Posts Tagged ‘mr. t’
The A-Team Trailer
So. Um. They made a movie based on the The A-Team. The TV show. Here’s the trailer:
Liam Neeson is a good enough actor to sort of overcome the fact that this is completely ridiculous. But — and I know that I am risking the wrath of the new ‘B.A.’ Baracus by saying this — Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson is no Mr. T.
I’m not going to say “raping my childhood” because I agree with Amelie Gillette of The A.V. Club (aka The Hater) — it’s a stupid thing to say. We’re talking about a fucking TV show that, if there had been more than three channels back then, might have received the same lack of viewers as “Pepper Dennis.” (OK, that’s an exaggeration. But you know what I mean.)
Although a lot of what he did was grunt and growl, Mr. T was a huge part of popular culture back in the day. (In fact, this was before it was called “popular culture,” a phrase that I think both elevates and diminishes. But that’s another topic.)
Remember the Silver Spoons episode “Me and Mr. T“? I do. Here’s a minisode version from YouTube:
I’m all for saving time, but the minisode skips my favorite line, where Mr. T says his name (link goes to Hulu) and causes the teacher to have a nervous breakdown. “First name… is MISTER. Middle name… is that PERIOD. Last name… is T.”
I know. Whatever. I might even see the movie. But why not come up with, say, a new idea?
The A-Team Trailer – Trailer Addict
