Wednesday 30 March 2011

Re-post April 3rd : The Expendables



Found this picture of the ancient dragon who shares the namesake of a famous black cartoon cat off the promotional photo for the upcoming film The Expendables (2010) which is set for early year end release. 
The film features an all-star cast of your favorite badass villain and hero from the past 20 years or so. Yeah, an all star cast of action stars such as Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren (hmm, longer life than the Belgian shortie eh?) , Mickey Rourke, Stone Cold Steve Austin plus confirmed cameos of Bruce Willis and that Guv’ Schwarzenegger. Hmm,. there should be some other fellahs that I might’ve missed out.. yeah that always funny and large-tongued Terry Crews, plus the psycho Danny Trejo has some bit parts methinks.
Of course on the forum boards there were discussions and suggestions of which other action film stars that is missing from this motley crew… yeah the list stood (and which I agreed to be eligible/ sorely missed from the ensemble imho) are in random order ; Jackie Chan (him and his many cameos elsewhere), Antonio Banderas (maybe the least ‘action’ star), Tony Jaa (why not? Rest of the world selection eh?), Wesley Snipes (come on, he’s the only badass kicking black), The Rock (maybe he got canned because Stallone himself stole that set of nice tatts?), Jean Claude Van Damme (the Belgian shorty, now I reckon he’d be about Jet Li’s height eh?), Ray Park (imagine him and Tony Jaa and their mad stunts), Chuck Norris (if he can still stand..) and eh.. how about Vinnie Jones? nah two Brits, no way.
Anyway,. all I’m in awe at this ancient piece of meat aside from the fake tatts is his age.. Goodness he must be about 50 pushing 60 something like that eh? And the bod, perhaps a coupla syringes and dozens of pills aid thus, but hey the work out? dayyumm.. Now I remember his aged weathered face when he appeared on Rambo 4 a couple of years back… but now he looks toighter ,.
Yeah one of the many promotional posters of the film…