Expend4bles – Time to Retire

Expend4bles is the epitome of milking an idea dry. It's lazy, visually a mess, and its narrative is almost completely nonsensical.

Worse, like the third entry in the series, Expend4bles doesn't seem to grasp what made people interested in its concept in the first place. We lose even more of the action stars we all love and replace them with even less interesting people. Sure, this one returns the R rating, but the blood and carnage are swallowed by the horrific green screen and ludicrous plot.

Its greatest offense, though, may be its complete waste of the talents of Tony Jaa and Iko Uwais. If you have two of Asia's great action stars in your movie, then back up and let them make magic.

Sly Stallone, who created the franchise and has served as its main star, is so disinterested in the proceedings that he's barely in the movie; when he is, he mostly sits alone in random vehicles.

Exend4bles is wholly deserving of its seven Razzie Nominations and complete implosion at the box office. And, yet, I still love it. Damn you, nostalgia!

Now, sit back, toast to Barney's memory with a Pranqster Belgian Style Golden Ale from North Coast Brewing Co., and equip your prescription scope! I, the Thunderous Wizard (@WriterTLK), Bling Blake, and Capt. Cash are bashing some skulls with the classics at our local watering hole!

This Week’s Segments:

• Introduction/Plot Breakdown – They'll die when they're dead! (00:00)
• Lingering Questions – Which action star did the franchise sorely lack? (38:18)
• The "Lucky Ring" Trivia Challenge – I challenge the field to trivia about the movie. (56:24)
• Recommendations – We offer our picks for the week and next up: We retire Aging Action Star Flops with Half Past Dead, a title that ironically describes Steven Seagal's acting career at the time! (1:06:56)

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