Trailer: The Expendables 2

Expendables 2

Release Date: Summer 2012
Director: Simon West
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Jean-Claude Van Dame, Liam Hemsworth, Randy Couture, Dolph Lundgren, Lee Marvin, John Wayne, Genghis Khan, Bruce Lee, Sgt. Slaughter, Hercules, and the beard of Chuck Fuckin Norris

What can I say, old guys, guns, explosions, it’s the greatest AARP commercial of all time. In all seriousness, the first one was frothy, a lot ridiculous, and a little fun. Sometimes you have to turn off your brain, eat some popcorn and giggle at the cartoon carnage and hellacious dialogue. (Sidebar: Let Michael Bay wear that on a sash until the end of days)

Still the trailer is light on anything besides a Swiss army skull and the font-tastic display of the names of the actors; that is until the last few seconds, when we see Ahnold, big gun in hand. Say what you will, but I’d rather have Ahnold ruining this movie than see him ruin the state of California or the institution of marriage.

Written by Jason Tabrys (@jtabrys)

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