12 quotes
A Risky Exchange Between Friends
Lee Christmas
Are you crazy? You could've killed me!
[tapping his head after Barney barely misses it while shooting a soldier behind him]
Barney Ross
You're welcome.
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Teamwork in a High-Stakes Challenge
Tool
All right, baby, all right. Come on! Let's see what you got!
[in a knife throwing contest with Lee Christmas; Lee throws knife near the center of the board]
Hale Caesar
Oh! Oh!
Tool
There's my boy!
[throws knife closer to the center]
Hale
Oh! Go... go... go south!
Barney Ross
So, you're back from the dead. How are you healin'?
[to Gunnar Jensen, who he earlier shot]
Gunnar Jensen
Good... considering you could have killed me.
[recovering from a gunshot wound three inches away from the heart]
Yin Yang
I forgive you.
[referring to Gunnar's earlier attempt to kill him]
Gunnar
Okay.
Yin
I would've won.
[referring to their fight]
Gunnar
Of course.
[giving a thumbs and winking at Yin]
Toll Road
Hey, Gunnar, whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger, brother: therapy.
[who sees a therapist; Gunnar nods his head]
Barney
The man's got a point.
Lee Christmas
You know what? I'm gonna do you a favor, Tool. I once knew a man called Tool...
[stops before throwing a knife and laughs; reciting a [[w:Limerick (poetry)|limerick]
Barney
I love poetry.
[Hale makes a confused face]
Lee
To me, he was the epitome of cool. He was good with a knife... bad with the wife.
[Toll Road laughs; Yin and Toll laugh]
Barney
That hurt.
Lee
To think he could beat me, dreamin he'd defeat me, Cool Tool, you gotta be a fool! Oh yeah!
[speaking the film's final lines; the team shows a confused reaction; now standing in the street, shocks the Expendables by throwing a bull's eye]
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A Moment of Regret and Reflection
Tool
You remember ]? We took down them ]? All our guys were gettin chopped up all around us, and there was blood everywhere. I never though I was gonna make it out of there, and I know you either. Kinda feelin like... dead too, ya know? My head's all very, very black place. Didn't believe in shit. Just goddamn Dracula black. I remember I got this bottle of this local shit they have over there. That Silvits... I think that's what it was called. And I ain't feelin no pain now... and I come up on this, uh... I come up on this overland bridge, and I see this... I see this... I see this woman standing there, ya know? And she's, uh... I stepped out and she saw me, and she's just lookin right... right in my eyes. And I was lookin right in her eyes, and I knew what she was gonna do. She looked at me, and I knew she was gonna jump. You know what I did, man? I just turned around, I kept walkin', until I heard that splash, and she was gone. After... after taking all them lives, she was one that I could have saved, but I didn't, and uh... what I realized later on was, uh, if I'd have saved that woman, I might have... I might have saved what was left of my soul, ya know.
[Talking to Barney about how they stood for something; [w:Bosnian War|that time we was up in Bosnia; [w:Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Serb bad boys; crying; puts pipe in mouth as Barney walks away]
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Commentary on Firearm Noise
Barney Ross
] of his AA-12 shotgun] Damn, that thing's loud!
[After Hale Caesar fired a full [[w:drum magazine|drum magazine]
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Miscommunication During a Tense Moment
Gunnar Jensen
Warning shot!
[lifting a grenade launcher]
Barney Ross
No!
Gunnar
A little low...
[fires at the leader and rips him in half]
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Negotiating Terms for a Job Opportunity
Barney Ross
Let's just keep it simple. If the money's right, we don't care where the job is. Got it?
Mr. Church
Let's quit jerkin off, get down to business, see who's hungry. We know your real name's probably not "Barney Ross". You don't need to know my name. The only thing you need to know is the job's real, and the money's real. But since we're in this nice place, you might as well just call me "Mr. Church".
Barney
Okay, Church, what can I do for you?
Mr. Church
In a minute. I'm still waiting for one more guy.
Barney
Who?
Church
You know him?
Barney
Yeah, we used to be on the same team together. What's my oldest, worst friend doin here?
Church
Both your names came to the top of the list. That a problem?
Barney
Yeah, should'a shot him when I had the chance.
Cigar-smoking man
Big Barney Ross!
