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49-606: Part of the Sylvester Stallone film The Expendables was shot in the central part of the city. The pier that is exploded in the film is the pier that the main ferry to Ilha Grande uses as its base of operation. Many large bulk carriers enter the port of Mangaratiba, fetching heavy loads of iron ore bound for especially European ports. As such, the port of Mangaratiba is one of the largest in Brazil. The municipality of Mangaratiba has been suffering from what has been described as

98-501: A "strong political crisis". Many of the recent city's mayors have been arrested during their terms, which at times have triggered supplementary elections at odd years outside of the usual 4-year cycle. This Rio de Janeiro state , Brazil location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . The Expendables (2010 film) The Expendables is a 2010 American action film directed by Sylvester Stallone , who co-wrote it with David Callaham and also starred in

147-736: A brand new track, " Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom) ", recorded specifically for the film, but the song does not appear in the film nor its official soundtrack. The song was used in the theatrical trailer and the finished piece was released on June 15, 2010. Both songs were finally used for the Extended Director's Cut. One of the alternate trailers uses the song " Paradise City " by Guns N' Roses . The song " The Boys Are Back in Town " by Thin Lizzy (live version featured on Still Dangerous ) played in TV spots and

196-620: A budget of $ 82 million. Principal photography commenced 25 days later in Rio de Janeiro and other locations in Brazil , including Mangaratiba , Niteroi , Guanabara Bay , Colônia Juliano Moreira and Parque Lage . Filming originally ended on April 25 but was continued on May 11, in Elmwood and New Orleans , Louisiana , including the French Quarter , South Peters Street, Fort Macomb, Claiborne Avenue and

245-480: A coherent plot, dialogue that actors can speak without cringing, stunts that don't fizzle, blood that isn't digital and an animating spirit that might convince us to give a damn." Claudia Puig, writing the review for USA Today , summed the film up as a "sadistic mess of a movie". Rourke's performance was given special recognition by some critics. In the Chicago Tribune , Michael Phillips said, "Rourke delivers

294-451: A living. Barney and the group discover that Church is a CIA operative and the real target is Munroe, who has gone rogue and joined forces with Garza to keep the drug money that funds the CIA to himself, but the CIA cannot afford a mission to kill one of their own directly because of bad publicity. Barney meets tattoo expert and friend Tool to express his feelings. Tool makes a confession about letting

343-569: A monologue about his time in Bosnia, and the conviction the actor brings to the occasion throws the movie completely out of whack. What's actual acting doing in a movie like this?" Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle praised Rourke for the same scene, stating, "He's amazing…a great actor." Knife throwing Knife throwing is an art, sport, combat skill, or variously an entertainment technique, involving an artist skilled in

392-522: A ranking of its members based on their performance during these sponsored competitions. EuroThrowers maintains a register of the world records, and for each championship publishes the full scores together with the meetings' reports. Founded in 2021, the World Knife Throwing League (WKTL) is the largest global governing body of knife throwing and exists to promote knife throwing as a professional sport by bringing together throwing clubs with

441-756: A standardized league and tournament format. With members from over 150 member companies (affiliates), the World Axe Throwing League oversees official WKTL league rules, implementing safety protocols, staff training, and facilitating the World Knife Throwing Championships. As a performance art, knife throwing was popularized in the US in the late 19th century by traveling acts such as the Barnum & Bailey Circus , but has its roots in martial arts and hunting applications. It has been incorporated into

490-424: A sufficient amount of force. For this to be successful, accuracy, distance, number of rotations and placement of the body all must be taken into account. If the thrower uses a spin technique, the knife will rotate during flight. This means that the thrower, assuming they are throwing the same way every time, must either choose a specific distance for each type of throw or, more practically, make slight adjustments to

539-483: A vessel from Somali pirates . The team consists of leader Barney Ross, blade specialist Lee Christmas, martial artist Yin Yang, military veteran Gunner Jensen, weapons specialist Hale Caesar, and demolitions expert Toll Road. Gunner instigates a firefight, causing casualties for the pirates. He then tries to hang a pirate, but Yang stops him when Barney and the team discourage the idea. Barney reluctantly discharges him from

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588-418: A woman commit suicide instead of saving her. Barney is then motivated to go back for Sandra alone, but Yang accompanies him. Gunner and hired men pursue them on the road, ending in an abandoned warehouse, where Yang and Gunner fight a second time. Barney shoots Gunner when he attempts to impale Yang on a pipe. Gunner makes amends and gives the layout of Garza's palace. Barney boards the plane with Yang and finds

