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Capone says THE A-TEAM is ridiculous, empty above the neck, and a great deal of fun!!!

Published at:  Jun 11, 2010 7:43:47 AM CDT


Hey, everyone. Capone in Chicago here.

Not all that long ago, Ain't It Cool News had an infrequent but extremely popular writer named Neill Cumpston. There are few weeks that go by that I don't see some big, dumb Hollywood production and wonder WWNCS (What Would Neill Cumpston Say). He tended to focus on action films--the more extravagant and ridiculous, the better in his estimation. I'm in fairly regular contact with the many who was Mr. Cumpston, and I never miss an opportunity to encourage him to bring back Neill. But he's a much busier man than he was when he did his last review for AICN, which I believe was CLOVERFIELD. Still, after seeing THE A-TEAM earlier this week, I couldn't resist dropping him a line and saying that if ever there was a film made for his unique brand of pre-adolescent, Big Gulp-fueled sensibilities, this was the one. And I mean that in the best possible way.

Now in no way am I implying that THE A-TEAM is a masterful action epic; it is not. However, there is at least one exceptional, apocalyptic-sized sequence that serves as the film's messy climax that is pretty spectacular. The setting is a shipping port loaded with storage containers piled six or seven high. I think you'll know it when you see it. The rest of the film's action moments are varying degrees of pretty good; I don't think there's one that will let you down, but for the most part they are simply larger and louder versions of things we've seen before. But what THE A-TEAM has going for it that a lot of other "tough-guy team" films like it (most recently THE LOSERS) do not is an attitude and sense of humor that I find painfully lacking in other works.

I have never seen a single episode of "The A-Team" television show, and I shouldn't have to have to enjoy a movie like this. The film version of anything based on outside source material should stand on its own. I shouldn't have to have seen a TV series or read a particular book/comic book or seen the original version of a remake to appreciate what's right in front of me. That doesn't mean I don't try to do so, but I shouldn't have to. That said, I really grew to enjoy the company of the four men who make up this military special force that specializes in insane missions. As the film opens, we see the events that led up to these four thrill seekers together. The cigar-chomping Hannibal (Liam Neeson) and the handsome-as-fuck Face (Bradley Cooper) were Army Rangers who were already working together on a mission in Mexico. Hannibal breaks free of his captors and is racing to save Face, who is about to be executed by an even somebody or another. Hannibal runs into B.A. Baracus (UFC champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson), a former Ranger as well. When the mission is complete, they decide they need one more member for their newfound Alpha Team in the form of a certifiably insane pilot named Murdock (Sharlto Copley in his first starring role since DISTRICT 9).

In an interesting plot point, the events jump ahead several years ("8 years, 80 missions later" I believe is what the film tells us) to what is described as the final days of America's pull out from Iraq. The team is recruited off the record by CIA Agent Lynch (Watchmen's Patrick Wilson in a great, smarmy turn) to go into Baghdad and retrieve money printing plates that could be used to produce millions of dollars of counterfeit money by terrorists or unfriendly governments. Representing the Army's interests (in other words, telling the team they absolutely cannot go into Baghdad) is Jessica Biel's Charisa Sosa, an old flame of Face's (but who isn't?). Let me interrupt myself for a second to say that the weakest link in this movie is Biel. First off, I don't think she's a good actress. But that isn't why she makes this movie a lesser thing. Her character has no purpose other than to distract us from the proceedings. I can almost guarantee that when you see this movie, there will be a collective audience groan every time she appears on screen. In my head, the sound alternated between crickets, tires screeching to a halt, and a turntable needle scratching across vinyl. And the film doesn't even attempt to make her sexy, which would have been an acceptable use of her unique talents. I'm pretty sure you could remove her from the film, and the plot would barely be altered or compromised.

