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By: debbie lynn elias<\/strong><\/p>\n

You know them.\u00a0 You love them.\u00a0 You have a kick-ass time with them.\u00a0 And they\u2019re back! Bigger and badder than ever, THE EXPENDABLES 3 has you breathless within the first 10 minutes, setting the stage for the most explosive film of the year; after all, who else but Sylvester Stallone along with director Patrick Hughes and second unit directing guru Dan Bradley, would buy an entire train and blow it up \u201cjust to get it right and real\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The third installment in this highly successful franchise finds the single largest cast of action stars from the past 30-plus years ever assembled in one film. Once again led by Sylvester Stallone and returning fellow action heroes, Schwarzenegger, Statham, Lundgren, Crews, Couture and Li, joining Stallone\u2019s corner are Harrison Ford, Wesley Snipes, Kelsey Grammer and Antonio Banderas while Mel Gibson is the bad guy to end all bad guys (there\u2019s something about seeing Riggs vs. Rocky\/Rambo that is too delicious for words).\u00a0 Rounding out the already action-packed muscle-bound might of the EXPENDABLES is the youthful vigor, energy and 21st century hi-tech savvy of Kellan Lutz, Victor Ortiz, Glenn Powell and Ronda Rousey, who are poised to become \u201cheirs apparent\u201d to the franchise and the action genre.\u00a0 To put is bluntly – THE EXPENDABLES 3 IS BEYOND BADASS!!!!<\/p>\n

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This time around we meet up with Barney Ross, Lee Christmas, Gunner Jensen and Toll Road high in the air in the aging old-school EXPENDABLES plane embroiled in a rescue operation of one, Doc aka Dr. Death.\u00a0 One of the five original EXPENDABLES (and pretty handy with a \u201cblade\u201d), Doc has been imprisoned for the past eight years.\u00a0 Knowing Barney Ross\u2019 penchant for taking care of his own, one might wonder why it\u2019s taken eight years to pull of this rescue.\u00a0 Seems that this particular prison is classified black-site, off the grid, undocumented and \u201csecret\u201d, subjecting prisoners to all sorts of torture, and it was only recently Barney learned of Doc\u2019s fate and location.\u00a0 Pulling out the heavy artillery with choppers, planes and plenty of armament, the rescue culminates with the exploding of an armored train plowing right into the prison.\u00a0 (And all this is before the opening titles have rolled!\u00a0 whew!)\u00a0 Reunited with Barney, Doc\u2019s introductions to Christmas, Gunner and Toll Road are met with skepticism, especially on learning of the reason for his incarceration.\u00a0 Tax evasion.<\/p>\n

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With one more player of the EXPENDABLES team in place, the boys head off to Mogadishu to meet up with Hale Caesar.\u00a0 The job?\u00a0 A black-ops apprehension of the world\u2019s most nefarious and notorious arms dealer.\u00a0 But as to be expected, things don\u2019t go quite as planned when Barney sees their target; Conrad Stonebanks, co-founder of the EXPENDABLES and a man long presumed dead, killed by Barney years ago when Stonebanks went rogue.\u00a0 Needless to say, things go awry when the EXPENDABLES are out-manned and out-gunned, with Stonebanks eluding capture, but only after gunning down Caesar.<\/p>\n

Back in the US, while Caesar dangles between life and death, Barney heads out to meet his contact, Church.\u00a0 Only Church doesn\u2019t show up.\u00a0 CIA uber boss, Max Drummer is running the show as Church is now \u201cout of the picture\u201d.\u00a0 Despite the failed mission, Barney demands another shot at Stonebanks because this time, it\u2019s personal.<\/p>\n

Not wanting to endanger any more of his guys who, he fears, like himself, are a bit past their prime, Barney cuts Christmas, Toll Road and Gunner from the team, looking for fresh blood, faster feet, youth that have that \u201ceye of the tiger\u201d.\u00a0 Calling on mercenary head-hunter Bonaparte for assistance, the pair travel the globe to find former Navy SEAL Smilee, sniper Mars, tech savvy computer genius Thorn and martial arts champion Luna.\u00a0\u00a0 Knowing the mission is a death sentence for them all, Barney and his new team head to Bulgaria to nail Stonebanks once and for all.\u00a0 But what happens when the tables turn and Stonebanks takes Smilee, Mars, Thorn and Luna hostage?<\/p>\n

