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Vern has read Stallone's THE EXPENDABLES!!!

SWEET GOD IN HEAVEN I AM by timmer33	Dec 28th, 2008 06:22:20 PM
FIRST!
badass by Muldoon	Dec 28th, 2008 06:28:18 PM
sounds like itll do quite well
gotta eat by maluquiro	Dec 28th, 2008 06:29:51 PM
it was from some review a while ago about a movie. i don't remember, but basically actors do crap films because they 'gotta eat'.
Frankly, I can't wait. by palimpsest	Dec 28th, 2008 06:30:14 PM
I'll have to wait, though, what with the linear nature of time and all that. But even so. The idea of Stallone leading a badass band of assorted badasses to take down a comical Central American piece of all-round nastiness works wonder for my Action Gland. Let's hope Arnie has the fine sense to do a walk-on cameo. One question, Vern, and one question crucial to the script and the potential movie thereof; what's the baddie like, and any ideal casting ideas?
Why don't they call out Stallone like they did with Ford? by I Dunno	Dec 28th, 2008 06:30:25 PM
Stallone's only a few years younger than Ford and his action is a lot more physically demanding. But you don't see lame parody titles for Stallone movies.
"a Sylvester Stallone action ensemble picture by mode_7	Dec 28th, 2008 06:30:51 PM
where he will write, direct and then star alongside Jet Li, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Forest Whitaker and Randy Couture" is all I need to know. Sign me the fuck up.
Barney Miller by palimpsest	Dec 28th, 2008 06:35:53 PM
That's all I got.
Call an A.P.B. on A.B.!! Where you at, Reyes? by YackBacker	Dec 28th, 2008 06:41:54 PM
Vern, you glorious inexpendable bastard, good work. There are certain decisions you don't need to fret over in life ("Do I continue to eat cookies?", "Is Rita Hayworth arousing, depsite her being dead?"). Luckily the decision to see THE EXPENDABLES is one of those choices that I have an answer to already. I can't wait to see this show.
DOLPH GOTTA EAT! by tompiltoff	Dec 28th, 2008 06:46:07 PM
...right?
Maybe Stallone should cast Seagal by palimpsest	Dec 28th, 2008 06:47:10 PM
And get him to slap Big Steve into his OUT FOR JUSTICE peak condition.
I'm suprised Stallone even bothered to write a script by mode_7	Dec 28th, 2008 06:51:38 PM
All he needed to do was write the names of those actors on a piece of cardboard with a message saying "seriously guys, just hand over $50 million. It'll be cool I swear" and he'd have got an instant greenlight. Even movie execs ain't dumb enough to refuse.
(Have you ever met anybody--- by seppukudkurosawa	Dec 28th, 2008 06:53:48 PM
with the last names Christmas or Caesar? I don't think I have yet.) I once knew this guy, I think he was a mobster or something, who went by the name Black Caesar. Then again, my memory ain't what it used to be, he could very well have been a character in a movie.
I know someone who has a cool name by Sam_Keith_Wannabe	Dec 28th, 2008 06:55:09 PM
Christian Storm. Sounds more like a weatherman but he's a huge dude.
when is MUSA DAGH? by hyeguy	Dec 28th, 2008 06:55:33 PM
I thought Stallone was working on an adaptation of "Forty Days of Musa Dagh" by Franz Werfel.
Apollo Creed as Hale Caesar by hyeguy	Dec 28th, 2008 06:56:20 PM
c'mon!
Dolph for THOR! by TheNorthlander	Dec 28th, 2008 06:57:00 PM
Yeah.
One of my best friends is called Garry Barlow by mode_7	Dec 28th, 2008 06:59:07 PM
That's pretty funny if you live in the UK. Feel free to disregard this comment if you live elsewhere.
Also, what's with the creaming over A.B. King? by seppukudkurosawa	Dec 28th, 2008 06:59:17 PM
He's mentioned in every Sly-related article, but he blew his question in the 10 Questions a Day column, and he's not gotten into any huge barnies in the talkback lately... This is your last chance, AB. If you don't knock our socks off with some epic Stallone fawning for the ages, we'll have to coronate a new A.B. King.
Actors who should be involved... by palimpsest	Dec 28th, 2008 07:01:51 PM
Powers Boothe, James Woods, Brian 'The Boz' Bosworth, Lance Henriksen, William Forsythe, Paddy Considine, Robert Patrick, Jeanette Goldstein, Sho Kosugi, Jackie Fucking Chan, Kurt Russell for starters.
The black expendable, the asian, the gay, by I Dunno	Dec 28th, 2008 07:02:36 PM
the aussie, the old....where's the Indian? The Eskimo with the harpoon?
palimpsest by mode_7	Dec 28th, 2008 07:06:00 PM
You can't mention Powers Boothe in a list like that without also including Ian "throatcutter" McShane, thems the rules, man.
Porn stars have cool names. by mrfan	Dec 28th, 2008 07:07:29 PM

palimpsest by Gwai Lo	Dec 28th, 2008 07:08:31 PM
I can't believe you forgot Bill Duke.
And fuck me I hope that "gotta eat" line stays!!! by seppukudkurosawa	Dec 28th, 2008 07:09:01 PM
Vindication at last! Soon Wes Anderson will have a line about Bill Murray having a beer and cheeting on his wife; Keira Knightley will be referred to as a tomboy beanpole onscreen, and Danny Glover will win an Oscar in his harrowing portrayal of a man suffering from testicular torsion, who decides to cut off his package altogether (featuring M.A.S.H.-like scenes of dickblood all over the place).
Danny Glover offered role in Teeth 2 by Gwai Lo	Dec 28th, 2008 07:12:00 PM

Someone remind me by Gwai Lo	Dec 28th, 2008 07:13:38 PM
What the "has a beer and cheets on his wife" is from again. A review if I recall? I always laugh when I see it but I can't remember the original context of the line.
Gotta Eat Joke GOTTA EAT! by Kizeesh	Dec 28th, 2008 07:15:17 PM
is that a meta-comment?
I always thought... by mode_7	Dec 28th, 2008 07:15:39 PM
the "has a beer and cheats on his wife" thing was something to do with Jim Gorden from batman, I've no idea why though.
Oh right by Gwai Lo	Dec 28th, 2008 07:19:59 PM
Wasn't it some outraged script review of Aronofsky's Batman?
Gwai Lo by palimpsest	Dec 28th, 2008 07:23:40 PM
I stand humble before you.
There's a Gotta Eat Joke?????? by Turd Furgeson	Dec 28th, 2008 07:32:19 PM
Fuck I love Stallone!!!! Has any other movie star been more openly supportive of this website and the people who freequent it than him?? Fuck that guy is cool..
Vern, you should be IN The Expendables! by IAmMrMonkey!	Dec 28th, 2008 07:40:53 PM
You're a hardened man. You've done time and shit. I have no idea what you look like but it's something like Danny Treejo in my eyes. Get your ass in the casting room!
GORDON HAS A BEER AND CHEETS ON HIS WIFE- first mention: by YackBacker	Dec 28th, 2008 07:49:24 PM
http://tinyurl.com/74bv92
Beer, cheats on his wife, brother by krullboyisback	Dec 28th, 2008 07:51:17 PM
Where did the guy go that always included Hulk Hoganisms on every talkback?
THANK YOU VERN...THIS MOVIE IS GONNA FUCKING ROCK! by ABking	Dec 28th, 2008 07:52:01 PM
I believe heaven is on earth...first we got ROCKY BALBOA back in 2006...then we got one of the best action movies ever with RAMBO in 2008...and NOW!!!!!!!!!!! Stallone has written an action epic with an all action star cast. It wasn't Jerry Bruckheimer or Joel Silver who thought of this idea...it was STALLONE! KUDOS! Sly is on a roll and after reading VERNS script review...this movie is gonna own. Maybe this will be Sly's new franchise after he wraps up RAMBO with the fifth RAMBO MOVIE!
If "gotta eat" stays, then "flames on optimus prime" by krullboyisback	Dec 28th, 2008 07:52:56 PM
must be added to Transformers 2, but in this case, Shia really is envisioning the tits of Megan Fox with fire-like power pasties glued to her magnificent boobage
Expendables also MUST have Van Damme, Billy Drago by krullboyisback	Dec 28th, 2008 07:54:25 PM
Tonya Roberts, and Fred Willard reprising his ground breaking "Remo Williams" role
How about TBer "jesuschrist" who kept saying "will own your ass! by YackBacker	Dec 28th, 2008 07:54:41 PM
I remember when George Takei came out of the closet, jesuschrist posted something like "George Takei is your ass landlord! Rent's due, bitches!" Hehehe, still cracks me up.
Yackbacker the George Takei Line by Xiphos_2	Dec 28th, 2008 07:59:49 PM
is, I believe, "George Takei owns your ass and the rent's due bitch!"
Yackbacker, was her the guys that said by krullboyisback	Dec 28th, 2008 08:00:22 PM
Episode III will own your ass two years after it was released? Or how about Chicken George VII?
We all know what must be done. by mode_7	Dec 28th, 2008 08:00:22 PM
Stallone must damn Michael Bay. Some way, somehow... There's just gotta be a way to work it in there.
Stallone must also include "sitting next to Kurt Russell" by krullboyisback	Dec 28th, 2008 08:01:56 PM
at the Death Proof premier; that "AICN"ism didn't die for a long, long time
Stallone must also comment on "chocolate covered pussy juice" by krullboyisback	Dec 28th, 2008 08:03:53 PM

