14 DAY TRIAL // The waiting is almost over: Sylvester Stallone’s highly-mediated return to intense action movies, the star-packed “The Expendables,” is scheduled for release on August 13. So far, fans have had no less than three trailers for the film: the fourth has just been released and it is a genuine call to arms for all real men out there, as AceShowbiz underlines.
As if all the heavyweight actors brought together for a single project was not enough to bring men into theaters again, this new trailer tackles the issue from a different angle. Instead of offering more insight into the plot, the trailer is a sum of action scenes with a very clear message: Hollywood has been conquered by teenage and girlie movies, and the time has come for men to claim what is rightfully theirs back. “The Expendables” is not a film that should be downloaded off the torrents, but experienced in a movie theaters, the trailer also says.
“After three full trailers, ‘The Expendables’ launches another trailer which is undoubtedly unique. Instead of putting the focus on the action movie alone, this so-called ‘Call to Arms Trailer’ wants to remind people how a bunch of ‘woman-oriented’ films have hijacked theaters since earlier this year. Thus, it features glimpses of the likes of ‘Dear John,’ ‘The Twilight Saga’s Eclipse’ and ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ before giving a look at scenes from ‘Expendables’ itself. However, the footage is not accompanied with the dialog from the actors, making the video more appropriate to be called a teaser,” AceShowbiz says.
“‘The Expendables’ which is set for August 13 U.S. release focuses on a group of mercenaries, The Expendables, who is hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator after years of unspeakable corruption that concludes with tragedies. Once the mission begins, the men realize things aren’t quite as they appear, finding themselves caught in a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal,” the same publication says of the plot.
As one may easily imagine, the hook of the movie is not the plot or dialog, but rather the action scenes and the impressive cast. Based on a script by Sylvester Stallone and also directed by Sly himself, the film stars Sly, Jet Li, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Danny Trejo and even includes a cameo from none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger himself. Below is the new trailer: enjoy. *Be advised that the trailer below includes one instance of offensive language.
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