When the mission to Baghdad goes horribly wrong, the team is falsely accused of coming up with the mission on their own and going rogue, and all of them are sent to separate prisons. The rest of the film is basically the team trying to clear their name, avoid being captured, battle an evil private black ops group (led by sufficiently sleazy Brian Bloom, a video game voice actor in his first major role, although he did appear in SMOKIN' ACES), and try to distinguish the good guys from the bad. It's a romp, and it's hard to imagine that at some point during THE A-TEAM you won't crack a smile or two. Director and co-writer Joe Carnahan (NARC, SMOKIN' ACES) has made the emphasis on fun and entertainment. There are a weirdly disproportionate number of shots of the team just laughing and whooping it up, and most of it comes across as genuine. Cooper seems like the ultimate frat boy, and Copley is playing a version of insane that is unlike anything I've seen before. It took me a while to realize that his character puts on different accents just because that's the way his brain works (or doesn't work). If he thinks a statement or joke would be more effective with a British or Australian accent, out it comes. Bizarre doesn't even begin to cover it.

One of these days, I'll get around to reviewing a film I saw at SXSW called BARRY MUNDAY, which showed me a comedic side to Patrick Wilson that I simply had no idea existed. The movie is above-average, but Wilson's performance elevates it to something far better. I think I can say the same thing about THE A-TEAM. His cocksure delivery of some of the film's best dialogue was the highlight of this movie. And as much as I dreaded every second Biel was on screen, Wilson could not be up there enough in my estimation. If you feel the need to put a label on everything, I'm sure THE A-TEAM is meant to be a comedy, and in a lot of ways, it works better as one than as an action movie. But the combination of the two makes this film a great, testosterone-enlarged romp--pointless and silly, yes, but also an endless source of amusement. I can't promise you belly laughs for days, but I think I'm safe in assuming you will have no trouble keeping your eyes open.



-- Capone
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  • Jun 11, 2010 7:47:09 AM CDT

    I Pity da Fool

    by dangerdave

  • Jun 11, 2010 7:49:29 AM CDT

    I'm just glad it's fun.

    by redegiraahgnal

    I was so fucking scared of the dead serious, r-rated script where Face betrays everybody in the beginning and becomes the main villain of the movie. Glad they ditched the piece of shit. It can only get better from here and judging by the things I've heard about the movie so far, it seems to be a good update that is as faithful as a multi million blockbuster movie update of an 80's TV show can be.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 7:49:59 AM CDT

    No thanks.

    by jae683

  • Jun 11, 2010 7:50:34 AM CDT

    A-TINO

    by gene_eric

    A-Team in name only. Fuck this remake.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 7:52:09 AM CDT

    Seriously, if you want the A-Team R-rated and serious...

    by redegiraahgnal

    ...go write a fanfiction, you loser!

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  • Jun 11, 2010 7:54:02 AM CDT

    WOW, A REVIEW ON THE DAY OF RELEASE!!!FUCK YOU!!!

    by tehcreepythinman

    Just goes to show how far AICN has fallen that you couldn't get even ONE fucking sneak review of this out before today.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 7:56:44 AM CDT

    Neill Cumpston..

    by frenchbastard03

    ..man I miss those reviews. Just had to made me sad for the good ole aicn days didn't you Capone?

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  • Jun 11, 2010 7:57:51 AM CDT

    As Beavis Once Said to Butthead...

    by aquatarkusman

    "Those effects aren't very special."

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  • Jun 11, 2010 7:57:52 AM CDT

    I don't know...

    by wampa 1

    ...but it sure smells good!

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:00:19 AM CDT

    never seen an episode of a The A-Team?

    by gungan slayer

    what, living under a rock or something?

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:01:31 AM CDT

    Oh yeah, and fuck Neil Cumpston

    by redegiraahgnal

    I don't wanna read an unfunny review that goes like "Fuck, fuck, pussy, fuck, popculture, fuck, popculture, popculture, fuck, pussy, pussy fuck". He is no Vern, that's for sure. In fact, Neil Cumpston is to Vern what The Big Bang Theory is to The Venture Bros.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:02:06 AM CDT

    In other words

    by kwisatzhaderach

    if your expectations are low as fuck you might enjoy it.



    Whatever happened to the director of Narc?

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:03:53 AM CDT

    Never saw an episode?

    by thebige

    Really? Capone, how old are you? Have you seen this film called Star Wars? The TV show was great if you were a 12 year old boy, not so great now. Still planning on taking my teenage sons to see it this weekend.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:04:37 AM CDT

    Exactly what I want from The A-Team

    by dellsdontbounce

    Big, dumb, fun action in the spirit of the original series for $5. I am definitely there tomorrow morning.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:05:30 AM CDT

    Teh's medication should be coming any day now.

    by impossibledreamers

  • Jun 11, 2010 8:10:01 AM CDT

    Bradley Cooper as Solid Snake

    by stalkeye

    The fucker resembles the VG character more than any other actor I can think of so why not?

