Continuity mistake: At the end, the number on the helicopter is 711. As it takes off it is 712. (01:26:30)
The Expendables 2 (2012)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Simon West
Starring: Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Liam Hemsworth
Barney (Sylvester Stallone) kills Vilain (Jean Claude Van Damme). Maggie (Yu Nan) leaves with Church (Bruce Willis), Booker (Chuck Norris) and Trench (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and tells Barney to call her if he ever needs help for another mission. Booker decides to not be a loner anymore. Barney, Lee (Jason Statham), Gunner (Dolph Lundgren) and the rest of the team leave on a plane given to them by Church and make a toast to their fallen friend Billy (Liam Hemsworth). Sophia (Billy's girlfriend) receives his farewell letter and a nice sum of money.
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More mistakes in The Expendables 2
Barney Ross: Why is it the ones who deserve to live, that want to live the most, die - and the ones that don't deserve to live, keep on going?
Trivia: Booker is a nod to "Good Guys Wear Black" in which Chuck Norris portrayed a character named John T. Booker. In both films Norris plays a retired military operative in a rescue mission to help his old comrades.
Question: When Maggie asks Barney if he still thinks about Billy after his death, he says "We keep it light until we have to get dark. Then we go pitch black." What exactly does Barney mean by this?
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Answer: "We keep it light" refers to their mood. They joke around and tease each other and have fun. "Till we go dark" is when they get serious for killing. "We go pitch black." Meaning as dark and brutal killing machines as possible.
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