The A-Team

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Saw this for the first time - enjoyed the movie.

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In Hollywood, when you graduate an 80s TV Show into a major motion picture, comparisons will be made. I did this in another interview that I posted for The Dukes of Hazzard movie, it's inevitable. How faithful were they to the spirit of the show? Did they eliminate the bad and keep the good? In many cases, some TV shows from the 80s had a great premise but were dragged down by the perils of minimal TV budgets, short sighted producers and censorship. When they get 110 million and a competent creation crew behind them, their true colors can really come through. Such is the case with The A-Team.I must say, I'm extremely saddened to hear that the movie didn't do well enough in the theater or even on home video to warrant a sequel. I think the casting of the four actors was brilliant and the story line aspired to the best aspects of the TV show. The A Team is a blast to watch. These four gentlemen have charisma and chemistry beyond belief and they really reflect a brotherhood far beyond the stale and 2 dimensional characters created by their TV counterparts. That's not to say the actors in the show were bad, George Peppard alone gave the show an aire of respectability. Dwight Schultz was always in perfect manic form and Dirk Benedict was most likely born for the role of Face. However, the weekly grind of making a show where automatic weapons are fired and cars jump several feet without hurting anyone becomes monotonous after some time.Liam Neeson is undoubtedly one of the most charismatic actors of our time. No one brings his brand of leadership quality to the screen like he does. So who better to play the cigar chomping Colonial `Hannibal' Smith then him? No one. It's so easy to believe that everyone who meets this man feels like they would help him do anything. That if he asked them to do something, they would do it, no questions asked. Bradley Cooper is a perfect choice as well for Lt. Templeton `Faceman' Peck, the pretty boy, smooth talking `get-anything-if-you-need-it' operator. Sharlto Copley...who is this guy? I'd never heard of him but I have to say, he nailed the role as Murdoch. He brings just the right amount of wackiness mixed with competence to convince us to trust him, despite his `verge-of-insanity' characteristics. Then there's Quinton `Rampage' Jackson playing Bosco `BA' Baracus. Again, another guy I'd never heard of. I'm not familiar with the players in the MMA world but this guy really has something. He played BA with multiple levels of anger and sometimes emotion in just the right places. I was impressed with Quiton and I thought he filled the shoes of Mr. T and then some. The best part is the script allows us to believe these guys are a true working team that plays to each others strengths and helps balance their weaknesses. They're not perfect, but they are smart, competent and with the guidance of their leader, Hannibal, capable of doing almost anything.The movie chooses to focus on how the four came together and their subsequent story that is the premise of the TV show; being convicted of a crime they didn't commit. The movie starts with a series of events that bring the four together and solidifies BA's fear of flying, for anyone who thought it was strange that BA (a former Army Ranger) would have a fear of flying, this explains it very well. It then jumps forward eight years with the four involved in the middle east conflict after running eighty successful missions and ready to be discharged. Of course, this is where it gets dicey. During a last minute mission designed to avoid political upheaval and bloodshed by a security/paramilitary contractor group, things go very bad. The four are arrested and tried under military tribunal, stripped of ranks and sent to separate incarceration facilities. Six months later they escape with the help of a twisted CIA agent (played by Patrick Wilson) and the chase in on to clear their names. Jessica Beil plays the DOD officer assigned to track them down and stop them. Being a former flame of Face, her character goes in full tilt but later starts to lean toward their cause. Both Wilson and Beil play their parts well as a split of their TV counterparts, Col Lynch and Col Decker. Oddly Wilson's character calls himself Lynch when he meets with Hannibal.Joe Carnahan is the director behind this gem and I have to say, after watching Smoking Aces, I wasn't convinced he could pull this off. Not that Smoking Aces is a bad movie, but it had it's unbalances and it overdone characters to the point where it was almost cartoonish. But he most certainly did pull this one off. His direction and attention to character interaction as well putting in just the right amount of humor mixed with the more serious tone of the movie makes for a very entertaining picture. It takes the best aspects of the TV Show and works it all together very well. Sure there are a few `Hollywood' moments but they are easily overlooked in the course of the movie. Again I state that it's a shame a sequel won't be made due to lack of revenue but maybe if enough people read this review and trust my impressions, they'll give it a try. If anything, it's a fun movie and at least worth a look.For Blu Ray fans, the Blu Ray of this movie looks awesome and sounds just as good.