637-460: Is about a team of elite mercenaries tasked with a mission to overthrow a Latin American dictator whom they soon discover to be a mere puppet controlled by a corrupt ex- CIA agent. It pays tribute to the blockbuster action films of the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was distributed by Lionsgate . The Expendables received mixed reviews with praise towards the action sequences and cast performances. It

686-539: Is both familiar in its contours and unique in its casting." Peter Paras of E! Online said that the film is "peppered with funny dialogue, epic brawls and supersize explosions", and that " The Expendables is the adrenaline shot the summer of 2010 needs", and the Boston Globe stated that the film is "a lot of unholy fun". Empire ' s Genevieve Harrison gave the film a 3/5 stars rating and remarked, "More The Wild Geese than The Wild Bunch , The Expendables

735-490: Is not a wasted opportunity, but more one not fully exploited. For action fans raised on Commando and Cobra , the ensemble cast and '80s-style violence will be pure wish-fulfilment—but even they could have wished for something better." Some highly negative reviews appeared. In The New Yorker , Anthony Lane called it "breathtakingly sleazy in its lack of imagination". Peter Travers , writing for Rolling Stone , said, "Stallone forgets to include non-spazzy direction,

784-404: Is played over the credits. The score for the film was released on August 10. The track lists have been revealed. The film had an original scheduled release date set at April 23, 2010, but was later pushed back four months until August 13, to extend production time. On March 17, 2010, the official international poster for the film was released. A promo trailer (aimed at industry professionals)

833-485: Is revealed that ex- CIA officer James Munroe is keeping Garza in power as a figurehead for his own profiteering operations, while Sandra is revealed to be Garza's daughter. Barney aborts, but Sandra refuses to leave Vilena. Meanwhile, Gunner approaches Munroe to help and Garza is angered further when Sandra is waterboarded for information by Munroe. Meanwhile, Lacy has been physically abused by her new man, so Christmas beats him and his friends, revealing what he does for

882-411: Is thrown. If he feels he needs two full spins for it to hit the target point-first, then it would be held by the handle. With the much more intricate no-spin throwing techniques, the throwing motion is made as linear as possible, the knife's rotation being slowed even more by an index finger on the spine during release. Thrown no-spin, knives will make no revolution or only a quarter spin before reaching

931-460: The Los Angeles Times stated that the "over-the-top shoot-'em-up" opened to a "very strong" reception. As well, he described it as "a crowd-pleaser even if critics didn't take to it." Research by Lionsgate found that between 38% and 40% of the film's viewers were female. The results were unexpected, for a film thought to have limited appeal to female filmgoers. The Expendables remained at

980-593: The Interstate 10 overpass. Filming officially ended on July 1, but on October 27 there was a pick-up scene at a church in Los Angeles, California featuring Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Willis (the latter two doing the scene without compensation, according to Stallone in the Blu-ray Disc director commentary). On June 2, West Coast Customs Street Customs built three customized 1955 Ford F100s for Sylvester Stallone for

1029-451: The #1 position in the U.S. box office. On the day of its release, the film earned $ 13.3 million in sales, exceeding the $ 9.7 million sum from the debut of the last previous summer action film The A-Team . Brandon Gray of Box Office Mojo stated that the film "took a commanding lead in its debut", compared to competing films Eat Pray Love and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World . Ben Fritz of

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1078-593: The Americans, Munroe kills him and escapes with Paine and Sandra. Garza's men open fire against the team, who fight their way through, detonating the explosives and destroying the compound. Toll kills Paine by burning him alive while Barney and Caesar manage to destroy the helicopter before Munroe can escape. Barney and Christmas catch up to Munroe, where they save Sandra and kill Munroe. Later, Barney donates his mission reward for Sandra to restore Vilena. The team has returned home and are celebrating at Tool's tattoo parlor with

1127-399: The art of throwing knives , the weapons thrown, and a target. In some stage performances, the knife thrower ties an assistant to the target (sometimes known as a " target girl ") and throws to miss them. Knife throwing, whether in a martial or sport application, involves the same basic principles of mechanics . The objective in each case is for the point to stick into the target with

1176-489: The character. Stallone said that Van Damme told him that he should "be trying to save people in South Central ." At the premiere of the film, Stallone claimed to have been speaking to Van Damme over the phone and had said, "I told you!", to which Van Damme concurred and expressed his regret over not participating. Van Damme would later appear as the main antagonist, Jean Vilain, in the film's sequel. The role of Hale Caesar

