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Sep 2023
50m 59s

The Expendables: Old But Gold

The Salty Nerd
About this episode

What happens when you get a bunch of aging action stars and MMA fighters together?  You get The Expendables, of course!  Who doesn't want to see your favorite action movie icons from the 80s and 90s team up with MMA fighters and new action icons to whoop some butt?
The Salty Nerds debate the merits of this "Ageing action" film, written and directed by Sylvester Stallone himself, and starring all his buddies like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Jason Statham, Steve Austin, Terry Crews, and Mickey Rourke.
What is your review of The Expendables (2010)?  Did you love it?  Hate it?  Are you in the retirement home yet?  Let us know in the comments!

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