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2010 will go down as the year of the “men-on-a-mission” movie. At least four vied for the attention of movie-goers, and in the case of two MOAM movies, they were headlined by actors who are card-carrying members of the AARP.
But in the case of Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables, it wasn’t just that it was about a group of men on a mission; it was declarative statement to the rest of Hollywood that while action relics like Dolph Lundgren are relegated to direct-to-video status, where nobody can see their action romps on the big screen, they aren’t going down without a fight.
The Expendables is a movie that arrives about fifteen years too late to celebrate a period in cinema where action stars dominated Hollywood. And these were action stars, not actors-playing-action stars. Today, we have to settle for heroes with names like Harry or Edward. What happened to manly names like Cobra, Riggs, or Braddock? Hell, just take the first name “John” and have it in front of “Rambo,” “Matrix,” and “McClane,” and you have three of the most bad-ass characters in cinematic history right there.
The actors who play those characters (Stallone, Schwarzenegger, and Willis) have a summit meeting inside a church in the film in a scene that has been twenty-plus years in the making. And to have it inside a church is more than poetic: three action gods conversing while the only other audience is the Almighty himself. (And Chuck Norris, because he hears everything.)
The Expendables is an action fan’s wet dream. So wet that you’ll be wringing out your underwear, putting on a new pair and then soiling them minutes later. And that was during its theatrical release. On home video, soilage goes up hundredfold, because you can pause, rewind and replay the awesomeness. Watch Dolph Lundgren win the debate with his opening statement to a bunch of pirates in a scene that would make Clive Owen go “yeeesh” while chewing on a carrot.
If you want a blow-by-blow description of what happens in the movie here it goes. Stuff blows up while the heroes kick-ass and don’t cry. Neither do big girls, but this isn’t a movie about them.
As for the home video release, the Blu-ray looks to be the way to go in terms of presentation and bells and whistles. Besides documentaries, you get a DVD of the feature film and a digital copy. So if you find yourself jonesing for some action goodness and you don’t have a Blu-ray player nearby, you have options. Which is more than that pirate had.
Notable BD Extras: Ultimate Recon Mode (Interactive BonusView Viewing Experience), Audio Commentary with Sly, Two Documentaries (“Inferno” and “From the Ashes”) Comic-Con 2010 Panel, Deleted Scene, Gag Reel and Marketing Archive.
BEST DVD PRICE
Target – $13
Best Buy – $16.99
Fry’s – N/A
Amazon – $12.99
BEST BLU-RAY PRICE
Target – $24.99
Best Buy – $19.99
Fry’s – $24.99
Amazon – $19.99
Eat Pray Love – [DVD / BD]
The Search for Santa Paws – [DVD / BD]
Flipped – [DVD / BD]
Human Weapon: Complete Series 1 – [DVD / BD]
The Winning Season – [DVD]
WWE: Bragging Rights 2010 – [DVD]
Deadwood: Complete Series
The Hunting Party
America Lost and Found: The BBS Story
Life/Planet Earth Collection – (BD, $56.49)
X-Men Trilogy – (BD, $29.99)
Dirty Harry Film Collection – (BD, $28.99)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Film Collection – (BD, $28.99)
The Wizard of Oz – (3-Disc Emerald Edition BD, $19.99)
Gone with the Wind – (The Scarlet Edition BD, $19.99)
How to Train Your Dragon – (BD,+DVD, $17.99)
Heat – (BD, $10.49)
The Book of Eli – (BD, $14.99)
Clash of the Titans (2010) – (BD, $14.99)
MacGruber – (BD, $14.99)
Green Zone – (BD, $14.49)
Get Him to the Greek – (BD, $14.99)
She’s Out of My League – (BD, $12.99)
