Take me back to the 80's - The A-Team!

So I went to see the A-Team on opening day with my friend Shannon and I loved it. What a great adaptation of the TV show. It had enough elements from the original show (like classic lines "I love it when a plan comes together," the theme song, large areas of destruction, B.A's fear of flying etc...) to please die hard fans but it wasn't so trenched in tradition that new fans couldn't enjoy the experience. The acting was the best part of the experience. Bradley Cooper was excellent as Face. He continued the playboy tradition of the character set by Dirk Benedict and was well tanned and muscled to appeal to female viewers. Liam Neeson was a perfect Hannibal, with his gray hair and stogie. He was the man with the plan and always in control. Murdock was probably the most surprising and enjoyable performance of the film. Sharlto Copley of District 9 was superb. After his first scene in the mental hospital, I was completely convinced that he was Murdock, the slightly insane but lovable and trustworthy pilot of the A-Team. His was the hardest role to play, because if he came across as too crazy then he wouldn't be believable as an equal member of the team, let alone a helicopter pilot. The only character that took me a little while to warm up to was B.A. Baracus. It took about 30 minutes before I was able to forget the image of the original B.A., Mr. T, and accept this new model as the same character. By the end of the film I was rooting for him to return to his mohawk and kick some enemy butt. Overall, I think The A-Team was a great remake and a possible sequel material as this one really set the stage of the group as a team, fighting for the underdog. It wasn't as good as the Star Trek reboot of last summer but it comes in a close second. "I pity the fool..."