The Expendables 2.

Our favourite crew are back with a few more ugly looking grunters to add to the cast for the sequel. The Expendables was a fantastic film. The film played to the strengths of all the actors, it was simple and very well thought out. 

The introduction of the character 'Maggie' was a nice touch. Adding a woman that could not only defend herself but also defend others as well was nice and refreshing. She didn't fall down at every opportunity and she really could look out for herself.

I guess the thing that I liked most about the film was that it was what I would call a normal length film, that is 1hr 30 mins approx. I know... what?? We're now used to films being a minimum of 2 hours but cutting that time by 30 mins allowed the film to really flow. It's an action film and is not trying to be anything other than just that. Unless you have some crazy complicated plot there is no need for an action movie like that to go on for 2 hours as it simply ruins the flow of the film and can become too complicated or boring for the audience. The team of directors got everything right with this set of films, the cast, the plot, the music, the way to film it- literally every decision they made was a great decision.

My favourite part has to be when Schwarznegger says to Bruce Willis 'I'll be back' and Willis says 'I'll be back, you've been back too many times already'. I literally fell about laughing at that point. This is not a comical film but playing on the one line Schwarznegger is known for was genius. 

Adding Hemsworth to the cast was also a nice touch. It's always nice to see known actors take on a different role and prove that they can act. Very impressed with him and (SPOILER ALERT) I was even slightly moved by his death. 

Tomorrow's post- Flashdance.