“Shut up! Shut up. Sit y’all monkey ass down.
……..shit.”
The presence of Terry Crews makes up at least 85% of any desire I have to see The Expendables 2, so when he talks about the film and the controversial PG-13 rating, I listen.
“It’s PG-13. Do you really think only men 40 and over saw the first one? The kids bought tickets to Eat, Pray, Love and walked right into The Expendables. In fact, they were YOUR kids. I get it. I really do. But boobs and blood do not a good movie make. You don’t want to go. Don’t go. I respect it. But you will miss the greatest thing you’ve ever seen.”
There are a couple of holes to poke in this statement, even if I get that he’s aiming that comment at the over 40 B-action nerds who raised the most furious complaints about the ratings change.
The other thing that happens when I read this is a small latent tear about for all those assholes who did exactly what Terry describes, and bought a ticket to Eat, Pray, Love when they could have bought the ticket to Scott Pilgrim. Buttholes.
Still, it’s funny that I’ve still not seen anyone specifically deny the suggestion that Chucky Norris is at least in part responsible for the taming of the Crews, not even Sly himself. Nobody gives a shit about boobs in an Expendables film, but I would at least in part suggest that yes, blood is one of your key ingredients Terry. Let’s not pretend anyone is going to get an emotional catharsis from the story of a group of aging badasses blowing shit up and shooting people before we start tossing out the well-worn “don’t like it, don’t go!” That’s said, his very final finishing sentence pretty much sums up why I like the guy so much.
Sorry internet. Apparently you can kill SOPA, but you can’t get The Expendables to bump up a rating. The Crews has spoken.
Jesus wept. And informed Chuck Norris. Story over.
I think you underestimate the 20 something crowd who spent thier childhoodS watching Sly, Arnie et al on VHS President Comacho . . .
I never, ever root for a movie to fail, and I can’t stand those jerks who do, but I’m damn close here. Rather than being grateful to the fans who turned out and gave these old stars another moment in the sun, the filmmakers seem to be thumbing their nose. Willfully alienating the audience that made the first film a hit, and for what? To appease Chuck Norris? The guy is an Internet meme, not a star. This movie needed it’s throwback identity a lot more than it needed Walker, Texas Ranger.
This is either some kind of massive publicity stunt or they’re absolutely overdoing the damage control. I really, REALLY hope it’s the former.
People beating on Chuck Norris for this make me laugh my ass off! If the film makers had back bone and a hard-on for an R rating, they would have told Chuck where to stick his script suggestions.
Seriously, this has less to do with Chuck Norris than it does with raking in as much cash as possible (do I hear the words “The Uncut Special Edition Blu-Ray” off in the distance?).
Folks need to stop hatin’ on Norris.
And as for the PG-13 rating, Crews has it straight on. I’d watch an action movie without blood and guts. That’s not what makes it good. Story makes it good. The blood and guts and boobs and “fucks” just add to the story, or… they cover up its non-existence.
You know, I half way concede defeat. It all depends on how good the plot is. If it’s a good MOVIE, no one will care that no one said “Fuck yer mama”. If it’s bad, well then yes, there wasn’t enough blood and guts to make up for the fact.
BUT, yes, the story probably isn’t that good.
NORRIS = DOUCHE
The first one was kind of a piece of shit. Does anyone really expect a sequel to be better and deliver more with such a bloated cast? C’mon! This was doomed to be a piece of shit.
PG-13 means no boobs and at most only 1 F-bomb. That will be the only difference. No one really cares about violence, and the right greased palm will make an R look like a PG-13 in that regard. And I think the Chuck Norris angle is a marketing gimmick.