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PG-13
Studio
Warner Home Video
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DVD
Release Year
2008
Movie/TV Title
Get Smart
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Action / Adventure
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Comedy Video
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7.49in
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0.58in
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5.51in
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110min.
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DVD
Release Year
2008
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PG-13
Sub-Genre
Action / Adventure
Genre
Comedy Video
Movie/TV Title
Get Smart
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Warner Home Video
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Movies & TV > DVDs & Blu-ray Discs
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The show aired on TV, in the 70's (?). Maxwell Smart is his name. He was a clutz, ... The show aired on TV, in the 70's (?). Maxwell Smart is his name. He was a clutz, goofy, but very good at catching the bad guys. Steve Carell does a great Imitation of the original lead actor. This is slappy humor at its best. The television show was so awesome that they produced a children's TV show after his character, entitled "Inspector Gadjet". I'm nearing age 60 and the kids and I are still watching them both. If you like to see a mystery solved, then "GET SMART".
A film that has Steve Carell in the cast is, for itself, a good reason to go see it. ... A film that has Steve Carell in the cast is, for itself, a good reason to go see it. Just look at his track record since "The 40-Year Old Virgin" and also on TVs "The Office". Comedy is the style which Steve fits in. Any attempt to make him try something out of his specialty with the cheesy "Dan in Real Life" and the not-so-funny "Evan Almighty" just go wrong. Fortunately, his speeches, his faces and everything else about Steve in this movie is just amazing, made me laugh a lot and is a clear representation of what Steve was born for and should always do.
A good addition in the cast is Masi Oka (from TVs "Heroes"). I don't know why, I just like him, even though he has a very minor role on this one.
As for the movie, it has a nice storyline a la James Bond (if fact, more of an "Austin Powers" in this case), great action and many absurd situations that will turn your mood good if you are in a bad one. A great step up into the 2008 summer season.
Being a TV obsessed kid in the mid 70's, my afternoons were usually filled with ... Being a TV obsessed kid in the mid 70's, my afternoons were usually filled with syndicated shows of the decade before. One of those shows that caught my eye was Get Smart. Started in 1965, this was a spy comedy as USA's answer to James Bond but with a comedic flair. Don Adams played Maxwell "Agent 86" Smart, a bumbling yet charismatic spy working for the secret organization Control in the fight against Kaos, the Russian Cold War equivalent. Surrounded by a cast of equally interesting characters including his younger, more competent female partner Agent 99 and his always frustrated in Max's foolishness boss The Chief. Get Smart was a mix of old-school spy tricks and gadgets with good word-play humor.
Now flashing forward over forty-five years later, the Hollywood remake machine once again dips into it's pockets and pulls out yet another classic for, to put it kindly, modernization. But can a new team of actors bring back these spies to a world where the Cold War is a forgotten memory?
Just looking at the new cast, you can tell that visually director Peter "50 First Dates" Segal wanted to preserve and respect the original cast in that aspect, and does so very well. Just looking at Steve Carell's resemblance to Don Adams is uncanny, and with Anne Hathaway (who's career is a bit too big now for a role like this) as Agent 99 and Alan Arkin as The Chief, you'd be hard-pressed to think of any other actor in these roles today. But one thing noticable to fans of the old series to this film will be that even though they look like the originals, acting-wise they're nowhere near close. Carell's Smart is downright dead-panned completely ignoring the standards set by Adams. Once funny lines like "Would you believe..." and "Missed it by that much" out of Carell's mouth lack any humor or flair that Adams gave them week after week. Agent 99 now seems cold and calculated lacking any of the warmth Barbara Feldon originally gave her. And as for The Chief, well he now acts like, well, Alan Arkin, instead of depressingly frustrated with 86's antics, he's angry and hot-headed to the point of violence. Add in new cast members like over-acting Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Agent 23, Max's rival and mentor, and nerdy tech guys Bruce & Lloyd (who during the production of this film made a spin-off film of their very own), something is very missing in this remake. Simply put, this 2008 production is just too weak as a modern day spy film and not funny enough to be a successful comedic parody. It sort of lays flat, playing out as a reminder of how great and entertaining the original 60's show was. Sure, the Russian scenes are nice (be it I doubt they were really there on set), a couple of the gadgets have a tad of laughs, and the cameos by some famous faces are cool to see, overall this film should land in the "forgotten remake pile" with copies of I-Spy, and The Wild, Wild West.
The only special feature here is an option to see the film in an "Expanded 62% More Laughs" version with an introduction by Carell. With it, you can see different takes and versions of scenes that already are in the film. In the end, I can only suggest this to die-hard fans, as newbies to the franchise will find this too typical & not funny enough. And each true fan should realize that one of the movie's best accomplishments is that it was made after Don Adams' passing, so he couldn't call Carell on his shoe and say "Missed it by that much".
(RedSabbath Rating:6.0/10)
"Get Smart" is a challenge - the original TV series with Don Adams is ... "Get Smart" is a challenge - the original TV series with Don Adams is memorable; reinventing it with a new cast in a new era would seem to be a real task. It's one that is met. Steve Carrell does a great job reinterpreting Maxwell Smart in a way that is true to the original while expanding and improving on it. Ditto for Ann Hathaway. The entire movie is full of little grace notes: acknowledgments of the old show, recognition of the new times in which we live. It's got good action/adventure scenes, wonderful physical comedy, and chemistry between the cast that enriches the movie. And, along the way they manage some effective potshots at the absurdities of the "Global War On Terror" with good humor. If you never saw the original show, you'll still enjoy this movie. If you were a fan, you'll enjoy it even more.
Well worth watching.
As a fan of the older TV show, I wasn't sure about this film. It does have some ... As a fan of the older TV show, I wasn't sure about this film. It does have some great technological ideas & gadgets. There is some humor that I enjoyed but the love triangle idea was a little annoying. I do like the lead actor (Steve Carell) and actress. I am a fan of Anne Hathaway, so I watched mostly for that reason. It's worth a view but not like the original, if that's what you expect.