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:10:49 AM CDT

    Neil Cumpston

    by oceanwang

    eats failure piles in sadness bowls.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:10:49 AM CDT

    Neil Cumpston

    by oceanwang

    eats failure piles in sadness bowls.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:10:53 AM CDT

    Neil Cumpston

    by oceanwang

    eats failure piles in sadness bowls.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:12:20 AM CDT

    capone - how old are you?

    by miyamoto_musashi

    never seen an ep of A-Team, thought you were older than 30

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:13:58 AM CDT

    need to see this drunk

    by miyamoto_musashi

    well at least a little happy, with a few mates, eat some steak afterwards, then finish the night off with some dirty strippers

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:15:03 AM CDT

    "Awesome!!!" - H.M. Murdoch

    by royston lodge

  • Jun 11, 2010 8:15:03 AM CDT

    "Awesome!!!" - H.M. Murdoch

    by royston lodge

  • Jun 11, 2010 8:15:25 AM CDT

    ' I have never seen a single episode of "The A-Team" '

    by isleptwithkathybatesandallthatigotwasthi

    Were you locked in the basement as a child?

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:15:50 AM CDT

    Sharlto Copley

    by themagicalhornofguntata

    From the smattering of reviews online so far, they seem to have a lot of love for the District Niner. Schultz was fantastic as Murdock, but I'd be really interested to see what Copley does with the character for myself. Not too sure about ol' Rampage though...

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:20:06 AM CDT

    No offence, but can you just review the moive and..

    by moore12

    not summarize the plot. You did the same thing with Iron Man 2. I don't need everything explained, just tell me what you like and don't. Maybe, just to be safe, post your review as spoiler. Peace

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:23:25 AM CDT

    But Is It Half As Good As MACGRUBER????

    by graphix67

    You remember your review for "MACGRUBER" don'tcha' Capone??? How can ANYONE trust a review of yours ever again???

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:27:14 AM CDT

    "Rampage" Jackson

    by batmans_pants

    FRom the brief clips I've seen online his acting skills fall somewhere below Keanu Reeves. Yeah I'm sure he's big and mean in real life, but i didn't see anything BA about his performance on screen. The charisma of a rock. I'll go and see this with low expectations. Pessimists are rarely disappointed, but quite often pleasantly surprised.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:29:35 AM CDT

    PSYCHED for this

    by harshguy

    I loves me some big ass stupid action/comedy movies

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:32:23 AM CDT

    finally an A-Team review!

    by redbull_werewolf

    this will be this generation's Encino Man

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:37:33 AM CDT

    Rampage

    by miyamoto_musashi

    met Rampage at an MMA event in Japan, really nice guy, but from all reports not a great actor

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:38:48 AM CDT

    My expectations are not high...

    by madmarek

    I watched the original series when it aired and thought it was awesome at the time.
    Having recently seen some re-runs on Bravo it looks terrible now so I'm not expecting much from the movie but as long as it's entertaining and honours the 'memory' of the original series then I'll be happy.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:48:38 AM CDT

    Theme song?

    by bizarrojerry

    Does the movie have the TV show's theme song in it? One remake has to do it!

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:53:35 AM CDT

    You never watched the show? Really?

    by bp_drills_america_a_new_asshole

    I find that incredible. No offense but maybe you weren't the best person to review this film. I mean, some comparison between the film and the show is integral to a review, I would have thought.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:58:24 AM CDT

    Surprised you liked it

    by bizarrojerry

    I would have expected this was a movie that you would like only if you watched the old show.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 9:04:07 AM CDT

    damn!

    by beheadedbymorons

    Here I was hoping for a great socio-political-econimic-evironmental movie that would be inline for an Oscar for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Performance and Best Drama.Guess the lack of acting skills that Rampage has made Baracass seem a little too impossible.. Damn!

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  • Jun 11, 2010 9:04:19 AM CDT

    Mr. T was in no danger of winning an academy award

    by craptacular

    for his role as BA either...

