Two-disc set includes: The Expendables (2010) Co-writer/director/star Sylvester Stallone leads the charge in this blockbuster that boasts an ensemble cast of action stars, including Jason Statham, Jet LI, Dolph Lundgren, and Steve Austin. Sly heads a team of mercenaries on a suicide mission in South America to dethrone a dictator. However, when they're betrayed by their benefactor, all their skills will be needed to survive. Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger make cameo appearances. 103 min. C/Rtg: R The Expendables 2 (2012) Sylvester Stallone (who also co-wrote) and his band of soldiers-for-hire (Jason Statham, Jet LI, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, and Randy Couture) return, along with a young recruit (Liam Hemsworth), in this slam-bang sequel. Joined by a CIA agent (Bruce Willis), an old buddy of Stallone's (Chuck Norris), and a rival mercenary (Arnold Schwarzenegger), the boys find themselves squaring off against a sinister international arms dealer (Jean-Claude Van Damme). 102 min. C/Rtg: R The Expendables 3 (2014) In their third action-packed outing, Sylvester Stallone (who also co-wrote), Jason Statham, and the rest of their fellow soldiers-for-hire are once again up to their necks in explosive danger. This time, they gear up for their most personal fight yet as they try to take down a ruthless gunrunner (Mel Gibson) who years ago co-founded the mercenary team with Sly before betraying him. Antonio Banderas, Jet LI, Wesley Snipes, Kelsey Grammer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Harrison Ford also star. 126 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 Expend4bles (Expendables 4) (2023) Sylvester Stallone is back as Barney Ross for a fourth action star-jammed adventure, as he turns to a mercenary mix of old hands (Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture) and new blood (50 Cent, Megan Fox, Levy Tran) to take out a ruthless arms dealer (Iko Uwais) whose trafficking in nuclear warheads might do nothing less than spark World War III. Return to R-rated mayhem for the franchise co-stars Andy Garcia, Tony Jaa, Jacob Scipio. 103 min. C/Rtg: R Widescreen; Soundtrack: English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish.
