The Expendables (2010)






Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert, heavy weapons specialist, demolitionist, and a loose-cannon sniper. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city.


Articles on The Expendables

The Expendables, Pecs, tats and rock 'n' roll in Sly's testoterthon, in: Empire, nr. 242 (August), 2009 pp. 18

The Expendables, Next summer's sweatiest, killiest actioner, in: Empire, nr. 245 (November), 2009 pp. 20-21

CH, The Expendables, in: Empire, nr. 248 (February), 2010 pp. 112

The Expendables, in: Empire, nr. 249 (March), 2010 pp. 18-19

Damon Wise, 6 Nightmare Injuries and Sylvester Stallone Is Still Laughing..., in: Empire, nr. 250 (April), 2010 pp. 84-87

Chris Hewitt, Team America, in: Empire, nr. 252 (June), 2010 pp. 90-96

Reviews

Genevieve Harrison, The expendables, in: Empire, nr. 255 (Sept), 2010 pp. 46-47

Dylan Cave, The Expendables, in: Sight & Sound, nr. 9 (September), 2010 pp. 56

James Dyer, The Expendables, in: Empire, nr. 259 (January), 2011 pp. 145 (DVD review)

Mike Beilfuß, The Expendables, in: Filmdienst, nr. 17 (19. August), 2010 pp. 34

Ralph Umard, The expendables, in: Ray, nr. 9, 2010 pp. 52

Hans Schifferle, The Expendables, in: epd Film, nr. 9, 2010 pp. 46-47

Anke Sterneborg, Harte Jungs, in: epd Film, nr. 5, 2011 pp. 58 (DVD review)