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January 19, 2012, 1:01 am
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: chuck norris, expendables, pg 13, purple blood, screen space, upper torso
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: chuck norris, expendables, pg 13, purple blood, screen space, upper torso
News that Expendables 2 Will Be PG-13 because of Chuck Norris is a bit puzzling, not so much for the fact itself as for the rationale: Norris wouldn’t be in it if they didn’t remove the ‘vulgar dialogue in the screenplay’.
If there’s one thing I remember about Expendables 1, it’s not the vulgar dialogue. It’s the practically-nonstop CGI-created blood explosions and vaporized bodies. Presumably that’s all ok with Chuck Norris, and the MPAA. Stallone just turned that guy’s upper torso into hamburger and the CGI techs filled 75% of screen space with a gigantic Niagara-like splash of purple blood, but no f-word? PG-13 it is, then.
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Wow. I missed that movie. (Really, I miss all movies.) I guess I’ll have to see it.
Changing the subject, one movie I did not miss was Four Lions. Did you see it? What did you think of it?
Comment by Pastorius January 19, 2012 @ 10:25 amI wouldn’t say you have to see Expendables. It is not a good movie (and as you know, I’m predisposed to like Stallone. I also like practically anything with Jason Statham. But still. Expendables was just bad. I actually reviewed it for RWCG somewhere, but I’m tired of linking to myself.)
I haven’t seen or heard of Four Lions, but it looks very interesting. Thanks,
Comment by Sonic Charmer January 19, 2012 @ 1:48 pmHow you could take all of those actors and make such a crappy film is beyond me. Dolph Lundgren should sue for non-support.
Comment by Chris January 20, 2012 @ 11:27 am