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Well don't know how i didn't knew about this movie that come out 10y ago, and i found out about it today.

Good action movie, fun and entertaining , and what else do you need from it. It had also very good music in background, some nice hard songs,

Also very nice bunch of actors, i mean Saldana should be enough but thrs Elba too, so all in all it was good discovery for me to find this today when we lack a good movies in 2020 n 21

The Losers isn't a movie I can recommend outright as a really fantastic example of its genre, far from it. It has some logical gaps, especially towards its ending with the character resolutions (or lack thereof), and the use of slow-motion in the action scenes already dates it to an extent by its 'Hipness'. But it's also got just the right attitude, humor and energy to get by as what I might call a 'Saturday afternoon' quickie. This is the kind of flick that a guy would watch when he should be doing something else around the house or something. It's tough and unapologetic and a little too slick to be anything else than what it is. I enjoyed The Losers against my better judgment.

The premise and follow-through is kind of predictable, as it's about a group of elite fighters (think the A-Team) who get double-crossed by a rogue CIA agent and find a possible entry point with a mysterious woman to get back at him and clear their names. We see who will probably betray who, or what twists might occur, and sure the BIG WEAPON (in caps) that is used by Max (played with a cartoon character debonair by Jason Patric) is so preposterous as to be wholly entertaining. But the cast is up for playing these parts with every ounce of fun and excitement in the material, and I liked seeing the camaraderie between Morgan, Evans and Elba (the latter really coming into his own as a star), and Zoe Saldana shows off again how she's becoming a formidable talent in Hollywood films.

It's a hard movie to always defend for its plot inconsistencies, but it works in its own lets-just-play-it-loose logic. And sometimes the actors just cut loose, which is nice; seeing Chris Evans somehow inject life into using 'Don't Stop Believing' by Journey in an espionage scene is one of the most brilliant things of the year (if only because, simply, how could you use that song again after the Sopranos). And when it comes time for the BIG action set-piece at the end, it gives a good dose of what action movie fans look for: plausible implausibility, some gritty violence (albeit PG-13, it's still pretty intense), and a few real surprises in the course of events, for better and worse. I can't stress enough that it's not a particularly high achievement in its sort of movie. But for what it sets out to achieve, it does alright, which is enough sometimes.

Hadn't heard of it and knew even less about it when I saw The Losers and I just had a blast! It was a movie for guys who like movies with its mean action and a constant humorous undertone that stays in stride with the tempo of the film. It was hot chix, cool tricks, and explosives throughout.

I didn't dig the slow-mo too much, though. That John Woo stuff just rubs me the wrong way and I find it so pretentiously distracting! ugh.

But beyond that... if you want an entertaining "don't need to think about it flick", The Losers generously provides. If you're looking for something to stick with you to puzzle upon or stimulate you intellectually, search elsewhere.

I always check IMDb before i watch a movie. Some of the reviews on this site almost caused me to not watch this movie. I am glad i overlooked the negative commentary. Many people have said that they copy old action movies..... aren't they all copies with different characters.

Anyhow the movie is about a group of U.S. soldiers who are being pursued by some guy named Max in the CIA. Well, i was very confused... Who is this max? Why does he want them dead? This is never explained or i missed it.

Anyhow the team are framed for the murder of 25 children and are fugitives from the U.S. they are given an opportunity by this girl who seems devious right from the beginning.

But to put it short, its worth watching. The characters are original and the guy with the glasses needs to be in more movies. He basically made the movie for me and was comical the whole way threw. His lines seemed a lot less cheesy.

Overall, a good action/comedy. Id give it..... 7 out of 10. It lacks a little bit of excitement.

Though slightly juvenile for an action film, (hence the PG-13 rating) The Losers has wit, and that counts for something. The clichés are all there; the distraught hero, the girl with the gun, the dapper villain eager to get his hands on nuclear weapons, the geeky tech nerd, the bad-guy cops. The Losers frequently plays all this for laughs, it has a great sense of humour without which the film would be epically cheesy. There are some familiar faces in the cast, along with some new ones, and everyone seems to be having a good time, which helps us to have a good time.

If I had to guess, I'd say it'd be Zoe Saldana which the studio values most for selling the product, which is kind of degrading. She may well be on the road to the Typecast city, until James Cameron gets Avatar 2 going. At least she can do her own stunts, something Megan Fox is probably incapable of. The best performance in the movie though is turned in by Jason Patric oddly enough, whose take on the clichéd super villain ready to wreak havoc with the push of a button, is perfect. There is no way anyone could take such a character seriously no why not goof it up a bit. The year is young but this guy is the Col. Hans Landa of 2010. Sometimes, the Losers doesn't work so good. At times it is just a little too unbelievable, especially the interplay between Saldana and Morgan, which is just gratuitous.

