The A-Team (MOVIE 2010)If you were like me growing up in the 80's there is a good chance that you had the mighty honor of watching the A-Team on TV. For me it's one of my earliest memoires that I have of anything at all. Now as an adult I couldn't even begin to tell you any of the actual stories that were told, but I could tell you about Hannibal, Faceman, B.A. and Murdock and all of the cool stuff the put together in a very short time. And that is what this movie does, it moves the setting to modern times but it is still the A-team getting into sticky situations and pulling through at the end in a collage of explosions. In fact, it seems to me that these new actors more fully realize the characters than the originals. And that is because they are larger than life characters, none of this is supposed to be taken too seriously. Throughout the entire move I was just having a great time, none of it felt over the top or forced. I do have to give special mention to Sharlto Copley who broke through last year as the lead in District 9, which I couldn't stand. He gives an amazing performance as Murdock, perfectly conveying that "functioning" crazy better than any I have seen. All in all it is a very fun movie I really recomend.
Brian is dying to see this, but I have a hard time wanting to watch remakes when the people I loved in the original are being played by others. Like Mr. T in the new one is kinda funny and smiles; that's not right! I will see it though, of course.
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