History YMMV / TheExpendables

* CompleteMonster: [[RogueAgent Rogue CIA agent]] James Munroe is a drug smuggler and mercenary who is responsible for his partner, General Garza, transforming the island of Vilena into a PoliceState, using the people as labor in their drug operation. During his first scene, Munroe kills one prisoner, then derides Garza for his lack of spine, forcing the latter to murder a second prisoner in order to save face. When the Expendables raid Vilena, Munroe captures Garza's daughter, Sandra, who opposes her father's government, and has her waterboarded over [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Garza]]'s objections. He contracts former Expendable, Gunnar Jensen, to kill the rest of the team, and when Garza turns on him following the Expendables' assault on Vilena, he shoots the general InTheBack, kills the rest of his security detail, and tries to make good his escape, though not before instructing Paine and The Brit to torture Barney Ross, and taking Sandra hostage to use as a HumanShield. Caring only for his profits, Munroe is willing to wreck a country in order to increase them.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Creator/SylvesterStallone has said in interviews that he deliberately tries to cast guys who are either up-and-coming (Like Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin) and give them a nudge, or he tried to cast guys who got derailed (like Creator/DolphLundgren) and hopes it gives them a second chance. He has said this is why he wanted Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme and Wesley Snipes in the movie (he got them in the second and third, respectively), for example. He's also been trying to get roles for Michael Pare and Creator/StevenSeagal for upcoming installments.

* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: In the first film, Toll Road's AA-12 produces an immensely satisfying "THUNK THUNK THUNK" sound that signals someone turning into hamburger.

%%* HoYay: Quite a lot.

%%* MemeticBadass: TheMovie.

* SpiritualAdaptation:

* SpiritualAdaptation: Website/{{Cracked}} claimed in [[https://www.cracked.com/article_28857_8-classic-movies-that-unintentionally-remade-other-ones.html its article]] that the film is an adaptation of the 1978 film ''Film/TheWildGeese'', which was actually based on an unpublished novel by Daniel Carney called ''The Thin White Line'', which later got republished after the film's success.

** [[https://bleedingcool.com/movies/cinemacon-2022-expendables-4-standee-stallone-statham/ The tagline for the fourth movie]] is "They'll Die When They're Dead". Did [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Shiro Emiya]] write that?

* FoeYay: Mr. Church {{Lampshades}} this as he watches Ross and Trench trash-talk each other.
--> '''Church:''' You two aren't gonna start sucking each other's dicks or anything?

** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fncp0sQvBM0 Call to Arms]] trailer reminds you not to watch it off your torrents but "in a fucking theater where violence belongs". However, [[http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/the-expendables-3-leaks-online-3-weeks-ahead-of-release-20140725 the third movie was leaked online prior to release.]] That line is also fairly wince-inducing in light of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Aurora_shooting mass shooting]] that took place in a cinema right around the second film's release.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fncp0sQvBM0 Call to Arms]] trailer reminds you not to watch it off your torrents but "in a fucking theater where violence belongs". However, [[http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/the-expendables-3-leaks-online-3-weeks-ahead-of-release-20140725 the third movie was leaked online prior to release.]] That line is also fairly wince-inducing in light of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Aurora_shooting mass shooting]] that took place in a cinema right around the second film's release.

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: The console game. The TowerDefense webgame, not so much.

** Gunnar's taunt towards Yin Yang is pretty cheesy: "What are you, size two? ''Bring it, Happy Feet!''"

* JustHereForGodzilla:''[[AllStarCast THE WHOLE DAMN CAST]]''.

%%* JustHereForGodzilla:''[[AllStarCast THE WHOLE DAMN CAST]]''.

%%* [[JustHereForGodzilla Just Here For]] [[strike:Godzilla]]''[[AllStarCast THE WHOLE DAMN CAST]]''

%%** According to Barney, Arnold Schwarzenegger's character, Trench, wanted to be the President. In the 2007 film ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', there is a President Arnold Schwarzenegger.

** According to Barney, Arnold Schwarzenegger's character, Trench, wanted to be the President. In the 2007 film ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', there is a President Arnold Schwarzenegger.

* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: In the first film, Toll Road's AA12 produces an immensely satisfying "THUNK THUNK THUNK" sound that signals someone turning into hamburger.

* SpiritualAdapatation: Website/{{Cracked}} claimed in [[https://www.cracked.com/article_28857_8-classic-movies-that-unintentionally-remade-other-ones.html its article]] that the film is an adaptation of the 1978 film ''Film/TheWildGeese'', which was actually based on an unpublished novel by Daniel Carney called ''The Thin White Line'', which later got republished after the film's success.

* HolyShitQuotient: Off the charts for the final fight, in all three movies.

* CompleteMonster: [[RogueAgent Rogue CIA agent]] James Munroe is a drug smuggler and mercenary who is responsible for his partner, General Garza, transforming the island of Vilena into a PoliceState, using the people as labor in their drug operation. During his first scene, Munroe kills one prisoner, then derides Garza for his lack of spine, forcing the latter to murder a second prisoner in order to save face. When the Expendables raid Vilena, Munroe captures Garza's daughter, Sandra, who opposes her father's government, and has her waterboarded over [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Garza]]'s objections. He contracts former Expendable, Gunnar, to kill the rest of the team, and when Garza turns on him following the Expendables' assault on Vilena, he shoots the General InTheBack, kills the rest of his security detail, and tries to make good his escape, though not before instructing Paine and The Brit to torture Barney Ross, and taking Sandra hostage to use as a HumanShield. Caring only for his profits, Munroe is willing to wreck a country in order to increase them.