A-Team gets an A+

With all of the re-makes that have been made of older TV series, this is about as close as they have come to the real series. Great cast with a mixture of drama, comedy and adventure. If this was to become a TV series using this cast of main characters, I would enjoy it as much as I did the original.

If you liked the original A-Team, you will LOVE this one

Given that Hollywood has taken to raping my fondest childhood memories, my favorite TV shows and movies, I was definitely hesitant when I heard of an A-Team remake. After finally deciding to give it a chance, I felt like a fool in search of pity for being so ignorant. Simply put, it's AWESOME.

Liam Neeson is an impeccable replacement for George Peppard (slight edge to Peppard) as Hannibal Smith, with the same charismatic leadership ability and unwaivering confidence that a plan will come together. Bradley Cooper is an improvement over Dirk Benedict, creating a Face that is not just good with the ladies, but also capable of carrying an action movie. The reincarnation of B.A. Baracus is undoubtedly better, as Quinton "Rampage" Jackson provides more size, strength, and, dare I say it, acting ability than Mr. T. Obviously, Jackson loses the gold chain contest. Last but not least is Murdock, played by Sharlto Copley. There is no doubt whatsoever that he dominates time on screen, and Dwight Schulz, who has all but become an afterthought. The amazing part about all this is not only are the actors/characters adequate replacements of the originals, but their storylines also get expanded upon and further explained. The one major flaw to this film is Jessica Biel's character. As a Captain who gets demoted to Lieutenant, no matter what agency or military she's in, her character is given far too much leeway and power; it's a flaw that a former member of the military can't possibly overlook without it lessening the movie's plot somewhat.

After the foursome is introduced, flash-forward eight years to when they become engaged in a convoluted scheme battling the CIA, a Blackwater facsimile, and mysterious foreigners over some $100 U.S. currency engraving plates, the theft for which the A-Team has been framed. From there it is nothing but explosions, guns, chases, airplanes, tanks, fights, and everything you expect in an action movie. The camera work is overall above average, but there is a bit of shaky-cam during some of the action scenes.

Highly recommended for a great, reminiscent time.

Jason Elin

FINALLY A-Team is back!

I went into the movie with the mindset of what it is. DO NOT go in thinking you will see amazing acting or special effects. A-Team never won an emmy. BUT this A-team is amazing, Neeson is a better hanibal I believe than peppard. He NAILS it. And Rampage, who has the hardest job taking over for a man who became a American Icon on this character.. Rampage gets thumbs up, lots of pressure but he plays it well. As do the other characters. The Origin story is great as is the action, drama and fun.

THE Best "fun" movie of the year!

Most excellent!

In all sincerity, well done fellas - this is terrific.

In the last decade, my opinion of american film makers verged to purely ridiculous lows. I had agreed to bring my younger son to the movies that particular Saturday, and while this was the obvious choice for him (I-want-to-grow-up-and-fight-the-Daleks), and I don't imagine where he got that from, I truly didn't know what I was expecting. There have been so many wolves in sheep's clothing in the last few years, from unprocessed propaganda of the worst sort (Hurt Locker) to the weird and wonderful - far too many to mention - I kind of imagined this movie that we were about to see as being the equivalent of an hour or more of Newt Gingrich bawling and howling at the viewer through a megaphone to the tune of "home of the free".

Or something.

No, I was quite incorrect. This movie is EXCELLENT, in literally every way - a very clever and well crafted tale. Pure popcorn wonderment, the sort of thing that will provoke dads everywhere to whisper to their kids "I remember DOING THIS stuff when you were, you know, too young to bring along". The screen play works well, meaning by that the ideas weld well together visually, and you can really feel your way through it.

Not to mean that it is exactly easy on the eye. I mean, some of the action is fairly extreme and it hurts to imagine it happening; but this is also a tribute to the excellent camerawork, more than that I can't say because I have never done outdoor stuff on what is obviously a huge scale, and they do it so well here.

Special effects? I should say so. I really hold to the idea that the real special effects occur when you sense the gross injustice and the sheer boiling rage that lies just below the skin of these characters, but again, it works well, and the accompanying huge-things-flying-about bits are about on par; but you would have a good film without any of it.

It's sad to now think that I never saw the original A-team TV series at all, but I reckon after this I will do so.

By the way, what is this about the A-team appearing WITHIN the A-team? Watch and you will know what I mean. By the way, that particular little scene got a massive cheer from the rather excitable audience I went to see this with; that audience gradually morphed from a conventional mixture of Dads and kids to something like a crowd of drunken football fan rabble as the movie progressed, so you can imagine what the whole thing was like and how great it was to be there.

What was it then? Manic, unpredictable, and very, very enjoyable at the very least.

Very highly recommended.

More please!

A stands for awesome

first off i watched the show as akid and loved it but this movie is the first movie to take something from my childhood and make it right this is a good action movie and ps whoever wrote the amazon intro Rampage is a Former UFC champ not a pro wrestler.