Moderator Karlos Posted December 15, 2011 Moderator Share Posted December 15, 2011 And here’s the official synopsis: “The Expendables are back and this time it’s personal… Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Lee Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren),Toll Road (Randy Couture) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) - with newest members Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) and Maggie (Yu Nan) aboard - are reunited when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them. Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time — six pounds of weapons-grade plutonium; enough to change the balance of power in the world. But that’s nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother. That is done the Expendables way…” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member daisho2004 Posted December 15, 2011 Member Share Posted December 15, 2011 I was just going to post the teaser trailer myself! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member ShaOW!linDude Posted January 18, 2012 Member Share Posted January 18, 2012 Just found this on Twitch. It's getting a PG-13 rating. Here's why. http://twitchfilm.com/news/2012/01/expendables-2-will-be-pg-13-to-appease-chuck-norris.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yi-Long Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I hate censorship, even (or perhaps especially) when it's self-imposed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member massa_yoda Posted January 19, 2012 Member Share Posted January 19, 2012 I hate censorship, even (or perhaps especially) when it's self-imposed. If you read the comments below the article, Todd Brown (from Twitch) had this to say in defense of Norris: "This isn't censorship, by any measure. There is no external pressure or force requiring anybody to change anything. This was a decision made purely on internal factors. Chuck has things he doesn't want to do anymore, no different from a female performer who doesn't want to do graphic nudity. The producers accepted that. End of story. If they felt the content was worth keeping they'd have simply cast someone else." Agree or disagree, I think it's an interesting comparison. Jackie also wanted to make his films for families, like Norris, but if this is your goal...why sign on to do Expendables 2 in the first place??? Anyway, another interesting comment below the article, "I couldn't give a flying fuck if it was GP, PG or PG13. Just make an entertaining action film. Snappy PG one-liners are a tonne better than expletive filled ones.. "Here's a couple of acres" is a zillion times better than "Fuck you buddy"." I agree with this, the movie isn't going to automatically be bad because it's PG13. Do what you gotta do...just make it good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 The original film was a hard 'R' so I can imagine fans being very disappointed by the unexpected drop to PG-13. Don't they remember the negative reaction to Die Hard 4? I respect Chuck's decision, but he appears to have forgotten about 75% of his R-rated back catalogue - The Hitman or Invasion USA, anyone? Chuck even drops the f-bomb in the former (that's when he's not committing acts of gross brutality). Ultimately I don't care as long as the resultant film is good - the original proved that tons of violence and swearing doesn't a great action film make. Also you can have loads of strong violence in a PG-13 as long as it isn't overtly bloody (see Bond and Bourne for popular examples). On the plus side the low rating means we won't have to endure awful CGI bloodsplatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted January 19, 2012 Member Share Posted January 19, 2012 Drop Chuck and go with the FUCKS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member kingofkungfu2002 Posted January 20, 2012 Member Share Posted January 20, 2012 _RK34scHt8o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markgway Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Very funny shit... and Hugh Jackman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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