Thanks, Xiphos_2 by YackBacker	Dec 28th, 2008 08:06:14 PM
These characters are pretty memorable. And krullbouisback, the rumor on Chicken George VII is that he's really HEADGEEK incognito. Not sure if its true, but he does write rambling obits in the TBs.
Dolph Lundgren = Scientist by Crow3711	Dec 28th, 2008 08:06:26 PM
That's amazing. Scientists are totally badass. Chemical Engineering? He must crush you. With poison. In a lab coat and army boots.
There should be a scene... by mode_7	Dec 28th, 2008 08:07:09 PM
...with Stallone reading Harry's Blade 2 review, in it's entirety. Without puking.
Xiphos_2, if you are the original Xiphos, glad you are safe by krullboyisback	Dec 28th, 2008 08:11:02 PM
thanks for your service
Will Stallone include a line about Cupping the Balls and Working by timmer33	Dec 28th, 2008 08:11:13 PM

Think they'll fit in a role for HULK HOGAN brother!? by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Dec 28th, 2008 08:11:19 PM
Whatchu gonna do Sylvester?
Or "Sexiest Beanpole" something or other ... by timmer33	Dec 28th, 2008 08:11:42 PM

by timmer33	Dec 28th, 2008 08:11:48 PM

Thanks Yackbacker, do you remember Cocoa Lopez? by krullboyisback	Dec 28th, 2008 08:12:50 PM
With his links to his "spoken word" music he said would revolutionize rap?
Or "There's a Bomb in His Ribcage!" by timmer33	Dec 28th, 2008 08:13:01 PM

Or "There's a Bomb in His Ribcage!" by timmer33	Dec 28th, 2008 08:14:09 PM
And it cut out "Working the Shaft" earlier ...
Or "nipples on the batsuit" by krullboyisback	Dec 28th, 2008 08:16:29 PM

krullboyisback by Xiphos_2	Dec 28th, 2008 08:19:11 PM
Yep, I'm the same person, just version 2.0. Thanks for the shoutout and right back at you my man.
Cocoa Lopez! OT: Who started the ABE VIGODA LAUGHS AT YOU by YackBacker	Dec 28th, 2008 08:22:00 PM
Its posted in every obit column. I don't recall if its the same dude or a group thing. I mean, seriously, Abe Vigoda is laughing at us all!
Also, "Dino De Laurentis" was hilarious. Haven't by krullboyisback	Dec 28th, 2008 08:23:59 PM
seen him in a while
comes from talkbacker spin on 'spy's gotta eat' by captainCAPSLOCK	Dec 28th, 2008 08:26:07 PM
Cedric The Entertainer line in his code name: the cleaner movie. i don't remember the talkbacker that spawned the meme though :(
People named Christmas and Caesar by Arch_Stanton	Dec 28th, 2008 08:30:42 PM
http://www.whitepages.com Searching for just Christmas or just Caesar last names comes up with more hits that they will display (with no location specified). Hey, Vern, you asked!
VERN you probably just helped the financing of this film by Stormwatcher	Dec 28th, 2008 08:33:42 PM
To all studio plants and Rothmany' Fox type suits, VERN is our leader when it comes to cornball action movies and he has single handedly provided Segal with an audience for the past 4 years. If he says its good, then I am buying my ticket sight and trailer unseen. VERN PLEASE GET OFF GEOCITIES and get a real website that have more pepper to it, maybe work with Moriarty on his new site. VERN YOU NEED A BIGGER AUDIENCE. You are hands down the reason I check this site daily. I ain't gay even for plot points but dude, from one West Coast Dweller to another (up in Vancouver) your golden man.
Also VERN why don't you cover the Vancouver Film Fest? by Stormwatcher	Dec 28th, 2008 08:37:23 PM
Come up, I can hook you up with sweet, cheap digs, I manage a 4 star property. Segal sightings happen there.
AICN news pimping this movie = Something frrom Sly in return by SomaShine	Dec 28th, 2008 08:39:39 PM
ANYONE ELSE REMEMBER THE TABLE SCRAPS AICN GOT FROM SLY AND RAMBO???
Dino DeLaurentiis by seppukudkurosawa	Dec 28th, 2008 08:44:42 PM
Dino ultimately became an admin on the Zone. He's also responsible for the funniest thread on the Zone: Ask a the Dino, an Agony Aunt column where he ends up advising everyone who Asks a the Dino for help to kill themselves. http://tinyurl.com/7gp457 ('fraid you have to log in to view it).
He was left out, but I looked over and saw by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Dec 28th, 2008 08:46:08 PM
Kurt Russell laughing so I guess HELL YEAH I AM GOING TO SEE THIS MOVIE.
Stormwatcher by mode_7	Dec 28th, 2008 08:47:08 PM
Vern's site perfectly reflects the essence of his writings AND MUST NEVER CHANGE. I want to be able to go there in 20 fucking years and see it completely untouched be the passage of time. Furthermore, Vern doesn't need to find a larger audience, for only the true aficionados of badass cinema are deserving of such a bookmark.
SomaShine, table scraps nothing. While the by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Dec 28th, 2008 08:48:33 PM
Rambo Q&A with Sly was not as good as the Rocky one, the Rocky Balboa Q&A is one of the most memorable talkbacks of all time.
Re: "Stallone came up with this idea" by havocSchultz	Dec 28th, 2008 08:49:41 PM
ABking - technically, according to the copy of The Expendables script I have on my hard drive, Stallone did not originally come up with this idea...but he is doing some re-writing on it...not sure if he is actually cutting out the subplot of his character having a child in University (possible from Vern's little mention of the "do you have a child question and the I have a plane answer). But there is/was a cool Heat-esque scene where Whitaker's character of Sands runs into Stallone's Barney at the University. They both have children there. Stallone originally thinks he was followed and they have a little confrontation/talk. It's a nice little back and forth that could work well if left in... So yeah, as much as I admire your enthusiasm and pimpage of all things Stallone, from my recollection the original script/idea came from somewhere else... But I am ecstatic that Stallone decided to sign on and hire one of the best cast of muthafuckas in years...
Rewrite by Phimseto	Dec 28th, 2008 09:04:54 PM
Like I said in another talkbalk, Stallone should get Steven deSouza and/or Shane Black to touch up the script. Get the damn thing as tight as possible and run with it. And if you are going to have a CIA agent named Sands, then at least pitch the damn thing to Johnny Depp. He says yes to the strangest things, so he might take to "reprising" the role in a different film. Forrest can be the black dude on the team, and you know his involvement will spruce up that character as much as it needs to be. And, yeah, I'd love to see Van Damme or Russell in this, too.
"damn thing" by Phimseto	Dec 28th, 2008 09:06:42 PM
not sure i've ever managed to fit that term twice into one paragraph. Sorry 'bout that. It's been a long vacation.
Vern, Your Seagalogy book kicks ass, dude by Cruel_Kingdom	Dec 28th, 2008 09:07:39 PM
Got it for Christmas and love the hell out of it. I keep finding myself actually laughing out loud. Well played, sir. Many kudos for penning a terrific book, my friend.
Black guy should be Wesley Snipes by Volstaff	Dec 28th, 2008 09:24:56 PM
In a perfect world this would be so.Or if he's in jail, maybe Billy Blanks of "Tai Bo" fame and fortune.And what, no Jessie Ventura?Cinthia Rothrock as the ass kickin MILF hooker with the heart of gold? And bring in Ralph Machio as "The Kid". They can kill him off in the first battle when he tries the "paint the house" move against a guy with a machete ( Danny Trejo!). You're welcome, bitches.
I think... by Lord John Whorfin	Dec 28th, 2008 09:33:37 PM
if you say or type the word "kudos," you're an automatic schmuck. Learn a new word. This movies sounds so much more awesome than Inglorious Bastards. That script sucked a bologna pony.
gotta eat by maluquiro	Dec 28th, 2008 09:57:44 PM
gotta eat was a catchprase before cedric said it...
Snipes is a genius call by palimpsest	Dec 28th, 2008 10:00:18 PM
And I punish myself for the omission.
AICN, please get over AB King already by BilboFett	Dec 28th, 2008 10:02:38 PM
The guy hasn't really made a presence in about 5 years, and yet all of you keep referencing him. He's NEVER in the talkbacks. All it does is make you look very lame.
gotta eat line and some hard trivia for the TBers by BilboFett	Dec 28th, 2008 10:04:04 PM
was from the Cedric the entertainer film, wasn't it? Here's a bit of trivia for you guys, 2 questions: what movie reviews here spawned the "BOMB IN HIS RIBCAGE!!" talkback jokes, as well as the "PENCHANT FOR DEAD, RAPED DEER" talkbackisms?
this movie is incomplete without by BilboFett	Dec 28th, 2008 10:06:12 PM
Lorenzo Lamas, Jeff Fahey (get rid of that damned beard), Shannon Tweed, Eric Roberts, and Stephen Baldwin.
I had chili for lunch. by Godovhellfire	Dec 28th, 2008 10:26:02 PM

