Final Analysis.
Neither film is flawless, but I love them both just for the sheer nostalgia of seeing all my favourite heroes on screen together. I still feel that both films are a missed opportunity and could have been something really special. Although the box office hasn’t been that great for Part 2, I live in hope for an Expendables 3. My suggestions would be to create a more interesting story. Enough with the “I’ll Be Back” and “Yippee-Kiyay’s”; yeah, they’re fun but we’ve all had a laugh, now how about giving us a more serious film? It can still have humour but really go for the old-school “men-on-a-mission” movie.
Just because they are older doesn’t mean they ain’t useful. They could still kick the asses of most of young Hollywood today. Have them in genuine peril and maybe even kill off a few more cast members. Have them go out in a blaze of glory and create something special. If you watch Demolition Man, it was Stallone making a joke at himself, but the script was just so much better.
It’s probably difficult to create movie magic when you have so many egos vying for attention on screen, but if they all stand back from it, they could do something for the ages.