A low-res trailer for “The A-Team” has hit the web and it’s even worse than we thought it would be. Based on the TV series about a group of ex-United States Special Army Forces who are on the run from the government for a crime they didn’t commit, but who still manage to run an organization dedicated to helping people out, the film version seems to adhere pretty closely to the original, at least on the surface, even recycling a few of the catchphrases. As a cable series, the show was an enjoyable enough distraction, but even it ran out of steam after five seasons and it did have to rely on frequent guest stars to keep things interesting.
We never had high hopes for this film, but the trailer makes the film out to be even dumber than we expected. The filmmakers must’ve watched that scene in “Live Free Or Die Hard” where Bruce Willis crashes a police car into a helicopter, and thought, “Hey, we can match that.” So now we get Faceman, manning a tank that’s falling from the sky (hey, it’s got parachutes attached, it’s fine) and shooting down another plane. We lost a few IQ points watching that. Meanwhile, the rest of the cast seems to be going through the motions in a film that looks like it’s going be loud, dumb and no fun. We’ll stick with the “Family Guy” version.
Nevertheless if you care, the film stars Bradley Cooper (playing Faceman for those that remember the ’80s TV show), Sharlto Copley (of “District 9” playing “Howling Mad” Murdock), Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (‘B.A.’ Baracus), Jessica Biel and Liam Neeson (“Hannibal” Smith). It hits theaters June 11th.
Update: New trailer now in HD if you want to see it in its full crystal clear stupidity. 😉