History Film / TheExpendables3

** When he's briefly detained, Stonebanks tells about how he and Barney came to be enemies. He mentions taking three rounds in the chest, adding, "Thank God for body armor. But it still hurt like hell." As just about anyone who's been shot while wearing a BulletproofVest can tell you, it still hurts a lot. In fact the blunt force trauma will break ribs, bruise organs and could kill you anyway.

--->''{after the dust settled from Drummer's clear-up of the roof...]''\\

** Ford [[DangerTakesABackseat hiding in the back seat]] of a truck with [[IncrediblyLamePun FORD]] spelled out in big capital letters in front. Also [[spoiler:the GunshipRescue he pulls off in the final battle]] is no doubt a reference to [[Franchise/StarWars Han Solo]], complete with [[spoiler:making his entrance by blowing up an enemy chopper]]. Ford is also a certified fixed-wing and helicopter pilot in real life.

In the ColdOpening, the team retrieves Barney's old friend Doc (Creator/WesleySnipes) from a prison transport. Their new CIA handler Max Drummer (Creator/HarrisonFord) sends them off to capture a high-level arms dealer and acknowledged war criminal, which Barney finds is [[EvilFormerFriend his former partner]] and co-founder of the Expendables, [[AwesomeMcCoolName Conrad Stonebanks]] (Creator/MelGibson), who [[FakingTheDead he thought was dead]]. A disastrous encounter inspires Barney to disband his current team out of fear for their lives, and with the help of Bonaparte (Creator/KelseyGrammer) puts together a new team consisting of young upstarts played by Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Victor Ortiz, and Glen Powell. His old team is not happy with being put on the sidelines and newcomer Galgo (Creator/AntonioBanderas) joins them, eager to get rid of his own demons.

--->''(After the dust settled from Drummer's clear-up of the roof...)''
--->'''Trench:''' [[Film/KindergartenCop Good morning...]] LET'S GET TO ZE CHOPPA!

** Ford [[DangerTakesABackseat hiding in the back seat]] of a truck with [[IncrediblyLamePun FORD]] spelled out in big capital letters in front. Also [[spoiler:the GunshipRescue he pulls off in the final battle]] is no doubt a reference to [[StarWars Han Solo]], complete with [[spoiler:making his entrance by blowing up an enemy chopper]]. Ford is also a certified fixed-wing and helicopter pilot in real life.

** When Bonaparte and Barney watch Thorn scaling a sheer cliff, Barney immediately remarks [[Film/{{Cliffhanger}} "I could do that."]]* AndThisIsFor: When Toll Road and Gunner commandeer a tank during the final battle, Toll Road yells out "This one's for [[spoiler: Caesar]], assholes!"

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Downplayed [[spoiler:with Caesar. He doesn't die, but sits out all but the last few minutes of the film. A lot of jokes were made about the movie how they brought in Creator/WesleySnipes to fill the black guy quotient.]]

* ActorAllusion: Creator/WesleySnipes jokingly states the reason for his imprisonment by a foreign military division in the film's opening was tax evasion when the actual film's reason was a failed assassination attempt. Snipes's explanation was poking fun at his actual prison sentence (he was actually incarcerated for tax evasion from 2010-2013).
* AndThisIsFor: When Toll Road and Gunner commandeer a tank during the final battle, Toll Road yells out "This one's for [[spoiler: Caesar]], assholes!"

* SteelEarDrums: Averted. Barney and Drummer plug their ears when Mars is demonstrating the explosive rounds on his assault rifle. There are also several instances where we hear a ringing noise when an explosive goes off near one of the Expendables.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Creator/BruceWillis has his character Mr. Church disappear from the third film due to Willis having a salary dispute with the film's producers. As a result, Mr. Church was stated to "be out of the picture," implying that Mr. Church met his demise.

In the ColdOpening, the team retrieves Barney's old friend Doc (Creator/WesleySnipes) from a prison transport. Their new CIA handler Max Drummer (Creator/HarrisonFord) sends them off to capture a high level arms dealer and acknowledged war criminal, which Barney finds is [[EvilFormerFriend his former partner]] and co-founder of the Expendables, [[AwesomeMcCoolName Conrad Stonebanks]] (Creator/MelGibson), who [[FakingTheDead he thought was dead]]. A disastrous encounter inspires Barney to disband his current team out of fear for their lives, and with the help of Bonaparte (Creator/KelseyGrammer) puts together a new team consisting of young upstarts played by Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Victor Ortiz, and Glen Powell. His old team is not happy with being put on the sidelines and newcomer Galgo (Creator/AntonioBanderas) joins them, eager to get rid of his own demons.

