D Minus Is More Like It

THE A-TEAM-2010-I never matched the original A-Team TV show in the ‘80’s but it had to be better than this re-make. Liam Neeson is Col. Hannibal Smith (the character originally played by George Peppard) head of the title team. Bradley Cooper (from THE HANGOVER) is Face, Sharlto Copley (from DISTRICT 9) is Capt. Murdoch and MMA fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is B.A. They go to Iran to recover some counterfeit plates but are framed for the death of a general (Gerald McRaney) and go to jail. Later they escape and go looking for the jerk who framed them. Henry Czerny is a stupid FBI director who says “awesome” a lot. Jennifer Biel chases after them. It’s mostly yelling and explosions and a long scene in a car without any of the leads seems like a waste of time. Dirk Benedict and Dwight Schultz have cameos. Go rent the original series instead. Director Joe Carnahan also made SMOKIN’ ACES.

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Lost In Space...Again!

LOST IN SPACE-1998-As movie remakes of TV shows go this is pretty good. Gary Oldman is great as Dr. Smith. Dr. Robinson (William Hurt), his wife (Mimi Rogers) and their three children rocket off into space in a ship piloted by Don West (Matt LeBlanc). Heather Graham is older daughter Judy, a real egghead. Smith is a reluctant stowaway. They wind up being blasted into an alternate future where they meet an adult Will (Jared Harris) and his robot assistant Dr. Smith! Metal alien spiders figure in the plot.

Original series cast members June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen and Angela Cartwright also appear. Edward Fox also has a small role.

Director Stephen Hopkins previous made PREDATOR 2, JUDGEMENT NIGHT and THE GHOST AND THE DARKNESS. He later made THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS.


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