Big Al Reviews

Movie reviews and more by Albert DeSantis

  • Expend4bles

    Expend4bles

    2 outta 5 Expend4bles is the fourth movie in the franchise, as if the annoyingly nonsensically placed number 4 in the middle of the world Expendables wasn’t enough to clue you in. The series has always been about over the hill action stars going for one final ride, with scattershot results. The 2nd movie is…

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  • The Expendables 3 (’14 review)

    The Expendables 3 (’14 review)

    2 outta 5 If measuring by combined weight of the cast, The Expendables 3 is the biggest entry in the franchise, however bigger does not mean better.  The first Expendables is a decent ’80s throwback men on a mission flick and the second is an excellently paced, self-aware piece of pop action cinema.  Unfortunately, this…

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  • The Expendables 2 (’12 review)

    The Expendables 2 (’12 review)

    4 outta 5 The problem with the original Expendables, Sylvester Stallone’s mad genius idea of mashing up post-iconic action movie stars, is that it promised a bit too much and also sagged a bit too much.  Expendables 2 manages to be much zipper, move along at a much brisker clip, have better action and spread…

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