The Expendables leads the friday box office

[AcesandEights]

Well I saw it yesterday afternoon and thought it was pretty good. It was a brief, action packed film, full of okay action and hints of decent characterization. I really liked the scripting, screen time and action choreography Statham got. I would have actually liked a tad--tiny, tiny bit--of well done character building script pieces to round out the more minor memberw of the team, some drama and loss (maybe kill off or really lead the viewer to believe multiple members were dead for a part of the finale) and...one of my biggest gripes, a little more medum and distant shots were needed in the fight and kill scenes. All in all, not bad, but missed the mark on being really good fun for me by lacking in a few areas.

[acealive1]

they did make u think it had a bad ending first. they made u think one of em died. and then...........ok no more. dont wanan ruin it

[blind2d]

Um... you feelin' all right, ace? You're typing like a ten-year-old...

[acealive1]

Um... you feelin' all right, ace? You're typing like a ten-year-old... sorry,man. it was a late night. u get what i was saying right

[blind2d]

Okay, yeah I get you. I'll give this one a look. It's got Jet Li in it, so naturally I have to see it. Man, Black Mask was off the wall. Fearless rocked as well. And there's the time-travel one...

[acealive1]

updated gross....... $182,159,000

[DjfunkmasterG]

Man, caught this yesterday at the cinema. 80's over the top cheesy action has returned big time. Sly, 60+ and still rocking it out. Him and Statham make a good team they should do more work together. So many great scenes... one big melted pot of premium Velveeta on the big screen.... I think Stathams Basketball court brawl and the introduction to Terry Crew's 12 gauge were just totally awesome. ---------- Post added at 06:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:10 AM ---------- updated gross....... $182,159,000 That is World Wide, but still a great haul... however, it hasn't made a profit yet. thing cost $150 million to produce with Marketing.

[Neil]

Man, caught this yesterday at the cinema. 80's over the top cheesy action has returned big time. Sly, 60+ and still rocking it out. Him and Statham make a good team they should do more work together. So many great scenes... one big melted pot of premium Velveeta on the big screen.... I think Stathams Basketball court brawl and the introduction to Terry Crew's 12 gauge were just totally awesome. ---------- Post added at 06:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:10 AM ---------- That is World Wide, but still a great haul... however, it hasn't made a profit yet. thing cost $150 million to produce with Marketing. $182,159,000-150,000,000=profit surely?

[MinionZombie]

My thoughts on The Expendables here: http://deadshed.blogspot.com/2010/08/expendables.html

[acealive1]

$182,159,000-150,000,000=profit surely? exactly