Escape to the Movies: The A-Team
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Mystery Men 2?
DO WANT!
Anyway, I almost feel as if my dark, cynical side is being beat back by some of the recent successes in actually understanding films. The A-Team always needed to be slightly campy fun, and, it looks like they've made it. Not a blockbuster, but a good solid film.
Let's hope it sells more than Transformers 3, that would be too sweet.
DO WANT!
Anyway, I almost feel as if my dark, cynical side is being beat back by some of the recent successes in actually understanding films. The A-Team always needed to be slightly campy fun, and, it looks like they've made it. Not a blockbuster, but a good solid film.
Let's hope it sells more than Transformers 3, that would be too sweet.
Yup, that's more or less what I expected. I had one of those, "Um, Bob? Focus, please." moments at the beginning, but hey, he still reviewed the movie eventually.
*high-fives*dashiz94 said:
Thank you, I'm not the only one who remembers it. Small Soldiers was awesome, and I would happily have a sequel. Were it not for the fact that there was nowhere for the story to go. Definitely time to re-watch the original!
I seem to have paused the video at the one minute mark just to comment about Small Soldiers. Back to the A-team...
Thank the Maker. I was worried the A-Team would be dumbed-down and over-exploded, but the moment Bob talked about Joe C making good movies, those worries disappeared.
I read Ebert's review, in which he compared it to every other action movie out there. And yes, I suspect there's nothing mind-blowing in terms of plot or special effects. But if the movie can have fun with its premise, and its characters enjoy themselves to the point of laughing at their own ridiculousness in one aspect or another, I'll probably have a good time too.
Thanks, Bob!
I read Ebert's review, in which he compared it to every other action movie out there. And yes, I suspect there's nothing mind-blowing in terms of plot or special effects. But if the movie can have fun with its premise, and its characters enjoy themselves to the point of laughing at their own ridiculousness in one aspect or another, I'll probably have a good time too.
Thanks, Bob!
You're right, that does sound like a set piece from an early nineties Jackie Chan movie.
OT: I'm hopefully going to be able to see this. Maybe I can get some tickets to a budget screening.
OT: I'm hopefully going to be able to see this. Maybe I can get some tickets to a budget screening.
This was directed by the guy who made Smokin' Aces. I might have to go check it out.
And yeah, Cats and Dogs does seem like a strange film to make. I guess someone wanted an animal themed comedy and decided it would be best to go with something that worked in the past than any sort of new... animal comedy idea... whatever that is. Toy Soldiers 2 would be awesome though.
And yeah, Cats and Dogs does seem like a strange film to make. I guess someone wanted an animal themed comedy and decided it would be best to go with something that worked in the past than any sort of new... animal comedy idea... whatever that is. Toy Soldiers 2 would be awesome though.
I'm probably one of the few people who loves Cats vs Dogs. Mainly because one of the the main dogs (The leader who trains the beagle) is a Turkish Sheep dog, aka Kangal.(very rare in America) In-fact my Kangal is actually a brother to that one in the movie, so its sort of like seeing a family member being successful. Though after my dog died of old age I'm not sure if I would see the sequel. Seeing it would actually remind me of him and bring me to tears.
Anyway nice to hear the A-Team is quite enjoyable.
Anyway nice to hear the A-Team is quite enjoyable.
I remember Cats & Dogs...it was shit.
OT: Hmmmm i hadn't even heard of this movie until now...looks like it could be quite enjoyable but i'll just probably wait until it's out on DVD and rent it or something.
OT: Hmmmm i hadn't even heard of this movie until now...looks like it could be quite enjoyable but i'll just probably wait until it's out on DVD and rent it or something.
I gues the movie being a lot of fun was what it was trying to do. And apparently it's going to deliver. I've been psyched about this since the first trailer. I was laughing my ass off during repeated viewings because it looked like a BLAST.
Also, is it weird for me to think that I have a man-crush on Sharlto Copley? Just sayin'.
Also, is it weird for me to think that I have a man-crush on Sharlto Copley? Just sayin'.
When was the last time outside of maybe Iron Man have we seen an action movie that was made with the idea of mind, "We don't need grim action settings, social commentary, realism, or anything resebling District 9... Let's have FUN!"
For a film about the A-team, FUN is the right direction. By the looks of it, the actors, the directors, and the audiance all had loads of fun with this.
It won't have much reason to see it more then once, but it will be great to see an Action Movie that is fun for everybody and won't make you head explode trying to think about this.
For a film about the A-team, FUN is the right direction. By the looks of it, the actors, the directors, and the audiance all had loads of fun with this.
It won't have much reason to see it more then once, but it will be great to see an Action Movie that is fun for everybody and won't make you head explode trying to think about this.
At first I wasn't interested in this film. It looked like it was going down the dark and cool appeal to teenage route. Then I saw a trailer where they fought off fighter planes in a free falling tank. That made it for me. 
That's what you get when you sell your soul to Steve Jobs. I can watch this on my Droid just fine.DisturbiaWolf13 said:Can't see this yet
I am so with you there. Maybe not a Small Soldiers 2 (it was a good movie, but I can't see how a sequel would work), but Mystery Men 2 would be outrageous in their own right.Onyx Oblivion said:
Interesting review, Bob. I was worried that the A-Team movie wouldn't feel like the A-Team that I had seen quite a few times on TV Land. But if you say it's the A-Team I vaguely remember, I trust you.