1225-564: The film highly. The Hollywood Reporter stated that "the body count is high and the personalities click in this old-school testosterone fest", and Boxoffice Magazine stated that "it's filled with literally explosive excitement" and that "a who's who of classic action stars light up the screen for pure combustible entertainment in Sly Stallone's The Expendables , a sort of Dirty Dozen meets Inglourious Basterds —and then some…" Richard Corliss of Time added that "what you will find

1274-624: The film was held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on August 10, 2010. The theatrical cut of The Expendables was released on DVD/Blu-ray Disc on November 23, 2010. The Blu-ray Disc is a 3-disc combo pack. An Extended Director's Cut of the film was meant to be out for an early 2011 DVD/Blu-ray Disc release, but was first released on cable television instead. The Extended Director's Cut

1323-400: The film. One was built for a crash scene, the second for green screen, and the third for Stallone to keep. " The Expendables has a seventy million dollar budget," Stallone's Rocky IV co-star Dolph Lundgren says: "It's an old-school, kick-ass action movie where people are fighting with knives and shooting at each other." The flying boat used for filming is a Grumman HU-16 Albatross and

1372-584: The lead role. The film co-stars an ensemble cast of mostly action film actors consisting of Jason Statham , Jet Li , Dolph Lundgren , Randy Couture , Terry Crews , Steve Austin , Mickey Rourke , and Bruce Willis . The film was released in the United States on August 13, 2010 . It is the first installment in The Expendables film series . This was Dolph Lundgren's first theatrically released film since 1995's cyberpunk film Johnny Mnemonic . The film

1421-452: The martial disciplines of the Japanese as well as African and Native American tribes. In Central Africa, they were used as weapons of war (thrown horizontally) as well as for ceremonial purposes. In medieval Europe Hans Talhoffer ( c.  1410 -1415 – after 1482) and Paulus Hector Mair (1517–1579) both mention throwing daggers in their treaties on combat and weapons. Talhoffer specifies

1470-402: The most common form, of a series of straight throws aimed at a set of standard wooden targets or in some cases foam. Similar to an archery target, competition knife throwing targets have a bullseye surrounded by one or more rings. A sticking knife scores points. The thrower must be standing at least a set distance away from the target, with higher distances for more challenging events. IKTHOF keeps

1519-399: The old-school action it promises, but given all the talent on display, The Expendables should hit harder." On Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a mean score of 45 out of 100 based on 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". On CinemaScore polls, audiences gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Some reviews praised

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1568-404: The placement of the knife in the hand or to the throwing movement. Another adjustment that can be made is the way the knife is held. If it is held at the blade when it is thrown, this makes it spin half, whereas if it is held by the handle, this makes a full spin. So if the thrower estimates he needs one and a half spins for the point to hit the target, he would hold the knife from the blade when it

1617-422: The recovering and now redeemed Gunner. Christmas and Tool play a game of knife throwing during which Christmas composes a mocking poem about Tool and throws a bullseye from outside the building. In mid-2005, writer David Callaham submitted the first draft of a mercenary-inspired action film titled " Barrow " to Warner Bros. , as part of his "blind commitment" deal with the studio at the time. Callaham revised

1666-597: The rest of the team waiting, and they infiltrate Garza's compound. Thinking Munroe hired the team to kill him, Garza has his soldiers' faces painted, preparing them for a fight. The team plants explosives throughout the site but Barney, while saving Sandra, is captured by Munroe's henchmen. The team saves him and kills the Brit, but is pinned down by Garza's men as Paine wrestles Barney. Caesar fights back and Paine escapes. Garza finally stands up to Munroe, ordering him out and returning his money. Instead, as Garza rallies his men against

1715-414: The script two more times and submitted his third final revision in early 2006. Having expressed interest in doing an ensemble film, Sylvester Stallone reviewed Callaham's third/final revised draft of Barrow and used it as a "starting point" for The Expendables . Jean-Claude Van Damme was personally offered a role by Stallone, but turned it down because he felt there was no substance or development to

1764-469: The ship used as a setting in the opening scene was a Russian SA-15 type Arctic cargo ship Igarka . In Summer 2010, Brazilian company O2 Filmes released a statement saying it was still owed more than US$ 2 million for its work on the film. Composer Brian Tyler announced on his official website that he had been hired to write original music for the film. Tyler previously worked with Stallone on Rambo in 2008. Godsmack vocalist Sully Erna

1813-476: The soundtrack, both during the climactic shootout and again over the end credits, and the song " Sinners Prayer " by Sully Erna in the new opening credits. The film made its US debut at 3,270 theaters with approximately 4,300 screens, which earned it the #10 spot on the list of the "Biggest Independent Releases of All Time" at Box Office Mojo and the #16 spot on their list of top opening weekends for August. It earned $ 34.8 million in its opening weekend and took

