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The Expendables

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:58 am
by Kurt J. Wilkens
Wow. Judging by the cast, this one is going to be ... interesting. It certainly has potential, on an epic scale.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320253/

Re: The Expendables

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:49 am
by seeahill
C'mon Jack.

Maybe it's the Dirty Dozen.

Re: The Expendables

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 1:59 am
by GoDogGo!
I don't get the "it's been done" shtick.

Practically every "war movie" since Vietnam has been about a small group that is betrayed by its employers/gov't. Even "Aliens," fer chrissake.

"It's been done" is just for someone trying to appear world-weary and above it all.

Re: The Expendables

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:31 pm
by The Ginger Beard Man
Best part of that cast, for me, is David Zayas. I know that no one else has heard of him, but we were in an acting class together, and did a play together, in the mid 90's. He was a cop then, working night shifts and auditioning by day. Great gut and a very good actor.

Re: The Expendables

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:52 pm
by Shaun B. O'Murnecan
GoDogGo! wrote:I don't get the "it's been done" shtick.

Practically every "war movie" since Vietnam has been about a small group that is betrayed by its employers/gov't. Even "Aliens," fer chrissake.

"It's been done" is just for someone trying to appear world-weary and above it all.
At least TV was immune to such derivative nonsense:

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Re: The Expendables

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:53 pm
by Shaun B. O'Murnecan
Grim Hamundarson wrote:Best part of that cast, for me, is David Zayas. I know that no one else has heard of him, but we were in an acting class together, and did a play together, in the mid 90's.
You and KJW should get along swell.

Re: The Expendables

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:14 pm
by The Ginger Beard Man
Norman U. Senchbau wrote:
Grim Hamundarson wrote:Best part of that cast, for me, is David Zayas. I know that no one else has heard of him, but we were in an acting class together, and did a play together, in the mid 90's.
You and KJW should get along swell.
At least I don't do yoga.

Re: The Expendables

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:59 am
by Shapecharge
Man I fuckin' love "The Wild Geese." Awesome movie and I don't own it. Wonder if it's available.

Re: The Expendables

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 2:27 am
by GoDogGo!
Shapecharge wrote:Man I fuckin' love "The Wild Geese." Awesome movie and I don't own it. Wonder if it's available.
Yes, I've got it. It's cheap.