Barney Ross is the leader of a mercenary group called "The Expendables". Members of The Expendables is:- Lee Christmas, the knife expert who is also a former member of Britain's elite forces are SAS (Special Air Service).- Yin Yang, of Vietnamese descent who is an expert martial empty hand- Hale Caesar, his specialty is a rifle- The expert Toll Road blasting- Gunnar Jansen sniper- Tool vendor supplying arms weapons for The Expendables
Even if The Expendables is a group of mercenaries (mercenaries) are always close to the violence, but they still uphold the values of humanity. Barney Ross always forbade his subordinates to torture opponents who are already powerless.Unfortunately there is a personnel The Expendables Barney who do not obey it is Gunnar. Once The Expendables managed to beat the hordes of pirates in Somalia and freed the hostages but Gunnar cruelly hanging leaders intend sea bajk already helpless, fortunately averted by Barney and Yin Yang.Because of the bad character, Gunnar forced out of The Expendables.
Once The Expendables got an assignment from a mysterious priest who called himself Mr. Church.The task of Mr. Church that is killing General Garza who is the leader of a country in the South American country called Vilena. General Garza could become the leader of the bloody coup Vilena Vilena then lead to severely that its people were suffering.The task was certainly a tough task and can be considered almost impossible for a head of state, General Garza certainly guarded by about 600 soldiers (indeed only 600 for Vilena is a small country). But because the pay was good, Barney received the assignment of Mr. Church it.
As a first step, Barney and Christmas comes with a chartered plane ride to Vilena, they pose as biologists will examine the bird species in Vilena Vilena and was permitted to enter.In Vilena, Barney and Christmas meet up with a friend of Mr. Church that will assist their task that a woman named Sandra.It turned out that Sandra is the daughter of General Garza who was intending against his father for not happy with the style that commands him that miserable people.
But while observing the headquarters of General Garza, Barney and his friends caught Vilena army that shot. But with his skills as a mercenary, Barney and Christmas can take the fight to get away and then fled with chartered flights.
Fortunately Vilena has no air force so that Barney and Christmas with the plane not to be pursued. Not only that, Barney and Christmas air attack in the form of bombings that killed about 40 soldiers Vilena.Unfortunately, Sandra left behind in Vilena so caught by soldiers who do not care Vilena although Sandra is the daughter of General Garza.
When in Vilena, Barney and Christmas was photographing Americans who look close to General Garza so that it can be tracked who exactly the Americans. It turned out that the Americans are former members of the CIA who defected named James Munroe.James Munroe is what helped General Garza make a coup so that it can become a leader Vilena. But actually only made Gen. James Munroe Garza as a figurehead for the real James Munroe that control Vilena and James Munroe use in Vilena land for growing marijuana.
James Munroe evil deed was already known to the CIA but it is not possible to deploy troops to Vilena because it could damage the image of the United States. Then the CIA sent one of his agents, Mr. Church to rent The Expendables.
Barney actually had to cancel its cooperation with Mr. Church because it realized that the task was very dangerous Vilena. But Barney remember that Sandra is still lagging behind in Vilena and Sandra was in a deplorable state in Vilena. Sandra tortured by James Munroe and his men in order to confess with whom he collaborated, but Sandra still does not want to admit.Feeling indebted to Sandra, Barney was determined to return to Vilena to release him. Barney has banned his friends come to Vilena, but because of the strong sense of solidarity, Barney's friends in The Expendables forced to come to Vilena.Barney finally went to Vilena to the entire personnel of The Expendables.
But on the way to Vilena, Barney and his friends were blocked by Gunnar. Turns Gunnar feel hurt because it was issued by The Expendables so defected to the James Munroe.After going through an exciting battle, Gunnar managed to cut off even from the testimony Gunnar, Barney can get valuable information to defeat James Munroe and General Garza.
Thanks to information from Gunnar, Barney and his friends could infiltrate General Garza's palace and freed Sandra to be raped by men James Munroe. But the action of Barney and his friends known by the soldiers Vilena.Although it has fought with intriguing and persistent, but because outnumbered the number of its personnel, The Expendablse forced to surrender and return captive Sandra James Munroe.
Fortunately there was a split between General Garza and James Munroe. General Garza was irritated because so far only used as a puppet generals especially James Munroe catch Sandra, her son was tortured. General Garza demanded to release Sandra James Munroe.
Quarrels are mounting that James Munroe and his men were forced to kill General Garza and his bodyguard. As a result, the army does not care Vilena The Expendable and attacked James Munroe and his men who killed General Garza.The occasion was used to blow up the palace Expendable General Garza and chase James Munroe and his men were trying to escape by helicopter carrying Sandra hostage.
After going through the exciting battle, one by one the men James Munroe defeated and finally James Munroe was killed later Sandra could be released unharmed.No more oppression in Vilena and its people can live peacefully.
My opinion about this film:I highly recommend this movie for fans of action movies, not only because it filled action scenes are exciting, but because the film's star-studded.Almost all united action movie superstar in the movie is Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Steve Austin, Mickey Rourke and Bruce Willis. Even Arnold Schwarzenegger also appeared in the film even if only for a moment.
Actually, the director that Sylvester Stallone has asked Arnold Schwarzenegger to serve as Mr. Church so that it can perform longer but since Arnold Schwarzenegger was too busy with his position as governor, he chose acting as Trench, a former leader of The Expendables that appear only briefly.
But the most unique is the role performed by Jet Li. In his movies, Jet Li is always portrayed as a martial hero invincible but in the film The Expendables this, Jet Li (acting as Yin Yang) always lose a fight with Dolph Lundgren (acting as Gunnar).
Although this action film is quite entertaining but unfortunately, there are many sadistic scenes that the film is less worthy watched by children and even teenagers (this film is zoned for adults).Unlike the movie The A Team, although many action scenes are exciting but not at all memorable sadistic.