A-Team

So I'm not sure if I should make this a comment on Neil's review of the movie, or make my own post as I'm doing.

Anyway -

I agree with Neil on the review of A-Team. It has its moments and good points -- I liked Liam Neeson as Hannibal. I liked the other dude as Face man. I liked the familiar old lines and cheesiness such as, "I love it when a plan comes together" kind of stuff. But aside from that, this is a mediocre movie. As an A-Team fan, it kept me entertained. As a movie on its own, it was nothing all that special.

The A-Team

If you've watched the original show lately, then you know what to expect here. They did a good job of capturing the cheesiness that was at the foundation of the predecessor. Also, the campy back-story of each character is intact as well. I'm not sure why they would even want to call this a remake other than there are different actors, more explosions and violence, and the story's setting is a bit updated. Also, it's the origination story of how they become soldiers of fortune in L.A, and not the team actually soldiering of fortune in LA.

Other than that, it's just like the TV series. That being said, the directing wasn't the greatest. I think they could have slowed the tempo down a bit for each scene, and there were some disagreeable conceited moments in the plot line where the writers just seem to have gotten lazy, and found an easy fix that doesn’t really make sense. Of course, certain catch phrases and motifs from the original are intact.

All in all, watch it if your brain needs a break from reality, and you want to see stuff explode.