(Movie review) Be Smart — Don’t See "Get Smart" 1 star/4

Pajamas Media ^ | June 20, 2008 | Kyle Smith

[Sgt Joe Friday 714]

Max asks the overweight woman to dance, snubbing the more conventionally attractive woman, because he was once 150 pounds overweight himself, and shed the weight at least partly because he wanted to pass the CONTROL fitness test to be a field agent.

That scene shows how thoughtful and sympathetic Max could be in that kind of situation. The same sensitivity helps him deal with Dalip, the giant KAOS agent.

[JZelle]

Eddie Murphy made some classics early on.

[savedbygrace]

One of my all time favorite films.

[Sgt Joe Friday 714]

Steve Martin has made several good movies in the last 20 years or so. The Three Amigos is very funny (1986 I think, 22 years ago), as is LA Story and The Lonely Guy.

[rickomatic]

Greatest line in the movie. When they are talking about Chaos trying to explode a nuke in L.A., Maxwell says: “We can’t allow that, we would lose the razor sharp political commentary of the Hollywood stars”.

Agreed. Weird thing was that I was the only one in the theater that laughed out loud at that line. Of course, it was a Seattle area theater...go figure.

[rickomatic]

Hollywood has completely run out of ideas. Get a 1965 TV guide to see what movies are comming out next year. Who’s going to get the lead in “My Mother The Car - the Movie”?

Given today's Hollyweird standards, my vote goes to Algore and a Prius.

[fredhead]

How can they make a good Get Smart movie without Mel Brooks contributing to the writing? The TV series has Mel’s stamp all over it.

[Pravious]

“Hollywood has completely run out of ideas. Get a 1965 TV guide to see what movies are comming out next year. Who’s going to get the lead in “My Mother The Car - the Movie”?”

LOL.

Yeah, thing is - whatever Hollywood would churn out would be significantly WORSE than the original (and in this case that would take some doing!). :-).

[Ramius]

Jack Black is the same character in every movie. I just can’t stand him.

I generally agree, with the exception of King Kong. I was surprised that his role there did seem to be a departure from his usual schtick, and I thought he did a great job.

[SoConPubbie]

Greatest line in the movie. When they are talking about Chaos trying to explode a nuke in L.A., Maxwell says: “We can’t allow that, we would lose the razor sharp political commentary of the Hollywood stars”.

I was going to say the same thing.

And they way it was said, with biting sarcasm, was perfect!

[GSWarrior]

Haven’t seen the movie, but it seems to be lacking the wit and humor of Buck Henry and Mel Brooks.

[MarineBrat]

I still use the term "The Cone of Silence" when I'm trying to keep something on the "downlow."

Yes, but do you carry a spare?

[AxelPaulsenJr]

And they way it was said, with biting sarcasm, was perfect!

Yeah, LOL, love the use of the words, "razor sharp". Funny as can be,,, and so true.

[Clemenza]

Incredible Hulk: Entertaining, but limited by the source material. Tim Roth is underutilized. I thought that the Ang Lee film was far superior.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Agreed. Weird thing was that I was the only one in the theater that laughed out loud at that line. Of course, it was a Seattle area theater...go figure.

Oh who knows, I was in a theater that is located in a very upscale Republican area of Memphis, Tenn. and that line got little or not reaction.

[dfwgator]

As smart as re-making the Pink Panther with Steve Martin.

That Pink Panther remake was done with getting kids to watch in mind. My kids love that movie, but of course adults who saw the original with Peter Sellers would know it pales in comparison.

[bpjam]

Nothing that a little more hummus wouldn’t cure.

[Holicheese]

Loved the effects but I didn’t like the movie very much.
Maybe I am just getting cynicle in my old age.
“Now Scott Baio, they just don’t make actors like that any more. He was fantastic in ZAPPED!”

[Political Junkie Too]

when Smart meets an agent who is stationed inside a tree. That guy — the sap? — is played by Bill Murray, but instead of playing it straight while discussing the next mission he whines about being stuck in a tree, which ruins the joke.

Agent 13 always complained about where he was hiding.

-PJ

[newbie 10-21-00]

The International Organization of Evil is KAOS you ninnies!!! I'm taking back your Sacred Cows concert tickets dumbkopfs!

"Thrill, thrill, thrill. Kill, kill, kill. Make the scene, bump off a dean".