I have waited for this moment since I was 12-years-old. Yes, it's almost upon us. THE A-TEAM MOVIE!!!!!!!!!
There have been some great television series since the medium was invented. V. Lost. Twin Peaks. Greg the Bunny (at least it was great until they gave him EYES, too creepy). The Fall Guy. But all of these pale in comparison to my favorite, favorite television show of all time, THE A-TEAM (which I will continue to refer to in all capital letters to afford it the deep respect it deserves).
Here is the trailer. You may want to shield your eyes from the sheer awesome of it (especially if your name is Marcia or if you weren't raised up in the '80s.)
Now. Please note the awesomeness of the following.
- I love it when a VAN comes together. The van. Right there. Awesome. On a related note, I actually have a scale model of THE A-TEAM van in a closet somewhere (unbuilt - I'm motivated to buy, but never to build).
- Liam Neeson, now rivaling Samuel L Jackson for the title of coolest human in the entire world appears to actually be channeling his inner George Peppard, right down to the white hair. I don't remember George Peppard having that particular accent, but I'll let it slide because of the cigar. Liam Neeson, you are the man.
- Bradley Cooper, you may not be THE man, like Liam Neeson, but you are certainly A man. Please. Never put your shirt back on again. I don't say that often (hell, I once shouted at a co-worker at a lake party "Put it on! Put it all on!") but for you, my incredibly hot friend, we will make an exception.
- The trailer features the TV show lead in, minus all the Vietnam rhetoric. Also, the time frame has been shortened from 10 years to one year (and it's not 1972, thank God).
- Nary a Frankie, Stockwell, or Amy in sight.
- Dirk Benedict and Dwight Schultz are both listed as in it - almost as good as bringing George Peppard back from the dead. Almost.
- Release Date is...WAIT FOR IT...WAIT FOR IT...JUNE 11th!!! That's right, it's the universe's birthday present to ME. Like it was meant to be.
1 comments:
I was reluctant, but the trailer looked pretty good (all things considered). After not being completely horrified by G.I.Joe I am willing to give 80's retreads a go again. I think the right generation is finally getting to be in charge of calling the shots, and that is equaling decent fluff cinema for our masses.
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