2010 Preview: The A-Team - 電影院

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前言︰2010 Preview是知名電影網站BoxOfficeMojo今年年初的大工程
用以簡單分析並展望即將在今年上映的電影
在下如果有空的話，也會順便將其他電影一一介紹

2010 Preview: The A-Team

by Brandon Gray
January 26, 2010

Release Date: June 11
Studio: Fox
Genre: Action
Director: Joe Carnahan
Writer: Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Skip Woods (based on characters by
Stephen Cannell)
Cast: Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson,
Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson
Studio Description: Not Available

Analysis:
In the pipeline for a few years, The A-Team recently came together with Liam
Neeson as Hannibal and Bradley Cooper as Faceman under the direction of Joe
Carnahan (Smokin' Aces). It's one of the many 2010 movies sourced from the
1980's, including The Karate Kid opening on the very same weekend, and is
positioned as the big action picture of June.

在經過幾年的籌備之後，新一代的天龍特攻隊終於在連恩尼森飾演泥巴，
布萊德利古柏飾演小白，「五路追殺令」的喬卡納漢擔任導演之下召集完成了
這部電影跟同一天上檔的「功夫小子」(又名新小子難纏)一樣
是今年影壇參考80年代經典的其中一部，也將會是今年6月的動作大片

Television show adaptations have had a mixed track record. The first two
Mission: Impossible movies were huge, while the first Charlie's Angels
grossed $125.3 million or the equivalent of over $170 million adjusted for
ticket price inflation and the less-well-known S.W.A.T. bagged $116.9 million
or the equivalent of well over $140 million adjusted. On the other hand,
pictures like I Spy and The Mod Squad fizzled, while the comedies The Dukes
of Hazzard and Starsky & Hutch and the serious Miami Vice were mid-range
performers. In its trailer, The A-Team lands somewhere in the middle of the
cheesiness to serious action spectrum and, hence, may be a difficult read
compared to other TV adaptations.

根據電視影集改編的電影，在歷年的票房表現上有好也有壞
「不可能的任務」的前兩集都取得了巨量的票房
「霹靂嬌娃」1/2甚至知名度較低的「反恐特警組」也有破億的成績
另一方面，艾迪墨菲的「金牌間諜」與克來兒丹妮絲的「The Mod Squad」失敗了
而喜劇片如「警網雙雄」與「飆風天王」，以及嚴肅的邁阿密風雲則是不好不壞
在天龍特攻隊預告裡，則是笑點與嚴肅的動作場面都有
因此很難跟其他電視影集改編的電影作對照

Looking to other action movies may be a better guide to A-Team's potential.
Last summer, another blast from the '80s, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,
posted a $54.7 million opening on its way to $150.2 million. The A-Team also
appears to be reminiscent of XXX as well as Nicolas Cage's June action movies
of yore; pictures like The Rock, Gone in 60 Seconds and Con Air that each
drove past the $100 million mark. However, the trailer's aerial action
involving a parachuting tank (combined with the presence of Jessica Biel)
brings flashes of the bomb Stealth.

對照其他動作片，或許更能觀察天龍特攻隊的票房潛力
去年暑假，同樣根據80年代電視經典改編的"特種部隊"
首週就開出5470萬，最後更累積了1.5億的票房
天龍特攻隊也讓人想到限制級戰警
與尼可拉斯凱吉過去在6月上映的動作片，如絕地任務、空中監獄與驚天動地60秒
這幾部影片都達到了1億美金的關卡；然而，預告中在坦克上空中跳傘
以及潔西卡貝兒的出現，卻又讓人想到當年的票房炸彈"機戰未來"

The A-Team brand alone is not enough to spark tremendous interest in a movie
version. If the marketing campaign can successfully pitch a slick buddy
action-comedy (as opposed to a spoof) with a clear premise, instead of just
relying on the name, then The A-Team might find its fortune.

單靠天龍特攻隊的品牌，可能還不足以引起觀眾更大的興趣
但是假如宣傳文宣可以成功地讓觀眾認為是一部充滿風趣對白的搭檔動作喜劇
The A-Team也許可以A走不少鈔票


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