...this sequel promises a higher body count than the previous movie.

Oh, yeah! The body count was far higher!

And there were at least two instances of the moment, when "oh, you just happened to show up". ...And some questions, like "wait... if they are going down the river in boats, how did the others get to the seaplane?" ...And some action hero truisms, like "don't hide behind anything when you're shooting... just stand out in the open and you'll be able to blow away everybody else." Whoa! 1980's flashback!
However, I think E2 is a more straightforward story than E1, i.e., E1 was a bit more convoluted. E2 seems to have had a bigger budget, too, with large vistas and hundreds more extras and stuntmen... oops, I mean townspeople and bad guys. Just like E1, E2 had a bit of hero introspection but not too much to weigh down the movie. Just like E1, E2 had that kind of action hero banter which always proves humorous.
Thumbs up to the Expendables 2,
Robert Bernardo
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