Men are consumables

Tremaine 2021-10-20 17:28:53

(Spoiler Alert! The following content has a small part of the plot leaked, which may affect the viewing)

When I was a child, there was a burst of electric light cannons during the Chinese New Year, which made a terrifying sound and burst into flames. They can continuously make noises, deafening, and are much stronger than a single Thunder Thunder. Watching this "The Expendables", you are like being thrown into a grand firefight. A group of old men are fighting hard and playing cool. It is really a standard "tough guy, hardcore, hard movie." Due to the unforgiving years, Stallone, who is the editor and director, was repaired by a man in the film, and was completely at a disadvantage. He could only pin his hopes and put the baby in all-in to Jason Statham, such as adding some extra emotional drama to the other party, killing a group of street gangsters, using both fists and mouths, very relieved, and these are on Jet Li and others. There is nothing at all.

"The Expendables" is simple, straightforward and rude. Everything is a single line. For example, the funny wall-to-wall grass is full of ghosts and pure fighting. There are two action scenes in the middle and at the end, and the camera shakes like an oscillator, just like being on the scene, extremely overbearing. Personally, I like the accidental exposure of my first visit to the island. I was a little drowsy before and couldn't get enough energy, so I suddenly got into a fight hard. There is no concentrating and holding breath in the martial arts movie, and no position in the period drama. Starting with fists and knuckles, the joints creak, and then firearms and throwing knives, crackling. When the old Stallone climbed into the plane with great effort, as everyone imagined, we all thought that this escape scene could be over. Unexpectedly, the two men were very upset. They fought air-to-ground and raided the dock. This is probably the most exciting scene in the whole film, half accident and half shocking. It is much more violent than the well-arranged building bombing operation at the end. The parallel editing of people throwing bombs there is really too watery, patronizing the image display, there is no technical content.

But just like you can’t celebrate the New Year every day, in addition to the gunfight action scenes, "The Expendables" also has a long dialogue scene. Poor Mickey Rock once again concealed his edge and spoke out a large number of inner lines. Stallone took the most Several scenes that required performance skills were left to him, and it seemed that he was also selected. But here comes the question, this is an action drama, who needs some vigilance and preaching. Kill all enemies, this is the key point. The shortcomings of "The Expendables" are as obvious as its advantages. The story is old-fashioned and weak, and the CIA's conspiracy disappeared later. I think the biggest trouble is that the opponent is too weak. There are a few King Kong here, and there are a group of shrimp soldiers and crabs. They are too casual. Jet Li and the others basically have no opponents, so they can only fight and practice internally, which is really not enjoyable. The other side finally came up with a stronger one, but was still killed by a concerted effort, obviously bullying. As for the hero's rescue of the United States, some people say that Stallone has used his brains and has feelings. But why do I feel so clichéd, knowing the first step and knowing the last step, isn’t this the most common scripting pattern in Hollywood?

Having said that, you must know that if a cow does not move a three-point field, men are consumables and cannot withstand repeated use. Therefore, it is gratifying that this group of old bones can make a big vulgar script appear in such an effect. Congratulations. 【名汇FAMOUS】

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The Expendables quotes

  • Barney Ross: [Hale Caesar has just emptied a full drum magazine of his AA-12 shotgun; to Caesar] Damn, that thing's loud!

  • Barney Ross: [Lee arrives] It's Christmastime.

    Tool: Yeah, I can smell him from here.