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Returning to their now patented roles of Ross, Christmas, Gunnar, Toll Road, Caesar, Yang and Trench are Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Jet Li and Arnold Schwarzenegger.\u00a0 Staying true to character – and the character traits of not only the roles for which each is most famous, but pulling pieces of personality (and some public foibles) from each man – each character and man is already indelibly ingrained in the action and pop culture zeitgeists; a testament to Stallone and to the actors themselves who so willingly submit to self-deprecation which, particularly in THE EXPENDABLES 3, works to advantage with the introduction of Wesley Snipes and exclusion of Bruce Willis who played Church in the prior two films.\u00a0 Playing on Snipes\u2019 personal problems with the IRS becomes one of the two most hilarious moments in the film; the other, a one liner by Ford alluding to the social media maelstrom that resulted when Stallone announced \u201cWillis out. Ford in.\u201d\u00a0 Tongue-in-cheek moments also shine through character construct and dialogue between Statham\u2019s Christmas and Snipes\u2019 Doc playing on both men\u2019s strengths with knife work while tipping the hat to Snipes\u2019 famous role as \u201cBlade\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 And, of course, the requisite joking between Lundgren and Li about height is a welcome inclusion.\u00a0 The script on the whole is replete with double entendres that establish the characters while setting the tone and fueling the high-spirited hijinks amidst the high-octane action.<\/p>\n

New to the franchise (and someone Stallone had intended to cast in the first film but unable to due to \u201clife\u201d), Wesley Snipes finally takes his rightful place among the EXPENDABLES as former military medic and blade-wielding Doctor Death. Snipes has an off-the-cuff intensity that elevates the humor and the necessary camaraderie amongst the boys.\u00a0 Some of the funniest moments of the film come through verbal and knife-throwing sparring between Snipes and Statham, and have you begging for more.<\/p>\n

A real surprise is Antonio Banderas.\u00a0 Hysterical!\u00a0 As the motor-mouthed wannabe mercenary Galgo, he is lightness personified only to then turn on a dime with dramatic gravitas during a very pivotal monologue giving insight into the character\u2019s past.\u00a0 Actually a quite touching moment and one in which you embrace him wholly, as does Stallone\u2019s Barney.<\/p>\n

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Kelsey Grammer\u2019s glee at EXPENDABLES enlistment was beyond palpable during the film\u2019s Los Angeles press day.\u00a0 Bringing a serio-comic \u201cFrasier Crane\u201d note to the table, as Bonaparte, Grammer is a calm amidst the storm of explosive madness, providing a grounding tether to reality.<\/p>\n

Adding to the mix of \u201cbad\u201d is one of film\u2019s favorite bad guys, Robert Davi.\u00a0\u00a0 Whether you know him best from \u201cGoonies\u201d or \u201cLicense to Kill\u201d or as Agent Johnson in \u201cDie Hard\u201d, just one look from Davi no matter what character and you get that chilly sense of evil.\u00a0 Here, as Goran Vata, Davi is an integral part of Barney\u2019s plan to get Stonebanks and although minimal screen time, Davi serves the character and the film, well.<\/p>\n

But the two biggest coups this go-round are Harrison Ford and Mel Gibson.\u00a0 Ford handily assumes the role of Max Drummer.\u00a0 Looking uncomfortable in a CIA desk jockey suit and tie, get Ford in the cockpit of a helicopter and the face lightens, joy permeates the performance, and his entire demeanor belies the difficulty of shooting sequences that include Schwarzenegger and Li, but which were all shot at different times and then cut as inserts during editing.\u00a0 When Drummer admits to Barney \u201cI\u2019ve haven\u2019t had this much fun in years\u201d, you know that comes from Harrison Ford\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s Mel.\u00a0 Giving Conrad Stonebanks an insanity, arrogance, confidence, frenetic energy and intensity that we haven\u2019t seen in years from Gibson, I for one, am thrilled to see him back – albeit on the wrong side of the law this time.\u00a0 Pulling out all the emotional beats he gave us as Martin Riggs in \u201cLethal Weapon\u201d but with a seasoned edge, Gibson is deliciously malevolent, clearly relishing the villainy of the character. When the suit jacket comes off, take a look at the shirt, the jeans.\u00a0 Then do a side-by with a shot of him in earlier years as Riggs.\u00a0 The look, the gun grip – his action legacy fills the screen.\u00a0 And then carefully watch the climactic \u201cmano y mano\u201d fight scene between Stonebanks and Ross.\u00a0 Talk about attention to detail and touchstones to history by director Hughes and 2nd unit director Bradley!\u00a0 (Think front lawn, Christmas, water, Gary Busey and a \u201cLethal Weapon\u201d money shot and you\u2019ll know what I mean.)<\/p>\n