The A-Team (Extended Cut)" is like strapping a jet engine to a roller coaster—pure chaos with a side of explosive charm! Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, and Sharlto Copley deliver knockout performances.Who needs a plot with tanks falling from planes and helicopters dodging missiles? Grab some popcorn and buckle up for an adrenaline-fueled good time. Just don’t try their stunts at home!

The A-Team is another reboot of a 1980s TV series about an elite military group. In the series, the team helped regular people in need. In the movie, the team is still in the military, taking on the hardest and craziest missions until they are set up for theft and murder. They are all court-martialed and thrown in jail. Of course, they manage to break out and then embark on an effort to clear their name.The movie stars Liam Neeson as Hannibal Smith, the leader of the team, Bradley Cooper as "Face", Sharlto Copley as mad Murdock, and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson as B.A. Baracus (the role played by Mr. T. in the show). It also stars Jessica Biel as Defense Criminal Investigative Service Capt. Charissa Sosa who is trying to track down the team after they escape, and Patrick Wilson as Lynch, a shady CIA officer.For those who get the Blu-Ray, the movie looks and sounds great in HD. There are two versions of the movie, the theatrical cut and an extended version that adds a little over ten minutes to the run time. The extras include a director's commentary, deleted scenes, a gag reel, a montage set to the TV show theme, a half-hour long making-of documentary, a twenty-minute long character chronicles feature, a feature on the visual effects, and the theatrical trailer. A good amount of material for those who like going through the bonus features.Overall, the movie is a fun, action-packed summer blockbuster. It does not try to be more than it is, and it does not take itself too seriously. There is a lot of over-the-top action and lots of explosions, but it works for the tone the movie was going for. It blends in the comedic elements well, especially into the over-the-top stunts that are not even remotely possible in real life. The actors all do a good job in their roles and definitely seem to be having fun with their characters. The end of the movie does set up the possibility of a sequel, but given that we are now a decade removed, chances are that will never materialize. So, if you are in the mood for an action movie that has some funny moments, this is a good choice.

A must have for A-Team fans. The "embellished" CGI makes the movie a riot. I think they could have done a better job selecting the main cast though. And if you don't think government players like the CIA and FBI will stab its own in the back, think again.

J'ai pris ce film parce qu'il est bon. Beaucoup d'actions. De plus Liam Neeson fait parti de la distribution.

perfect

Esta versión no incorpora idioma español, sino latino, y si no estás acostumbrado te puede resultar extraño o incluso difícil de seguir. Si os da igual que no sea castellano, la película resulta entretenida.

Il film non fa rimpiangere la serie tv: è ricco di azione, scene esagerate e battute divertenti. Certo, il feeling con gli attori della serie non lo si può ricreare in sole due ore con attori diversi, sarebbe anche sciocco crederlo, ma il nuovo "Team" è bene assortito, non stravolge i personaggi e non li copia pedissequamente, ma reinventa la storia adattandola ai giorni nostri con ironia ed una certa originalità. La trrama è subordinata all'azione, e questo non è necessariamente un approccio negativo per questo genere di pellicola.Sorprendente la qualità video e audio del blu ray (che, a differenza di molti altri, riporta la scritta 1080p sulla confezione...) tra le migliori che abbia finora visto in circolazione: vederlo su un grande schermo o con un video proiettore non fa rimpiangere una serata al cinema (ed il costo di questo blu ray offerto da Amazon è più o meno lo stesso del costo del biglietto...)

Le blu-ray est de bonne qualité aussi bien au niveau de l'image que du son. Seul regret, l'absence de version longue en français, surtout que le doublage est de bonne qualité, mais c'est un détail .Au niveau du film, j'ai été agréablement surpris, surtout après plusieurs remakes très décevants. Bien sûr les scènes d'action sont invraisemblables, notamment le char qui tire dans l'eau pour amortir sa chute d'un avion, mais on ne s'ennuye pas. Le rythme est bon, la mise en scène agréable et les acteurs attachants. J'espère que l'on retrouvera un nouveau van noir dans le deuxième, le premier étant détruit dès le début du film.Les ingrédients conservés de la série ont été bien choisis : le van noir, la peur de l'avion de Barracuda (+ explications), les folies de Looping, le cigare du Colonel,....Autre point devenu rare, pas de scènes gore ou de violences sexuelles gratuites.Bref, un bon divertissement à regarder en famille.