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  • Jun 11, 2010 9:09:30 AM CDT

    Not released in uk till 30 July

    by drsambeckett1984

    That sucks major monkey nuts!!!!!

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  • Jun 11, 2010 9:15:49 AM CDT

    Mr. T...

    by bizarrojerry

    Yeah, he's no great actor, but the guy's got lots of personality.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 9:31:39 AM CDT

    I wash my hands BEFORE I pee!

    by thegringogentile

    I don't see what everyone is all uproarious about. It's a fun bullshit preposterous movie about a fun bullshit preposterous tv show. Sounds perfect to me. If they fought Ming Dynasty soldiers on the backs of unicorns, I'd say SOLD!!!

    But Biel doesn't surprise me being such a weak link. They had to get that part across too. Remember Amy from the show? She was the worst.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 9:33:42 AM CDT

    No thanks....

    by windomearle39

    I'll wait for The Expendables.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 9:34:08 AM CDT

    Fuck you, Capone

    by jaimefoxx

    Jerk off Bradley Cooper and knock Jessica Biel? Hang it up, dude.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 9:46:07 AM CDT

    This would sound great

    by cartoonfanboy

    If I were a concussed 12 year old. Yeah, I get it, the movie is as dumb as the show. What else do you want? Personally, I want movies like these to stop being made.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 9:55:11 AM CDT

    At least if this one's dumb....

    by bizarrojerry

    I can be considered faithful to the source material.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 9:56:27 AM CDT

    Just say no...

    by atomic_crusader

    ...to this maddness. Remakes of the A-team? Recycled garbage, protect your brains people.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 10:12:21 AM CDT

    For those saying

    by rogueleader66

    That Capone is not the right guy to review this, seeing as he never saw the TV show, I totally disagree. He is correct in saying that it should not be necessary to have seen the show to enjoy the film. The movie should stand on its own. Yes it should have nods to the show, little winks here and there that yes they are paying homage, but it should be able to be enjoyed by fans of the show as well as those who never watched the show.The fact that he enjoyed it with having never seen the show, to me, says that it must be pretty damn good. I suspect that fans of the show may actually be a bit more critical and thus may not enjoy it as much. Personally, being a fan of the show, I can pretty much predict I am going to like it, everything I have seen so far I have liked. Will see it this weekend.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 10:20:45 AM CDT

    if u never saw an episode u may be suprised at

    by beyondthunderdome2girls1cupbillcosby

    Murdocks take on crazy, but it's nothing new, it's how it was handled on the tv show like a TWENTY YEARS AGO.

    and Brian Bloom was THE BANDIT in like 10 Smokey and the Bandit sequels, and u act like he's some sort of a newcomer?

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  • Jun 11, 2010 10:26:23 AM CDT

    FUCK YOU ALL...THIS MOVIE LOOKS STUPID AND AWESOME

    by darth busey

  • Jun 11, 2010 10:28:18 AM CDT

    That was my point, Rogue

    by bizarrojerry

    I do think a movie should be good, anyway. But if one is for old fans only, and I'm one, I don't mind. in this case, I don't think anyone old viewers will excuse the over-the-top silliness.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 10:34:35 AM CDT

    A-Team started in 1983 and ran to 1987

    by jaylenotookmyjob

    If Capone was, say, 32. that means he was only 5 when it started and 10 when it ended. Maybe he had one of those 80's moms that got all weird about "TV violence". So it's possible he's never seen it. (Yeah, he coulda/shoulda have caught an episode or 2 back when TV Land was showing it, but I'll give him a pass this time.)

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  • Jun 11, 2010 10:55:01 AM CDT

    I'm disappointed...

    by wavingflagsinspace

    ...for Jessica Biel's ass. It must be gutted by this sharp review.When it wakes up tomorrow, yawns and gets ready for another ass-tastic day, it is going to be sorely disappointed by Capone's comments.What?What was that? There's more to Jessica Biel than just her ass?Oh, I'm sorry. My mistake.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 11:06:34 AM CDT

    Three Kings

    by rosasaks

  • Jun 11, 2010 11:08:16 AM CDT

    It's Friday, so movie reviewers must earn PAYOLA.

    by kabong

  • Jun 11, 2010 11:18:01 AM CDT

    Handsome as fuck face Bradley Cooper.

    by alan_poon

    Who's fuck face?