Sho Kosugi and Kurt Russell sure by TheNorthlander	Dec 28th, 2008 10:27:54 PM
But Come on, the one icon that REALLY needs to come back is BOLO YEUNG. Anyone else miss Bolo?
What?!?!?! by eXcommunicated	Dec 28th, 2008 10:33:19 PM
This movie definitely needs Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael Biehn, and Carl Weathers.
Why is Forest Whitaker's fat ass in this? by Leafar the Lost	Dec 28th, 2008 10:35:39 PM
Sylvester Stallone will kick ass alongside Jet Li, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, and Forest Whitaker? Why is his fat ass in this kick ass movie? Is he the bad guy whose ass will be kicked? If Stallone wanted a token black guy, just to show that he isn't a racist, then get someone who is in halfway decent shape. Maybe Eddie Murphy.
Well...there's BLACK Ceasar. And Mary CHRISTMAS. by tHeGRinGoGenTiLE	Dec 28th, 2008 10:39:25 PM
Not to mention Hale Mary. But I'm not a football fan, so...
havoc by Vern	Dec 28th, 2008 10:41:21 PM
There's no kid or university mentioned in the draft I read. Sounds interesting. They definitely are trying for a relationship between hunter and hunted here but it does feel like a little something is missing.
Barney Fife by DoogieHowitzer	Dec 28th, 2008 10:50:20 PM
'Nuff Said.....except this movie has zero artistic potential...which is why I WILL FUCKING LOVE IT
Leafar the Lost by TheNorthlander	Dec 28th, 2008 10:51:44 PM
Because a) Forrest Whitaker is an amazing actor while Eddie Murphy is not, and b) You know as well as I do that if Sylvester Stallone cast Eddie Murphy in one role he'd soon take over EVERY role in the script.
Eddie Murphy by TheNorthlander	Dec 28th, 2008 10:53:36 PM
is a role hogger.
that sounds like a lot of fun by CherryValance	Dec 28th, 2008 10:54:55 PM
Hale Caesar and gotta eat. Awesome.
BilboFett...STOP acting like a TURD! by ABking	Dec 28th, 2008 11:02:01 PM
ABKing is always watching:)
Bolo! Bolo! Bring back Sheriff Bolo! BOLO! by Acne Scarface	Dec 28th, 2008 11:12:20 PM
ahem.
also among the best of the AICN memes by Dollar Bird	Dec 28th, 2008 11:13:37 PM
Two fat kids belly-bumping.
Black guy should be Jae Lee by kungfuhustler84	Dec 28th, 2008 11:31:14 PM
that's his name right? The dude who play's Damoe in the deleted Kill Bill 2 scene? Does anybody know what I'm talking about?
No Sam Elliot? by EyeofPolyphemus	Dec 28th, 2008 11:33:24 PM
You gota have Sam Elliot.
I'm in. I stopped reading after "starring... Dolph" by JoeSixPack	Dec 28th, 2008 11:33:45 PM
That's enough for me. Here's my $8. Stallone rocks.
WOAH WOAH WOAH! by kungfuhustler84	Dec 28th, 2008 11:34:04 PM
Michael Jai White Got that all wrong. Boy that's inspiring. That guy kicks ass though. Undisputed 2 anybody? Throw Scott Adkins in there too!
kungfu - that's Michael Jai White by JoeSixPack	Dec 28th, 2008 11:34:47 PM

BOMB IN THE RIBCAGE by Bloo	Dec 28th, 2008 11:38:17 PM
comes from a Gary Sinese movie, I don't remember the name, but I remember it had Sinese Sly,Sly, Sly...two words...ERIC...ROBERTS...dicta tor, need proof watch his f'd up totally amazing performance in DOA: DEAD OR ALIVE...where in a film full of half naked chicks he steals the movie
Should Call it "The Dependables" by Akira Cowabunga	Dec 28th, 2008 11:55:21 PM
Because they're all so old they have to wear Depends undergarments.
Random Names by Tar Heel	Dec 29th, 2008 12:01:25 AM
Jeff Speakman, Adam Baldwin (My Bodyguard!), Shannon Tweed, Ken Wahl, Patrick Swayze, Carl Weathers, Donald Sutherland (need a creepy financier and an original Dirty Dozen cast member), Eddie Murphy, Lee Horsley, Reb Brown... And as for AICN cliches, vampires and werevolves.
Count me in by Xiphos_2	Dec 29th, 2008 12:08:49 AM
It will be nice to see an action movie based on the concept that the movie justs has, you know, action for action sake. Man the 80's were great for fun movies, I wonder what happened? Oh yeah, I remember why, people decided that movies were way more important then they are and having fun at the movies was not cool.
Should have Bolo Yeung and Van Damme in it by DarthBakpao	Dec 29th, 2008 12:14:33 AM

