The verdict on “The Expendables 4” finally makes it clear: Sylvester Stallone and Co. have listened to the biggest fan request

The Expendables series is primarily intended to provide gritty, old-school action, starring some of the genre’s greatest veterans. After the first two parts fulfilled this promise at least halfway, “The Expendables 3” took it a step further with a lower age rating and correspondingly more toothless and harmless action.

The disappointment of many fans was great (even a director’s cut in the home theater, which was mainly enriched with more CGI blood, didn’t change that much). That’s why we never tire of emphasizing that we listened to the criticism and made the latest sequel bolder again. And indeed: ‘The Expendables 4’ – just like parts 1 and 2 – has again received the so-called R rating in the US, which means that young people under the age of 17 can only watch it in the cinema if they are accompanied by an adult .

The substitutes 4

By
Scott Waugh

Of
Jason Statham,
Sylvester Stallone,
Andy Garcia

starting date

September 21, 2023

However, an R rating does not necessarily mean that the film will also receive a higher rating in Germany. There are plenty of examples of films that have been assessed in this way and have received a 16 or even lower FSK quality mark. One of the reasons for this is that completely different standards are used in different countries: swear words or a certain degree of freedom of movement automatically result in a higher release in the US, while people in this country are much more liberal in this area. .

But now ‘Expendables’ fans in this country can finally breathe a sigh of relief: “The Expendables 4” is now approved by the FSK from the age of 18. The screw of violence could indeed be tightened a bit compared to the third part, which was released in theatrical version for 16 years and older. It remains only to hope that the action will also be convincing beyond these deposits.

This is what The Expendables 4 is all about

In the fourth ‘Expendables’, franchise founder and figurehead Sylvester Stallone will play more of a supporting role this time around, while Lee Christmas, played by his co-star Jason Statham, will take center stage (part 4 was even originally called a Lee Christmas movie) . spinoff announced). Dolph Lundgren and Randy Couture are also present from the predecessors. Meanwhile, Megan Fox, 50 Cent and Andy Garcia, among others, are new to the mercenary team.

The troops face terrorist leader Suarto, played by ‘The Raid’ star and martial arts expert Iko Uwais, who wants to provoke a nuclear conflict between the US and Russia. We can soon discover how high the level of violence ultimately is in the cinemas: “The substitutes 4“ begins in German cinemas on September 21, 2023.