MUSICAL MONDAY PRESENTS
THE EXPENDABLES: THE MUSICAL!
Perfect timing from the guys over at legolambs , who are always on time with awesome content, the Kaplan Bros. I remember the first time I saw one of their videos on youtube. It was Silence! The Musical: Put the F***ing Lotion in the Basket. Silence! The Musical actually got a full treatment. The Brothers Kaplan generally stick to doing spoof musicals of such action films like Robocop and Rambo but Arnold Schwarzenegger is their favority subject. In fact, my favorite youtube video of last year is probably their video, Conan: The Musical (Fright Night: The Musical ("Amy Awake") is a close second).
This hilarious and epic number about the Expendables (I give it about a 5*/5. It's the best kind of dumb action movie) including them simulating the voices of all of our favorites 80's action stars and prematurely balding bad-asses. Featuring Al Kaplan as Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis. And Jon Kaplan as Dolph Lundgren and Randy Couture. Make sure to check out, like, favorite and subscribe their videos.
Linked below are the other four articles where they've been the subject of a Musical Monday. The Fright Night: The Musical article is a character analysis of the characters of the film, the Conan the Barbarian: The Musical article is an analysis of the single greatest film soundtrack I've ever heard, and the Batman & Robin: The Musical article is a ridiculous, but somewhat earnest argument from my inner child that Schwarzenegger almost sold me on Mr. Freeze...almost.
Some day I'll have to explain my growing theory about the over-the-top action film being as legitimate an art form as any kind of dramatic theater, but that's for another time. For now, enjoy the Kaplan Bros. amazing work.