Oh, sniddyap! JIM KELLY! by Acne Scarface	Dec 29th, 2008 12:18:21 AM
btw, that gary sinise movie is called impostor (2003). props
Vern by havocSchultz	Dec 29th, 2008 12:34:02 AM
Hmmm...interesting...I got my hands on it a few months before I heard the news about Stallone making it...I only read a good chunk of it, up to the point where things "get personal" between Li and Dolph... Did your version have Jet Li's family in it as well...? I'll have to go back and read the entire thing to see how it plays out...most of the other stuff you mentioned seemed to make sense from what I read, but some of the "one liners" that were in it weren't that glorious...more like they were trying to be cool and some fell flat...lemme know, I'd be happy to let you take a gander at the version I have and you can compare...It's a shame the university/children thing seems to be gone, it might've not been the greatest scene on the page, but when I heard that it would be Stallone and Whitaker's parts, I got a little excited at the possibilites...and I think the black expendable dude with the funny name was a latino dude or something in the original, if I'm not mistaken...it's been a few months now...and I think he had a different name too...
Oh, and Whitaker's character name... by havocSchultz	Dec 29th, 2008 12:36:21 AM
was originally Hands, not Sands I think...Izzy Hands possibly...you'd think I could just pull it up and check it out...but I'm much happier assuming that my memory and brain cells haven't been completely fried from some sort of substance...
Gay Expendable gotta eat! by otm shank	Dec 29th, 2008 12:37:59 AM
A cockmeat sammich. I wonder who Sly will get to play him. Sean Penn perhaps?
Michael Dudikoff, Ti Lung, Yasuaki Kurata, Sonny Chiba by DarthBakpao	Dec 29th, 2008 12:38:58 AM
Chow Yun Fat, Fan Siu Wong, Lo Mang
What about Chris Kattan? by Fat and Curious	Dec 29th, 2008 12:54:11 AM
Why hasn't his name been mentioned? I'm guessing he's the dictator?
Which studio is producing this? by joe90025	Dec 29th, 2008 12:55:57 AM
Cannon Films or Carolco?
Actually it's Millennium Films by Vern	Dec 29th, 2008 01:17:26 AM
which is the closest thing to a 21st century Cannon Films. If you don't believe me check out their resume: http://www.imdb.com/company/co 0002572/
I want to see Chuck Norris as the death dealer by Groothewarrior	Dec 29th, 2008 01:26:12 AM
and Bruce Campbell too!
This is action movie porn by caruso_stalker217	Dec 29th, 2008 01:33:34 AM
This is our LORDING THE RINGS movie, guys. This is our TWILITE. This is our STAR WARDS. That last one was a genuine typo.
And Bloo is right by caruso_stalker217	Dec 29th, 2008 01:35:41 AM
This needs Eric motherfuckin' Roberts.
Chuck Norris as the Gay Expendable by Akira Cowabunga	Dec 29th, 2008 01:59:50 AM
Because we all know how much Chuck likes his tube steak.
TV's Hunter? by Chicken Grease	Dec 29th, 2008 02:12:49 AM
How bout a role for TV's "Hunter", Mr. Fred Dryer? Also you got have Ernest Borgnine there somewhere.
Son of a Bitch Master! by tombseye	Dec 29th, 2008 02:25:11 AM
Okay, so I may check this out. If it gets the same reviews as Rambo did (surprisingly good), then I'll give it a chance. And yeah, Akira you're right, Chuck Norris would make a great Gay Expendable since he's so damn homophobic and still a neocon true believer (must have gotten kicked by Bruce Lee and others too many times). Good cast looks like. I would think that Jason Statham or Jet Li should lead since they could, at this and most other points, kick Stallone's ass from here to Mars, but hey it's his baby so I guess that's how it goes.
Dammmmmnnnnn by PTSDPete	Dec 29th, 2008 02:37:18 AM
We need more of that shit in our lifetime !
Is this the movie ' Inglorious Basters ' was suppose to be ?!? by PTSDPete	Dec 29th, 2008 02:44:47 AM
Marquee names all around.
Sly needs to work in Avatar fucking our eyeballs by rhcp2sweet	Dec 29th, 2008 02:49:15 AM
or possibly about how he's going to bring TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION to this dictator
CAN'T WAIT. by DanboJohnJ	Dec 29th, 2008 02:57:25 AM
Sound soo cool,it about time we had another of these flicks.i do hope Stallone keeps the violence from RAMBO,then it would blow the comp outa the water....oh and Stallones character should have a big moustatch like he did in the First Blood FLASHBACKS when the VC's are dunking him in the sewer pit...old school.
Chuck Norris as the gay expendable!!!! by Mike_D	Dec 29th, 2008 03:04:54 AM
do it!!
Norris and Van Damme as Gay Expendables! by Akira Cowabunga	Dec 29th, 2008 03:11:04 AM
There can be a touching scene where Chuck and Jean Claude are pumping each other when a bomb hidden in Norris' asshole goes off, killing them both.
There has to be a part for... by MrNotHere	Dec 29th, 2008 03:18:55 AM
Gene Hackman. Don't know what, but he has to be in it. And can we dig up Reb Brown to play Blaster from Uncommon Valor??
Hearing the word Goofy by hallmitchell	Dec 29th, 2008 03:57:11 AM
Worries me alot. Everyone who has worked with Stallone says what a funny guy he is. Yet every Stallone comedy has flopped big time. Schwarzenegger could do it. Stallone can't.
Never fear, Hallmitchell by Vern	Dec 29th, 2008 04:04:50 AM
I meant "goofy old man" in the ROCKY BALBOA sense. It's not a comedy.
I cannot wait for this movie!!! by Brody77	Dec 29th, 2008 04:15:29 AM
Seriously - this sounds like the best thing since sliced bread! It should have Van Damme though - I'll hold off mentioning Arnie or Willis..oops!
Sounds like TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION to me! by Motoko Kusanagi	Dec 29th, 2008 04:15:47 AM
Seriously, this might be the second best movie in decades - after AVATAR of course. I just hope and pray that Mr. Stallone keeps the fuck away from fucking shaky cam images that change every 5 frames. I WANT STEADY-CAM BACK!!!
TOTAL FUCKING ORGASM!!!!! by ironic_name	Dec 29th, 2008 04:46:39 AM
OLEG LIVES!
This movie is basically what we have going on in the Oleg thread by ironic_name	Dec 29th, 2008 04:48:54 AM
Sly.. we thank you. http://i39.tinypic.com/30w801t .jpg
wesley as the jewish ninja pianist! by ironic_name	Dec 29th, 2008 05:04:56 AM
http://tinyurl.com/9ld7b3
Stallone should do LEGEND OF THE DUELIST by Monkey_King	Dec 29th, 2008 05:23:54 AM
with Lundgren. A sci-fi/martial arts/action film with furry amoeba-like aliens and scantily-clad females running around. Sign me up!!!!
This movie needs a completely eighties soundtrack by IAmMrMonkey!	Dec 29th, 2008 05:57:02 AM
And the tagline should be: "They've come to fuck your eyeballs so hard that you'll think it's 1987 all over again."
This Is A Rip-Off Of Inglorious Bastards!!! by Media Messiah	Dec 29th, 2008 06:11:38 AM
Isn't it obvious, this is a rip-off of Inglorious Bastards? Things didn't work-out between Stallone and Taratino, so Stallone decides to make this rush job rip-off version of Bastards.
Cast by CoolerKing72	Dec 29th, 2008 06:15:13 AM
Van Damme turned down a role to do USOL 3. Big mistake. Also this films needs Olivier Gruner, Keith Vitalli, Benny 'the jet' Urquidez, Joe Lewis, Edward john Stazak, Sho Kosugi, cynthia Rothrock, Keith Hiribashi, Richard Norton, and to top it off get Wang jang Lee in as the bad guy. When is Mark Dacasos going to be in another classic. We all want Drive 2
"Bomb in his ribcage" by Tin Snoman	Dec 29th, 2008 06:35:09 AM
was from the trailer to the film Impostor. Also, seconding Bill Duke as Hale Caesar.
Well I guess knuckle dragging morons need films too by metaluna	Dec 29th, 2008 06:44:56 AM
Mullets. Blonde bimbos. 80's soundtrack. Slow motion explosions. Machine guns carried and fired under arm. Cocaine dealing bad guys. Cliched South American dictators. You testosterone filled, small penised, gay deniers are easily pleased. Did Stallone actually write this or just photocopy several straight to video B movie scripts from the 80s? Laughable. Please retire for New Year, Sly. Your schtick is tired and embarassing. How old are you now?
Media Messiah by DocPazuzu	Dec 29th, 2008 06:51:44 AM
Yeah, except this movie is going to make Tarantino's film its mewling bitch. FREE TOMBODET!
ARNOLD needs a cameo as a General or something.... by Demode	Dec 29th, 2008 07:05:44 AM
For that matter, get Jesse the Body Ventura in this thing too. He can play... a politician!
ABOUT DAMN TIME... by sonnyfern	Dec 29th, 2008 07:14:13 AM
That's all I got to say. Thank God Stallone is back doing his thing. The movie business needs him so bad. We desperately need BIG STUPID VIOLENT action movies!
DocPazuzu by Media Messiah	Dec 29th, 2008 07:27:49 AM
I can't say Tarantino's movie will be any better, and since it is also a rip-off of a movie from years ago, who cares? They are all crooks!!!
I'm going to come by Abominable Snowcone	Dec 29th, 2008 07:29:52 AM
out and see this at the show, for sure
Vern that review made me spit out my breakfast by D.Vader	Dec 29th, 2008 07:40:09 AM
Twice. What with the "Barney is a totally different character from Rambo. For one, his name is Barney," and the "His name is Hale Cesar. I appove if that," lines. Hilarious stuff. I approve this review.
Media Messiah by DocPazuzu	Dec 29th, 2008 07:46:18 AM
Yes, but: Sly. Dolph. Jet Li. The Stath. Quaratino? pwnd.
And... by DocPazuzu	Dec 29th, 2008 07:47:56 AM
...that's a TomBodetism, not a typo -- "Cokey Quarantino".
Can't wait for this. by judge dredds fresh undies	Dec 29th, 2008 07:57:17 AM
I agree about getting Shane Black to do some dialogue, and polish, that would be awesome. Also, I love you Vern.
I dunno if anybody's mentioned him lately, by Shut the Fuck up Donny	Dec 29th, 2008 08:25:13 AM
but how about giving Randall "Tex" Cobb a small role in this film? He always knows how to play a badass, and would be quirky enough for this kinda film.
three percent by stvnhthr	Dec 29th, 2008 08:41:08 AM
If between 1-3% of the population describes themselves as gay why do they constantly get a token character in the movies? Doesn't this bother the gay community that they get a disproportion amount of screen time?
stvnhthr by DocPazuzu	Dec 29th, 2008 08:45:31 AM
Nice trolling there. Then again, you are the asshat who thought a good idea for Jurassic Park 4 would be if Nedry was found alive, crazy and blind on the island and a mauled Muldoon as well, agreeing to some InGen dinosaur shenanigans in exchange for medical aid and transport off the island.
jo shishido. sonny chiba [if hes alive] micheal biehn by ironic_name	Dec 29th, 2008 08:59:08 AM

