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'The A-Team' Gets a B- Trailer

By: Erik Davis on January 11, 2010 at 1:52PM Comments (7)

The first trailer for this summer's The A-Team has arrived online to scattered criticism. On one hand, supporters claim the slightly over-the-top cheesy vibe is reminiscent of the original TV show and totally kicks ass. On the other hand, the detractors (including myself) don't buy it, think the trailer is kind of a mess and, well, aren't very hopeful that the final product will produce anything above a mildly entertaining, fairly mediocre action film.

 'The A-Team'Based on the 1980s TV show about a group of ex-military men who escape prison after being convicted of a crime they didn't commit, this big-screen version of The A-Team features one of the more eclectic ensemble casts, including Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. It's hard to judge their on-screen chemistry based off one trailer, but you can't deny that the action scenes (especially the one that ends the trailer - is he really shooting from a tank that's parachuting to the ground?) do look a bit ridiculous.

 
Then again, I guess that's what defined The A-Team when it was on television way back when. Problem is, will that sort of thing still fly with today's audiences? Will people "get" it? Take a look at the trailer below and let us know what you think. Does The A-Team deserve its prime summer slot (the film hits theaters on June 11), or does it look a little too cheesy for your tastes?


 

Tags: The A-Team

Categories: Trailer Watch

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  • Jan 11th 2010 4:37PM

    movieman9278  said...

    eh...it looks semi-good.

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  • Jan 11th 2010 5:12PM

    briangul8  said...

    Trailer isn't great. Its still the A-Team. I'm going to see it.

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  • Jan 11th 2010 7:07PM

    nicks3  said...

    im seeing it but the trailer didnt attract me to the movie

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  • Jan 12th 2010 9:10AM

    ATX movie mom  said...

    I will see it, I loved the A team in the 80's. It was cheesey and that was the whole appeal.

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  • Jan 12th 2010 10:00AM

    MOVIESTAR/70  said...

    The movie could be good the cheese stuff is because only on the 80's the movies was more realistic even i f they dont used any cgi techonology to land a tank with a parachute I hope this movie dont look like GI JOE

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  • Jan 12th 2010 2:33PM

    BRavensgoin2theSB  said...

    it reminds me of the GI Joe trailers which looked so so but when i went to see that it was much better than expected

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  • Jan 13th 2010 12:01PM

    tvfreesn2i  said...

    Watch This Movie @ [BLOCKED WEBSITE]

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