Essential Expendables
The Expendables is like reaching into the mind of this website and creating a movie based on what you pull out and Expendables 2 seems to be doing that to an even greater degree, adding Van Damme, Schwarzenegger and Willis to the already jam packed action star cast. If you feel like you need a refresher of why these guys are so awesome, we have prepared “Esssential Expendables”, a list of the movies for each Expendable (for the most part) that you must see and some that are totally Expendable.
Stallone
The Essentials
- Rocky
- Rocky IV
- First Blood
- Rambo: First Blood Part II
- Demolition Man
- Cobra
- Cliffhanger
Also worth watching: Tango & Cash, Over the Top, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rambo, Rocky Balboa, Assassins
Expendable:
- Judge Dredd
- Driven
- Stop or My Mom will Shoot
- Rocky V
- D-Tox
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Statham
The Essentials
- The Transporter
- Crank
- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
- Snatch
- The Bank Job
- The Mechanic
- Death Race
Also worth watching: Crank 2: High Voltage, Transporter 2, Blitz, Safe, The Italian Job
Expendable:
- In the Name of the King
- Chaos
- Cellular
- 13
- Transporter 3
Schwarzenegger
The Essentials
- The Terminator
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day
- Commando
- Predator
- Conan the Barbarian
- Total Recall
- True Lies
Also worth watching: The Running Man, Eraser, End of Days, Kindergarten Cop, Last Action Hero
Expendable:
- Jingle All the Way
- Collateral Damage
- The 6th Day
- Batman & Robin
- Junior
- Twins
- Conan the Destroyer
Lundgren
The Essentials
- Rocky IV
- Universal Soldier
- Command Performance
- I Come in Peace
- The Punisher
- Red Scorpion
- The Killing Machine
Also worth watching: Showdown in Little Tokyo, Universal Soldier: Regeneration, Hidden Assassin
Expendable:
- Masters of the Universe
- Johnny Mnemonic
- Diamond Dogs
- Stash House
- In the Name of the King 2
Li
The Essentials
- Unleashed
- The One
- Hero
- Black Mask
- Fist of Legend
- Kiss of the Dragon
- Once Upon a Time in China
Also worth watching: The Forbidden Kingdom, Fearless, The Legend, War
Expendable:
- Romeo Must Die
- Cradle 2 the Grave
- The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
- Lethal Weapon 4
Norris
The Essentials
- The Delta Force
- Missing in Action
- Lone Wolf McQuade
- Invasion USA
- Sidekicks
- Walker, Texas Ranger
Also worth watching: Forced Vengeance, Silent Rage, The President’s Man, The Way of the Dragon, The Octagon
Expendable:
- Hellbound
- Top Dog
- Forest Warrior
- The Cutter
Willis
The Essentials
- Die Hard
- Die Hard with a Vengeance
- Pulp Fiction
- The Sixth Sense
- Twelve Monkeys
- The Fifth Element
- Sin City
Also worth watching: 16 Blocks, Die Hard 2, Live Free or Die Hard, Tears of the Sun, Surrogates, Last Man Standing, Planet Terror, Armageddon, Red
Expendable
- Cop Out
- Perfect Stranger
- The Whole Ten Yards
- The Kid
- The Jackal
- Mercury Rising
- The Last Boy Scout
- Hudson Hawk
- Striking Distance
- Bonfire of the Vanities
Van Damme
The Essentials
- Bloodsport
- Timecop
- Kickboxer
- Universal Soldier
- Hard Target
- JCVD
- Sudden Death
Also worth watching: Lionheart, Assassination Games, Universal Soldier: Regeneration, Street Fighter, No Retreat No Surrender
Expendable
- Cyborg
- Double Team
- Universal Soldier: The Return
- Until Death
- Replicant
- The Order
Crews
The Essentials
- Idiocracy
- The Longest Yard
- White Chicks
- Get Smart
- Gamer
Also worth watching: Terminator Salvation, Everybody Hates Chris, Starsky & Hutch
Expendable
- Are We There Yet? The Series
- Soul Plane
- Lottery Ticket
- Who’s Your Caddy?
- Malibu’s Most Wanted
- Norbit
- Balls of Fury