The Expendables 2

The Expendables 2 improves on the original in every way that matters: bigger cast, better villain (a scenery-devouring Jean-Claude Van Damme), and significantly more screen time for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis. The airport finale — where Stallone, Schwarzenegger, and Willis fight side by side, trading their catchphrases like baseball cards (‘I’ll be back.’ ‘You’ve been back enough. I’ll be back.’) — is the franchise’s peak moment of fan service. Chuck Norris’s cameo, complete with a Chuck Norris joke he delivers about himself, is the film’s most crowd-pleasing moment. Van Damme’s Vilain is the franchise’s best antagonist by a wide margin.