Went to the cinema and watched the A-Team today. Watched the TV series when I was younger so was looking forward to it. Came away from the movie a little disappointed, pretty poor story and the usual Hollywood wanted to change the story. They could easily have kept it in Vietnam, no need to modernise everything! Overall though it was enjoyable and evoked a number of laughs.. which is why I saw it.
There were a couple of cameos at the end by the original Face and Murdoch. Jessica Biel was pleasing to the eye (don't tell the wife!). Liam Neeson is as usual enjoyable to watch but the gold star goes to Sharlto Copley (famous from District 9) who was pretty funny as Murdoch, even if the accent seemed a little too South African at times! BA Baracus was pretty well cast as well.
Anyway, worth watching if you have fond memories of the TV series. Looks like we're in for some good movies this year. Avatar is still the most visually stunning and enjoyable film I've seen since Lord of the Rings.
I have watched the film as well and I have to agree on your feedback. The plot and setup weren't that plausible however the cast I think was excellent. Apart from Neeson, Copley mentioned above, I think Cooper (who played Face) was pretty great, cheeky and witty. Perhaps Mr. T leaves still too deep the impression so I found new BA merely ok (but again, excellent BA look).
ReplyDeleteAll in all, It's so action packed and entertaining that the rest flaws can be forgiven.