The Expendables III hits theaters this weekend. Normally, I would be camped outside the AMC Burbank right, but I was fairly disappointed with Part II. Couldn't really connect with the characters, the plot lacked the original's subtleties and was almost too easy to follow, I realized that Stallone's character is named "Barney," and despite the larger budget, the filmmakers offered lower stakes. Back in 2010 , after the release of the first film, I suggested that the sequel should feature a Legion of Doom supergroup of supervillains. A murderer's row of rogue murderers. The Traveling Willburys of Villainy. Instead, the second movie used the following equation for conflict: Expendables + Liam Hemsworth + Chuck Norris - Mickey Rourke > Villains + JCVD - Stone Cold - Eric Roberts Now, I may be three credits short of my Expendatology degree, but that looks like obvious math to me. The First Law of Sequel Villain Inflation (or "Action Movie Aff...
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