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  • Jun 11, 2010 11:22:32 AM CDT

    So Capone's the only contributor to this site now?

    by strosmer

  • Jun 11, 2010 11:33:51 AM CDT

    I AM SOOOO SICK OF SMART ACTION MOVIES

    by uberman

    God, remember when "action movies" had a brain? Like 'Deliverance', 'Southern Comfort', 'The Wild Bunch', 'Bullit', 'The Road Warrior', 'The Great Escape', etc. Thank the stars that that crap has been replaced by a smarmy dickweed in a tank falling throught the CGI sky while totally CGI airplanes buzz him. Yes, I am so glad we FINALLY get a dumb, stupid, action movie, as we NEVER EVER NEVER GET THAT KIND OF FLICK ANYMORE! Bravo to the filmakers with the courage to go against the grain.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 11:44:25 AM CDT

    Rampage vs Mr T...

    by zaphodbeeblerox

    I watched A-Team growing up and still do on cable. For those of you thinking that Mr T's thespian abilities are on par with Laurence Oliver, you're remembering the past through rose colored glasses. Of the 4 members of the team, his delivery of lines were by far the most wooden. It was his charisma that made the character, not his acting ability. Rampage should be at least on par with T's acting.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 11:45:51 AM CDT

    Brian Bloom is back ladies :P

    by bouncy x

    i love how capone refers to him as a voice actor as if this is his first time in front of a camera. he was a pretty big teen star in the 80s along with his brother. though i think his brother was more famous for being related than any actual work. lol

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  • Jun 11, 2010 11:47:28 AM CDT

    Deliverance was an action movie?

    by bouncy x

    learn something new everyday i guess. :P

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  • Jun 11, 2010 11:53:24 AM CDT

    ps. my last post was sarcastic btw...

    by beheadedbymorons

    This kind of movie ain't supposed to have a great story, just a good one that's fun to watch... so why all the damn hate? Yeah it's a remake, but who cares? They aren't craping on already done and known characters and I'm seeing some good fun to watch on a big screen! What else do people want from an action movie? Depth, soul, drama?? C'mon.. Let's just blow things up but with a storyline. that's it.. I'll go and see this.. !

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  • Jun 11, 2010 12:19:25 PM CDT

    Saw this at midnight

    by jackslater4

    Because my girlfriend couldn't wait.
    The movie was pretty damn good. The audience was definitely pleased and it was totally an A-Team movie. Now, I know what I'm going to say next will lose some of you, but it doesn't really matter, because it'll probably only those of you who made up their minds already that the movie sucked before hand and will just download it anyway because
    a) You don't like going to the theater by yourself, and
    b) You're cheap, and
    c) You want to see it so you can nitpick and talk shit about it and how your childhood was raped.
    The movie gave me a Michael Bay comedy feel with the quick cuts and improved laughs, and reminded me of Live Free or Die Hard with it's ridiculous level of action and how it pushed the limits of PG-13.
    But I love Michael Bay movies and all 4 Die Hards so suck it.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 12:29:58 PM CDT

    Its been called Charlies Angels with balls

    by skimn

    So that makes you want to see it, or not. Me? Looks like a cartoonish fun time.BTW, thought Barrymore, Diaz and Liu were tuckin' anyway...

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  • Jun 11, 2010 12:32:30 PM CDT

    The action is really good though

    by jackslater4

    The action in the Charlie's Angels movies is ass, and I don't mean hot chick ass, I mean it stinks like ass and looks like battered zitty ass.

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  • How is this a site for nerd news, when the reviewers don't even reflect the userbase? Jesus Christ, is Capone 15 or 90?

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  • Jun 11, 2010 12:41:37 PM CDT

    And yeah I do go to the theatre alone..

    by kontarsky

    Boohoo, I don't need a cunt dragging me around, thank you very much. But when the UK is constantly fucked over with 1-2 month delays on these sorts of films and good bootlegs crop up before they're even in the theatres (Russian bootlegs, etc), it kind of becomes redundant to go see it in the theatre, unless you really want to pump that extra cash into the film. And usually in that case, then people just by the DVD because it costs more anyway. Theatres are pretty much a social institution. If you don't have a bunch of people to drag with you, there is little reason to go (in my experience).

