I went with my parents, Rene and Akemi Paulo, and my sister and her husband, Kathy and George Hirai, at Pearlridge Consolidated Theaters.
The movie was very entertaining — a lot of action and humor. Being a baby boomer, it was great to see many of the older actors on the screen together. But they also added new younger actors to the plot, which I think may be a plan to keep The Expendables sequels continuing.
I enjoyed the scene where Antonio Banderas tries to convince Stallone to get on the team. Very funny.
There were great action and location shots. There is a really cool scene of a rescue team going through a rocky river bed.
I think Mel Gibson’s character as the villain could have been developed better.
This was a typical Stallone action movie — a la The Magnificent Seven hero series — with a lot of action stars of the same era all together.
I think that anyone who loves fun action movies will enjoy this one.
Antonio Banderas added a light comedic relief to the scenes and was believable as his character. I have always loved Wesley Snipes as an actor, and the addition of his character added a little freshness to the series.
I identified with Stallone because he was the leader. I’m also always trying to put teams together for events and tours. He also is compassionate and will do anything to save his men.
I just released a new single Crusin La Cresta on national jazz radio, which was the No. 1 most added track last week. It is part of a new CD project that I hope to release this fall. I am also producing a concert in Honolulu featuring Grammy Award-winning guitarist Lee Ritenour Sept.. 13 at The Magic of Polynesia Showroom. Tickets can be purchased at TIX.com. Check out apaulomusic.com for more information.