{"id":1772,"date":"2009-10-18T12:33:33","date_gmt":"2009-10-18T16:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/?p=1772"},"modified":"2009-10-18T12:42:46","modified_gmt":"2009-10-18T16:42:46","slug":"the-expendables-bootleg-promo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/2009\/10\/18\/the-expendables-bootleg-promo\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Expendables&#8221; Bootleg Promo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><\/strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stallonezone.com\/imgs\/news\/2009\/june\/060509expendable.jpg?resize=475%2C262\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"262\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week a <strong>&#8220;bootleg&#8221; trailer<\/strong> for <strong>&#8220;The Expendables&#8221;<\/strong> hit the net.\u00a0 \u00a0It was only up a short time before <strong>Lionsgate<\/strong> called for it&#8217;s removal.\u00a0 Since\u00a0<strong>&#8220;The Expendables&#8221;<\/strong> doesn&#8217;t open until <strong>August<\/strong> of next year, the powers-that-be want to make sure that promotions don&#8217;t peak too early and that what is out there is official.\u00a0 Despite the short time the trailer was up, several sites picked up on it and here&#8217;s some of what\u00a0they had\u00a0to say:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;First Trailer for Sylvester Stallone&#8217;s &#8220;The Expendables&#8221; Unleashed:<\/strong> Some exciting news for fans awaiting the arrival of what has become the <strong>most highly anticipated action film of all time.&#8221; &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"Some exciting news for fans awaiting the arrival of what has become the most highly anticipated action film of all time.\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Icon Vs Icon<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>_____<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;The Expendables: A Badass Trailer:<\/strong> <strong>&#8230;it<\/strong> <strong>hits hard with some awesome action&#8230;&#8221; &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmschoolrejects.com\/news\/the-expendables-a-badass-promo-trailer-neilm.php\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Film School Rejects<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>_____<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expendables Trailer Explodes Online:<\/strong> My usual rule of not accepting action just for action\u2019s sake has literally been tossed out the window because of the <strong>unbridled amount of fun this will be. &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/new\/Expendables-Trailer-Explodes-Online-15190.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cinema Blend<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>_____<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Must Watch: Awesome Promo Trailer for &#8216;The Expendables&#8217;<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; <\/strong>This isn&#8217;t the official trailer, I&#8217;m sure <strong>Lionsgate<\/strong> won&#8217;t be too happy, but&#8230;<strong> it&#8217;s so awesome<\/strong> I can&#8217;t help myself! <strong>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstshowing.net\/2009\/10\/13\/must-watch-awesome-promo-trailer-for-the-expendables\/\" target=\"_blank\">First Showing<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>_____<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Promo Trailer for Stallone&#8217;s &#8216;The Expendables&#8217; Explodes Online:<\/strong> Just the final image alone bearing the title treatment and featuring<strong> Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Jet Li, Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren<\/strong> is enough to sell me.&#8221; <strong>&#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ropeofsilicon.com\/article\/the-promo-trailer-for-stallones-the-expendables-explodes-online\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rope of Silicone<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>_____\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Promo Trailer for &#8216;The Expendables&#8217; is Incredible:<\/strong> Well,\u00a0judging from this \u201cpromo\u201d trailer for <strong>THE EXPENDABLES, this movie is going to kick our asses.&#8221; &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wearemoviegeeks.com\/2009\/10\/trailer-for-the-expendables\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>We Are Movie Geeks<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>_____<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Sylvester Stallone&#8217;s Action-Packed &#8216;Expendables&#8217;: &#8230; Lots of great action scenes&#8230;&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worstpreviews.com\/headline.php?id=15415&amp;count=0\" target=\"_blank\">Worst Previews<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>_____<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Sylvester Stallone&#8217;s &#8216;The Expendables&#8217; Promo Trailer: &#8230; has pretty much everything you\u2019d want&#8230;<\/strong> this film <strong>knows <em>exactly<\/em> what it wants to be&#8230;&#8221; &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/2009\/10\/13\/sylvester-stallones-the-expendables-promo-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SlashFilm<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>_____<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Promo Trailer for &#8216;The Expendables&#8217; Explodes: &#8230; a hardhitting action\/thriller&#8230;&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aceshowbiz.com\/news\/view\/00027955.html\" target=\"_blank\">AceShowBiz<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>_____<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;The First &#8216;Expendables&#8217; Trailer is Online:<\/strong> &#8230;In short: <strong>pure awesomeness<\/strong> captured on celluloid. What&#8217;s that noise, you ask? Why yes, it <em>is <\/em>the sound of the entire internet experiencing what is known as a collective nerdgasm.