# A-Team trailer - This could be the greatest movie of all time **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 11, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535 "2010-01-11T18:11:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/21 "2010-01-12T01:20:54Z")
It looks like a lot more fun than it has a right to look. Or it could stink. Remember, one of the best trailers ever is for _The Phantom Menace_. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/22 "2010-01-12T02:19:51Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Watch the clip again - at around 0:39. You mean BA lighting up the blowtorch? Yeah, that was great. I hope its what it looks like. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/23 "2010-01-12T02:36:35Z")
That was Face on the machine gun, right? He was always the goto guy for fancy shooting. My dad loved that show even more than I, and combed his hair like George Peppard for a while. Sorta embarrassing, especially since he was more of a Great Plains Cary Grant. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/24 "2010-01-12T02:41:34Z")
Looks fun, but this is a movie that shouldnā€™t scream ā€œB.C. Location!ā€ louder than _The Beachcombers._ Thatā€™s gonna be distracting. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/25 "2010-01-12T02:53:45Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > That was Face on the machine gun, right? He was always the goto guy for fancy shooting. Yep. That was Bradley Cooper whose playing Face in the movie. Also, for those arenā€™t aware, Murdock is being played by Sharlito Copley, who portrayed the lead, ā€˜Wickusā€™ in _District 9_ last year. I liked _District 9_ and he seems like a good actor so Iā€™m hoping he can capture Dwight Schultzā€™s combination of insanity and control with the character. (Murdock wasnā€™t really crazy, it was just an act, at least thatā€™s how I always saw it.) His casually informing the others of the fact that the right wing of their plane was on fire seemed to hit the perfect balance, so Iā€™m optimistic. šŸ˜› And BA is being played by MMA star Quinton Jackson. Iā€™m holding out hope, but heā€™s the link that still gives me pause. Considering how important Mr. T was to the showā€™s success I hope he can pull it off. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/26 "2010-01-12T02:59:52Z")
Iā€™m annoyed that Mr T isnā€™t playing BA Barackis He looks exactly the same as he did back in the day. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/27 "2010-01-12T04:11:16Z")
Schwing. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/28 "2010-01-12T04:33:18Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Schwing. Ditto. I wanna have Bradley Cooperā€™s babies while heā€™s manning that machine gun. But without his shirt on. šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/29 "2010-01-12T04:37:30Z")
Cameos by the surviving cast members would be awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/30 "2010-01-12T05:07:36Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Cameos by the surviving cast members would be awesome. Dirk Benedict and Dwight Schultz are confirmed as having cameos during shooting. Mr. T turned them down. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/31 "2010-01-12T05:11:18Z")
So Melinda Culea wasnā€™t invited? Yet another slam against her. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/32 "2010-01-12T05:12:26Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > Dirk Benedict and Dwight Schultz are confirmed as having cameos during shooting. **Mr. T turned them down.** ā˜¹ I pity the fool. ---
**Author:** ![cstamets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@cstamets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cstamets)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/33 "2010-01-12T05:18:03Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > And BA is being played by MMA star Quinton Jackson. Iā€™m holding out hope, but heā€™s the link that still gives me pause. Considering how important Mr. T was to the showā€™s success I hope he can pull it off. Hard to judge much on a few seconds, but the bit with him asking the van if it had missed him made me feel a little better. The one that has me most nervous is actually Liam Neeson. I like Neeson. Iā€™m just not getting the Peppard-ian vibe from him. Iā€™m sure heā€™ll be fine, though. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/34 "2010-01-12T05:24:32Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Cameos by the surviving cast members would be awesome. Only if they work in a time travel/alternate reality/reboot angleā€¦ This does look a touch ballsier than Transformers or GI Joe, but then those were childrenā€™s cartoons. The A-Team was childrenā€™s _live action_. From the brief glimpses in the trailer - storming a building likely using tear gas (and mask) / shooting down a drone - it looks like theyā€™ll stick with the flimsy no-kill premise. iā€™ll buy a ticket if they kill at least a few guys ā€“ and not Disney Deaths were the bad guy takes a morally convenient plunge to his death owing to his own action. Donā€™t need a huge body count, but just enough death to show consequences to actions - like shooting off thousands of rounds. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/35 "2010-01-12T05:43:34Z")
Oddly, I loved that they gave BA the mohawk (even if it wasnā€™t quite as awesome as Mr Tā€™s), but thought that Murdock was dressed too much like the original. I guess a badass with a mohawk is just a bit more timelessā€¦ Iā€™m not sure if I can get used to anyone other than George Peppard as Hannibal, and we never got enough of a look at Face to see if he really stands up to Benedictā€¦ But, all told, this looks pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/36 "2010-01-12T05:44:49Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > Iā€™m not sure if I can get used to anyone other than George Peppard as Hannibal Would you accept George Clooney? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/37 "2010-01-12T09:26:37Z")
Will they be allowed to hit what they shoot at? ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/38 "2010-01-12T09:55:47Z")
It has taken decades but I have come to the realization that the A-team is the towering pinnacle of all human civilization. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/39 "2010-01-12T13:02:55Z")
Looks like mindless fun - Iā€™m there. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535/40 "2010-01-12T14:28:07Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Now thenā€¦ > > Liam Neeson looks like heā€™s having the time of his life and hearing him say ā€œI love it when a plan comes togetherā€ was excellent. > > And then of course the trailer ends with the A-Team flying in a plane, getting shot out of the sky by another plane, then falling to Earth inside of a tank, then they pull a parachute on the tank and then they use the tankā€™s cannon to SHOOT DOWN THE PLANE THAT SHOT THEM! :eek: :eek: :eek: > > This is going to be the greatest movie ever. > > OK, maybe not. But Iā€™m incredibly optmistic itā€™ll be entertaining. EVAR!!1111!! I think it is going to be a good old romp! Thanks for the linkage. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-team-trailer-this-could-be-the-greatest-movie-of-all-time/524535.md?page=3)