[pointing his cigar toward Barney]
Barney
Bigger Trent Mauser.
[to Trent, mockingly raising his hands]
Trent Mauser
What are you doing here? Praying for work?
Barney
Could be.
Trent
Have you been sick? You've lost weight.
Barney
Really? Well, whatever weight I lost, you found, pal.
Church
You guys aren't gonna start sucking each other's dicks, are you? Let's get down to business, see who wants to work. You ever hear of an island called Vilena?
[Barney looks suggestively at Trent and Church laughs sarcastically]
Barney
No.
[to Church]
Trent
Yeah. It's a little island in the ].
[to Church; [w:Gulf of Mexico|Gulf]
Church
That's right.
[to Trent]
Trent
You should read more.
[to Barney]
Barney
Thanks.
[sarcastically]
Church
There are resources on that island that my people are very interested in.
Trent
But a general by the name of Garza has overthrown their half-ass government.
Church
That's right. My people have a problem with this fanatic Garza.
Barney
So you want Garza gone?
[to Church]
Church
I want him dead!
Trent
All it takes is a little army. Only an idiot would do this job.
[sarcastically]
Barney
How much?
[to Church]
Trent
Oh, like I said. Well, I'm busy anyway. So, give this job to my friend here. He loves playing in the jungle, right?
[to Church about Barney; winks at Barney; to Church; to Barney]
Barney Ross
Right.
[sarcastically]
Church
That's right.
[uncertain]
Trench
Hey, why don't we have dinner?
[to Barney]
Barney
Sure, when?
[to Trent]
Trench
In a thousand years.
Barney
Too soon.
Church
What's his fucking problem?
[confused about Trent]
Barney Ross
He wants to be president. I've gotta recon this island first.
[Trent looks back at Barney]
Church
I got a contact for you on the island.
Barney
Good riddance. I've got a feeling everyone else has passed on this job, so our fee is five-mil.
[after Trent exits the church; to Church]
Church
Five mil?
[surprised; to Barney]
Barney
I want half up front and the other half in an offshore account. You got a problem with that?
Church
No. What I have a problem with is people trying to fuck me over! So if you take this money and you don't deliver, you try to fuck me in some kind of weird, cockamamie scheme of yours, me and my people are gonna come get you and your people, and chop you up into little, fucking dog treats. You got a problem with that?
[shaking his head; mockingly]
Barney
Let's talk.
[shrugging his shoulders]
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A Confrontation of Mercenaries and Betrayal
Barney Ross
Munroe!
[aiming at Munroe]
James Munroe
Drop the weapons, or I will put a bullet through her eye! Don't test me.
[holding Sandra at gunpoint]
Sandra Garza
No, no!
[screaming]
Munroe
Shut up or I'll kill you. The ]'s parasites hired you, didn't they? I'd have paid you twice as much... to go fishing! You'd have to think I'm pretty freakin stupid to surrender to the Agency. Why would I do that? I created this. I made it all happen! And they wanted me out. Why? Because I saw the big picture! Stop walking! And what about me and you? We are both the same. We're both mercenaries. We're are both dead inside. So why the hell did you come after me?
[to Sandra; to Barney, who is getting up, in reference to Mr. Church; [w:Central Intelligence Agency|Agency; referring to his control and drug business in Vilena; Barney is now on his feet and approaching]
Barney Ross
I didn't come after you, dipshit. I came for her!
[Sandra breaks free of Munroe's hold]
Lee Christmas
Call it a tie.
[throws knife throws Munroe's back]
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Choosing Your Weapon in Combat
Taglines
Choose your weapon.
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Timeless Legacy of Heroes and Legends
Taglines
Heroes today. Legends forever.
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A Movie with Every Hero Together
Taglines
Every movie has a hero. This one has them all.
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Introduction of Characters and Their Names
Sandra Garza
What are your names?
[meeting Lee Christmas and Barney Ross for the first time]
Lee Christmas
Buda. Pest.
[pointing to himself; pointing to Barney]
Sandra
Follow me, please.
[walks away]
Barney Ross
] Nice.
[slowly turns to Lee; [w:Budapest|Buda and Pest.]
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Assessing the Situation's Flaws
Barney Ross
What's wrong with this picture?
[after seeing Dan Paine and his men terrorize a local market]
Lee Christmas
Everything.
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