The Expendables 3 (2014)

Barney, Christmas and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks, who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables’ most personal battle yet.

Year: 2014
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Budget: $95,000,000.00
Revenue: $214,700,000.00
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Introduction
"The Expendables 3" is an American action movie released in 2014. The movie is directed by Patrick Hughes and is the third installation in "The Expendables" franchise. The film includes an ensemble of action stars, consisting of Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, and more. The story centers around Barney Ross and atrioventricular bundle of old-school mercenaries, referred to as "The Expendables".

Plot
The movie starts with Barney Ross and his Expendables privately breaking into a heavily armed train to rescue a former teammate, Doc, held captive for long. However, throughout a brand-new assignment by the CIA agent Max Drummer to stop a lethal weapon deal, they experience Conrad Stonebanks, a callous arms dealer who is also a co-founder of the Expendables however turned into a rogue to generate wealth. Idea to be dead, Stonebanks significantly wounds among the members, leaving the rest of the group distressed and prompting Barney to disband the Expendables to safeguard them.

New Generation of Expendables
While harboring a personal animosity versus Stonebanks, Barney means to capture him alive for the war criminal offenses he has actually devoted. For this task, he assembles a new and more youthful crew of Expendables, thinking that their speed, tech-savviness and dispensability would be crucial. The brand-new group makes up sharpshooter Mars, hacker Thorn, martial artist Luna, and ex-navy male John Smilee.

Conflict with Stonebanks
Regardless of their sound training, the new team becomes captured by Stonebanks, leading Barney to join the old team for a rescue mission in Bulgaria. After a season of action-packed conflict leading to Stonebanks' capture, the saved young Expendables are officially welcomed into the group, merging the old and the new.

Conclusion
"The Expendables 3" is packed with exhilarating action series, car chases, and explosions, using enjoyable home entertainment for action movie fans. Besides, it tries to tackle themes of age, obsolescence, and the death of torch to the next generation, marking the mix of experienced action stars with a younger cast. Nonetheless, the story is reasonably simple, with its real strength depending on the machismo-filled banter amongst the stars, and the sentimental feel of 80s and 90s action movies promoted by its lead actors.

The Expendables 3 (2014)

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