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LAME - like the previous two

posted 9 years ago by fnmlegend
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Just watched this pile of *beep* for the second time ever. MAN.... There really is only one true LW movie - the other three should be renamed "The Three Stooges Do LA."

The crudeness all really culminates in this utter piece of garbage LW4. The whole opening act is some of the lamest, most poorly written, appallingly directed, rubbishly-acted trash I've ever had the displeasure of witnessing (this is before the scene when Gibson chases the Chinese guy, & gets caught hanging from the roof). It is cringeworthy - the lame jokes, the stupid saxophone, Murtaugh in his underwear clucking like a chicken, Gibson constantly smirking to himself at his own awesomeness.

Then we get the STUPID action scenes (like riding a table on the highway - WOO HOO!). If it wasn't for Jet Li, this would rank down there with the worst films ever made.... unbelievable when you go back & watch the first one - same cast, same director, same saxophone, yet... it's awesome. HOW?

HASBEENS!!! Now Gibson's making threatening phonecalls to his fifth girlfriend whenever he has spare time from getting drunk, driving drunk, openly making horrible anti-semitic remarks, and making even more horrible Expendables movies....
I'd rather watch LW1 or The Dark Knight for the 5,000th time than watch this film a third time.

[–] frankzappayay 9 years ago

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[–] cremuslohe 9 years ago

Absolutely! Horrible terrible film. I remember seeing it at the cinema when it came out and very nearly walking out halfway through. It seems to have been made more to serve Gibson's ego than add anything to the previous films.