1862-496: The target (point first), but no-spin throws are not as accurate or stable in flight as spin techniques. The knife does not need to be sharp to stick; as long as it has a point, it will stick into the target. In the US and in many European countries, there are communities of people pursuing knife throwing as a sport, similar to archery . For example, in Europe more than 30 knife throwing clubs exist. The competition itself consists, in

1911-508: The team. Later, Christmas is upset to discover his girlfriend Lacy has left him for another man. Barney and rival Trench Mauser visit "Mr. Church" for a mission. Trench passes the contract to Barney, which is to overthrow dictator General Garza in Vilena, an island in the Gulf of Mexico . Barney and Christmas fly to Vilena for undercover reconnaissance and meet their contact, Sandra, but are discovered. It

1960-459: The top position in the U.S. box office during its second weekend, earning a weekend total of nearly $ 17 million. The film went on to gross $ 103.1 million in the United States, and $ 171.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide gross to $ 274.5 million. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 42% based on 210 reviews and an average rating of 5.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "It makes good on

2009-417: Was approached by Stallone himself to write a song for the film. Erna showed him a potential unfinished piece of " Sinners Prayer "; Stallone liked it and wanted to use it in the film. However, during the film's post-production, the scene that "Sinner's Prayer" was originally meant to be used in was reworked and the song was taken off the film and its soundtrack. The American hard rock band Shinedown contributed

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2058-446: Was asked to make a cameo appearance , but turned down the offer due to negative experiences with producer Avi Lerner . Robert De Niro , Al Pacino , Ben Kingsley , and Ray Liotta were all considered for the role of James Munroe before Stallone's The Specialist co-star Eric Roberts was eventually cast in the role. By May 2009, the script had undergone a number of rewrites. Stallone's Demolition Man co-star Sandra Bullock

2107-544: Was commercially successful, opening at number one at the box office in the United States, the United Kingdom, China and India, and grossed a total of $ 274 million worldwide. The film spawned the sequels The Expendables 2 (2012), The Expendables 3 (2014), and Expend4bles (2023). An elite group of mercenaries named The Expendables , who are based in New Orleans , deploys to the Gulf of Aden to save hostages on

2156-452: Was confirmed by August 2009, as was that he would appear in a scene with both Stallone and Schwarzenegger. To cast the soldiers, Stallone knew his filming location, Brazil, was home to many mixed martial arts fighters. He called Ultimate Fighting Championship champions Anderson Silva and brothers Rogerio and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to make casting calls, and had the three cameo as well. Film production began on March 3, 2009, with

2205-449: Was initially conceived as a role for Stallone's Demolition Man co-star Wesley Snipes . Snipes turned down the role because of his tax issues , and not able to leave the United States without the court's approval. It was later rewritten for Forest Whitaker . Due to a scheduling conflict prior to filming, Whitaker was replaced by 50 Cent before the part of Hale Caesar finally went to former NFL player Terry Crews . Steven Seagal

2254-562: Was leaked online in August 2009. Sometime in October, nearly two months after the promo trailer was leaked, it was officially released online. The promo trailer was edited by Stallone and it was shown at the Venice Film Festival . On April 1, 2010, the official theatrical trailer for the film was released. The film had its red carpet Hollywood premiere on August 3, 2010. The grand premiere of

2303-517: Was released on Blu-ray Disc on December 13, 2011. A 90-minute documentary called Inferno: The Making of The Expendables was released exclusively to the theatrical cut's Blu-ray release. The Extended Director's Cut premiered on Epix on May 30, 2011, for the Memorial Day weekend. The Extended Cut contains roughly 11 minutes of additional footage and reintroduces the Shinedown song "Diamond Eyes" to

2352-489: Was rumored to have a role in the film, but revealed that she did not even know about the project. Despite the news, she did express interest in working in another action film and would have liked to appear in the film, depending on the storyline. The role of the man who hires the Expendables, Mr. Church, was difficult to cast. Schwarzenegger was offered that role, but instead appeared as fellow mercenary leader Trench. The role

2401-454: Was then offered to Stallone's Tango & Cash co-star Kurt Russell , whose agent replied that he was not interested in " ensemble acting at the moment". Stallone spent several months after principal photography determined to find a big action name for the part. Rumors suggested that the role had been offered to friend and fellow former Planet Hollywood co-owner Bruce Willis , who was busy filming Cop Out . Willis' casting as Mr. Church

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