March 1, 2013
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It Figures
Barney Ross, Hot Toys, Sylvester Stallone, The Expendables 2
While it didn’t do as well as the first installment, I really enjoyed “The Expendables 2.” More films should just aspire to do what they do well without trying to go beyond their reach. Besides, it’s hard to mess up a film where 80s action stars blow a whole bunch of stuff up, right?
Hot Toys revealed its first collectible figure from the film, fittingly based off of Expendables leader Barney Ross (played of course by Sylvester Stallone). Not surprisingly it’s another in a predictably excellent offering from Hot Toys. More
January 3, 2013
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Action/Adventure, It Figures
Barney Ross, Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles, Dolph Lundgren, Gunnar Jensen, Hale Caesar, Sylvester Stallone, Terry Crews, The Expendables 2
Back in the days, practically every big movie had some toy related merchandise whether (for the time) cutting-edge action figures or some decent stand-in Happy Meals toys from McDonald’s. But it wasn’t often that anything from a Rated R film got made into figures so that’s why I’m excited about checking out these “The Expendables 2” figures from Diamond Select Toys & Collectibles.
From DST’s site:
The stars of the action extravaganza, “The Expendables” are back in an all new adventure and DST has the toys every action fan is going to want! 
Barney Ross, Gunnar Jensen and Hale Caesar make up the first assortment of 7-inch action figures, each sporting actor likenesses and realistic military gear. Each figure comes packaged on a blister card. More
December 26, 2012
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Cinema Convo
Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford, Liam Hemsworth, Paranoia, The Expendables 2
Liam Hemsworth (“The Expendables 2“) is Adam Cassidy, a bottom-tier employee at a huge corporation gets to move up the corporate ladder significantly if he’s willing to spy on his boss’ mentor and get the secrets to a multi-billion dollar deal. 
Ford plays Jock Goddard — that sounds like what a @WWE superstar would be called these days — and Oldman (“The Dark Knight Rises“) is Nicholas Wyatt. I thought the premise of Ford being Oldman’s mentor was a bit of a stretch, but Ford is 16 years older so that works out pretty well actually.
My main question right now is “How do you like their suits?” Wonder how many old school ECW fans will get that Jason reference…
November 19, 2012
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New on DVD/Blu-Ray
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Sylvester Stallone, Terry Crews, The Expendables 2
Really uneventful new release week with the only new film to coming out. It makes sense though as when I think of Thanksgiving, I think of shoot-outs, fist fights and explosions so it’s appropriate that “The Expendables 2” is coming out tomorrow.
Frank Masi/Lionsgate Publicity
Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) in “THE EXPENDABLES 2.”
People complained that this was too much of the same, but really it’s 80s and 90s action stars fighting and shooting stuff up and the cameos by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis and Chuck Norris were great. My only gripe was not enough Jet Li, which I hope gets fixed for Expendables 3.
October 9, 2012
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Action/Adventure, Science Fiction
Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Looper, The Dark Knight Rises, The Expendables 2, Your Sister's Sister
Alan Markfield/Sony Pictures Publicity
Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt discuss their problems in in TriStar Pictures, Film District, and End Game Entertainment’s action thriller “LOOPER.”
Just when you thought Hollywood studios were incapable of making anything original comes “Looper,” an endlessly creative mind-blowing film that captures everything right about the movie going experience.
On every level, Director/Writer Rian Johnson (“Breaking Bad”) conjures up the most imaginative action/science fiction film since “Inception.” More
September 9, 2012
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Box office roundup
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lawless, The Expendables 2, The Possession; Bradley Cooper, The Words, Tom Hardy, Zoe Saldana
Diyah Pera/Lionsgate Publicity
Natasha Calis stars as ‘Em’ in “THE POSSESSION.”
1. The Possession – [$26.7 million total; 2nd week] Broken record time again. September is a miserable, awful, completely worthless month for anything close to quality movies and with less than stellar new options, last week’s champ didn’t have to struggle too hard to retain its title. Look for the new “Resident Evil” to take the top spot next week if only because it has a devoted fan following and offers something audiences want to see this month. More
September 2, 2012
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Box office roundup
Dolph Lundgren, Jeremy Renner, Lawless, Matt Damon, ParaNorman, Randy Couture, Shia LaBouf, Sylvester Stallone, Terry Crews, The Bourne Legacy, The Expendables 2, The Possession, Tom Hardy
Diyah Pera/Lionsgate Publicity
Natasha Calis stars as ‘Em’ in “THE POSSESSION.”
1. The Possession – $20 million [debut week] Lionsgate’s horror/thriller easily took the box office title in its opening week. September is a bleak month for movies so this could have some staying power it might not otherwise have had any other month. More
August 26, 2012
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Box office roundup
Jason Statham, Jeremy Renner, ParaNorman, Rachel Weisz, The Bourne Legacy, The Campaign, The Expendables 2, Will Ferrell, Zach Galfianakis
Frank Masi/Lionsgate Publicity
Jason Statham stars as ‘Lee Christmas’ in “THE EXPENDABLES 2.”
1. The Expendables 2 – $12 million [$52 million; 2nd week] – With no real competition despite the release of four new movies this weekend, the all-star action bonanza easily maintained its spot atop the box office.
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August 20, 2012
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Action/Adventure
Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren, Jason Statham, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Sylvester Stallone, Terry Crews, The Expendables 2
Frank Masi/Lionsgate Publicity
Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) in “THE EXPENDABLES 2.”
My inner caveman review of “The Expendables 2” — Stuff blow up good. Real good.
Assuming you want a bit more in your reviews though, here goes: “The Expendables 2” is a star-studded salute to summertime spectaculars that more than gives action fans all they could want in a big-budget blockbuster. More
August 19, 2012
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Box office roundup
Dolph Lundrgen, Jeremy Renner, Jordan Sparks, ParaNorman, Sparkle, Sylvester Stallone, The Bourne Legacy, The Expendables 2, Whitney Houston, Will Ferrell, Zach Galfianakis
Frank Masi/Lionsgate Publicity
(From left) Maggie (Yu Nan), Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Gunner Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) and Toll Road (Randy Couture) in “THE EXPENDABLES 2.”
1. The Expendables 2 – $28.7 million [debut week] – The all-star action bonanza easily topped the box office its opening weekend and with little real competition in the next few weeks, could enjoy a respectable stay atop the box office to close the summer movie season.
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While it didn’t do as well as the first installment, I really enjoyed “The Expendables 2.” More films should just aspire to do what they do well without trying to go beyond their reach. Besides, it’s hard to mess up a film where 80s action stars blow a whole bunch of stuff up, right?
