History YMMV / TheExpendables3

* ViewersAreGeniuses: The song Galgo sings and his hilarious "marching" are not random antics, but the chants and steps of the Spanish Legion parade during Holy Week in the city of Seville. While Antonio Banderas and most Spaniard viewers are expected to recognize it fast, audiences who aren't very acquainted with Spanish culture will probably just get confused.

** Amazingly, nearly every review of the film, including Jeremy Jahns, theFlickPick and even Chris Stuckmann, praised Creator/MelGibson as the villain, with Jahns and FlickPick going as far as to call him the best actor in the film. The fact that it's PlayingAgainstType probably helps too.

* {{Narm}}: The character posters (as well as the theatrical poster), which shows the actors laughing, smiling, and laid back like the movie's some sort of comedy instead of the actors posting and looking tough.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Being rated PG-13 and adding unnecessary new characters played by lesser-known actors who are taking the screentime from the bigger name actors, whose appearance were the whole point of the franchise, has drawn much criticism. It doesn't help that many of these new characters are played by [[NonActorVehicle real-life MMA fighters and martial artists with little to no acting experience]], which unfortunately comes across in their performances.

* ViewersAreGeniuses: The legion song Antonio Banderas's character sings and his hilarious "marching" are not random antics, but an obscure cultural joke. The motions and noises he does are actually the steps of the Spanish Legion parade during Holy Week in the city of Seville, something only a viewer very acquainted with the culture of Spain could recognize.

* NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The tie in game ''[[VideoGame/{{BROFORCE}} Expendabros]]'' shows the movie's spirit quite well; the only way it can get better is if it had oneliners.

* FandomBerserkButton: Never bring up the [[{{Bowdlerise}} PG-13 rating]] to hardcore fans of the series. Just don't.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Creator/AntonioBanderas as Galgo practically made the film worthwhile. A rare occasion when a MotorMouth is the fan favorite, the fact he was genuinely funny ("I needed a job! All I wanted to do is kill people! And I do that ''very well!'' Goddammit!") and managed some pathos with his backstory helps.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Galgo the crazy Spanish legionary is a plain LoveItOrHateIt. People see him as either a walking, breathing bringer of many SugarWiki/FunnyMoments or the lowest point of an already defficient film.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Antonio Banderas as Galgo practically made Expendables 3 worthwhile. A rare occasion when a MotorMouth is the fan favorite, the fact he was genuinely funny ("I needed a job! All I wanted to do is kill people! And I do that ''very well!'' Goddammit!") and managed some pathos with his backstory helps.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Early reviews have bemoaned that ''III'' is both PG-13 and devotes an unnecessary amount of screentime to the younger Expendables. After the film bombed at the box office, Sylvester Stallone admitted that it was a "mistake" to lower the film to PG-13 and he promised that fourth film in the franchise will return to an R-rating.

* HilariousInHindsight: [[Creator/DolphLundgren Gunnar]] gets to hijack a tank with Toll Road in this movie. Years later, he becomes Wargaming's Tank Ambassador for ''VideoGame/WorldOfTanks'' upon introduction of the game's Swedish Tank Tech tree.

** Amazingly, nearly every review of the film, including Jeremy Jahns, theFlickPick and even Chris Stuckmann, praised Creator/MelGibson as the villain, with Jahns and FlickPick going as far as to call him the best actor in the film. The fact that it's PlayingAginstType probably helps too.

* BaseBreaker: Galgo the crazy Spanish legionary is a plain LoveItOrHateIt. People see him as either a walking, breathing bringer of many SugarWiki/FunnyMoments or the lowest point of an already defficient film.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Being rated [=PG13=] and adding unnecessary new characters played by lesser-known actors who are taking the screentime from the bigger name actors, whose appearance were the whole point of the franchise, has drawn much criticism. It doesn't help that many of these new characters are played by [[NonActorVehicle real-life MMA fighters and martial artists with little to no acting experience]], which unfortunately comes across in their performances.

* BrokenBase: The fact that it [[http://collider.com/the-expendables-3-rating/ was rated PG-13]] in contrast to the R ratings of the first two movies. Also, when a PG-13 rating was announced for the second movie, many fans were upset. Let's not forget that [[http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/the-expendables-3-leaks-online-3-weeks-ahead-of-release-20140725 it was also leaked online]] before it could be released in theaters, with many fans fearing that the movie might not do well at the box office because of this leak.

* {{Sequelitis}}: Being rated [=PG13=] and adding unnecessary new characters played by lesser-known actors who are taking the screentime from the bigger name actors whose appearance were the whole point of the franchise, has drawn much criticism.

* FandomBerserkButton: Never bring up the [[{{Bowdlerise}} PG-13 rating]] to hardcore fans of the series. Just don't. There's a reason why this movie got a lot of backlash.

* FandomBerserkButton: Never bring up the [[{{Bowdlerise}} PG-13 rating]] to hardcore fans of the series. Just don't. There's a reason why the this movie got a lot of backlash.

* FandomBerserkButton: Never bring up the [[AvoidTheDreadedGRating PG-13 rating]] to hardcore fans of the series. Just don't. There's a reason why the this movie got a lot of backlash.

* {{Sequelitis}}: The third film, due to being rated [=PG13=] and adding unnecessary new characters played by lesser-known actors who are taking the screentime from the bigger name actors whose appearance were the whole point of the franchise, has drawn much criticism.

* BrokenBase: The fact that the third movie [[http://collider.com/the-expendables-3-rating/ was rated PG-13]] in contrast to the R ratings of the first two movies. Also, when a PG-13 rating was announced for the second movie, many fans were upset. Let's not forget that [[http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/the-expendables-3-leaks-online-3-weeks-ahead-of-release-20140725 the third movie was also leaked online]] before it could be released in theaters, with many fans fearing that the movie might not do well at the box office because of this leak.
* ContestedSequel: The third movie has its moments but, due to its PG-13 rating, new characters not fitting the casting aesthetic ([[MetaCasting young actors without the same credentials as the veterans]]) taking up screen time, and that the movie made #4 at the box office on its opening weekend, it's seen as a misstep in the series. Stallone acknowledged this, and says the fourth movie should WinBackTheCrowd.

* FandomBerserkButton: Never bring up the [[AvoidTheDreadedGRating PG-13 rating]] to hardcore fans of the series. Just don't. There's a reason why the third movie got a lot of backlash.

* ViewersAreGeniuses: The legion song Antonio Banderas's character sings in the third film and his hilarious "marching" are not random antics, but a obscure cultural joke. The motions and noises he does are actually the steps of the Spanish Legion parade during Holy Week in the city of Seville, something only a viewer very acquainted with the culture of Spain could recognize.