Expendables 3, Hollywood English film Movie review, Johnson Thomas, Rating: * * *
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#Expendables3(English) Rating: * * * the excitable
company of B grade action heroes selected and led by #SylvesterStallone take another
swing at the BO this time with #MelGibson in a swashbuckling negative role.
#PVR #JasonStratham #JetLi #DolphLundgren #KelseyGrammer #WesleySnipes
#KellanLutz #HarrisonFord #ArnoldSchwarzenegger #RondaRousey #AntonioBanderas
#SaraiGivaty #PatrickHughes
English Film review
Johnson Thomas
Aging heroes, Ageless Action
Film: Expendables 3
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Stratham,Jet Li,
Dolph Lundgren, Kelsey Grammer,Wesley Snipes, Mel Gibson, Kellan Lutz, Harrison
Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronda Rousey, Antonio Banderas, Sarai Givaty
Director: Patrick Hughes
Rating: * * *
Two successful editions later, the successful
franchise picks up steam and respectability in this third edition with some
fresh blood additions lending acrobatic support to the ageing B action movie
veterans. In fact, the narrative is
smart enough to structure the plot in such a manner as to make it all look
natural and progressive. There’s more of a plot this time. The exposition and
set-up are developed enough to validate the entire schema of action envisaged
thereof.
The near loss of one member , Caesar(Terry Crews)
from his team during the opening battle sequence against Conrad Stonebanks(Mel
Gibson) a former member of the Expendables, now rogue, forces team leader
Barney Ross(Sylvester Stallone) into a guilt trip, and we see him
reconsidering team composition and
opting for younger, fitter members with varied attributes. It’s probably a wink
at the short-of-breath, age heavy veterans powering this successful franchise
in the past two editions and allows them a breather without mocking their
ability to regale the genre fans. So in come some breath of fresh air, faster ,
fitter, young ones who look better at the jump-stunts and more convincing in
the shoot-outs.The smash-em to smithereens action of yore has now been replaced
by some tech savvy moves orchestrated well enough to proffer the requisite
adrenaline rush. But the mission doesn’t
succeed even with that heavy dose of youthful testosterone. The cut-aways
band-up again and force Barney to reconsider his options – and then with the
combined might of youthful aggression and ageing experience powering the final
clash, it’s a sure bet on who wins the battle eventually!
It’s a kill happy display of might and the
structuring and orchestration of the action is exciting and rigorous to say the
least. The jump-cuts are a necessity in order to keep the thrills coming at you
at a pace that seems even faster than machine-gun fire. Of course a lot of it
is CGI but it doesn’t show up on screen
as such. Once you get embroiled in the light-heartedness of this gamey
enterprise there’s just no looking deep or being uninterested. In my opinion
this one has more heft than the previous two editions. So go for it!
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