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The Expendables

1988Movie1 h 29 minR

55
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb4.5
55
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb4.5

Summary

Captain Baronski, assigned a squad of misfit soldiers, trains them into a fighting powerhouse "The Expendables." Breaking every rule, they must risk their lives crossing into Cambodia to save the American hostages.

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Early-Installment Weirdnessin 2,763 titlesThe first film's color palatte is noticeably darker with almost every action scene shot in dim environments, either at dusk or indoors; the sequels has a far brighter color composition in comparison.War for Fun and Profitin 145 titlesUltimately averted by the end of the first movie, finally going in to kick ass because an innocent woman's going to get murdered if Barney doesn't save her.All 187 tropes

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