tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151029499651504216.post5541549426460272234..comments2023-10-23T12:19:21.991-07:00Comments on The Rail of Tomorrow: Review: The A-Team (dir. Joe Carnahan)Scott Nyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03972055870633945280noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151029499651504216.post-86758136141804940922010-06-30T14:23:01.578-07:002010-06-30T14:23:01.578-07:00The tank scene is, admittedly, really inspired stu...The tank scene is, admittedly, really inspired stuff on all the levels you noted. And don't get me wrong, I LOVE <i>Smokin' Aces</i> (and <i>Narc</i>, for that matter), and mostly I just wish this had more of that sort of attitude.<br /><br />But in the end, it doesn't really - the characters aren't nearly as electric, and the tank scene aside, the action isn't as much fun, and needlessly obscured. Especially after seeing <i>Knight and Day</i> (which, seriously, if you want to see some joyful, exuberant shit, get thee to it), in which the action is shot very smoothly and edited in a way that makes any God damn sense while still being kinetic and exciting, the formal flaws of <i>The A-Team</i> were brought all the more to the light of day.Scott Nyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760694438241951398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151029499651504216.post-85357244615321542282010-06-30T09:14:59.314-07:002010-06-30T09:14:59.314-07:00I actually found myself really enjoying The A-Team...I actually found myself really enjoying The A-Team, despite myself. I felt the same way about Smokin' Aces. It was just hyper-entertaining, even if there wasn't a living brain cell in the entire production.<br /><br />The tank scene might be one of my favorites of the year. It just embraces it's joyful, almost exuberant retardation in a way you just don't see very often in films these days. That sense of self-awareness won me over.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461911944718111124noreply@blogger.com