June 30, 2010

I went to see the A-Team on the big screen today.  While it was a good rendition of the characters from the TV show, it just wasn't the same without Mr. T.  The only thing reminiscent of the BA Baracus character was the mohawk and the Pity Fool tattoos on the actor's wrist.     Brad Cooper did well in Dirk Benedicts role of Face and the actor who played Murdock did Dwight Schultz proud with his craziness.  Liam Neeson in the George Peppard role of John Hannibal Smith was a harder sell.  


The movie definitely showed their team spirit of making the "Plan" come together and that almost no one integral to the story was killed was also evident.  Brian Bloom had credits as a producer as well as actor.  Watching a shipyard of storage containers come toppling down was entertaining.  I think it would have been entertaining to have had a couple of the old regulars in the movie in bit parts would have been fun, but it had its share of fireworks and explosions. 


On a scale of 1-10 I give this movie a 7.5.  It was entertaining, but at only a matinee price.