DANNY by ironic_name	Dec 29th, 2008 09:01:50 AM

FUCKEN by ironic_name	Dec 29th, 2008 09:01:54 AM

TREJO by ironic_name	Dec 29th, 2008 09:02:14 AM

by ironic_name	Dec 29th, 2008 09:02:36 AM
OLEG loves you.
Needs Creed by IronSkillet	Dec 29th, 2008 09:19:29 AM
If only Carl Weathers could patch things up with Stallone, that would complete the movie. Dumb feud, really...Weathers insisted on an actual role in Rocky Balboa, even though his character died in Rocky III. Perhaps Sly could've found Apollo Creed still thriving alongside Captain Kirk somewhere in the Nexus...
Oh, I think we ALL KNOW.... by mr_macphisto	Dec 29th, 2008 09:57:50 AM
...what this movie needs. FRANK STALLONE.
Frank Stallone by IronSkillet	Dec 29th, 2008 10:02:51 AM
Surely Frank is going to have a scene stealing moment singing a doo-wop song on a street corner in Corza...
Why Stallone is great by Keeper Of Chimps	Dec 29th, 2008 10:08:09 AM
When most film makers take on mythic archetypes, they put them in a fantasy or sci-fi realm. Stallone is great at putting mythic archetypes into real world situations. Not that fantasy and sci-fi archetypes is less preferable, its just that not many people have a knack for successfully utilizing them in the real world. Stallone is one of the few.
I really hope that... by mrfan	Dec 29th, 2008 10:17:31 AM
this comes together well. Just thinking about it I am excited. Also, please get Sly back here for more questions. That was the best time I had in a long time. Great stuff.
Iron Skillet by Abominable Snowcone	Dec 29th, 2008 10:53:17 AM
Yes, just before the climactic finale battle, Frank will pop up from behind a rock, wearing a ruffled-shirt tuxedo and holding a microphone with a cord trailing off into nowhere, and he shall sing: "Push-in, getting ready for the fight! Push-in, every day and night!"
Iron Skillet by Abominable Snowcone	Dec 29th, 2008 10:55:07 AM
Apollo died in IV. I know you meant that. Mickey died in III. And no, I don't get why Carl was upset either. I mean, Apollo was dead. And even flashbacks wouldn't have had much use for him in "Balboa." The only flashbacks that had merit were the Adrian ones, because Rocky being a widower was kinda the crux of the story.
Actually ... my highschool job boss was Bill Christmas by JackRabbitSlim	Dec 29th, 2008 11:24:44 AM
And Adolph Caesar was a great character actor best known as the mean Drill Sergeant in the under-appreciated "Soldier's Story"
DON'T GET TOO EXCITED FELLAS! by Earthquake WestCoast	Dec 29th, 2008 11:34:05 AM
1. Dolph might just be there for an extended cameo. Which would suck. He needs to be there as a main character. 2. If this is the entire cast, well then it's not that impressive. To really seal the deal with fans, Stallone NEEDS to cast at least TWO MORE icon stars! Ex. Bruce Willis, or other 80s era action star. Otherwise, this film won't be as "special" as it could be. Plus, Stallone may not get another chance to assemble such a cast.
DOLF for 'DOC SAVAGE' Remake by uberman	Dec 29th, 2008 11:50:30 AM
Someone reboot DOC SAVAGE with Dolf in the title role and do the books justice. It's never been done the way it should be. Dolf is Perfect for the role.
JET LI VS. DOLPH LUNDGREN by BringingSexyBack	Dec 29th, 2008 11:59:46 AM
"I must break you." "I blake you light back."
DON'T HIT ME - I WORSHIP JET LI by BringingSexyBack	Dec 29th, 2008 12:00:35 PM
Except for what he did in that stupid ass Mummy movie.
I'm sure they're looking for one more big name... by Desk of Steel	Dec 29th, 2008 12:02:29 PM
I wouldn't be surprised to hear Nicolas Cage, Bruce Willis, or Mickey Rourke become attached to one of these "open" roles. I could see Rourke playing the gay character (even though I haven't read the script). I don't think they're looking for a Jeff Speakman folks.
Breaking News!!! Jeff Speakman cast!!! by Desk of Steel	Dec 29th, 2008 12:04:13 PM
Not happening....
PATRICK SWAYZE AS THE GAY COMMANDO by BringingSexyBack	Dec 29th, 2008 12:04:49 PM
Fabulous!
How's Swayze's health? by Xiphos_2	Dec 29th, 2008 12:16:57 PM
Is he doing well enough to work? If so, he would be a great addition.
I agree with Swayze.. by Desk of Steel	Dec 29th, 2008 12:22:37 PM
If he's healthy enough, he'd be great.
Robert Downey Jr as the black Expendable! by Kubla_Khan	Dec 29th, 2008 12:29:42 PM
And Clancy Brown as the gay Expendable! Hell YEEEAAAAAH! In closing: this flm will reign.
I remember hearing... by havocSchultz	Dec 29th, 2008 12:32:47 PM
when this was first announced that Stallone would be making it PG-13...any more word or confirmation on that...? Maybe if Vern can chime in about the new version of the script...does it fit the pg-13 mold...? If this is true, it's really the only bit of unfortunate news that I've heard...with this cast and story, the only other thing that needs t fall into place is an extremely hardcore, Hard R rating...
MR. STALLONE... by MR. MURDOCH	Dec 29th, 2008 12:51:44 PM
If you're reading this: after granting or not granting everyone else's requests here (Kurt Russell for one of the roles, Sandra Bullock if you can get her), please do TWO MORE THINGS for this movie -- Do everything in your power to get ARNOLD to cameo at the very end with a CIGAR in his mouth, and please GET VERN to do a DVD AUDIO COMMENTARY (in addition to your own, of course)!! P.S., I know Carl Weathers is a sore subject, but he showed up in a recent episode of E.R. and was not bad at all...! This movie's gonna be like 'Tropic Thunder...for real!' Greatly looking forward to this!
"I blake you light back." by DocPazuzu	Dec 29th, 2008 01:00:09 PM
Yes, I laughed my ass off.
Abominable Snowcone by IronSkillet	Dec 29th, 2008 01:13:37 PM
Yep, IV--well spotted. Still, what would an obviously aged Apollo have added to Rocky Balboa? :D He's still formidable, but I doubt he'd still look remotely the same in a cropped sweatshirt and John Travolta's shorts from Perfect.
And another thing... by IronSkillet	Dec 29th, 2008 01:16:18 PM
The whole Frank Stallone thing makes me wonder why Sly doesn't take the bold auteurial step of making a spoof of his own movie at the same time as he makes the original...think about it. Instead of leaving it to the "[Insert genre] Movie" crew, he releases The Expandables, a spoof of the Expendables, six months later, using the same actors and spoofing action movies featuring old 80s icons. :D
Zabka for gay expendable... by dirkadirkadirka	Dec 29th, 2008 01:20:10 PM
put him in a body bag johnny!!!!
Sounds great Sly! by onefettinthehand	Dec 29th, 2008 01:45:18 PM
I really loved Rocky Balboa and Rambo so I think you are doing an awesome job! I encourage everyone here to get these films on Blu-ray. I did a text commentary on the Rambo Blu-ray and it was a blast. As far as AICN catchphrases, you guys forgot "Zombie Bruce Paltrow needs a sammich".
Disney Dumps Narnia! by onefettinthehand	Dec 29th, 2008 01:49:43 PM
AICN needs to have a space to discuss this tragedy!
If Stallone's gonna add in... by havocSchultz	Dec 29th, 2008 02:24:17 PM
AICN catchphrases, he needs a scene where he's fighting with some dude, and they both struggle to get back to their guns...then Stallone beats the other guy by a split second, fires, and kills him...then Stallone and say: "FIRST!"
onefettinthehand by DocPazuzu	Dec 29th, 2008 03:53:56 PM
You wouldn't happen to be the talkbacker formerly known as fettastic, would you?
This film needs Al Leong in it! by Raymar	Dec 29th, 2008 03:57:31 PM
And then the universe will implode due to sheer awesomeness!
Arnold needs the money by chaddyd	Dec 29th, 2008 04:24:50 PM
Isn't California going bankrupt in February? Why can't the Governator step the fuck up and gets paid? Cali gotta eat.
YackBacker by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Dec 29th, 2008 06:14:20 PM
That would be Thelordofhell. He invented the Abe Vigoda line, and he's on the money.
Damn straight Al Leong. by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Dec 29th, 2008 06:15:14 PM
Die Hard, Lethal Weapon 2, and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Genghis Khan want a Twinkie? Hell yeah he does.
Sounds fucking great! But drop the politically correct gay chara by Lornsorrow	Dec 29th, 2008 07:06:50 PM
Then the movie will be like the war and action movies we love watching from the 60's, 70's, and 80's. Yeah, bitch all you want about this remark, but its my fucking opinion and as an advocate of free speech I enjoy rooting for my team, so fuck off. Gays are certainly free to root for their side and those of us that don't support them are free to root for our side. That's called freedom. Its interesting how gays are free to express themselves, but as soon as someone else expresses that they don't agree with being gay, well, then, gays and gay supporters jump all over them labeling them "redneck homophobes", intolerant shitheads, blah blah blah, etc. I think many gays are just turning into a bunch of militant types and are forgetting that freedom of expression works both ways. Everyone is free to do whatever they want with their dicks. If we straights are loyal and cheering for our dicks in chicks, that's natural. If gays and gay supporters want to root for taking it up the hershey highway, or putting their dick in a light socket or other places where we don't think it fits naturally, well, that's their freedom. And I'd fight for anyone’s real freedom. But freedom also includes being able to cheer for your own team. And we both can disagree with each other, but I don't see any reason why people should insult each other, name call, etc. Every time some straight person on the net roots for their team they almost always get shit, so that's my statement in advance. And that's all I wish to say about it.
"character" got cut off. by Lornsorrow	Dec 29th, 2008 07:08:00 PM

