'I've never been to Norwegia, and I flunked out of dental school.' by Kara
Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 11:06 AM

So last night I saw that new A-Team movie. It seemed like good timing, since I've been availing myself of Hulu to sort of steam through the entirety of the series. My g'father and I watched it when I was younger, but it's been so long that it all feels new to me.

Now, by rights, a modern-day reboot of a show like that should be awful. You would expect either a desperate attempt to have the actors mimic their predecessors exactly and fail miserably, or a desperate attempt on the writers'/director's behalf to improve upon what was already goofy violent fun.

Nope.

This freaking movie was awesome. Holy hell, you guys. I mean goddamn awesome. It had no business being this good. It had the same characters, but no one was trying to be the original actors ... and, in a sort of roundabout way, that kept them truer to the originals than straight-up mimicking would have. Liam Neeson made a fantastic Hannibal, for a start. And I wasn't familiar with the rest of the main cast, but they nailed it, too. Especially Murdock (and let's not lie, Murdock is what really matters).

All the old standbys and gimmicks of the original series are there, the repeated lines, the general character quirks (I knew I wasn't gonna be happy if B.A. didn't get drugged at least once), and the overall over-the-top screw-logic feel of it. I mean, come on. These guys try to fly a tank. I mean they literally try to fly a tank. Basically, it was the original show with more propane.

I rented it via Netflix and was putting in an order for it on Amazon in the middle of watching it.

If you like stuff like The Expendables (and I know not everyone does, granted), you need to see this. Badly. Repeatedly. Co-Writer's got a viewing of it incoming, and I'm pretty sure he'll agree.

After all, if my Weird Uncle recommends it, quality is pretty much a given.

If you have been, I love it when a plan comes together.