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  • Jun 11, 2010 12:46:42 PM CDT

    I like the sound and picture quality size and scope

    by jackslater4

    And the experience of the audience reaction.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 12:50:07 PM CDT

    Not all films need to be brain-boosters

    by rand92

    I love fun movies, and i will be in line to see asap.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 12:57:24 PM CDT

    I don't get the whole arguement

    by liljuniorbrown

    About seeing the original source material. Obviously it's not required but as some one who gets paid to review shit shouldn't you know some of this stuff? Stuff like why fans of the original would like it or not,or if it's totaly different from the source material? I never read Watchmen but I sure as shit googled it and did the whole wikapedia thing before I watched the movie. If not I would have been in the large group of ignorant people in the theater saying things like " I can't wait for the sequel,or I didn't get it,was it supposed to be on earth?Why did it look like the 80's?". I helps to know this stuff man. I'm thirty one and I grew up loving the A Team as a kid.Watching it as an adult it was kind of cheesy and dumb.I'm hoping this version is a good buddy action/comedy but your review was kind of shit man.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 1:14:07 PM CDT

    Rampage is the future

    by best_little_whorehouse_on_caprica

  • Jun 11, 2010 1:23:17 PM CDT

    My wallet is empty too

    by cuervojones

    So I´ll save my so called money for good movies, thank you very much.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 1:30:22 PM CDT

    The A-Team isn´t Shakespeare

    by cuervojones

    http://outlawvern.com/2010/05/22/the-stupid-argument-that-will-not-die/

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  • Jun 11, 2010 1:45:59 PM CDT

    Look for sale priced DVD's that have Movie Cash

    by skimn

    for A Team, Knight & Day, or Predators (your choice). I've saved many a moviegoing dollar that way.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 2:01:55 PM CDT

    NEver seen an episode?

    by those_arent_pillows

    WTF? what is the size of the rock you live under?

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  • Jun 11, 2010 2:04:24 PM CDT

    So does fat Harry only review movies he gets

    by jackslater4

    advance free tickets to? So then he can write the review 2 weeks before the movie comes out and spoil the shit out of it?

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  • Jun 11, 2010 2:04:34 PM CDT

    I'm never gonna see this, not even on Netflix streaming

    by mattmanreturns

    I can't stand moronic characters laughing at their own so-called jokes. "YOU CAN'T PART THERE IT'S HANDICAPPED SPOT! WUUUAAAAAAAAAAAHHHAHAHAHAHA!" Fuck that shit.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 2:25:16 PM CDT

    Most of the people in this TB won't see it

    by rplocke

    but they will see shit like Wolf.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 2:38:35 PM CDT

    Capone, I know you are excited, but

    by lang the cat

    This is the worst EDITED review I have ever read from you. But I get your excitement, and it might convince me to see this film.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 2:42:46 PM CDT

    Sounds like...

    by tedkordlives

    ...a fun Sunday afternoon at the Alamo. Uh, the theater, not the mission.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 2:54:40 PM CDT

    I was sold when...

    by blackbriar

    Sharlto signed to play Howling Mad!!

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  • Jun 11, 2010 3:02:43 PM CDT

    I'll be paying to see it this weekend

    by liljuniorbrown

    A day or so after the creepy ass Jersey Shore wanna be teenagers are done with it. I'm sure it's fun but no way is it good enough for me to see it with the "regular" movie crowd. You know who i'm talking about.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 4:05:23 PM CDT

    Brian Bloom also co-wrote A-Team.

    by rkdn

  • Jun 11, 2010 4:23:21 PM CDT

    All your review had to say..

    by reckoner

    was that it is CRAPTACULAR! I think that word will sum up this piece of shit.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 5:49:49 PM CDT

    Is there a scene.......

    by lewarcher1949

    where the villains lock the A-team up in a big shed or warehouse filled with equipment and they build some crazy ass armored vehicle to blast their way out?