!!'' The Expendables 3 '' provides examples of:

* BloodKnight: Galgo. He's desperate to get back in the mercenary game, because killing is all he knows -- He's more than willing to take a "one way trip" because that's better than ''no way'', which is where he's going now.

** Doctor Death is stated to be a former medic when he's introduced. Later his skills stabilize [[spoiler: Caesar and save his life]] when he's wounded.
** When he's introduced, Smilee leaves his meeting with Ross and Bonaparte on a motorcycle, showing he does have training. During the final battle sequence, he not only uses a motorcycle taken from a goon to destroy a tank, but then uses it to save Ross' life by riding up the side of a crashed plane and ambushing the goons trying to kill him.
** Galgo is introduced via some LeParkour and other acrobatics. He does some of it in the final battle, but it doesn't work as well as before as the platform he was holding on to broke apart and he was lucky it swung him back inside the building a few stories down.

* GoodOldFisticuffs: Stonebanks promises to tear Barney apart with his bare hands. At the climax, he tosses his gun away after making Barney disarm. [[spoiler: They still end up going for the guns to finish each other off]].
* GunshipRescue: Agent Drummer provides much needed support helicopter in the final battle. He can only do so much, especially when the enemy forces have helicopters of their own and it leads to a dogfight.

* IHaveYourWife: Well, not his wife, but Stonebanks captures [[spoiler: Ross' younger team]] and sends him a video ultimatum to draw him out. The language used was a little confusing in the trailer -- [[spoiler:"I have your kids."]] conjures up a different image than what actually happens in the movie.

* ItsPersonal: It was personal to start with when Barney found out their target was Stonebanks. It gets ''more'' personal once he [[spoiler: critically injures Caesar.]] Drummer has it in for Stonebanks too.
-->'''Drummer''': We knew him only as Victor Menz. Arms dealer who made billions selling to every psycho warlord in Africa and the Middle East. Has his own mercenary army, is personally responsible for torturing and killing two of the best men I ever knew - friends. I don't give a shit ''what'' his name is. I don't like him. I want him as bad as you do.

* LighterAndSofter: The PG-13 rating. Admittedly, the first film was the bloodiest (one guy was split in two from a grenade launcher) and had lots of hard language. The second film less so due to Chuck Norris' involvement, but still had some brutal carnage (a guy is shredded by a helicopter stabilizer). This film opts for BloodlessCarnage vs. constant sprays of blood.

--> ''"You look like a proud, demented, father."''

* OutrunTheFireball: [[spoiler: After killing Stonebanks, Barney has to run to the chopper and escape the exploding building.]]

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Creator/BruceWillis has his character Mr. Church disappear from the third film due to Willis having a salary dispute with the film's producers. As a result, Mr. Church was stated to "be out of the picture," implying that Mr. Church met his demise.
** Creator/WesleySnipes jokingly states the reason for his imprisonment by a foreign military division in the film's opening was tax evasion when the actual film's reason was a failed assassination attempt. Snipes's explanation was poking fun at his actual prison sentence.

* {{Ruritania}}: Azmeristan, the country whose government is in Stonebanks’ pocket.

** In his introductory scene, Doc takes out a military base by [[VideoGame/StarFox64 ramming a train into it]]
** When someone asks Doc what he was in prison for, he jonkingly answers "Tax evasion". The actor who plays Doc, Weseley Snipes, was actually incarcerated for tax evasion from 2010-2013.
** Trench uses the "get-to-the-choppa" line his actor Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger famously said in ''Film/{{Predator}}''

** Barney [[spoiler: disbands the original team]] to avoid this.

* ThousandYardStare: When the Expendables are flying home after [[spoiler: Stonebanks critically wounds Caesar]], the camera pulls in on Barney's unblinking stare, while the jingle of the deceased Expendables dogtags echo in his ear.

