Every Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie Ranked Worst To Best

The Expendables 3 gets a harsher rap than it arguably deserves, though there's no disputing that Sylvester Stallone made a huge mistake in trying to usher in a "new generation" of action stars with its story, as well as appeal to a wider audience by mellowing out the action. The third Expendables film remains the sole entry in the franchise to be given a PG-13 rating, and while it finds redemption in the additions of Antonio Banderas, Wesley Snipes, and Mel Gibson, it unfortunately continues to hang around its neck.

Schwarzenegger does at least benefit from a slightly beefier role this time, assembling the remnants of Barney Ross' team to go get him out of a bind. Particularly fun are his exchanges with Jet Li's Yang, and for a time - especially in the film's entertaining climax - it really does feel like the film is delivering on the series' premise.

The bad part is, there's also a lot of chaff to sift through to get there.