    That was always my favorite part of every episode.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 6:00:58 PM CDT

    Murdock's funny accents

    by knightrider

    Dwight Schultz did that too. But then, you'd only know that if you'd seen the original.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 6:09:15 PM CDT

    I SAW IT AND IT WAS BLAND AS FUCK!!!

    by tehcreepythinman

    Just a generic action movie with no heart, soul or even technical proficiency. Twists, turns and betrayals that you could see from a mile away and would Hollywood PLEASE stop casting Jessica Beil who has NO charisma or acting abilities what-so-ever.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 6:37:45 PM CDT

    WOOHOO!!

    by lemure_v2

    As a kid, Saturday evenings were A-Team night. And nothing else mattered. When I heard Hollywood where going to remake it I groaned and ground my teeth. Then the cast list and trailer appeared and GOOD GOD, it seems they'd nailed the tone: fun, over the top action that NEVER takes itself too seriously and once dispatched a horde of bad guys with a cabbage cannon.

    Sounds like they've done it justice...now we poor UKers have to wait another MONTH!

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  • Jun 11, 2010 6:40:40 PM CDT

    Ridiculous and empty above the neck?

    by mwlimberg

    Huh, sounds like AICN. Weird.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 7:30:09 PM CDT

    As "fun" as G.I. Joe was?

    by gibsonusa returns

  • Jun 11, 2010 8:57:22 PM CDT

    BizarroJerry

    by lost_fan

    Yeah it has the Theme Song in it in quite a few different places, however not in the places you would expect.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 8:59:16 PM CDT

    A-Team was great. GI: JOE sucked ass

    by lost_fan

    Which sucks, because I wish the GI:JOE movie was like A-Team movie. Had it been; had the characters been as fun; it would be on my dvd shelf, but no.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 9:10:06 PM CDT

    A-Team was fun.

    by snakecharmer

    It was what I expected... lots of action, big effects, good jokes. They're not trying to make the next LA Confidential.

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  • Jun 11, 2010 9:51:54 PM CDT

    Very cool "That was just like Modern Warfare."

    by sid 8.0

    Great action and Don friggin' Draper at the end.

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  • Jun 12, 2010 2:31:43 AM CDT

    Just got back.

    by tedkordlives

    I thought it was fun as hell.

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  • Jun 12, 2010 3:21:51 AM CDT

    Jessica Biel´s ass

    by cuervojones

    That´s an A.

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  • Jun 12, 2010 6:35:33 AM CDT

    You are dead to me if you don't like Neil Cumpston.

    by fluffyunbound

    His review of Return of the King is the funniest thing to ever appear on this site.

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  • Jun 12, 2010 1:49:36 PM CDT

    he actually said:

    by president baltar

    "That's just like Call of Duty"

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  • Jun 12, 2010 3:36:47 PM CDT

    Fun fun fun

    by rumplewho

    Will see it again, and cannot wait for the next one.

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  • Jun 12, 2010 4:16:52 PM CDT

    Looks fun. Heard it is fun.

    by burnednotice_dude

    Will have to go see it.

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  • Jun 12, 2010 5:20:25 PM CDT

    Just got back.

    by dkev00

    Loved it. Outright best action movie so far this summer. I think I had a shit eating grin on my face the whole movie. And that, my friends, is what it's all about. Oh, and he actually says. "That looks just like Call Of Duty".

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  • Jun 12, 2010 5:36:30 PM CDT

    A-team,

    by idrinkyourmilkshake

    not too bad at all.Biel , who is GOD's gift to mankind IS worthless AND distracting in the film(hate to say it.But the film's pace was great, and absurd moments with the guys were fun.I think Copley was the best cast of em all.I could easily see a sequel to this.

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  • Jun 12, 2010 6:20:08 PM CDT

    Patrick Wilson Should have been Captain America...

    by thecomedian

    He would have been awesome for that role but I guess they passed him up because of Watchmen. Meanwhile if the 1940's set Captain America is even half as cool as the opening credits and Minutemen flashback scenes I will be shocked.

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  • Jun 12, 2010 7:48:52 PM CDT

    I dig Patton Oswalt but

    by nozoki

    that Neil Cumpston crap was total shit.

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  • Jun 13, 2010 5:52:55 AM CDT

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    ...and told'em I'm on board.

