the a-team

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Dear Lord, it’s worse than anyone thinks. Y’see, so far this summer I’ve only seen three movies. What does that mean: that there just ain’t as much good stuff playing down at the cinema this season? More likely, it’s that I’ve been so bogged-down with working on various projects that I haven’t had much time to indulge in what is usually something that I look forward to each year: namely, summer blockbusters.

But somehow or another I’ve gotten to see the following, and will share my thoughts on them accordingly.

Predators

This was the first movie I’ve seen in a theater since April or May, and I saw it on opening day with my filmmaking partner “Weird” Ed. And I was very pleasantly surprised at how well this turned out. The Predator franchise holds a special place in my heart: Predator 2 was the very first movie that I saw ...

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I gotta say something here: already I’m sold on Quinton “Rampage” Jackson playing B.A. Baracus for this movie. Judging by the trailer he’s not trying to imitate Mr. T and that’s a good thing! Mr. T is one of those unique people that, you just can’t get away with trying to channel. I’m totally down with Jackson doing his own thing with the character.

With that noted, I’ll also say that The A-Team is officially marked as my first “must-see” movie for 2010. Here’s the first trailer for it…

The A-Team escapes to the big screen on June 11th....

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…maybe you can hire… The A-Team!

ComingSoon.net has just posted this pic (click to significantly embiggen) of Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson as Sgt. “B.A.” Baracus, Sharlto Copley as Capt. “Howling Mad” Murdock, and Liam Neeson as John “Hannibal” Smith – along with the team’s signature van – from the upcoming film adaptation of the beloved Eighties television series. The movie is out this coming June.

Maybe if we’re good boys and girls we’ll get a teaser trailer by Christmas 🙂...

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ComingSoon.net has the first pic of the complete The A-Team ensemble! From left to right we see Quinton “Rampage” Jackson as B.A. Baracus, Liam Neeson as “Hanibal” Smith, Sharlto Copley (most recently seen playing Wikus in District 9) as Murdock, and Bradley Cooper as “Faceman” Peck.

Okay, minus getting to see the mohawk and gold chains of B.A., that looks pretty darned persuasive as a modern-day take on the A-Team guys....

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For as long as there’s been talk of a big-budget movie adaptation of The A-Team, there has been just as much if not more speculation about who it will be taking on the iconic role of B.A. Baracus: the character that shot Mr. T to worldwide fame and acclaim.

And now we know…

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will don the mohawk and gold chains and become B.A. Baracus in the film based on the Eighties television action/drama/comedy series. Jackson joins Liam Neeson (playing “Hannibal” Smith) and Bradley Cooper (as “Faceman” Peck). Casting is still being done for Murdoch.

Okay, so… what do y’all think? Jackson looks like he might could carry it. But this is one role that calls for attitude. As in BAD ATTITUDE!...

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The long, long, long-attempted effort to relaunch V – yeah, the 1980s sci-fi franchise about the humanoid lizards come to steal our water, rape our wimmunfolk and eat us for lunch (literally) – is finally getting off the ground at ABC. The network has commissioned a pilot episode, presumably that will premiere this coming fall.

If handled right, this could be a terrific show that might pick up the same fans who are currently hooked on Lost (which will see its final season next year). Unfortunately, V creator Kenneth Johnson is not aboard for this go-round… and I’ve long thought that if he had been given complete control over his original concept, that NBC could have had one of the greatest television series of the Eighties. Alas! Too many suits ruined that…

And speaking of NBC television shows from two decades ago, June 11, 2010 is the ...

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