lornsorrow by maluquiro	Dec 29th, 2008 08:13:16 PM
this is me shaking my head and sighing...
Then in Die Hard he gets a sweet tooth by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Dec 29th, 2008 09:34:47 PM
and swipes a candy bar while waiting to waste the cops.
Forrest Whitaker is an amazing actor, but there will... by Leafar the Lost	Dec 29th, 2008 10:26:43 PM
...be no acting in this movie. This is a money where people are going to get their asses kicked! I expect the "actors" to say their lines, blow someone's head off, and kick someone in their balls. In fact, the less acting the better! Whitaker would be such a pain in the ass, because he would trying to deliver a good performance and use the "method" and all of the that gay shit. Fuck that shit! If Wesley Snipes wasn't doing time in Florida, I would cast him. Maybe Trent Howard...
aw man...I have high hopes for this... by just pillow talk	Dec 29th, 2008 10:32:00 PM
This could be like a Predator-style group of badasses. Except Dolph will break a machete against his face cutting off the scruff. He don't need no stinking razor blade to get rid of the six o'clock shadow!
my bus driver in by hank quinlan	Dec 29th, 2008 11:47:20 PM
1st grade's last name was Christmas. And the rumor was his wife's name was Mary. But I don't think that was true. The joke was everytime she wrote a check, the clerk would hand it back: Merry Christmas to you too. But I need your name" Thats my two cents
wish list for remaining expendables by omega_786	Dec 30th, 2008 12:50:07 AM
Donnie Yen (instead of Jet Li) Olivier Gruner Michael Dudikoff
Stallone fucked u...Check this out for Donnie Yen by omega_786	Dec 30th, 2008 12:57:54 AM
http://www.ipman-movie.com/mai n_en.html
who's al leong? is he related to action superstar al 'kabong' le by ironic_name	Dec 30th, 2008 12:59:29 AM

ong by ironic_name	Dec 30th, 2008 01:00:21 AM
dam yu aicn
my local worm store owner is named lloyd christmas by ironic_name	Dec 30th, 2008 01:02:24 AM

