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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2010 21:08:29 GMT -5
I'm kind of pissed that the take for this weekend wasn't well. This is one of the few movies that I walked out of after it was over, depressed, because I wanted to see more. I'm dying for a sequel or series. Hollywood? You're so over-zealous of sequels these days? Why don't you finally do something for a change and give one to a movie that deserves it, huh?
Everybody is also comparing this as this year's Star Trek, as in "Nobody expected it to be that damn good." I'll agree with that statement.
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Post by AriadosMan on Jun 13, 2010 21:14:23 GMT -5
I'm kind of pissed that the take for this weekend wasn't well. This is one of the few movies that I walked out of after it was over, depressed, because I wanted to see more. I'm dying for a sequel or series. Hollywood? You're so over-zealous of sequels these days? Why don't you finally do something for a change and give one to a movie that deserves it, huh? Everybody is also comparing this as this year's Star Trek, as in "Nobody expected it to be that damn good." I'll agree with that statement. Answer=buy DVD. Also, I don't think I can say this enough to studios--do not advertise your film on RAW if you can help it. It will only make the product look stupid (some people said the A-Team sketches on RAW were a turn-off!) and not attract additional demos.
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Post by Grendel on Jun 16, 2010 17:27:08 GMT -5
Okay, I just got back from watching this movie. I went in with rather low or neutral expectations, and I didn't know what to expect. Now I never really do this in my posts, but I have to do this, and I apologize in advance ... THIS ... IS ... AWESOME!!!!!!!Okay, I went into it being a fan of the old series. I'm one of the few people on this board old enough to have watched the series in it's original run, even when they ruined it when they started working for Robert Vaughn, which I believe was a skill that he parlayed into being a pitchman for some shitty law firms later in life. In my area, it's Woods and Thompson. May be something else in yours.So anyway, I was skeptical when I saw the first trailer for the movie. But the more I saw it and the other trailers for it, I realized that this movie looked like some good cheesy, dumb fun. So I ended up going this afternoon to the early matinee and got the soda and popcorn, because with a movie like this I figured I'd need it. Sat through some horrible trailers for some crappy movies I have no intention of seeing except for The Expendables. And the newest of The Expendables trailer just sucks ass compared to the earlier ones. Anyway, the movie started and about 10 minutes in I had this look on my face. Except I didn't look anywhere near that douchey ...Now don't get me wrong, this isn't really a smart movie by any stretch of the imagination. But are we really going to a movie based off of a cheesy 80's television series and expecting The English Patient? No, we go to a movie called The A Team to unhook your brain and have a good time. And a good time was had by me, I can tell you that. I thought the casting was excellent. The only problems I had going in was Brian Bloom playing the part of Pike and Patrick Wilson playing the part of Lynch. I shouldn't have worried, because I think they nailed their roles. I would have never thought of Brian Bloom as a bad ass type until I saw this movie. And I had no problem with Jessica Biel playing the part of Charisa Sosa, and I didn't mind the interaction between her and Bradley Cooper's Templeton Peck. Liam Neeson was of course awesome in his role as Hannibal, and Quinton Jackson wasn't really horrible as Baracus (even though I've heard him slammed in some media outlets). But the stand out for me was Sharlto Copley as Murdock. I wasn't really blown away by him in District 9 as so many others were. He was okay, but the character was just kind of meh for me. And seeing some of that stupid shit they had him do on last week's Raw didn't really give me a lot of confidence. But he played Murdock very well I thought, and brought a bit more craziness to the role. I don't know about you, but I think critics expect too many things to be serious. Sure there were parts of this movie where you had to suspend your belief, but you expect that going to a movie like this. The interaction between our leads is great, and there were a bunch of times I found myself laughing at various lines and situations. There were some great explosions and gunfire and good dumb action sequences. Just like Hannibal Smith, I love it when a plan comes together. This one came together for me, and was probably the 3rd funnest movie I've seen this year behind Kick Ass and Iron Man 2. Wait a minute, snork that, I think the for me it's tied with Iron Man 2 or just edges it out a bit. Could be because I was in a mood for a good dumb movie that I could just chill at, but this one was really fun for me and fit the bill.
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Post by The poster with no name on Jun 17, 2010 1:05:21 GMT -5
Loved it from start to finish.
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Post by Bullhead on Jun 17, 2010 1:25:11 GMT -5
In my area, it's Woods and Thompson. May be something else in yours. Up here it's for Joe Bornstein. They make him sound like this big scary guy who all the other lawyers run away in fear of. Vaughn's big line in each commercial is "Tell them you mean business!" I personally always pictured Joe Bornstein as a little 4 foot jewish guy with big glasses. Glad you liked the movie. It really is a thousand times better than most reviews make it out to be.
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Post by Grendel on Jun 17, 2010 10:53:15 GMT -5
In my area, it's Woods and Thompson. May be something else in yours. Up here it's for Joe Bornstein. They make him sound like this big scary guy who all the other lawyers run away in fear of. Vaughn's big line in each commercial is "Tell them you mean business!" I personally always pictured Joe Bornstein as a little 4 foot jewish guy with big glasses. Glad you liked the movie. It really is a thousand times better than most reviews make it out to be. He does the exact same line for Woods & Thompson. Unfortunately, I can't find any of those commercials online or I'd show them to you. There's a couple of smarmy insurance lawyers in their office talking about how they're pretty much going to be anally raping the person filing the insurance claim. And one gets all cocky and says "Who's representing the defendant?" You see a concerned look on his partner's face and a voice over says "Woods & Thompson" They play a tone after it and the guy gets a scared look on his face and looks like he s*** himself. He says, "Woods & Thompson? We better settle this one!" I've seen the same commercial done for Jacoby and Meyers or some law firm like that. I figure they mass produced them and sold them to different law firms across the country. But yeah, I'll probably see this movie again today or after work on Sunday. Probably after work on Sunday because it gives me a good way of unwinding. Edit: I read this from a negative review on the film, and it makes me smirk: Unfortunately, this bombastic blockbuster's ensuing pointless parade of pyrotechnics and detonations involving cars, boats, buildings, aircraft and shipping containers is so relentlessly-distracting that it virtually renders the plot irrelevant. The movie is essentially a series of visually-captivating stunts invariably followed by reaction shots of the sophomoric heroes high-fiving each other.Um ... did you see the old series? Have you gone to a fun action spectacle and let the little kid in you enjoy themselves? This is one of the few movies I've seen that I'm going to see twice in the theater. I mean, is your statement supposed to be a slam on a movie based on a cheesy 80's television series (that I love to this day)? Seems like and endorsement to me.
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