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A Look Back at The Expendables Franchise (And a Look Forward…)

August 13, 2020 by Tom Jolliffe

Ten years on from the release of the first movie, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the Expendables franchise and then looks at where it can go now (and who needs to join the crew)… When The Expendables was first announced in late 2009, my excitement levels went through the roof. Initially it was Sylvester Stallone, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Chad Stahelski, Cynthia Rothrock, Danny Trejo, Dave Bautista, Dolph Lundgren, Don Wilson, Donnie Yen, Eric Roberts, Gary Daniels, Jackie Chan, Jason Statham, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jet Li, Mark Dacascos, Michael Jai White, Mickey Rourke, Patrick Hughes, Simon West, Sylvester Stallone, The Expendables, The Expendables 2, The Expendables 3, The Expendables 4, Wesley Snipes

Hollywood’s Unhealthy Obsession With Movie Ratings Needs to End

October 13, 2018 by Harrison Abbott

Harrison Abbott on Hollywood’s unhealthy obsession with movie ratings and why it has to end… From a sanitised Die Hard sequel to an R-rated Star Trek, when it comes to ratings Hollywood is incapable of leaving well enough alone. The Dark Age of PG-13-ification Alien Vs Predator, The Expendables 3, World War Z, Max Payne, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Harrison Abbott, Movies Tagged With: Alien vs. Predator, Deadpool, Ghost Rider, It, John Wick, Kingsman, Live Free or Die Hard, Logan, Max Payne, Prom Night, RoboCop, Star Trek, Taken 2, Terminator: Genisys, The Expendables 3, The Fog, The Happytime Murders, The Predator, The Raid, Transformers, Venom, world war z

Sylvester Stallone says The Expendables 3’s PG-13 rating “was a horrible miscalculation”

November 24, 2014 by Chris Cooper

The Expendables 3 didn’t do too well at the box office, saved only by international takings. It didn’t do too well with us here at Flickering Myth either, and you can see why here and here. And it seems that the big man himself, Sylvester Stallone, agreed. In an interview with Crave Online (which you […]

Filed Under: Chris Cooper, Movies, News Tagged With: Sylvester Stallone, The Expendables, The Expendables 3

Movie Review – The Expendables 3 (2014)

August 14, 2014 by Gary Collinson

The Expendables 3, 2014. Directed by Patrick Hughes. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Harrison Ford, Wesley Snipes, Mel Gibson, Antonio Banderas, Kellan Lutz, Kelsey Grammer, Glen Powell, Ronda Rousey and Victor Ortiz. SYNOPSIS: Barney augments his team with new blood for a personal battle: to […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Antonio Banderas, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren, Glen Powell, Harrison Ford, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Kellan Lutz, Kelsey Grammer, Mel Gibson, Patrick Hughes, Randy Couture, Ronda Rousey, Sylvester Stallone, Terry Crews, The Expendables 3, Victor Ortiz, Wesley Snipes

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