Wow. by Harold-Sherbort	Dec 30th, 2008 02:22:03 AM
Abe Vigoda just passed. That's fucked up.
Lornsorrow by Vern	Dec 30th, 2008 02:43:29 AM
You got all that from there being one gay character in a movie? Must be a stressful life.
sorry.. by Harold-Sherbort	Dec 30th, 2008 02:46:39 AM
the band.
How do you guys feel about PG-13? by Vern	Dec 30th, 2008 02:53:12 AM
Somebody named "Nobody" (probaly not their real name) emailed me to suggest that we should be discussing the fact that this is planned as a PG-13 movie. He or she made a good point that it's silly to assume the audience for a movie starring Stallone and Lundgren is gonna be teens. The script I would say is violent but just based on the specific descriptions is not the extremely graphic type like RAMBO. But like I said, the biggest action scene isn't even in the script, so who knows what will happen when they shoot it? So I'm remaining open minded but of course I would prefer a hard-R type of action. How about you guys? Would you prefer that they hold back on the violence? Here is your chance to let them know if you are very excited about them being restrained and polite in their action or if you would prefer a different approach. As Quint would say, "What do you guys think?"
PG-13 by Harold-Sherbort	Dec 30th, 2008 03:07:34 AM
It's been proven that R rated movies can make a lot of money. Rambo did pretty well I think. If the story calls for a lot violence,you may as well just make it an R rated movie. When I heard the rumors of the new Terminator movie being shot as a PG-13, it didn't seem right.But when you go back and watch the first 2 now, they're really not that bad. I think the moment that The Joker slammed that guys head into a pencil, the boundries of PG-13 were pushed a little bit.
Needs to be R by caruso_stalker217	Dec 30th, 2008 03:57:42 AM
Don't piss in my ear and tell me it's raining.
PG-13 is for pussies by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Dec 30th, 2008 06:21:56 AM
Was Rambo PG-13? I rest my case.
Ironic, you don't know Al Leong by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Dec 30th, 2008 06:23:29 AM
I'm going to have to edumacate you in the zone.
This definitely needs Al Leong and Bruce Willis!!!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Dec 30th, 2008 07:09:52 AM
I still LOVE that scene where Leong's character steals a candy bar in DIE HARD. I think Willis was somewhere in that very same flick, too.
This doesn't need R. It fucking needs NC-17 !!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Dec 30th, 2008 07:10:25 AM
Fuck yeah!
This movie needs like over 260 kills by Abominable Snowcone	Dec 30th, 2008 07:32:13 AM
with guys getting their knees blown out if they are to top the death count of the optical lovemakingfestival that is Rambo.
I love how in Rambo: FB Part II by Abominable Snowcone	Dec 30th, 2008 07:34:07 AM
Co Bao asks Rambo "What's that?" Rambo says, "A bow...no sound." Then he proceeds to shoot a bad guy with it, and the thrum of the release is louder than a tsunami, and the thwack of the arrow in the forehead is louder than thunder.
Motoko by Abominable Snowcone	Dec 30th, 2008 07:38:01 AM
Die Hard was great for little moments like that. The stuffed teddy bear. Fists with yer toes. Argyle gabbing on his car phone. The candy bar. The SWAT team bitching about thorn bushes. Powell and his Twinkies. Special agents Johnson and Johnson. Nice suit. Hey, Johnboy. Shoot da glass. Bill...clay.
Don't limit yourself, Sly. Make it the "R" it should be. by JDanielP	Dec 30th, 2008 07:53:03 AM
That's my vote. Anything else would be a letdown with THIS cast.
LORNSORROW - THAT POST WAS SO GAY by BringingSexyBack	Dec 30th, 2008 08:00:17 AM
heheheee
NC-17 IS FOR PUSSIES!!! MAKE IT NC-21!!!!! by BringingSexyBack	Dec 30th, 2008 08:57:44 AM
And make it 2,000 kills with one in a movie theater involving a talker!!!
pg-13 is fine, but R would be the way to go! by ABking	Dec 30th, 2008 09:35:32 AM
I agree that with this cast, a movie called THE EXPENDABLES should have an R. It doesn't have to be the lovefest of blood that RAMBO was (Sly got away with murder on that one, GO SLY, the MPAA got duped). All it has to have is some bad ass kills. I will leave it up to Sly to do what is best.
James Woods and Eric Roberts would make fine cameos. by Stuntcock Mike	Dec 30th, 2008 09:52:20 AM
And Nick Mancuso as the slimy CIA dude.
Mandatory Frank Stallone appearance by Abominable Snowcone	Dec 30th, 2008 09:57:02 AM
Push-in, gettin' ready for the fight. Push-in, every day and night. Dut-da-dat-dat... and have a "kill counter" ticking off in the lower right hand corner. I love you Sly.
PUSH-IN, GETTIN' READY FOR A FIGHT!! by BringingSexyBack	Dec 30th, 2008 10:14:50 AM
PUSH-IN! GONNA RIP YOUR HEAD OFF YOUR SPINE! PUSH-IN!!!
The one person Sly needs is SCHWARZENEGGER! by ABking	Dec 30th, 2008 10:20:45 AM
AICN fans are talking about the black EXPENDABLE (Ving Rhames anyone?) or the gay EXPENDABLE (James Franco anyone?)...but the one guy Sly should convince to make a brief 5-10 minute cameo is ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER. And give him a military shed like in COMMANDO. That way, if he doesn't do any action scenes, we could always imagine what his character would have done if he had gone on the mission. This could become STALLONE & SCHWARZENEGGER's first action film together and what better way than in a war type tough guy movie. If this film is the huge 100 million domestic hit it's gonna be, Arnie just needs to set up his character to star in EXPENDABLE 2 (I know I'm jumping the gun ok guys!). I hope when this film is out and Sly is talking about VAN DUMB...I mean VAN DAMME turning down the role DOLPH got...I hope Stallone doesn't say Arnie turned him down as well. Arnie doesn't need to take the money, just have Sly donate it to CA or some charity. Same with Avi Lerners CONAN film. Arnie should take the cameo as King Conan and not get paid if it's a conflict of interest. Sly, if you are reading this, get Arnie to sign up for this old school 80's action film. Fuck all the other guys the board is throwing out there, get ARNOLD! Hell, tell Arnie to do CONAN with your pal LERNER!
UM, NO TO ARNIE by BringingSexyBack	Dec 30th, 2008 10:29:32 AM
Having Arnold on as a cameo would be an insult to the other actors who have to sweat and bleed to give good performances for Sly. And it would cheapen the movie. If you're gonna be in Sly's movie, give it 300% effort. Otherwise, spend your time balancing California's budget.
Uh, 300%??? by ABking	Dec 30th, 2008 10:34:07 AM
Well, Arnie can't "star" in the movie since he IS Governor, but maybe if Sly shoots Arnie's scene for last, he can do a 30 minute role!
Funny how this could become CONTRA-like by ABking	Dec 30th, 2008 10:48:25 AM
Sly and Arnie were always the only two guys that should have starred in a CONTRA film back in the 80's. It's funny Sly wrote a great military action film called THE EXPENDABLES that teams up numerous action stars. If Arnie has to sit the first film out, maybe it would be great for Sly and Arnie to make the sequel to EXPENDABLE only about the both of them going on a mission. Make it CONTRA style. Or maybe have the second film star Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Eastwood, Willis, Gibson and Jackie Chan!
...EXPENDABLES 2 AND 3! Sly's OCEAN'S FRANCHISE! by ABking	Dec 30th, 2008 10:50:31 AM
CLOONEY started the idea of an all star cast with his trilogy of caper films...now Sly can do something similar if this film hits like it should!
YOU GOT A POINT, ABKING by BringingSexyBack	Dec 30th, 2008 10:57:58 AM
I trust Sly to do the right thing. Loved Rocky Balboa and I was pleasantly surprised by Rambo (didn't have that much faith in it but he rocked it). Have you seen Mamma Mia, btw? Here's a clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =XZyplfo3ATo&feature=related
SLY NEEDS TO BRING BACK THE PSYCHO KNIFE KILLER FROM COBRA by BringingSexyBack	Dec 30th, 2008 11:00:12 AM
That guy was born to slice!!!!
THE FACT THAT THE WRESTLER IS GETTING THE OSCAR BUZZ by BringingSexyBack	Dec 30th, 2008 11:03:21 AM
is kinda bullshit. I never hesitated to say that Rocky Balboa was Oscar-worthy, and it fucking was. Sly was robbed.
CAN YOU IMAGINE A ROCKY-STYLE TRAINING MONTAGE by BringingSexyBack	Dec 30th, 2008 11:05:17 AM
with Sly, Jet, Statham, Al Leong, Dolph ... with Arnie telling them to build hurtin bombs? Holy shit.
Why not bring back Estell Getty or Janine Turner... by ABking	Dec 30th, 2008 11:13:05 AM
You guys are going overboard with telling Sly to cast old co-stars. Who's next, Dolly Parton!
WELL, HE IS BRINGING BACK THE BULLOCK by BringingSexyBack	Dec 30th, 2008 01:00:42 PM
But fuck Janine Turner. She's doing infomercials with Chuck Norris (AKA the Enemy). Her presence would cheapen Sly's movie. Michael Rooker, though? Bring him onboard.
Binks: al leong wasn't in DH or LW1.. al 'kabong' leong was by ironic_name	Dec 30th, 2008 01:36:26 PM
al 'kabong' leong loves us.
Butt fuck Janine Turner by ironic_name	Dec 30th, 2008 01:37:34 PM
okay!
dark knight = smart pg. by ironic_name	Dec 30th, 2008 01:37:43 PM
tension of a weapon in the room is better than shooting.
this movie needs a "you SONoffaBIDTCH" handshake scene by ironic_name	Dec 30th, 2008 01:49:09 PM
"whassa madduh? CIA godtju pushing toomany bensills?"
This film is Rambo, Predator, True Lies, Mission:Impossible 3... by ABking	Dec 30th, 2008 02:07:15 PM
...all roled into one. The Expendables can join that list of GREAT action films. Oh, by the way, SANDRA BULLOCK is out of the film according to CLINT at MOVIEHOLE.NET...http://www.mov iehole.net/200817141-various-n ews-items-301208
The 80's ruled so why not... by alienindisguise	Dec 30th, 2008 04:13:48 PM
bring back a fun over the top action flick that's not doused with cgi all over it.. Bring it on Sly!! I'll be there.
Gotta Eat is slang.. by dopeness	Dec 30th, 2008 04:34:00 PM
Kimbo Slice coined the term
get Kurt Russel, Mickey Rourke or Vin Diesel by coltrautman	Dec 30th, 2008 04:57:42 PM
for the mercenaries...do it sly....
this movie needs to be R by coltrautman	Dec 30th, 2008 05:01:37 PM
with a violent mercenary pic like this, it needs to be R-rated IMO...I dont want it to be "Rambo bloody" because I dont think it calls for it...but I dont want it to hold back at all...
PG-13 by monorail77	Dec 30th, 2008 05:51:43 PM
It worked OK for Die Hard 4 (in my opinion) and if it means Sly can make a fuckload more money and keep on making films, I am seriously ALL for it. What's to worry about? Intense blood and swearing or not, Sly will make a fucking awesome film. I am there!
Michael Biehn! by coltrautman	Dec 30th, 2008 05:59:39 PM
sly should get this guy....hes made for mercenary pics..
Vern - Re: teen audience and 80's action stars by TheNorthlander	Dec 30th, 2008 06:07:07 PM
I don't think it would be silly to assume that teens would be the audience for this film. Sure the main attraction here is to see our generation's heroes come together in a JLA / The Avengers sort of way and teens today need to be introduced to REAL action movies. But remember that the people who were teenagers and saw these films in the late 80's / early 90's have teen kids of their own now and they WILL bring them in droves to see this movie. While I would hate, hate, hate for this to be less violent, hardcore and actiony than what action movies of that period were - I think the studio knows fathers will take their sons to see this.
Northlander by Vern	Dec 30th, 2008 06:38:23 PM
That's the point though, if the fathers will take their sons to it should be rated R just like Rambo, Die Hard, Predator, etc. were. I guess the teens would be the ones who go see Jason Statham movies, but it seems to me it's dudes between about 17 and 25 who are into those, not ones under 17.
PUSH-IN!!! GET READY FOR THE THUNDA!!! by BringingSexyBack	Dec 30th, 2008 07:03:49 PM
Push-in!! We're gonna rape pillage and plunda!!! Pushin!!!
PUSH-IN!! YOUR GONNA SCREAM LIKE A WHORE!! by BringingSexyBack	Dec 30th, 2008 07:10:07 PM
Push-in!! After your dead we're gonna beat you some more!!! Push-in!!!
"Gonna have some fun tonight" by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Dec 30th, 2008 07:11:06 PM
Bill Duke, Predator.
VERN by Lornsorrow	Dec 30th, 2008 07:14:57 PM
Aside from the first sentence or two of my original post, the rest of it I wrote a ways back that I keep around for these sorts of occasions. Of course I'm not going to waste my time typing the same basic thing over and over.
PUSH-IN!! YOUR GONNA FEEL THE EYE OF THE TIGER!! by BringingSexyBack	Dec 30th, 2008 07:16:19 PM
Push-in!! La La La we're gonna rip your spleen out and feed it to ya!!! Push-in!!!
PUSH-IN!! IT DON'T MATTER IF YOUR GAY STRAIGHT OR BI !!! by BringingSexyBack	Dec 30th, 2008 07:19:24 PM
Push-in!! Just as long as you can make our enemies die!! Push-in!!!
Is Stallone still doing MUSA DAGH? by hyeguy	Dec 30th, 2008 07:29:55 PM
Is he still involved with Arnold in making it happen?
Vern, any chance of Arnie playing CHURCH like reported? by ABking	Dec 30th, 2008 10:14:08 PM
MOVIEHOLE had this... Church – The man that hires the ‘Expendables' to go after General Garza (who essentially runs his own island – described as a human rights graveyard). He’s an older bloke, and has a connection to the young man who Garza has apparently assassinated. This is personal, in other words. He wants Garza killed and his island burnt down. Five million dollars does the trick. (The rumour is, the role was written with Arnold Schwarzenegger in mind).
Is it possible by yubnubrocks	Dec 30th, 2008 10:16:31 PM
to do a CGI of Charles Bronson? Sorry, but he's the ultimate tough guy. You don't fuck with Bronson.
any word on whom the other 2 Expendables might be vern? by coltrautman	Dec 30th, 2008 10:24:12 PM
with guys like Stallone, statham, Jet Li, Dolph.....sly is going to have to find some relatively big-name "knowns" for this role.... also hes supposedly shooting big for the 2 Female roles...wonder whom they might be...
Church by Vern	Dec 30th, 2008 11:10:33 PM
That's interesting A.B. I thought of Church as an elderly gentleman but I guess Schwarzenegger would work. But if that was the case it would be pretty much a cameo. I'd rather have him as the villain in part 2 or something.
Vern by TheNorthlander	Dec 31st, 2008 02:26:40 AM
I agree totally that it should be R for that reason. How old do you have to be in order to go with a parent to an R rated movie though? Over here the highest rating is 15, but you can't go in even if you're with a guardian unless you've had your 15th birthday already. which would mean all the Fathers with their 13 year old sons would half to download the thing.
did I just say by TheNorthlander	Dec 31st, 2008 02:27:34 AM
'half to' download the thing? aw man...
yubnubrocks by TheNorthlander	Dec 31st, 2008 02:31:28 AM
CG Bruce Lee would totally kick CG Charles Bronson's ass.
Church/ARNOLD set up for part 2? by ABking	Dec 31st, 2008 06:49:42 AM
Vern, is CHURCH the kind of character that could be set up to go on a mission in part 2 if the sequel happens? I would love it if Arnie just took his own team movie with THE A-TEAM! Any movement on that?
Thenorthlander by coltrautman	Dec 31st, 2008 07:54:52 AM
in the U.S. you can go to R rated movies pretty much any age if you are with a guardian.
DocPazuzu by stvnhthr	Dec 31st, 2008 08:10:30 AM
Good to see you are alive and well and I think if you read my comment you can see it is in no way trolling as it is neither derogatory nor inflammatory. Again it is cool to see you are still around and with a little name change able to post on the boards. Also if you remember my Jurassic Park 4 story idea I'm not sure how much I posted but Ned was not alive on the island, at least not for more than a few minutes after his screen time. Still it is cool that your remember it that well. For a Doctor you may want to work on your bedside manner just a tad- you have some keen insights but sometimes you don't deliver them in the most loving way possible.
Bill Duke - Fuck Yeah by Crimson Dynamo	Dec 31st, 2008 08:31:57 AM
Gonna have me some fun, gonna have me some fun
AB by Vern	Dec 31st, 2008 09:25:56 AM
No, Church doesn't seem like he would be in a sequel, I just mean I would rather if Schwarzenegger was gonna be in this that he play a more substantial character. But it would still be cool.
Unless as a cameo, Arnie would try to walk off... by Rocco Curioso	Dec 31st, 2008 09:42:26 AM
with the movie. It would imbalance it to a great degree. As for the "gay squad member", just go with Nick Chinlund, and don't think twice. He's got that potentially dubious "smarmy/macho" swagger that would fit the role like a glove. Plus he's a primo actor. Seriously, guys... don't overthink this.
Totally agreed about Bill Duke, BTW by Rocco Curioso	Dec 31st, 2008 09:47:09 AM
He MUST figure into this. The man is the icing on any action movie cake.
I see your point Vern by ABking	Dec 31st, 2008 10:07:56 AM
Arnie might not even be in this film but because there are real "rumors" out there, lets hope Arnie takes a role. It would just be as cool if Arnie played JOHN "HANNIBAL" SMITH in THE A-TEAM film. Vern, check this out...http://www.thearnoldfans .com/news/1390.htm
THE CIA AGENT CALLING THE SHOTS NEEDS TO BE MICHAEL IRONSIDE by BringingSexyBack	Dec 31st, 2008 10:36:59 AM
or at least his brain in a robot.
How do we feel about PG-fucking-13? by Motoko Kusanagi	Dec 31st, 2008 10:37:40 AM
How do you feel when being kicked in the nuts for 120 minutes? Action movies should always be hard-R.
Sly will listen to the fans if they want an R! by ABking	Dec 31st, 2008 11:07:16 AM
NUFF SAID!
sounds like what INGLOURIOUS BASTARDS was 'supposed to be' by Prague23	Dec 31st, 2008 11:28:07 AM
Before Quentin wrote something down and instead of being crap like this movie sounds like it will be, turned out to be one hell of a nod towards film history that'll make my head spin. Oh well, now we get the best of both worlds I guess. But I'm sad to hear that the gov of Cali won't make an appearance in this film. Or Bruce Willis. Life goes on...
michael Jai white as black dude by colinjbooth	Dec 31st, 2008 12:15:52 PM

