THE EXPENDABLES (Sylvester Stallone, 2010)

[Jox]

Of course, they judge on the details of it, not the general idea or originality of the project.

[Jox]

[Jox]

The EXTENDED DIRECTOR'S CUT is now on Amazon for pre-order
(beware this is a Region A Blu-ray so unless you have a multi-region BR player, which is harder to get than for DVD, you'd rather wait for the region B releases)
http://www.amazon.com/Expendables-Direc ... 307&sr=1-5

[Jox]

Apparently the EXTENDED CUT has been playing on German cable channel Sky Cinema, here's a review and detailed comparison

http://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittb ... ?ID=503364

The director's cut vs theatrical comparison in english
http://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=503364

In this case, however, I can assure you that with the Extended Cut of The Expendables almost everything was done right. To the full delight of the author of this report the work that was put into it was more than worth it.

MORE Dolph Lundgren. Furthermore, scenes with him that were already in the theatrical cut have been re-edited and almost exclusively to his advantage. In the Extended Cut his character Gunner Jensen is for example less “demonized”, which makes his change of attitude at the end of the movie more plausible. Also his fight with Jet Lee, whose key points were vigorously critizised, now opens with the necessary calm before the storm. The editing is also better. This does not reinvent the whole situation, but it makes the most of it. Similar is true for the showdown, although the nature of the flaws was different there.

Things like the new score for the final shootout are more or less a matter of taste.
Overall, however, the Extended Cut is clearly the better of the two versions.
It is nevertheless self-explanatory that not all the flaws of the theatrical cut were smoothed out. For that a) more and b) other material would have been needed. There is no miraculous revelation of character depth, which probably also does not belong in such a movie. That being said, the new version offers more material exactly where it was needed. Moreover, the sequencing, focus and editing have been improved.

[Jox]

5 Questions With Eric Roberts
http://www.expendablespremiere.com/1/post/2011/11/exclusive-interview-5-questions-with-eric-roberts.html

[Jox]

Custom-made figure

[Jox]

The director's cut will be out on Blu-ray and DVD in Germany on February 24, 2012!
http://www.splendid-film.de/ceemes//article/show/144583
http://www.splendid-film.de/ceemes//article/show/144579

[Mosquito]

Hm, I'll take the voucher for Christmas.

[Jox]

The official Hot Toys 1/6 figures, with the addition of Li and Statham

[Jox]

EXTENDED DIRECTOR'S CUT ANNOUNCED DECEMBER 13!!!
(Blu-ray only it seems)

The Expendables Extended Director's Cut includes 11 additional minutes over the theatrical cut. It also includes a newly recorded introduction by its writer, director and star Sylvester Stallone; a featurette on Stallone and his directing career; 'Inferno,' a feature-length behind-the-scenes documentary that provides a unique perspective on the filmmaking process from Stallone's distinctive point of view; Spike TV program 'Action: The Expendables;' and a Sully Erna of Godsmack music video. A digital copy will also be included.

[Jox]

DIRECTOR'S CUT BACKCOVER

[Jox]

[Jox]

New promo video from Sly on the set of EX2

[shooby]

I don't remind if it was already posted

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABX9KEBAtUw

[Jox]

I don't remind if it was already posted

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABX9KEBAtUw

No but it SPOILS big time and should be taken down (from Youtube and here).