Get Smart

[KROW]

http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/getsmart/trailer1/

The casting is brilliant. I can't wait for this one.

[Spike Spiegel]

Why the heck does Steve Carrell seem to be the answer to EVERYTHING these days?

:rolls eyes:

Anyway, this looks interesting, especially since I have seen a few episodes of the original TV series.

[Drtooth]

I will say this.... Steve Carell looks eerrilly like Don Adams.... especially the impossibly straight face. I just hope it's good...

Though they REALLY should have got Mel Brooks to Direct it...

[KROW]

I will say this.... Steve Carell looks eerrilly like Don Adams.... especially the impossibly straight face. I just hope it's good...

Though they REALLY should have got Mel Brooks to Direct it...

I agree. Carell looks so much like Don Adams. But even though Brooks isn't involved in a director capacity, at least he's producing.

[Dude Love]

I can't believe they're making a movie out of this. Looks like Steve's got the facial expressions down. Although, I still have to say, part of what makes Maxwell Smart is his voice.

Hope it's good...

[GK Punk]

Did no one else notice the Rock is in it?

[Dude Love]

I did. I just chose to gloss that fact over. Although, if he does the People's Elbow, I will be forced to reconsider.

[GK Punk]

He totally should. We all know he'll give the rock bottom. he does it in every movie.

[Spike Spiegel]

The Rock may not give an...inspired performance, but he might add some fun to this movie...

[Jo Dawn]

I cannot WAIT for this. I adored the tv show so I'm looking forward to this. I was a tad worried at first, but the casting is great (definitely happy with Steve Carrell (I think he won't make it too 'silly' and give it the respect it deserves) and Anne Hathaway) and I am definitely going to see this.

[Ra]

I'm definitely going to see this. Get Smart is a work of genius, and I would like to see this film (the trailer is making things look promising for me). Steve Carell is definitely a good choice from where I'm sitting. He has the facial expressions down, at least. Definately something I'm going to be seeing when it's released :D

[odupianist]

This is the only thread I could fine for it. Did any one else see it this weekend? I did, and I thought it was great. Everyone did really well. Lots of nods to the original series.

[Drtooth]

Steve Carell couldn't have been better in it. Some of the movie was a bit off in a few respects, but I loved it. Steve did an amazing job keeping an incredibly straight face throughout. Though there are times he slips into his own style, you could ALMOST mistake him for a younger 1966 Don Adams.

I was glad to know that Steve was a huge fan of the series. That way he really brought a lot of care into the role.

I think I was the only one in the theater that laughed at all the catchphrases. Kinda disappointed he didn't do, " and loving it" though... but you heard the old "Would you believe" "the old ________ trick" and my personal favorite. "Missed it by that much."

I also give them credit for not making the entire thing a comedy, ala Naked Gun. it made it all the more beliveable with credible danger.

Though, if I had one complaint, they laid the used to be fat bits on thick, no pun intended. Though, I think it was a pretty good asside to what was said in the Made for TV film, Get Smart Again, where Don said "I'm in peak physical condition. i'm still wearing the same size pants I was when I was younger. I was a fat kid."

Man, too bad Steve was virtually unknown until this decade. He would have made a MUCH better Inspector Gadget than Matt Broaderick did.

Only other thing I can say is I'm GLAD they made this movie, and not the one 5 years ago with Jim Carrey.

[Cure]

Jesus, when I saw KROW made this thread, I thought he was back. Whew. I almost died.

[Brodie]

Lawlerskates.

[Storm Wolf]

Jesus, when I saw KROW made this thread, I thought he was back. Whew. I almost died.

OUCH. Nice to know that someone misses him...haha!:roll:



I haven't seen it yet, but plan to. Seems like wrestlers are making it into the movie business more and more these days. Great Khali was in it also...no?

It didn't get many stars in our paper review, but what the hell do critics know? lol!

[CudleyCowlick]

Why the heck does Steve Carrell seem to be the answer to EVERYTHING these days?

