The Expendables (2010)

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Synopsis

Expendable: capable of being sacrificed in order to accomplish a military objective.

The Expendables is a hard-hitting action/thriller about a group of mercenaries hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. Once the mission begins, the men realize things aren’t quite as they appear, finding themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal. With their mission thwarted and an innocent life in danger, the men struggle with an even tougher challenge – one that threatens to destroy this band of brothers.

Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) is a man with nothing to lose. Fearless and void of emotion, he is the leader, the sage and the strategist of this tight-knit band of men who live on the fringe. His only attachment is to his pickup truck, his seaplane and his team of loyal modern-day warriors. His is a true cynic who describes what he does as “removing those hard to get at stains.” The team behind him is made up of Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), former SAS and a savant with anything that has a blade; Yin Yang (Jet Li), a master at close-quarter combat; Hale Caesar (Terry Crews), who has known Barney for ten years and is a long-barrel weapons specialist; Toll Road (Randy Couture), a skilled demolitions expert and considered the intellect of the group; and Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), a combat veteran and an expert in precision sniping who struggles with his own demons.

When the mysterious Church offers Barney a job no one else would take, Barney and his team embark on what appears to be a routine mission: overthrow General Gaza (David Zayas), the murderous dictator of the small island country of Vilena and end the years of death and destruction inflicted on its people. On a reconnaissance mission to Vilena, Barney and Christmas meet their contact Sandra (Giselle Itie), a local freedom-fighter with a dark secret. They also come to learn who their true enemy is: rogue ex-CIA operative James Monroe (Eric Roberts) and his henchman Paine (Steve Austin). When things go terribly wrong, Barney and Christmas are forced to leave Sandra behind, essentially giving her a death sentence. Haunted by this failure, Barney convinces the team to return to Vilena to rescue the hostage and finish the job he started. And to perhaps save a soul: his own.




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Credits
Distributor: Lionsgate
Release Date:  August 13, 2010
Starring: Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brittany Murphy, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Steve Austin, Bruce Willis
Directed by: Sylvester Stallone
Produced by: Kevin King, Avi Lerner, John Thompson
Written by: Sylvester Stallone
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by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-11-01 08:56:33comments
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by Kelly West | published: 2011-12-14 17:31:08comments
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by Will LeBlanc | published: 2010-08-18 19:42:23comments
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by Katey Rich | published: 2010-08-17 13:21:42comments
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by Katey Rich | published: 2010-07-22 18:41:37comments
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by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2010-07-15 16:28:19comments
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by Will LeBlanc | published: 2010-07-09 06:28:38comments
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by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2010-06-04 01:00:49comments
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by Will LeBlanc | published: 2009-10-13 18:23:34comments
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by Perri Nemiroff | published: 2009-09-29 15:08:19comments
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by Tim Gomez | published: 2009-08-19 03:03:14comments
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by Katey Rich | published: 2009-05-14 10:17:12comments
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by Katey Rich | published: 2009-05-12 19:18:00comments
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by Katey Rich | published: 2009-04-21 08:34:31comments
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