Escape to the Movies: The A-Team

[Kandon Arc]

"This is what a Michael Bay film would look like if Michael Bay was good at his job." Ah, this made me laugh so hard, it's just so true.

OT: Nice to see the film's exactly how the trailers made it seem, definately watching this when I get the time.

 

[Hexenwolf]

I really enjoyed this movie. It picked a direction and stuck to it's guns. And it was awesome.

Also, Bob, I'm pretty sure Mystery Men does have a cult following. Perhaps a minor one, but it's there. (I'm one of those fans).

 

[Abedeus]

Wow, I thought this would be a crappy pushover trying to rip people off by putting starts like Mr.T on the screen after so many years, but apparently, it's a decent movie...

Cool, gotta go see it next week.

 

[k-ossuburb]

So, wait, he liked it? Although he doesn't say it outright this seems like a positive review. Hell, if it's going to give me some pleasant nostalgia moments then I'm game.

Since they've made the A-Team movie what's next on the remake list? Quantum Leap? Buck Rogers In The 25th Century? Blake's 7? (actually, any of those would actually be pretty cool).

 

[Jared]

Im still not sure how to take this film...I want to see it just to relive my childhood memories...but, it just seems, wrong

 

[Sabrestar]

The Michael Bay line brought a nice big laugh out of me. Good thing I was alone in the office at the time.

I was really curious about this movie. Now I'm very interested.

Since they've made the A-Team movie what's next on the remake list? Quantum Leap? Buck Rogers In The 25th Century? Blake's 7? (actually, any of those would actually be pretty cool).

I don't think there's any way Hollywood could make Quantum Leap without screwing it up (just a gut feeling), but Blake's 7 has lots of potential. I doubt Buck Rogers would be doable, simply because it's only good when it's hopelessly campy, and I think it's very hard to consciously set out to be campy. It seems to usually only happen by accident.

 

[theamazingbean]

Whenever I watch a Movie Bob review, I generally have to adjust for his general level of enthusiasm, i.e. when he says that a movie is "a FUCKING BLAST", for me it means that the movie will be okay. Despite the general praise he gave A-Team, the subdued nature of the tone has made me wary to pay for this movie.

 

[Frylock72]

Don't think I don't see what you did there! I know Futurama when I see it! A - mimus for all of us!

 

[Nomanslander]

Wait wait wait....><

You liked Smokin Aces?

I mean the movie was a complete pandering waste of time full of overly bloated dialogue/monologue, prematurely ejaculated action sequences, and a story I'm a 100% sure was written for the sake of pissing off the audience with its amateur level pretentiousness (It's like taking advice from Jason Schwartzman on how to score with chicks, well at least taking advice from the characters he plays..0o).

But I guess that's all just different strokes....=/

Oh and I've seen both Narc and Training Day, and I can't remember for the life of me what Narc was about because I'm pretty sure I fell asleep half way through...0o

But still, I might check out the A-team because I do remember and love the 80s...=)

 

[mad825]

Can't see this yet I'm on my iPhone. Why isnt there a mobile vesion of the escapist?

*sigh*
I would hate to cause a flame on this thread but even if there was a "mobile" version you would never see it on a crappy Iphone because Apple "banned" flash from their devices.

that reminds me, I need a new and better ISP as I cannot see it yet due to going past my fair usage policy

 

[k-ossuburb]

I don't think there's any way Hollywood could make Quantum Leap without screwing it up (just a gut feeling), but Blake's 7 has lots of potential. I doubt Buck Rogers would be doable, simply because it's only good when it's hopelessly campy, and I think it's very hard to consciously set out to be campy. It seems to usually only happen by accident.

Ah, but I can dream, can't I? I can dream.

Granted, those examples were only chosen because I sort of knew they couldn't work (which was the point I was trying to make, sorry for being unclear), but I'd like to see the Blake's 7 one the most out of those, as long as they don't overhaul it too much, it'll just ruin it if they did.

 

[Swifteye]

I would so like a small soldiers 2 but one is never going to be made simply because well. The creator of the story died shortly after the film was finished. But seriously a sequal to cats and dogs? That's almost random all by itself. Glad to hear the A-team movie did good though I expected it to be good fun my friend didn't understand why mister T wasn't in it. I didn't have the heart to tell him he was to old for action movies.

 

[MaraJade03]

I want Mystery Men 2...

I second that. I love that movie. Anything with Pee Wee is good in my book.

third it! that movie was such fun weirdness

 

[ManiacRaccoon]

I remember Cats & Dogs,, I thought it was funny. Anyone else think Mystery Men 2 is a great idea?

As for fun action films, there've been a lot of them, we just haven't seen a good one in a while.

Oh well, next time there's a lull in fun action films, I can always go back and watch Hot Fuzz.

 

[dex-dex]

i had my doubts about it
but considering you like it then i shall try it

 

[shotgunbob]

I remember Cats and Dogs, I loved that movie when I was a kid but why a sequel?


Thats kind of what I expected from the A-Team as well. The tank scene seems like it would fit an original episode

 

[AMCization]

Oh and one more thing, I would LOVE a Small Soldiers 2

Seconded, I would be there in a flash.

 

[MB202]

I remember seeing a trailer for Cats vs. Dogs 2 and thinking the exact same thing you were thinking: "They're actually making a sequel to this? Ugh..." Then I quickly forgot about it until you brought it up. Same for Hotel for Dogs.