* MsFanservice: Luna wears a low-cut, short, red dress and high heels in her introduction and then proceeds to fight in them. You'd think a bouncer who flips around and kicks people would wear something that wouldn't turn into a PantyShot the first time she does that. Later on during the missions, she wears a SpyCatsuit that shows plenty of cleavage while the rest of the team is wearing sensible tactical armor.

** Doctor Death is stated to be a former medic when he's introduced. Later his skills stabilize [[spoiler: Caeser and save his life]] when he's wounded.

* DiveUnderTheExplosion: Stonebanks drops a smart bomb on the team; they collectively dive into the water to evade the blast. Then Stonebanks snipes Caesar in the back and neck from his chopper as they climb back out.

* FightClubbing: Both Bonaparte and Smilee are introduced during two separate illegal fighting matches. One as a spectator and the other as a participant.

[[caption-width-right:290:Old soldiers never die]]

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Creator/BruceWillis has his character Mr. Church disappear from the third film due to Willis having a salary dispute with the film's producers. As a result, Mr. Church was stated to "be out of the picture," implying that Mr. Church met his demise. Creator/WesleySnipes jokingly states the reason for his imprisonment by a foreign military division in the film's opening was tax evasion when the actual film's reason was a failed assassination attempt. Snipes's explanation was poking fun at his actual prison sentence.

** Trench uses the "get-to-the-choppa" line his actor ArnoldSchwarzenegger famously said in ''Film/{{Predator}}''

* ConspicuousCGI: All over the damn place. In one of the most egregious examples, there's a notable "halo" around Barney and Bonaparte as they complete the simple task ''of driving a car.''

* MotorMouth: Galgo.

* PutOnABus / BusCrash: The dialogue is ambiguous. Church was either killed off-screen, or just reassigned somewhere else where The Expendables don't have to deal with him anymore.

** When someone asks Doc what he was in prison for, he answers "Tax evasion". The actor who plays Doc, Weseley Snipes, was actually incarcerated for tax evasion from 2010-2013.

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Downplayed [[spoiler:with Caesar. He doesn't die, but sits out all but the last few minutes of the film. A lot of jokes were made about the movie how they brought in Wesley Snipes to fill the black guy quotient.]]

In the ColdOpening, the team retrieves Barney's old friend Doc ([[Film/{{Blade}} Wesley Snipes]]) from a prison transport. Their new CIA handler Max Drummer (Creator/HarrisonFord) sends them off to capture a high level arms dealer and acknowledged war criminal, which Barney finds is [[EvilFormerFriend his former partner]] and co-founder of the Expendables, [[AwesomeMcCoolName Conrad Stonebanks]] (Creator/MelGibson), who [[FakingTheDead he thought was dead]]. A disastrous encounter inspires Barney to disband his current team out of fear for their lives, and with the help of Bonaparte (Creator/KelseyGrammer) puts together a new team consisting of young upstarts played by Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Victor Ortiz, and Glen Powell. His old team is not happy with being put on the sidelines and newcomer Galgo (Creator/AntonioBanderas) joins them, eager to get rid of his own demons.

** In his introductory scene, Doc takes out a military base by [[StarFox64 ramming a train into it]]

* ShoutOut: In his introductory scene, Doc takes out a military base by [[StarFox64 ramming a train into it]]

In the ColdOpening, the team retrieves Barney's old friend Doc ([[Film/{{Blade}} Wesley Snipes]]) from a prison transport. Their new CIA handler Max Drummer (Creator/HarrisonFord) sends them off to capture a high level arms dealer and acknowledged war criminal, which Barney finds is [[WeUsedToBeFriends his former partner]] and co-founder of the Expendables, [[AwesomeMcCoolName Conrad Stonebanks]] (Creator/MelGibson), who [[FakingTheDead he thought was dead]]. A disastrous encounter inspires Barney to disband his current team out of fear for their lives, and with the help of Bonaparte (Creator/KelseyGrammer) puts together a new team consisting of young upstarts played by Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Victor Ortiz, and Glen Powell. His old team is not happy with being put on the sidelines and newcomer Galgo (Creator/AntonioBanderas) joins them, eager to get rid of his own demons.

The 2014 sequel to ''Film/TheExpendables''.

* ActorAllusion: multiple.
** Doc quips that he was incarcerated for "Tax Evasion". Wesley Snipes spent more than two years in prison for tax evasion.
** Stonebanks started out in the Australian special forces. Mel Gibson began his acting career in Australia.

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