So when did this get back to being rated R? I saw a TV spot yesterday and it said rated R. I cheered and scratched my head because of the report this was going to be PG 13 so long ago.
^ Agreed. But from what I hear, they used squibs, and in that clip where Stallone uses his finger to pretend shoot, you can clearly see squibs, and not action essentials blood.
If I'm remembering this correctly (and there's always a chance I'm not) I seem to recall AintItCool running stories about the original idea for Expendables 2 having something to do with a Predator-style sci-fi villian. It wasn't literally the Predator, but it was a similar idea.
Mild spoilers ... though I'm not sure there's all that much to spoil. Couple of great pullquotes ...
"Anyone who shells out for a ticket expecting Citizen Kane is some kind of fool but if you’re in the market for about an hour and a half of untrammelled macho bull**** and a bunch of stuff blowing up, The Expendables 2 is for you."
"In the first 30 seconds, there’s enough gun porn in The Expendables 2 to last the average Call Of Duty fanatic a lifetime."
"Every scene culminates in some sort of fight. Every single shot, in fact, has a fight in it. Sometimes the fights are interrupted so that another fight can take place in the middle. Then it’s back to the fighting."
"Make no mistake; The Expendables 2 is a terrible film. With careless plotting, a lazy reliance on cliché and one of the worst sound mixes of any mainstream release in history it’s a slap in the face to the Cahiers du Cinema set. But if you’re willing to overlook all that, it’s kind of OK."