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Escape Plan: The Extractors - Movie Review

History

Escape Plan: The Extractors is the third movie in Sylvester Stallone's Escape Plan franchise. The first included Arnold Schwarzenegger and was a fairly good movie. This may explain why the first movie was in the theaters while 2 and 3 were relegated to direct to disc/digital releases. Arnold does not return in either 2 or 3 but we do get Dave Bautista best know for playing Drax in the MCU movies. The first two movies deal with Sylvester's character getting out of super max prisons. The third focuses on him breaking into one to rescue people.

Review

My first warning sign should have been the direct to disc release. My second should have been the $10 for UHD digital copy. My third came watching the movie and there was nearly 2 minutes of every company that produced the film. I watched the trailer and had high hopes but like Escape Plan 2, the movie fell short of my expectations. The part I most enjoyed about the first movie was how Sylvester's character would analyze the situation and develop a plan throughout the movie with a few twists at the end. This was lacking in the second movie and was completely missed in the third.

Don't get me wrong, the movie was decent and provided some conclusion (I hope) to the franchise. I fear that there may still be a fourth movie coming based on a few items mentioned in the movie. If you were expecting something on par with the Expendables franchise, you will definitely be disappointed with this one. The first movie is good enough to be in anyone's collection. I would recommend you rent the second and third movies before you buy.

Rating

I have to give this movie a SD rating. It will be worth picking up for under $5. I picked my up UHD copy directly from Vudu for $10.

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