The A-Team [Unrated Extended Cut] [DVD] [2010]

the movie is fabulous tremendous acción scenes I recommend it

It's a great movie. Action has comedy, great actors.

We have watched all the A-Team episodes in an attempt to introduce our kids to what TV was like when we were growing up (unrealistic and over-the-top??) and they loved the show. We considered an episode to be truly stellar if the A-Team: built a tank, flew a plane or helipcopter, any vehicles were launched into the air, and something was blown up, but we would settle for three out of four of those. Also, points were given for Mr. T throwing someone and bonus points if one of the characters did it, although it would usually take two of them to do the same thing. And really, almost all the episodes are the same: bully picks on weaker person(s), weaker person(s) try to fight back and lose, the underdog contacts the A-Team, the A-Team verifies they aren't the military and then helps them overcome the bully while also evading the military police. So now what, I mean, how long can they stay on the run?? I wasn't sure how the movie was going to live up to my childhood TV series, complete with cheesy lines, expectations, but it turns out to be the Prequel to the TV series and as such, it actually answers a few questions, including where and how some of those cheesy lines got their start. I also wasn't expecting any deep character development or for anyone to look or sound just like the original characters, but the casting was pretty spot on, with perhaps the exception of Mr. T, but come on, it is difficult to replace the original, and in the end, I liked him after all. Liam Neeson is probably nicer than George Peppard ever was and he definitely comes off as older and wiser in the film and Face is actually smarter in this movie (he can truly be rather dumb at times in the TV shows if there's a woman around). And my biggest concern was over who was going to play "Howling Mad" Murdoch, because he's the favorite and the casting for Murdoch was probably the best of them all. For our family of four (includes two teenagers), we liked this movie for just the pure entertainment value and not trying to make any sort of reality out of it. Favorite scene: flying the tank Favorite stunt: the wall gliding. So it earns our respect for a tongue-in-cheek action film that stayed rather true to the TV series. Great rental and here's wishing everyone would do this well on a movie remake.

Good combination of characters and storyline and action. It never gets old.

Sure it's silly, overly-violent, filled with bad jokes, little-to-no character development, and riddled with cliche. But look at the original source material? An inter-agency cover-up condemns four soldiers to a life in prison for a crime they didn't commit. But Jessica Biel shows up and springs them, sending them on a fool's mission. The casting is high caliber, with a great performance by Liam Neeson as the team's leader, John "Hannibal" Smith, and memorable turns by Bradley Cooper as the charming, smarmy Templeton "Face" Peck, UFC lightweight champ Quinton "Rampage" Jackson as BA Barracus (the memorable Mr. T role), and Sharlto Copley as the insane H.M. "Howling Mad" Murock. Gerald McRaney ("Deadwood"), Patrick Wilson ("Watchmen") and Jessica Biel ("Chuck and Larry") round out the cast. This is not "Hamlet," don't get me wrong, but it's not "50 Shades of Grey" either. A fun watch, if you put your tongue in your cheek first.

This movie was just fun! I enjoyed the heck out of it. I am a die-hard fan of the series, but I loved the fact that they got this thing right by not trying to imitate the series exactly and yet keeping the characters accurate. I particularly liked that they got the relationships between the four main characters spot on. I do have to say, my absolute favorite scene was Murdock attempting to jumpstart the ambulance....that scene is worth the five stars all by itself! Still laughing!!!!!!!

By Pfillip D. Tepper - August 11, 2010 The A-Team is what movies used to be and should be now: fun. We used to herald the mindless summer blockbuster back when the explosions were fire and not CG, when Bruce Willis was all you needed to make a movie great, and an excellent plot was something you only expected to find in dramas filled with stuffy British accents. Yes, the majority of film has always sucked but we didn't care because we weren't paying $12.50 to see what's being shuffled down our throats today. As indie film has taken over the mutliplexs, the only escape we have to someplace fun is through stuff with Shia Lebouf in it. Disgrace, I tell you! But not all is lost. We have people like Joe Carnahan who still know how to make a night at the movies a blast.

The summary says it all. The A-Team isn't anything unique, but it's a fun romp and a wild ride worth experiencing.