:rolls eyes:



Because nobody else does it like he does. Without him there could be no "The Office", and that, McFly, is a world that none of us want to live in. :D:lol:

[Drtooth]

Because nobody else does it like he does. Without him there could be no "The Office", and that, McFly, is a world that none of us want to live in. :D:lol:

Plus, they pretty much planned this film years ago, and they decided they wanted him. Or at least that's how the story goes. I think he's too widespread, and he's been in a bunch of hit (40 Year old Virgen) or Miss (Evan Almighty- the latest in a long line of Jim Carrey less Jim Carrey films). But I do like him. He has so much buzz around him that he keeps getting film treatments sent to his door.

But deep down, I think NO ONE ELSE could have played Maxwell Smart. not Tom Hank. Not Jim Carrey (both WERE considered at one point). Only someone who could give an impossibly straight face could work the role.

Otherwise, you'd have a Naked Gun knockoff. Leslie Neilsen does play things with a straight face, but can act pretty goofy at the same time.

[odupianist]

I definitely have to agree with you Drtooth. Plus, Steve Carrell's similarities look wise are uncanny to the late Don Adams

[OA]

I saw the movie last weekend and really enjoyed it. I must admit, going in I knew next to NOTHING about the series as I had never seen the tv show or really even heard of it. I wasn't expecting much but was pleasantly surprised. Steve is so awesome and the rest of the cast was great as well.

[Revan]

I saw the movie last weekend and really enjoyed it. I must admit, going in I knew next to NOTHING about the series as I had never seen the tv show or really even heard of it. I wasn't expecting much but was pleasantly surprised. Steve is so awesome and the rest of the cast was great as well.

Ditto on everything. Never saw Get Smart series but the movie was hilarious. Mr. Carrell was a bullseye. No Suprise there. I laughed myself through the movie. :thumbsup:

[Hannah]

I actually heard it was kind of bad.

[Revan]

You should wait until you see it

[Drtooth]

I saw the movie last weekend and really enjoyed it. I must admit, going in I knew next to NOTHING about the series as I had never seen the tv show or really even heard of it. I wasn't expecting much but was pleasantly surprised. Steve is so awesome and the rest of the cast was great as well.

Though, it's just as good if you're familiar with the series. Half the time I was the only one cracking up at the catchphrases. There was a loud roar from me when he said, "the old 'moisture sticks to everything but the dirt in a fingerprint' Trick." while the rest of the audience was silent.

Anyway, what's the deal with that midqual they're putting on DVD? The thing about Masi Oka, and that guy from the Capital One cards (opposite David Spade that is) building Hiami?

[odupianist]

yeah the tributes to the old show were great... missed it by 'that' much...

[GK Punk]

I finally got to see it, great film. So much better than I anticipated.

[Jo Dawn]

Because nobody else does it like he does. Without him there could be no "The Office", and that, McFly, is a world that none of us want to live in. :D:lol:

Actually, there would be. The original, English version. I like both versions, though.

[Jo Dawn]

Was I the only one who was disappointed?

It was merely a Steve Carell movie with the names from and a few nods to the old series. I loved the old series. This had too many gross jokes for my taste and the characterizations were a bit off. Plus, the political stuff was completely unneeded and really was too much. It ewally ruined a bit of the movie for me. I liked Anne Hathaway, though she wasn't 99. The relationship moved way too fast, also.

I would have preferred it was more like the show and not a comedy much like many others.

But, I'm a HUGE fan of the old show, so I was a bit wary of this anyhow. I'd see it again, to see if I catch more that I like.

[KROW]

Jesus, when I saw KROW made this thread, I thought he was back. Whew. I almost died.

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ANYway... I've got mixed feelings on the film. I loved it for the same reasons Tooth stated, but didn't for the reasons Jo stated. A few things I could've lived without but overall the movie was good. Carell was very good, despite adding his own unique outbursts to some parts. I was iffy on Hathaway, but she was tolerable. The Rock was simply fun to watch, and Arkin and Stamp were great as always. Surely not a blockbuster, but still a nice piece of cinema to spend an evening (or afternoon) watching. I felt it was a nice mix of old and new. Hollywood is notorious for dampening the spirit of old franchises, but this film didn't seem so convoluted. It was more good than bad, though the line is there.