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This film was directed by Joe Carnahan. This film took years to finally find a decent story, and a director to carry it through. Shockingly, I can't say that I've seen the television show to say how faithful it is to the series. However, there is minor controversial with the television show cast in that it's not fully faithful, and that it does to many changes to the characters for them to remain the same. It makes sense that the characters would be different because this is meant to be a prequel to the television series. There are several small homages to the television series in the film that you have to be a fan to catch. Sometimes the homages were slightly over done, and other times they were great. The action sequence's are different from other action flicks. There is a type of craziness, and planning, that makes it more enjoyable than other films. There also isn't a ton of gore in the film. The story is great for fast paced action, and the small amount of story provided adds to the action taking place. However, the story doesn't support unique characters. This film came out during the summer of action flicks, and it didn't manage to succeed in being the best of them, but it is still enjoyable to watch.
One of the films strengths is the chemistry between the four main actors. One of the downfalls comes from the villains who don't make themselves fully bad. Liam Neeson plays the role of Hannibal. He acts as the father figure for the men, and is the main planner for the group. He is great in this role. He gives the film its heart. Bradley Cooper played the role of Face. His character is very generic to action films. The bad-ass who gets all the women. He doesn't bring much more to his character than this, but he does bring in a lot of humor to the film. Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, B.A. Baracus, is good in this film. He does good in creating a sympathetic character whose trying to find his place in this organization. Sharlto Copley, Murdock, was great in this role. This was his second acting job. He brought out an amazingly humorous, and insane, character that was fun to watch. Gerald McRaney, General Russell Morrison, was decent in his role. He didn't portray a great villain because he just came off as fake. Brian Bloom, Pike, was great in his role. He was the best of the villains. Patrick Wilson, Army Colonel Lynch, was good. He was meant to be the mastermind, but he played it too teenage rebellious like to be taken as a serious villain.
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This film is based off the popular NBC television series in the 1980's. Hannibal and Face are two military agents trying to give a location to a drug group in Mexico. During the course of there escape they enlist the help of two fellow rangers, B.A. Baracus and Murdock. From that moment on, the group continues working with Hannibal doing the most impossible missions the military, or government, can't do. There final mission ended in drastic failure that forced them into an honorable discharge and to prison. Hannibal manages to bust them out of jail, and they set out to clear their names.
This film was directed by Joe Carnahan. This film took years to finally find a decent story, and a director to carry it through. Shockingly, I can't say that I've seen the television show to say how faithful it is to the series. However, there is minor controversial with the television show cast in that it's not fully faithful, and that it does to many changes to the characters for them to remain the same. It makes sense that the characters would be different because this is meant to be a prequel to the television series. There are several small homages to the television series in the film that you have to be a fan to catch. Sometimes the homages were slightly over done, and other times they were great. The action sequence's are different from other action flicks. There is a type of craziness, and planning, that makes it more enjoyable than other films. There also isn't a ton of gore in the film. The story is great for fast paced action, and the small amount of story provided adds to the action taking place. However, the story doesn't support unique characters. This film came out during the summer of action flicks, and it didn't manage to succeed in being the best of them, but it is still enjoyable to watch. 
One of the films strengths is the chemistry between the four main actors. One of the downfalls comes from the villains who don't make themselves fully bad. Liam Neeson plays the role of Hannibal. He acts as the father figure for the men, and is the main planner for the group. He is great in this role. He gives the film its heart. Bradley Cooper played the role of Face. His character is very generic to action films. The bad-ass who gets all the women. He doesn't bring much more to his character than this, but he does bring in a lot of humor to the film. Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, B.A. Baracus, is good in this film. He does good in creating a sympathetic character whose trying to find his place in this organization. Sharlto Copley, Murdock, was great in this role. This was his second acting job. He brought out an amazingly humorous, and insane, character that was fun to watch. Gerald McRaney, General Russell Morrison, was decent in his role. He didn't portray a great villain because he just came off as fake. Brian Bloom, Pike, was great in his role. He was the best of the villains. Patrick Wilson, Army Colonel Lynch, was good. He was meant to be the mastermind, but he played it too teenage rebellious like to be taken as a serious villain. I give this film a 4 out of 5 stars! It's a great film to watch, but it is a generic action film.
Answer to last blog: Director Terry Gilliam and actor Tom Waits both worked on the film 12 Monkeys together (as well as The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus).
Que: What film did both actor Brian Bloom and director Joe Carnahan work on together?
Once Upon A Time in America
Narc
Ice Castles
Smokin' Aces
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