As anyone who’s listened to Mr. T’s Commandments knows, “The Toughest Man In The World” is the one who tries, who won’t say die, and is strong on the inside—not necessarily the guy who kicks the most ass. In fact, as he explained to an assembly of TV critics in 2006, Mr. T pities the fool expressly because “you don’t want to beat up a fool,” and pity allows one to give a fool another chance. Unfortunately, it’s not a philosophy shared by the new A-Team movie, which Mr. T has officially come out against, saying, “It was too graphic for me. I've no doubt it will do big business at the box office but it's nothing like the show we turned out every week.” Among his complaints: “People die in the film and there's plenty of sex but when we did it, no one got hurt and it was all played for fun and family entertainment. These seem to be elements nobody is interested in anymore.”
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