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  • Jun 14, 2010 10:55:29 AM CDT

    i enjoyed it quite a bit, as did everyone in the theater

    by brechtsky

    everyone was smiling and laughing to each other recalling parts from the film as they walked out the theater ... definitely a big crowd-pleaser at my showing... and just FYI capone, murdoch's characters was the same was in the show .. always putting on voices and definitely a unique brand of nuts.... in a lot of ways i think jim carrey reminds me of the original actor that played the role....

    Neeson is really the only deviation character-wise ... peppard is not exactly comparable to neeson, whereas all the otehrs almost look like they could be the children of the original actors ... I liked brain bloom in it, glad to see him get a name mention.

    Carnahan just deserves more work, and if this bombs or doesnt make up for opening weekend, i have a feeling his future and career might suffer.

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  • Jun 14, 2010 11:05:59 AM CDT

    ps COD line was dumb though

    by brechtsky

    gotta imagine a cia operative has seen more worthy things to compare to that explosion.... struck me as fake and the worst line in the movie, probably.

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  • Jun 14, 2010 11:08:56 AM CDT

    bizzaro jerry re theme music

    by brechtsky

    sorry if someone else answered, you get the theme song almst the exact same, and you also get the shows- pre-start VO with the "if you can find them" mantra ... P.S. I really hope this one gets a sequel.

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  • Jun 14, 2010 11:15:59 AM CDT

    lewarcher, RE: making weapons while locked in a room

    by brechtsky

    yes basically ... they dont get locked in, but they do have a home-brewed tech filled finale ... actually i thought it was better than in the show, where it usually felt really dub and contrived ... like when they mounted brackets to hold their gun out the window (cause they cant do it themselves), or how repetitive it was, most times it devolved into them just "armoring" the vehicle or whatever with random metal scraps.... but i liked the way the movie handled it.

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  • Jun 14, 2010 6:00:58 PM CDT

    Sharlto Copley did what Depp couldn't

    by thedudeinla

    His madness and mixture of accents was brilliant and fun!

    Where as Depp's Mad Hatter tried to do the same and seriously, seriously failed.

    So happy to have this man on the scene.

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  • Jun 14, 2010 6:06:39 PM CDT

    But...the Editing was crap!

    by thedudeinla

    Please can someone show Joe how to shoot a fight scene!?

    We don't need 50 cuts a second!

    We want to see the fucking fight!

    Figure it out!

    and get a new Editor.

    Enough of this Michael Bay action type crap.

    Hasn't anyone learned anything from James Cameron?

    and sorry about the rant...but this type of action editing and filming has to go!

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  • Jun 15, 2010 7:54:28 AM CDT

    dudeinLA, i disagree

    by brechtsky

    i think the over-editing is prevalent in all major action releases these days, and has more to do with our decreasing attention span as a society, not to mention the influence of comercial and mtv /music video directors on the world of film.

    And while I agree its got a similar "loud" quality to to bay's films, Bay is just entirely superficial, filled with slow motion vanity shots and glossy key lighting with no valid sources ... far different than what carnahan did in both this and smoking aces (which had a similar aesthetic and photography).

    Personally I could also do without all the guy ritchie editing, but i find the work to be much "deeper" than any bay flick, even if comparing popcorn action flicks.

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  • Jun 15, 2010 7:58:36 AM CDT

    or at least his last ten or so flicks

    by brechtsky

    i liked the island, although wasnt that like intellectual property theft f some swedish film? Either way, basically everything bay's done that i can think of since bad boys 1 has been crap, imo.

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  • Jun 18, 2010 11:19:48 PM CDT

    superfun flick

    by belledame

    i enjoyed this like crazy. left with a smile on my face, and that hasn't happened since "blade."

    brian bloom may do mostly voice work now but he has been appearing in more and more tv shows over the past few years. in the '80s he and his brother were pretty famous with their respective soap opera and sitcom work. the black hair and green eyes were a big hit for both.

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  • Jun 18, 2010 11:22:02 PM CDT

    and...

    by belledame

    meant to say that bloom was such a solid bad guy and patrick wilson was a fantastic villain. many of the supporting casting suprised me. these two, plus gerald mcraney (rick simon/major dad), the guy from "mad men" (you have to wonder why he isn't starring in movies)

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