So for an early blockbuster, The Losers delivers about what you'd expect. Though there is nothing super special about it, the movie has some tricks up its sleeve which might be worth checking out.

The Losers delivers a great deal of pleasure. It was witty, funny, interesting and a marvelous watch. This comedy is like a parody of hardcore action films, so don't expect any mind-blowing depth. Just go with the flow. It's fun.

I hadn't any significant expectations for this movie, so the enjoyment was even bigger. At times the plot might be a bit predictable but that doesn't disturb the ride at all. It's got fast pace, entertaining action scenes and it's fun. Fun is the word here. The cast was brilliant, as well. Zoe Saldana was great as always. And for the first time i felt that Chris Evans (Push-junk and Fantasticless 4) did a good job. The villain was a bit weak though. But descent acting carried the movie for the whole time. All you need.

As long as you don't take it seriously, it is brilliant and you won't be disappointed. Shoot 'em up!

You can read that this movie is full of clichés. A lot of movies are. However, the makers of this one didn't quite seem to understand any of them. The story is silly - and very predictable once you know it is so dumb, so don't try to think that some scene was smart or you will be disappointed in less than 5 minutes. There are a lot of big factual errors, too.

The movie doesn't even have a real conclusion and the main threat doesn't even look as threatening as it should. There are a lot of gaps, the characters are totally flat, CGI is lame, action scenes are not entertaining at all and pseudo-scientific gibberish is truly terrible, especially because it is not really necessary. Why they didn't consult some smart 14-year old about technical details?

Far Cry (2008) by Uwe Boll got 3.2 out of 10. The Marine 2 got 5.0. I think these ratings are pretty accurate. The Losers got 6.5, so you may think it's better than any of these.

It is not.

I think people are being too hard on this movie. It's a big shiny explosions movie, with nothing especially new plot wise, to be sure, but who goes to action movies for plot? Not me! Clever repartee, good looking men (Saldana is hot, yes, but I'm female so ... Evans and Morgan, I'm lookin' at you), a villain landing somewhere between James Bond and Austin Powers, helicopter stunts, big guns, and big explosions. Good times.

Some great locations, good editing (also nice marriage of comic book style to live action style in the credits),decent soundtrack.

The Losers doesn't take itself too seriously, and neither should you.

Well I don't know much to like about this movie. But at the same time there's nothing to hate here. Not even some stilted dialogue or the watered-down violence. The film moves in an almost self-parodying way, as if it was aware that it was what it was, a slick, glossy, action- packed, and fun thrill ride from start to finish.

The film is based on a comic book, and the story seems to prepare us for the upcoming "The A-Team" adaptation (which I'm looking forward to). It's filled with guns, girls, cars, explosions, fists, legs, knives, motorcycles, in fact almost anything but the kitchen sink. The actors seem to be having fun in their roles as the chemistry between the six leads show, but Jason Patric looks like he's having a terrific time, chewing every scene he's in and giving us what may be the funniest (although sometimes annoying) villain in years.

The film has it's action packed moments and plenty of laugh-out loud moments, but that's about what you can expect from a movie like this. Don't expect anything like "Shutter Island" or "Slumdog Millionaire" and you'll do just fine. Having said that, director Sylvain White keeps the pace tight and frenetic, and you can see some of his camera movements are similar to his previous film "Stomp The Yard", also starring Columbus Short.

So in short it's a time waster, but a not bad one. Sure it may be watered down for teens, but at heart it is what it is, big, loud, goofy, hilarious fun.

Overall rating: A solid 6/10.

Will someone please put Jeffrey Dean Morgan in more intelligent dark humor action leads? He is just amazing as a charming rogue leader of the marry band, and Chris Evans is an unexpected comic relief with nuanced performance and expansive range of acting.

Interesting take on comic book based action flick. It never looses a momentum or pace, it's through and through fun, but if you pay a bit of attention, you will see darker undercurrents and rather deep connotations. Well directed, well paced and entertaining all the way through.

There is no pretense here, but that's why the depth of characters and the story comes through in those shining moments. This would be action flick for cool guys and thinking girls.

On a mission in Bolivia, a special CIA team is sent to kill a target. Special circumstance happen when they see kids in the target zone. After rescuing the kids, they put them on their rescue helicopter and wait for a different extraction. Then they see their helicopter hit with a missile, the kids are dead and they are suppose to be to. Now they must make their way back to the States in order to get their lives back and kill the one who set them up.

The Losers is based on a comic of the same name. It was a limited issued series that I had never heard of, but after seeing the film, wouldn't mind checking out. The Losers is the type of action flick that surrounds itself with comedy and absurdity. You can't really take the things that happen seriously and the film knows this, it also pokes fun at itself. The Losers consist of Clay (Jeffery Dean Morgan) the leader, characterized by a guy who wears suits with no tie. Roque (Idris Elba) second in command and a hot head. Jensen (Chris Evans) who runs tech and is the comic relief. Pooch (Columbus Short) the driver and Cougar (Óscar Jaenada) the sniper expert. Each one has their own typical character trait, from rebel to wise-ass. The leader is obviously a troubled guy, who wants to do good and then you'll have your quite but deadly assassin. Nothing new by an means, but going in expecting this, I had a fun time.

