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Max Braden: Sweet! I mean, sure it's going to be a letdown, but this is the Dirty Dozen of the '80s generation. I just wish they could have squeezed in Seagal, Van Damme, Mel Gibson... maybe a little Action Jackson. I think this trailer is an improvement over the first, which just showed a lot of action shots with not much relation to each other. This one manages to imply there's a story arc, and the pumping music helps. But I'd be concerned about the younger audiences who were never invested in these stars. By comparison, The Losers is going to be much more appealing.

Michael Lynderey: I'm not sure that there's really such a large mass of a diverse crowd out there to merge. The Steve Austin bunch apparently added up to $7 million for The Condemned, Jet Li and Jason Statham teamed up for just $22 million in War (Statham's Transporter movies go just a bit higher, while Li is usually around the $20 millions), and, to Stallone's credit, he did beat 'em all with $42 million for Rambo (IV) - I guess that would be the '80s people, but a lot of them are already into Statham as is. I guess my point is that, yes, The Expendables could merge a couple of different blocks, but what's the number generated by this particular equation? Especially since such an "inside" movie could potentially turn off everyone else?

In many ways, this movie really needed Bruce Willis as a lead.

Pete Kilmer: Totally looking forward to this movie. It's on my must see list for this year. Sure, Stallone basically ripped off the Tarantino idea he had for the original Inglourious Basterds - of having all the big action stars in one movie together for a war movie. Action junkies have wanted something likes this for years. YEARS! Granted, it would have been cool to have the others (Van Damme, Seagal, Norris and some others) in it. But if there is a sequel, they can easily do it if they want. There are plenty of guys in their 40s, 50s and 60s not really doing anything huge outside of straight-to-video/USA projects that this could really help.

The other thing to keep in mind is that this movie will do huge internationally with this cast. For whatever this cost to make, it's been in the vein of Stallone's Rambo and Rocky last pictures and it will make a pile of cash outside of the US. Can't wait.

Remember way back when people liked Tom Cruise?

Knight and Day – Opens June 25th

David Mumpower: God help me, I think this is a hit.

Josh Spiegel: I completely agree. I'm not the biggest fan of Cameron Diaz (who apparently is doing a mix of being a huge ditz and, weirdly, knowing how to straddle Tom Cruise on a motorcycle and fire weapons - that change is the only thing that concerns me about the script of the film), but Tom Cruise looks like he's having a ball here. Whatever his personal life is about is for others to speculate, but the guy is a fascinating actor who chooses eclectic projects. With James Mangold directing and Cruise at the lead, I'm ready to watch this one.

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