Faceman, B.A., Murdock, and Hannibal. Sort of.
Growing up in the 80’s , I watched a lot of television. Oddly enough, one of the shows that I didn’t watch with regularity was the A-Team. A-Team first aired on Tuesdays at 8:00 on NBC in 1983-1984, but I didn’t watch it with regularity. Apparently, I was more interested in the combination of Just Our Luck / Happy Days on ABC (once again, my love for goofy shows with magic costs me…why I’m not watching Wizards of Waverly Place right now, I don’t know). In ‘84-’85 the competition was less fierce, but the allure of Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders on ABC was too great. In ‘85-’86, the A-Team didn’t have a chance compared with Who’s the Boss (“ANGELERR!”) and Growing Pains. In ‘86-’87, A-Team was moved to Friday, but the dynamic duo of Webster and Mr. Belvedere proved to be too enticing. Interestingly, I was always watching ABC when I could have been watching NBC. Boy, ABC sure has gotten worse…
Well, Hollywood is continuing it’s dearth of original ideas, and the A-Team being remade as a film. Above (thanks Shoppingblog.com) is the first photo from the film showing the new stars. The photo shows Bradley Cooper (of The Hangover fame) as Lt. Tempelton “Faceman” Peck, American mixed martial artist Quinton Jackson as B.A. Baracus, Sharlto Copley (District 9) as Mad Murdock and Liam Neeson as Gen. John “Hannibal” Smith.
I can’t say I’ m too excited about this. The casting is just OK, in my opinion. These Hollywood remakes have been largely disappointing (Dukes of Hazzard, anyone?), so I don’t think this is going to be a great film. I’m sure it will perform averagely in the box office, but it will be a typical one-and-done summer popcorn action flick. If you go in with low expectations, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
I’ll probably rent it, but I don’t see myself paying full price to see this film on the big screen. Sorry, Hollywood…you’re going to have to try harder than this. Where does the ridiculous remake cycle end? How far away are we from Mork and Mindy: The Movie? Is Hollywood this creatively bankrupt? Sadly, it just might be.