&#8221; <strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinematical.com\/2009\/10\/14\/nerdgasm-the-first-expendables-trailer-is-online\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Cinematical<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>_____<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Stallone&#8217;s &#8216;The Expendables&#8217; Promo:<\/strong> &#8230; Now it\u2019s time for something that kicks ass, and for that we go to the same dude we went\u2019 to decades ago\u2013 <strong>Sylvester Stallone.&#8221; &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bscreview.com\/2009\/10\/stallones-the-expendables-promo-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BSC Review<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>_____<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;&#8216;The Expendables&#8217;: The First Trailer: <\/strong>It\u2019s<strong> the moment we\u2019ve been waiting for<\/strong>&#8230; Action, wisecracks, action stars &#8230;\u00a0\u00a0enjoy the trailer. We certainly did&#8230;&#8221;<strong> &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denofgeek.com\/movies\/337299\/the_expendables_the_first_trailer.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Den of Geek<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>_____<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;&#8216;The Expendables&#8217; Trailer: Stallone<\/strong> has wrapped up <strong>one of the most impressive casts <\/strong>I\u2019ve seen in a long time&#8230;&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reviewstl.com\/the-expendables-trailer-10-14-09\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Review St. Louis<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>_____<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>&#8220;New &#8216;The Expendables&#8217; Trailer is Full of Stallone, Statham, Li, Explosions: Sylvester Stallone knows what made action movies great in the &#8217;80s, and he&#8217;s bringing that&#8230;&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.zap2it.com\/frominsidethebox\/2009\/10\/new-the-expendables-trailer-is-full-of-stallone-statham-li-explosions.html\" target=\"_blank\">Zap2It<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>_____<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;&#8216;The Expendables&#8217; Trailer is Finally Here:<\/strong> Yes, it&#8217;s that time &#8211; The trailer for <strong>Sylvester Stallone&#8217;s THE EXPENDABLES<\/strong> is here and man, it looks like <strong>a lot of fun&#8230; &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roughcutreviews.com\/news_story.php?id=382&amp;title='The+Expendables'+Trailer+is+finally+here\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rough Cut Reviews<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>_____<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Promo Trailer for &#8216;The Expendables&#8217;:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Honestly, how could one studio possibly contain this much awesome? It\u2019s impossible&#8230; Big guns, big explosions, big fights, big action stars, and no discernible digital effects or girly men\u2026 need I say more? <strong>Sly Stallone has done action fans worldwide a tremendous service. This, folks, is how you make a full-blooded, manly action movie. &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kungfucinema.com\/promo-trailer-for-the-expendables-11147\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kung Fu Cinema<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>_____<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Boys Are Back:<\/strong> We\u2019d love to show you <em><strong>The Expendables<\/strong><\/em> sizzle reel that\u2019s been making the rounds over the last 24 hours, but <strong>Lionsgate<\/strong> keeps trying to stamp it out. So here\u2019s the <strong>Movieline <\/strong>summary, in case the video after the jump gets pulled: <strong>Jason Statham<\/strong> is sweaty,<strong> Sylvester Stallone<\/strong> is slurry, and <strong>Jet Li<\/strong> is chopsocky.<strong> Just how we like \u2018em! &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.movieline.com\/2009\/10\/tlw-10-15.php\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Movieline<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week a &#8220;bootleg&#8221; trailer for &#8220;The Expendables&#8221; hit the net.\u00a0 \u00a0It was only up a short time before Lionsgate called for it&#8217;s removal.\u00a0 Since\u00a0&#8220;The Expendables&#8221; doesn&#8217;t open until August of next year, the powers-that-be want to make sure that promotions don&#8217;t peak too early and that what is out there is official.\u00a0 Despite [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-53","category-expendables"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3r2Pe-sA","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1772"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1774,"href":"https:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1772\/revisions\/1774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stallonezone.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}