Yeah, I mean it looks okay, and I like the premise. But are these what pass for movie tough guys these days? Now, I know, it's not the 80s anymore, and we're not all about muscles and badass quips. Schwarzenegger, Weathers, Ventura, Chaves... they're all so yesterday. And, yeah, I understand that we're supposed to want our action heroes to be leaner, meaner and have deeper personalities.
But Adrien Brody? Seriously?
(Okay - Danny Trejo, I can buy. Maybe Fishburne... but... sigh.)
I guess I'm just old-fashioned. I love the original Predator. I watched it again not long ago on Blu-Ray, and was again struck by what a perfect action film it is. And what a perfect cast it has.
This new trailer for the sequel, though, makes me all that much more eager to see... The Expendables.
I'm with you. The Expendables looks like a great '80s action film, none of this enlightened crap.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to The Expendables as well. But I'm also looking forward to the new Predator, not so much as a remake but as a new movie with predators in it that hopefully aren't lame.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping for PREDATORS to be good, but I wouldn't bet the house on it.
ReplyDeleteI will say that if the PREDATORS trailer made you much more eager to see THE EXPENDABLES then it did its job. ; )
The script is out there online, as are clear closeup photos of all the Predators. I was not impressed, but it looks a lot better than AVP anyhow.
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