Okay how happy am I that I went to go see The A-Team before it left the theaters? Super freaking happy!
It was fun and entertaining and better than I expected. I guess I went in with low expectations. After seeing how the G.I. Joe movie turned out to be. (poop!) I went in almost already sad that the A-Team might be shitty. Because, man, that show brings me back to when I was younger. I loved the A-Team TV show! I had a crush on Face because he WOW he was also Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica and I had a crush on him in that as well.
The chemistry between the four of them was funny and endearing. I love movies/tv shows where the characters seem like they’re actually friends and colleagues. Liam Neeson’s Hannibal was the perfect kind of patriarch of the group, strong and reliable. Bradley Cooper’s Face was more than a pretty face, he was no. 2 and quite living up to Hannibal. Sharlto Copley’s Murdock was a different kind of crazy from original Murdock. He was perfect crazy and adorable. I have quite a crush. <3 <3 <3 Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson’s B.A. was a surprise to me. The look of original B.A. was on him so I was prepared to watch a guy ripping off Mr. T. But it wasn’t like that at all. There were lots of similarities and nods to the original but Jackson wasn’t a cheap copy. None of them were. They were their own versions of the originals that I may almost love better. Loved all of them.
The movie was over the top and spectacular to watch. It was just enough over the top not to get bored but not too much over the top where it was unbelievable and shitty. I was able to suspend just the right amount of belief for me to enjoy watching the crazy hijinks and antics. I think I had a giant smile planted on my face the entire length of the movie. The nostalgia made me happy and the newness even happier. This was one of the more enjoyable films I’ve seen this year. There were a few surprising cameos, both in the movie and after the credits. It sealed the deal for me. I loved this movie.
Favorite thing: Dr. Murdock. Also, almost everything he says in the entire movie. (Seriously. A crush!)
