Allow me to quickly
introduce myself: My name is Kara, and I live over at www.karaschatter.com . I have no
experience in the movie industry, other than watching and appreciating them. I
thought I would offer up my movie reviewing skills, or lack thereof, to The
Basement to give readers a female perspective on movies, new, old, good, and
bad.
First off: I will admit that I’m a late bloomer when it
comes to appreciating old action flicks. Being a girl, I tend to steer more
towards tear-jerking romantic comedies rather than blood and guts action
flicks, but thanks to my husband, I caught up on the “classics.” And, man, am I
glad I did before watching this movie. (I just watched Die Hard for the first
time last Christmas – shame on me, I know)
When the first Expendables movie came out, I was quite
pleased by the ensemble cast. The second edition though? I was over the moon
stoked to see it. It didn’t hurt that my “other husband” Jason Statham returned
for the sequel, but I digress …
What can I say about this movie other than how awesomely
chock-filled of cheesy 80’s excellence it is? From the beginning to end action
to the not-so-subtle movie references, I was giddy during the entire movie. It
did not disappoint me at all. Actually, that’s a lie – I somewhat expended
Ah-nuld to make some kind of “Get to the choppa” remark, but I’ll forgive him.
I really think the Expendables 2 is one of the underdog
movies of the summer, with big blockbusters such as Total Recall, the Dark
Knight Rises and The Bourne Legacy dominating the box office, but if you really
just want to enjoy a no-frills, shoot-em-up movie that’s just fun to watch,
this one is the golden ticket.
I will say that I was marginally surprised to see a female (Maggie,
played by Nan Yu) join the Expendables, but it was a nice break from the overly-toned
trapezius muscles. It also just goes to show that girls can kick a little ass
too.
Overall, this girlish movie goer really, REALLY enjoyed this
movie. Sure, it lacked the twists and turns in the plot that most action movies
have these days, but it was GOOD. No confusion, no mess (other than the
itty-bitty human pieces blown everywhere in the movie), just a bunch of WIN.
Great write up! welcome to the Basement!
ReplyDeleteI just saw it for a second time and it is just awesome, big smile on my face the whole time.