...and it's Inglourious Basterds by colinjbooth	Dec 31st, 2008 12:16:53 PM
If you're gonna spell it wrong, spell it wrong right.
IT'S INGLORIOUS BASTURDS by BringingSexyBack	Dec 31st, 2008 01:56:15 PM

Worked for a guy called Gerry Christmas once. by irritable	Dec 31st, 2008 03:09:10 PM
Every witty remark, he'd say "It's GERARD, okay!" Why do parents do this to kids? Names like Duane Pipe, Hugh Janus.
Movie needs more KRIS KRISTOFFERSON by Its a LION	Jan 1st, 2009 05:00:24 AM
"Like my daddy always said, "if you can't get out of it, get into it." "I thought your daddy used to say, "if you can't fix it, fuck it." "He said that, too."
Hey maybe Schwarzenegger is the gay expendable? by TheNorthlander	Jan 1st, 2009 12:50:35 PM
I mean, Stallone is directing this. That would actually be funny.
seppukudkurosawa by kuldan	Jan 1st, 2009 12:57:35 PM
Nice comment about Danny Glover's "dick blood." I was rolling...
Maybe Northlander is the gay expendable...in real life by ABking	Jan 1st, 2009 01:08:28 PM
...now thats funny:)
Lee Christmas -- Lloyd's brother? by WickedJester	Jan 2nd, 2009 03:24:08 PM
That's the only other Christmas I've known and he came with some Harry Dunne. I'm sure someone else brought this up, but I'm not reading through all the hate and nonsense.
What, was Michael Dudikoff busy? by Alkeoholic77	Jan 2nd, 2009 05:30:52 PM
Still I think it's a hilariously awesome cast.
EXPENDABLES or INGLORIOUS BASTARDS???? by onezeroone	Jan 4th, 2009 03:43:42 AM
Don't both movies seem to be going for similar elements, complete with stunt casting. Definitely more excited about this one than INGLORIOUS BASTARDS.
Both can kick ass! by ABking	Jan 4th, 2009 06:50:43 AM
Pitt and Sly seem to have winners on hand!
They've come to fuck your eyeballs so hard that you'll think it' by Wee Willie	Jan 5th, 2009 01:57:27 PM
That tag line is pure genius. Thanks for that, man. Very awesome.
Last Name: Christmas by Lost Boy	Jan 5th, 2009 02:30:41 PM
Dionte Christmas plays basketball for Temple. He's their best player. http://tinyurl.com/83x57p Caesar anyone?
Thomas Ian Griffith by YeahSureWhatever	Jan 6th, 2009 06:47:48 AM
Make it happen.
Forest Whitaker? by Darth Busey	Jan 6th, 2009 11:25:44 AM
The description of SANDS in this film almost sounds like Whitaker's character in BLOODSPORT. AWESOME. p.s. Sly - yeah, you need to get Carl Weathers in this thing.
Hedgehog000 by Hedgehog000	Jan 6th, 2009 03:31:27 PM
This would be perfect with Arnold in a cameo as the President. And don't forget Van Damme (or rather JCVD) maybe as the villain.
Hey, here's a great idea! by MyManD316	Jan 7th, 2009 11:41:20 AM
Get JCVD to play the gay character and Segal to cut off his ponytail and play the black character!
This'll be cool by Genre_Baby	Jan 9th, 2009 06:47:06 PM
If there's a lot more Dolph (I hope he's NOT the character Vern thinks he is), but it sounds like a blast. So I'm there. I liked some of the Mercenaries in last years' Rambo and thought a couple of them stole the show from Stallone.
The Expendables Versus Ingorious Basterds by doublepunk	Feb 11th, 2009 09:51:40 PM
I think Sly and QT made a bet to see who could better reincarnate "The Dirty Dozen" for a 21st Century sensibility. It could get ugly out there...
Lotta life in this old post eh' by Orcus	Feb 12th, 2009 07:51:23 AM

Coolest name of a real person I met... by Teddy Artery	Feb 17th, 2009 08:48:03 PM
Hunter Jaw... I'm not kidding!

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