Earlier this week a “bootleg” trailer for “The Expendables” hit the net. It was only up a short time before Lionsgate called for it’s removal. Since “The Expendables” doesn’t open until August of next year, the powers-that-be want to make sure that promotions don’t peak too early and that what is out there is official. Despite the short time the trailer was up, several sites picked up on it and here’s some of what they had to say:
- “First Trailer for Sylvester Stallone’s “The Expendables” Unleashed: Some exciting news for fans awaiting the arrival of what has become the most highly anticipated action film of all time.” – Icon Vs Icon
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- “The Expendables: A Badass Trailer: …it hits hard with some awesome action…” – Film School Rejects
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- Expendables Trailer Explodes Online: My usual rule of not accepting action just for action’s sake has literally been tossed out the window because of the unbridled amount of fun this will be. – Cinema Blend
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- “Must Watch: Awesome Promo Trailer for ‘The Expendables’ – This isn’t the official trailer, I’m sure Lionsgate won’t be too happy, but… it’s so awesome I can’t help myself! – First Showing
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- “Promo Trailer for Stallone’s ‘The Expendables’ Explodes Online: Just the final image alone bearing the title treatment and featuring Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Jet Li, Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren is enough to sell me.” – Rope of Silicone
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- “Promo Trailer for ‘The Expendables’ is Incredible: Well, judging from this “promo” trailer for THE EXPENDABLES, this movie is going to kick our asses.” – We Are Movie Geeks
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- “Sylvester Stallone’s Action-Packed ‘Expendables’: … Lots of great action scenes…” – Worst Previews
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- “Sylvester Stallone’s ‘The Expendables’ Promo Trailer: … has pretty much everything you’d want… this film knows exactly what it wants to be…” – SlashFilm
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- “Promo Trailer for ‘The Expendables’ Explodes: … a hardhitting action/thriller…” – AceShowBiz
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- “The First ‘Expendables’ Trailer is Online: …In short: pure awesomeness captured on celluloid. What’s that noise, you ask? Why yes, it is the sound of the entire internet experiencing what is known as a collective nerdgasm.” – Cinematical
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- “Stallone’s ‘The Expendables’ Promo: … Now it’s time for something that kicks ass, and for that we go to the same dude we went’ to decades ago– Sylvester Stallone.” – BSC Review
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- “‘The Expendables’: The First Trailer: It’s the moment we’ve been waiting for… Action, wisecracks, action stars … enjoy the trailer. We certainly did…” – Den of Geek
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- “‘The Expendables’ Trailer: Stallone has wrapped up one of the most impressive casts I’ve seen in a long time…” Review St. Louis
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- “New ‘The Expendables’ Trailer is Full of Stallone, Statham, Li, Explosions: Sylvester Stallone knows what made action movies great in the ’80s, and he’s bringing that…” – Zap2It
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- “‘The Expendables’ Trailer is Finally Here: Yes, it’s that time – The trailer for Sylvester Stallone’s THE EXPENDABLES is here and man, it looks like a lot of fun… – Rough Cut Reviews
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- “Promo Trailer for ‘The Expendables’: Honestly, how could one studio possibly contain this much awesome? It’s impossible… Big guns, big explosions, big fights, big action stars, and no discernible digital effects or girly men… need I say more? Sly Stallone has done action fans worldwide a tremendous service. This, folks, is how you make a full-blooded, manly action movie. – Kung Fu Cinema
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- The Boys Are Back: We’d love to show you The Expendables sizzle reel that’s been making the rounds over the last 24 hours, but Lionsgate keeps trying to stamp it out. So here’s the Movieline summary, in case the video after the jump gets pulled: Jason Statham is sweaty, Sylvester Stallone is slurry, and Jet Li is chopsocky. Just how we like ‘em! – Movieline
