The Expendables 2

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  • Opened August 17, 2012 
  • 1 hr 43 min
  • R | Strong Bloody Violence

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. More on child suitability

  • Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren),Toll Road (Randy Couture) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) -- with newest members Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) and Maggie (Yu Nan) aboard -- are reunited when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them. Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time — six pounds of weapons-grade plutonium; enough to change the balance of power in the world. But that's nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Liam Hemsworth, Scott Adkins, Yu Nan, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Amanda Ooms, Charisma Carpenter
  • Director: Simon West
  • Genres: Action/Adventure

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Expendables 2 ......... 3 .............. 4

by Darkola

I'm going to start by basing this on the first movie, if you liked the first, then your going to like this one also, if ya hated it, then dont bother with this one, its really that easy. This brings...

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End To End Action With Lots Of Humor.

by Alon Patterson

All the heroes in one film, what more could an action junkie want? Maybe a good story, excellent visuals, realistic sound, lots of stunts and oh yes, ACTION. This is one of the finer adrenaline...

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Expendables 2 is Non-Stop Action

by flixfan52

Expendables 2 is non-stop action from the opening to the end. It's great seeing Stallone, Arnold, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Jason Statham..and the list goes on...even Jet Li...not to mention some...

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The Hollywood Reporter
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The Expendables 2 offers the sendoff adrenaline junkies are seeking before the more sedate pace of fall releases. Read full review

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Slant Magazine
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It plays out like a series wet-dream scenarios, performed by a cast of vintage action figures battered and broken from overuse, bleached and slightly molted from sitting in the sun too long. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

What a fun-dumb relief! In the isolationist Expendables world, all foreigners are bad news. All buddy bonding is done with a wink. All pretenses of art are checked at the door. Someone even says, ''I'll be back.'' (Guess who?) Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| David Hiltbrand

It's like a bath of stale testosterone as these Hollywood tough guys from the '80s swap references to their most famous movie lines. Their individual entrances are the primary pleasure of The Expendables 2. Read full review

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Yu Nan as Maggie, Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross, Dolph Lundgren as Gunner Jensen, Terry Crews as Hale Caesar and Randy Couture as Toll Road in "The Expendables 2."