Hot Tub Time Machine – (BD, $12.99)
Zombieland – (BD, $12.99)
Role Models – (BD, $10.99)
Observe and Report – (BD, $9.99)
Terminator Salvation – (BD, $10.99)
The Box – (BD, $9.99)
Batman: Gotham Knight – (BD, $10.99)
Batman: Under the Hood – (BD, $10.99)
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies – (BD, $10.99)
Justice League: The New Frontier – (BD, $10.99)
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths – (BD, $9.99)
Wonder Woman – (BD, $10.99)
New Releases (available 11/23/10):
Eat Pray Love (BD, $22.99 – DVD, $17.99)
The Search for Santa Paws* (BD+DVD, $25.99 – DVD, $17.99)
Beauty and the Beast (2-Disc DVD, $17.99)
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family: The Play ($12.99)
The Pillars of Earth: Mini-Series (BD, $44.99 – DVD, $34.99)
$17.99 TV on DVD: One Tree Hill (Season 6), Two and a Half Men (Season 6)
$16.99 TV on DVD: The Shield (Season 6), Rescue Me (Season 6)
$14.99 TV on DVD: Heroes (Season 3), The Office (Season 5), House (Season 5), Battlestar Galactica (Season 4.5)
$14.99 BDs: Remember Me, Green Zone, The Wolfman, MacGruber, The Hurt Locker, Get Him to the Greek
$12.99 BDs: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Zombieland, Tooth Fairy, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Hot Tub Time Machine, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, She’s Out of My League
$9.99 DVDs: Remember Me, Green Zone, The Wolfman, MacGruber, The Hurt Locker, Get Him to the Greek, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Zombieland, Tooth Fairy, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Hot Tub Time Machine, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, She’s Out of My League
$7.99 BDs: Planet Hulk, 3:10 to Yuma
$3.49 DVDs: Final Destination 3, Jaws 3
Sons of Anarchy (Season 1 – BD, $24.99)
Glee (Season 1 – DVD, $19.99)
How to Train Your Dragon (BD+DVD, $17.99)
New Releases (available 11/23/10):
Eat Pray Love (BD, $22.99 – DVD, $16.99)
The Search for Santa Paws* (BD+DVD, $24.99 – DVD, $16.99)
Beauty and the Beast (2-Disc DVD, $16.99)
Exclusive: Eat Pray Love DVD with CD Soundtrack ($22.99)
Toy Story 3 (2-Disc BD, $19.99)
TinkerBell and the Great Fairy Rescue (BD+DVD, $19.99)
Note: Prices good through 11/23/10
New Releases (available 11/23/10):
Eat Pray Love (BD, $22.99)
The Search for Santa Paws* (BD+DVD, $24.99 – DVD, $16.99)
Beauty and the Beast (2-Disc DVD, $16.99)
$25.99 TV on DVD: The Boondocks (Season 3), Human Target (Season 1)
$19.99 BDs: Toy Story 3 (2-Disc BD), Beauty and the Beast (BD+DVD)**, Stardust, Crazy Heart, Collateral, Broken Arrow/Chain Reaction/Speed (3-Pack), The Omen/The Amityville Horror/The Fly (3-Pack)
$14.99 BDs: Juno/27 Dresses/The Devil Wears Prada (3-Pack), The Day After Tomorrow/I, Robot/The Terminator (3-Pack), There’s Something About Mary/What Happened in Vegas/The Girl Next Door (3-Pack), Jumper/The Transporter/Transporter 2 (3-Pack), The Last of the Mohicans, Ip Man (1-Disc), The Peacemaker, Leaves of Grass, Romeo + Juliet, My Cousin Vinny, M*A*S*H
$9.99 DVDs: Just Wright, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Hot Tub Time Machine
$4.99 DVDs***: Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Die Hard 3, Alien3, Alien Resurrection, AVP: Alien vs. Predator, AVP: Alien vs. Predator: Requiem, The Abyss: Special Edition
The Pacific (DVD, $48.99)
Open Season (BD 3D, $29.99)
Avatar: Extended Edition (DVD, $19.99)
A Christmas Carol (DVD, $16.99)
Toy Story 3 (DVD, $13)
* Save an extra $10 on The Search for Santa Paws BD+DVD release with this coupon.
** Save an extra $10 on Beauty and the Beast BD+DVD release with this coupon.
*** Save additional 50% off with the purchase of Avatar: Extended Edition ($19.99). Must be purchased on the same receipt.
