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What makes this film so unique is not the story, but the people involved. Alongside Stallone, [[Jason Statham]] and [[Jet Li]] play his closest friends [[Knife Nut|Lee Christmas]] and [[Bare-Fisted Monk|Yin Yang]]. Beyond that Mickey Rourke ([[Retired Badass|Tool]]), [[Dolph Lundgren]] ([[Ax Crazy|Gunnar]] [[Blood Knight|Jensen]]), [[Randy Couture]] ([[Real Men Wear Pink|Toll Road]]), [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] ([[The Dragon|Paine]]), Eric Roberts (as, unsurprisingly, [[Smug Snake|a slimy bad guy]]) and Terry Crews ([[Boisterous Bruiser|Hale Caesar]]) all have major supporting roles. Even [[Bruce Willis]] ([[Line-of-Sight Name|Mr. Church]]) and [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] (Trench) have minor supporting roles. There were rumors and official reports of even more action heroes being offered roles, cause that was just what this movie was about.
The movie opened to somewhat mixed reviews, but the moviegoing public liked it plenty well and Stallone has gone on to make
This is the closest we'll probably get to [https://web.archive.org/web/20150522161721/http://i.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/photoshop/2/5/8/33258.jpg?v=1 TV Tropes, the Movie]
An extended Director's Cut of the first film was temporarily available via On Demand and is now out on Blu-Ray (only. Sorry, DVD fans). In addition to containing a bit of extra character development and tightened CG effects, this cut also uses [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Shinedown's "Diamond Eyes,"]] which was commissioned by Stallone specifically for use in the film, during the climax and again in the credits.
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* [[Summer Blockbuster]]
* [[Take That]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fncp0sQvBM0 This trailer].
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** One could see the Austin/Couture fight as a Take That from MMA to pro wrestling.
* [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill]]: The guys' motto, it seems.
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** Also, Lacy's new boyfriend.
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: A lot of wrestling moves are used, even though only one actor is a (professional) wrestler.
* [[Written
* [[You All Look Familiar]]: The soldiers' black war paint allowed the director to keep re-using the same stuntmen and actors in close-up fights. Knowing bad 80s movies, this was intentional.
* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Gunnar gets upset with the Mook he's stuck with during his [[Chase Scene|high-speed ambush]] of Ross and Yang, up to the point he crushes the [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Mook's head against the dashboard with his boot]].
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