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While Stallone adds a weariness to his gaze and at times an almost dejected slump to his shoulders befitting this point in Barney Ross\u2019 life, with the infusion of Lutz, Ortiz, Powell and Rousey, you feel the enthusiasm and energy get a welcome boost.\u00a0\u00a0 So, let\u2019s talk about the new kids on the block.\u00a0 As with the veterans, the characters are designed to play on the traits and skills of the actors.\u00a0\u00a0 Lutz easily takes the lead among the four, bringing quiet intensity with his eyes and a physical presence that clearly shows him as being the one groomed to take over for Barney Ross as the franchise continues.\u00a0 He wears leadership well, as well as youthful recklessness and exuberance.\u00a0 Ortiz, making his film debut, high energy and cockiness embody the character of Mars while Powell brings a quiet yet assured demeanor to Thorn.\u00a0 But it\u2019s Ronda Rousey who blows your mind as Luna.\u00a0 Capitalizing on Rousey\u2019s MMA skills (she is world champion, after all), Rousey can kick the ass of any man on screen – and does.\u00a0 She finds that sweet spot between physicality and femininity that makes you sit up and take notice while her timing with dialogue is impeccable.\u00a0 Standout are her scenes with Banderas as the two go toe-to-toe with verbal sparring and romantic advances that add another level of humor and humanity.\u00a0 Rousey is one from whom I definitely want to see more.<\/p>\n

Directed by Patrick Hughes and co-written by Stallone, Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt, THE EXPENDABLES 3 is what we love.\u00a0 This isn\u2019t rocket science.\u00a0 This isn\u2019t about exposition.\u00a0 The narrative provides a strong foundation, setting the stage for over-the-top fun with explosions, firepower and characters that push the limits of reality into the extreme.\u00a0 As I said, EXPENDABLES 3 is beyond badass!\u00a0 And while maybe not so readily apparent on first viewing, there is some poignant subtext within the script that speaks to the idea of family, not to mention mortality.\u00a0 Although each of the legends in EXPENDABLES 3 still seems larger than life and indestructible when \u201cin the moment\u201d on screen and we are each taken back to our younger days and reliving the thrills and action and exhilaration each of these men has given us, it\u2019s impossible not to get a bit misty or have a moment of sadness in the film\u2019s quieter and more introspective and retrospective moments, when we realize that time marches on and the day is coming when each \u201cis getting too old for this s**t.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Combat intensive, the action set pieces are complex and varied, designed to showcase the action skills of each individual actor.\u00a0 Calling on the incomparable JJ Perry as fight choreographer, Brad Martin as supervising stunt coordinator and 2nd unit director Dan Bradley, action is front and center and is flawless.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Whereas some of the more explosive scenes are beyond thrilling (like blowing up a train), the action as a whole remains basic and simple, allowing you to see movements and intricacies, appreciate the physicality.\u00a0 There are times where simplicity works better and here, when you consider the legacy of the actors, harkening to their golden days of glory with the technology and stunt execution of the day, serves the film (and aging bodies) better.\u00a0 Where you see some problems are with the shot inserts, be it actors into scenes or hands and feet on gas pedals, grabbing guns, etc.\u00a0 Due to scheduling logistics (which Terry Crews jokes should be a movie itself), many of the scenes were shot multiple times with only one actor present each time and then cut together.\u00a0 As you will notice, in many sequences – especially with the veterans – only one actor is in a shot at the time, e.g., Ford, Schwarzenegger and Li in a chopper.\u00a0 They were never all together during filming.\u00a0 Each role was filmed separately.\u00a0 And while there are some mis-steps with the editing inserts, on the whole, rave reviews for editors Sean Albertson and Paul Harb on their work at making the film cohesive from a story and visual standpoint.<\/p>\n

Curious is the decision to \u201celiminate blood-letting\u201d from the visuals and instead opt for grabbing a PG-13 rating.\u00a0 With the amount of explosions, slit throats, bullets and hand-to-hand brawling, not seeing any blood feels false and takes one out of the moment, out of the tension, out of the intensity, in some moments leading to a disjointed, \u201chuh?\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong, the action is superb and extremely well executed and lensed, but I kept waiting to see spurting blood and blood drenched clothing.\u00a0 But for what we see on Crews\u2019 Caesar getting shot by Stonebanks (which I have to say, seeing a blood soaked shirt under compression packs on one of our heroes just makes your heart stop), blood is a missing element to the action.<\/p>\n

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Cinematographer Peter Menzies, Jr. gets creative yet conventional with framing and lensing, focusing on one and two shots of actors, leaving the widescreen for action sets.\u00a0 Great use of light and shadow in establishing tone and particularly texture within the climactic building blow-up and collapse.<\/p>\n

The cherry on top is Brian Tyler\u2019s score which infuses its own energy into the proceedings.<\/p>\n

But when all is said and done, THE EXPENDABLES 3 is about having fun – both on and off screen.\u00a0 Hi-octane exhilaration.\u00a0 Has you breathless from beginning to end.\u00a0 Beyond Badass!<\/p>\n

Directed by Patrick Hughes
\nWritten by Sylvester Stallone, Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, based on characters created by David Callaham<\/p>\n

Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Antonio Banderas, Jet Li, Wesley Snipes,Dolph Lundgren, Kelsey Grammer, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Mel Gibson, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Glen Powell, Victor Ortiz, Robert Davi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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