotland, you would understand why he is not merely a supporting actor and is definitely A-list.
In fact of the people in this movie only Ben Kingsley can compare in acting, with Mickey Rourke trailing slightly. The others are great action actors, but the key word is action. As such they are not A-list, though they bring in big bucks which is not the same thing.
Still none of that will slow down my interest to see this film. I can’t wait for the trailers.
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