The 90's will do!" How should you comment on the movie [The Expendables]? Old-fashioned, old-fashioned and strong, or old-fashioned and moving? We know that Stallunger's skills are not as good as before, and the title of the film has been changed directly to Die Hard. Such a predicament has to be reminiscent of the 18th show of Eason's DUO concert this year: in terms of sound effects, it can almost be said to be bad; but when Eason played 17 shows in a row and still worked hard for more than 4 hours even if it was so hoarse, that one Instantly still wet.
But no matter how bad the voice is, at least DUO's 18th show still has exquisite stage performances, excellent band coordination and Eason's own unique husky tone. If we look at [The Expendables] in this way, it has neither a story of ups and downs, nor a superb performance, and even the hot scenes with all their strength can only be said to be hot. To be honest, the mid-to-late stage of the track fight was very rewarding, but it was really only this part, and it was no surprise that the most fierce one was Jason Statham in his prime.
Of course we can understand that these heroes of the year all know that the destiny has gone straight to the age of Ershun, and it is human nature to be less brave than back then. Stallone still made a little compromise in front of his age: the straight-forward single-camera straight down is obviously not as good as the previous works of the major stars, and the current mainstream method of fast editing is put on the stage. When it comes to bad mouths recently, [The Expendables] used quick editing to make up for their skills and also cooperated with portable photography. That one shake almost lost interest. For example, in the middle of the car chase scene facing Lundgren, it was more than dynamic and enjoyable. .
If we think about it this way, [The Expendables] is almost a big gathering of macho men on the stage. Since that's the case, why don't we try our best to concoct a more refreshing and exciting feast? [First Blood 4] revealed Stallone's problems in directing: he loves to fight hard, the rhythm is not smooth, the foreplay is not well done, and there are few highlights. The problem of the car chase mentioned above is just a silhouette of the film. Hostage rescue, escape, car chase, and melee combat are more like regular dishes, but there are not many delicious dishes.
In fact, the lack of action is inevitable, but if the foreplay can be done enough, the rhythm is more compact, the details are more realistic, the scene design is more thoughtful, and the characters are more personalized, the movie can be more exciting. Stallone just wants to make a wonderful real action movie. The gallons of gasoline and guns and sharp-blade ammunition alone are not enough to constitute the word "wonderful". To make such a B-rated film wonderful, it can be done with sound and picture, like The first two films of [First Blood] were like [Rebuilt Warrior], and even like Lundgren's 89 version of [The Punisher], the actor's personality, action scene design, and rhythm control can be said that as long as there is a major bright spot, It is already very popular as a B-movie.
In the face of the commendable spirit of all the old tough guys, perhaps we can only say: Stallone does not seem to have made an ultimate B-level blockbuster, but it is a pity that such a strong cast can be created.
If it is said that Lao Shi actually kept his hand, and waited for the box office to become popular for the sequel, then the fans may have to go forward and continue to contribute to the box office, otherwise the film [Expendables] will be the end of the rally for the tough guys. How big is that? Regret.
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