Zoe Saladana plays Aisha, the ass kicking chick who discovers they are hiding in Bolivia and offers them a chance to kill the guy who set them all up, Max (Jason Patrick). She tells them she will fund their operation as long as they get Max for her. Hmm, sounds like she has something of her own agenda. Can we trust her? We don't know, neither do they. But they have nothing else to lose right? The villain as I mentioned earlier is Jason Patrick, whose last memorable film was 2002's Narc. He doesn't have much of a résumé, so I kind of found it odd that he was the villain in this piece. I don't know how well he does comedy since it was pretty lacking here. You read that right, comedy. The villain is comedic and his routine is the straight face bit. His lines were delivered awkwardly for me and it really was an awkward performance.

I kind of expected more action from this film, it doesn't wow you in anyway. The action sequences used are entertaining enough though, mainly because of who the characters are and what they do. Seeing Evans do some of the things seemed odd though, I didn't expect him to have much of an action background for his geek/tech character. Although it was interesting watching him with having Captain American on in the back of my mind. The Losers doesn't try to do anything new, instead it tries to simply entertain the audience that it is targeted at. To say this is a no brainer action film would fit it perfectly.

There are some twists and turns in the plot that I personally didn't like. It makes sense, but for me I wanted things to turn out differently. I'm told that the same thing happens in the comic, but I didn't want the dynamic of the group to be changed. I found myself disappointed with that aspect. The use of music in points is odd, Journey pops up in one sequence that might be the most memorable part of the film. That scene alone should tell you that the film is not just an action junkie film, but for people that want to laugh.

Can I recommend The Losers? I sure can, it seems to be getting beaten by the critics. I can see it from both sides of the looking glass. It's far from perfect and has a lot of things that would make people question it. Some of the comedy doesn't work, some people might not like the action sequences and again, the lead villain is odd. But I had a hell of a time watching it. The film is going to do very little business at the box office, mainly because there was no big name to draw people in and things that are based on anything that is not popular usually just has that small cult crowd. Kick-Ass was the victim of this last time, The Losers is the victim this time. I can totally see this film going into obscurity and no one remembering it. Which is a shame, because I liked it.

The writing is absolute garbage and showing certain psychopaths as having empathy makes very little sense. Can shoot a loved one without batting an eye one second and show heart and compassion the next. Obviously the writer has no understanding or education in psychology, and in my view shouldn't be making films.

In contrast to what many others have felt towards 'The Losers', it didn't quite work for me. Yes, clichés are expected in action movies but I expect at least some entertainment and some kind of refreshment, either in the form of action sequences, story or humour. At best, 'The Losers' is your average action flick. Aside from being far from memorable, there is nothing that particularly stands out. Even the dialogue is clichéd and the humour fails to work. The actors are stuck with typical action roles. For example. J.D. Morgan is the stereotypical leader, Zoe Saldana the kickass action heroine who will at some point turn against the group and who didn't know that one of the five was a 'double agent'? I must give Saldana some credits for doing her own stunts no matter how skinny she is. Jason Patric's portrayal of Max has got to be one of the worst performances in a villainous roles. I must add that the final sequences are marginally better than the rest of the movie. Overall, 'The Losers' has nothing new to offer and it failed to keep me entertained for its duration.

First time I checked my watch: After 50 minutes.

This is the first time I watched an action film in a long while and though it wasn't an excellent movie, I have to admit that it was entertaining. The cast was mostly unknowns except for the actor who played Denny Duquette in Grey's Anatomy (I don't even know his real name), Zoe Saldana (of Avatar fame) and Chris Evans (who played one of the Fantastic Four). Of all the leads, it was Chris Evans who stole the show and provided some comic moments in the film. The villain was very annoying. Whether this was intentional or not, it would have been better if he was less campy. Zoe reminded me too much of her character in Avatar and just reminded me how amazing Neytiri looked. "Denny" looked too old and chunky to be doing the action sequences. The movie was also full of clichés. In some scenes, you can almost predict when there will be a car blast, when someone will get shot and when the lead star will save the day. This movie is ideally watched if you have nothing to do and just need to watch something entertaining. Don't expect a great action movie so that you won't get disappointed.

'Pay attention to the plot' are five words definitely not needed when watching The Losers. However: 'Let the gargantuan explosions wash over because it's a weekend' are ten words that will become apparent in the first few minutes.

Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar are Special Forces unit who were sent to Bolivia end up getting deceived by the usual nutter with his usual deformity and his usual essence of mystery. From here on out it's true Michael Bay dedicated destruction with a sprinkle of wit, mainly thanks to Chris Evans (shame he couldn't have done the same for Fantastic 4) and Pooch's delivery of the line: 'Oh, this is Stupid Question Day' – you had to be there.

It has a few shockers, despite being built on predictable foundations, which won't make you likely to stop rustling through the popcorn but gives the film a fluent flow as to not make the whole experience completely monotonous. Meaning the only losers here are the ones who turn a deaf ear to the humour and a blind eye to the action because they weren't expecting an experience that is almost as mentally relaxing as Paracetamol.

To put it simply The Losers is fun. Non-stop male responsive happiness from the inception to the finale.

A fun action movie with a few cinematic movies and a well developed if not predictable storyline. The cast had great chemistry and the action scenes worked well.

This is not an A-list movie and it doesn't have A-list actors. But you know what? I thought it was a lot of fun! Likable good guys and despicable bad guys. A good story line with side line stories and a nice twist here and there. Great stuff.

I'm guessing it was based on a comic book, because they always make great movies. And the comic book flashes kinda made it obvious... But the best part of this movie? Well I've watched some A-list movies and they off the bad guy really poorly. But the offing of the bad guy in The Losers was worthy of appreciation! Once again, great stuff.

I really enjoyed this movie and I reckon if you accept it as a comic book action flick, you'll enjoy it, too. 8+/10

The Losers is a film based on comics about a team of black-opps force who goes on mission and crime fighting. This is the first time I watched an action film in a long while and though it wasn't an excellent movie, I have to admit that it was entertaining and quite surprising. Of all the leads, it was Chris Evans who stole the show and provided some comic moments in the film. The villain was also very annoying. Whether this was intentional or not, it would have been better if he was less campy and less clichés. Morgan looked too old and chunky to be doing the action sequences. The movie was also full of clichés. In some scenes, you can almost predict when there will be a car blast, when someone will get shot and when the lead star will save the day. This movie is ideally watched if you have nothing to do and just need to watch something entertaining. Don't expect a great action movie so that you won't get disappointed. Maybe because it was rated PG-13, it was a good movie but it could have been better. Also I found it to be quite confusing at some scenes, but in the end it was good. The movie was predictable yet enjoyable

This movie is a big pile boring of clichés. I'm having difficulty describing it any other way.

Most people doesn't seem to notice that movies like this are garbage. Apparently, as long as you make an half-assed attempt at being ironic about it, it doesn't matter that what you're doing is banal. I'm so sick of these cookie-cutter action movies with a superficial twist. It's the same old cinematic turd that the Hollywood factory has been churning out for decades, with some added polish and with a few shiny stickers attached to it. But underneath that, it's still a semi-coherent mass of fecal matter.

And to all of you who likes to say that it's just for fun or that it's just a little light-hearted entertainment and that bitter old cynics like me should just lighten up: shut up. Don't you ever get sick of letting these money-grubbing villains in the big movie companies get away with making bad films like this? Because it's your fault that they get away with it. If you had a little more discerning taste and stopped buying movie tickets for these inane and formulaic excuses for films, they would stop making them.

For a very long time I had my eyes set on watching this movie, but never quite took the time to do so until...well, I've just finished watching it and decided to post my first review on IMDb. In a word, this movie is - awesome! Well, plot not so much because there's nothing we haven't seen already, but characters are very well written and even better played, especially Jensen (Chris Evans' character)who pretty much all by himself adds to the entertaining part. Of course, there's Jeffrey Dean Morgan, my favorite, good enough reason for watching any movie. Actually, it's very light, very entertaining movie with a few good fights, nice laughs and a classic 80's song by Journey. I recommend it highly, please watch it and see what you think.

And you were expecting what, Shakespeare?

After a brief glance at the promo stills, I was expecting big explosions, hot chicks, some cool heroes, a decent bad guy, a plot that didn't make me think too much, a car crash or two, some amusing sarcasm, and then a few more explosions. Something that would give my home theater a nice workout.

And that's what I got.

Not enough character development, intellectual discourse or introspection on the nature of Man for you? Then it's your own fault for picking this movie. Lighten up, Francis.

Hit "play", have a cold one handy, and crank it up. That's what it's for.

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Hi IMDb friends.

If you enjoy re-watching every cliché in the action movie book, than this movie for you is an Oscar winning performance.

I guess if they eliminated Soldana from the movie. Than this could deserve a 4-5 star rating. She is a crap-movies-to-be girl. Is she cheap to hire or people have distorted picture of an all-round-actress.

But that stupid dialog/action between the characters is just another contributing factor to the epic fail story.

Only plus for the movie are the bad guys. I like their style, ruthless and simple with catchy dialog.

That will teache me to watch Soldana pictures.