A group of mercenaries is 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 (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 (Statham), former SAS and a savant with anything that has a blade; Yin Yang (Li), a master at close-quarter combat; Hale Caesar (Crews), who has known Barney for ten years and is a long-barrel weapons specialist; Toll Road (Couture), a skilled demolitions expert and considered the intellect of the group; and Gunnar Jensen (Lundgren), a combat veteran and an expert in precision sniping who struggles with his own demons.
When the mysterious Church (Willis) 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, 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, a local freedom-fighter with a dark secret. They also come to learn who their true enemy is: rogue ex-CIA operative James Monroe (Roberts) and his henchman Paine(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.
My review
This movie is directed by Sly Stallone. With a power cast of 80's actions stars and fabulous cameos of the best action stars ever in our lifetime. As said, this is the first time these stars have teamed up to do this movie and maybe the last.
If you love action movies, this is for you, if you love booms, bangs, and well orchestrated explosions this is the movie for you, if you love comedy, this movie is for you.... well if you are an adrenaline thirsty action movie fanatic..... yes this is for you.
Admittedly, there are still some flaws when it comes to the movie as there are also many scenes in the movie that was too much talk and was really at a standstill, the plot is very simple so you don't really have to use your brain that much. Just expect action action action!!! Some scenes kinda remind me I was playing "Operation Wolf" on the arcade. And one more thing, Hale Caesar's long barreled gun rocks!!! It's like you have to have that gun!!!
I would have loved to see Segal and Van Damme on this but I guess the movie would cost more and would not have been done. And you may ask does Sly still have it... yes he still has it.
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This movie is directed by Sly Stallone. With a power cast of 80's actions stars and fabulous cameos of the best action stars ever in our lifetime. As said, this is the first time these stars have teamed up to do this movie and maybe the last.
If you love action movies, this is for you, if you love booms, bangs, and well orchestrated explosions this is the movie for you, if you love comedy, this movie is for you.... well if you are an adrenaline thirsty action movie fanatic..... yes this is for you.
Admittedly, there are still some flaws when it comes to the movie as there are also many scenes in the movie that was too much talk and was really at a standstill, the plot is very simple so you don't really have to use your brain that much. Just expect action action action!!! Some scenes kinda remind me I was playing "Operation Wolf" on the arcade. And one more thing, Hale Caesar's long barreled gun rocks!!! It's like you have to have that gun!!!
I would have loved to see Segal and Van Damme on this but I guess the movie would cost more and would not have been done. And you may ask does Sly still have it... yes he still has it.
Brought to us by Viva Films. Thank you SM Cinemas for the advance screening.
I watched this with my bf and my eyes were sore from all the gun shooting. Hehehe. It is really for action movie lovers. Although I am not a fan, it's still a nice one to catch. :)
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