The Best Quotes From 'The Expendables 2,' Ranked

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Updated October 27, 2023 37.1K views 11 items

"The Expendables 2" movie quotes provide breaks in the action in the star-studded sequel directed by Simon West. The second film in the series brings back the biggest names in the action genre as the Hollywood heavyweights are back as the elite mercenaries first introduced in "The Expendables" in 2010.

To say that this film is packed with stars might just be an understatement. Sylvester Stallone, who directed the first film and stars in both, described getting all of these stars together at one time as "a minor miracle." Indeed, the big names starring in "The Expendables 2" are plenty. Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger all join Stallone in this film from Lionsgate.

In "The Expendables 2," Mr. Church (Willis) tasks the group of mercenaries to keep a very important package of plutonium out of the wrong hands. Led by Barney Ross (Stallone), the Expendables use all means of force necessary to keep that volatile substance away from an opposing team of mercenaries led by Jean Vilain (Van Damme). But their main crew isn't enough and they have to recruit some new bodies to complete the job. Sniper Bill 'the Kid' Timmons (Hemsworth) is just the man to round out the team.

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  • 1
    21 VOTES

    I Need a Weapon

    I Need a Weapon
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    Trent Mauser: "I need a weapon, yours."
    Hale Caesar: "My big weapon's hanging right where it is."

    When one large, tough man asks another man for a weapon, two things could happen. The other man could either understand that the asker is looking for something big, powerful and capable of shooting bullets or that other man could make for some awkward sexual innuendo. Here, we get the latter.
    21 votes
  • 2
    13 VOTES

    I'm Back

    I'm Back
    Video: YouTube

    Trent Mauser: "I'm back!"

    Making a play on his famous threat of "I'll be back" in "The Terminator," actor Arnold Schwarzenegger announces in "The Expendables 2" that finally, he is back. Clever or cheesy? You decide.
    13 votes
  • 3
    14 VOTES

    That Loaded?

    That Loaded?
    Video: YouTube

    Lee Christmas: "Are you hit?"
    Barney Ross: "Yeah, twice"
    Lee Christmas: "Better you than me"
    Barney Ross: "That's nice"
    Lee Christmas: "You order room service?"
    Barney Ross: "Not really"
    Lee Christmas: "This could be a piss poor ending... That loaded?"
    Barney Ross: "You can only hope."

    After making a dramatic entrance into the jungle, Lee Christmas and Barney Ross are engaged and outnumbered by local troops. They appear to be cornered but have a secret weapon, sniper Bill 'the Kid' Timmons hiding high up in the trees ready to save their butts.
    14 votes
  • 4
    10 VOTES

    My Shoe is Bigger Than This Car

    My Shoe is Bigger Than This Car
    Video: YouTube

    Mr. Church: "Get in!"
    Trent Mauser: "My shoe is bigger than this car."
    Mr. Church: "Shoot something!"

    When you're in the middle of a gunfight, of course a large vehicle, a tank maybe, would be the best but alas Mr. Church and Trent Mauser must make do with what's available, a tiny little two-seater. Even after they pull the doors off, that car is way two small for those large men.
    10 votes
  • 5
    10 VOTES

    You're Terminated

    You're Terminated
    Photo: flickr / CC0

    Hale Caesar: "You're terminated!"
    Trent Mauser: "In your dreams"

    What is the only appropriate way to tell "The Terminator" that he's done? By telling him he's "terminated" of course! Arnold Schwarzenegger, returning to the ranks as an action star again, however is not amused.
    10 votes
  • 6
    15 VOTES

    Are You Afraid of Me?

    Are You Afraid of Me?
    Video: YouTube

    Jean Vilain: "Are you afraid of me? You should be."

    In another instance where the movie quote is slightly more about the outside world not the actual movie plot, Jean-Claude Van Damme, playing the main antagonist Jean Vilain, speaks Sylvester Stallone, playing Expendables leader Barney Ross. The quote plays on what Stallone called "a big showdown between me and Van Damme, which has been anticipated for a long time."
    15 votes
  • 7
    13 VOTES

    What's the Plan?

    What's the Plan?
    Video: YouTube

    Lee Christmas: "What's the plan?"
    Barney Ross: "Track 'em, find 'em, kill 'em."

    Pretty much the key point to any action movie, Barney Ross gives his crew the directive to use as much force as necessary in pursuit of their goal. Tanks, snipers and a whole lot of automatic weapons highlight the action that follows.
    13 votes
  • 8
    12 VOTES

    Today is Payback

    Today is Payback
    Video: YouTube

    Barney Ross: "What do you want from me, Church?"
    Mr. Church: "Barney Ross, you made me a deal. I could have put you in the deepest, darkest hole but I kept you out cause I knew that one day would come when you were going to pay me back. Today is that day. You and you're little gang of psychotic mutts, today is payback... You can't let the contents of that safe fall into the wrong hands."

    Setting up the premise of the entire film, this interaction between Mr. Church, the "super villain," gives Barney Ross, the leader of the Expendables, information on a task he needs them to complete.
    12 votes
  • 9
    10 VOTES

    New Plane

    New Plane
    Video: YouTube

    Lee Christmas: "You're not doing what I think you're doing?"
    Barney Ross: "Yeah, I am."
    Lee Christmas: "You're going to need a new plane."

    News flash: If you fly a plane under a bridge and the wings of the plane are busted off by the bridge supports, you're going to need a new plane. Thank goodness for some modern day movie magic as miraculously the plane is still able to fly after the incident.
    10 votes
  • 10
    9 VOTES

    Need More Men

    Need More Men
    Video: YouTube

    Booker: "You're gonna need more men if you're going to expect to get out of here alive."

    Plain and simple, when Chuck Norris (Booker) tells you that you need more men, listen to him. Norris might be the master of all things but if he asks for a hand, don't let him down.
    9 votes
  • 11
    9 VOTES

    Plutonium

    Plutonium
    Video: YouTube

    Gunnar Jensen: "Six pounds of pure plutonium is powerful enough to change the balance of the world. Imagine what five tons would do."

    The Expendables are tasked with keeping a very special package out of the wrong hands but it's not just any package, they're protecting an amount of plutonium that could lead to global destruction.
    9 votes