Agent 86 had a, well, a shoe phone.
In his shoe. What do you want to know about it?
Nice tie.
Did he apologize by telling her “Sorry about that, chief?”
Would you believe… a cell phone?
Who did The Rock play?
That’s the second best review I’ve read today.
Yes, the shoe phone is there, and the red Sunbeam, and the telephone booth, and the corridor with all the doors.
And the Cone of Silence.
:smack:
It’s Dwayne Johnson (“The Rock” is trademarked by WWF, and he has to pay them to use it!), and he played Agent 23, a new character, I think.
I don’t think they used that catch phrase in the film, now that you mention it. Maybe I didn’t catch it at the time.
Free for your tuition (as one of my professors used to say):
Barbara Feldonn was a contestant on the old $64,000 Question game show. Her specialty was Shakespeare.
(Dr. Joyce Brothers was also a contestant and her specialty was boxing - which has nothing to with Get Smart).
Now I’m starting to sound like Mr. Kimball from Green Acres, which would be the ultimate movie remake of an old TV show.
Well, not the ultimate remake…more of an interesting remake…no, not that interesting. Probably not a very good idea.
You realize of course we’re going to be compelled to start a new thread about who the cast should be.
BTW, were in VA are you. We may have the beginnings of a mini-DopeFest/Green Acres Appreciation Society.
Saw it spontaneously on a midnight screening. I used to love the old show (in reruns) when I was a little kid. It was fairly good. They did pretty much all the gags - there’s some juvenile humor but the original show wasn’t high art either. The 99 character and their relationship is totally different, with 99 being a more modern, independent, stronger woman. I’m not sure their old relationship would fly in modern times outside of infomertials and sitcoms. Smart is portrayed more as emotionally needy than the confident semi-incompetant he should be at times. The chief didn’t bear that much resemblance to the original chief in terms of character. I wanted to see more of Siegfried, the casting was perfect.
Still, overall, they didn’t shit over the source and it seems like it was made by people who appreciate the original. It’s worth seeing for fans of the show.
One particular scene stuck out negatively to me:
When Max “turns” the big guy it was kind of awkward. I didn’t understand where they were going with the scene - with Max insisting he knew the guy, and then throwing away his gun and leaving himself vulnerable to the guy… just didn’t ring true. The conventional way to do the scene would be to have Max vulnerable and the only way he saved himself was to pull out his analyst knowledge at the last second because he had no choice. Doing it while he simply could’ve shot the guy - and making himself vulnerable in the process - was awkward.
I read two reviews today, one of which panned the film. The other was lukewarm. Both took issue with all of the special effect explosions, etc., which they felt took away from the more subtle nature of the original series, and pandered to today’s impatient audiences.
I can’t be the only person disappointed that she didn’t do a cameo. Was she opposed to the film or something (she participated in one TV reunion movie and Fox’s attempted revival)? Bernie Kopell (the original Siegfried) did a cameo. I didn’t like the new Siegfried’s British accent, German would’ve been funnier.
Kenneth Turan panned it on NPR this morning. He accurately said that the movie emphasizes action more than the original, but I didn’t mind that. He also comments that Carell has changed the nature of the character a little, but I didn’t mind that, either.
I suppose that some people who are real devotees of the original and who wanted the movie to be 100% faithful to the show might be disappointed. But I’m not one of them, and I enjoyed it completely.
HBO is airing “The Nude Bomb”, aka “The Return of Maxwell Smart” (1980). It’s pretty poor, but fun to see Don Adams on screen. “That’s a bad photo of you, Agent Smart.” “That’s my thumbprint!”
I don’t get HBO. 
I’ve never seen “The Nude Bomb”; is it ever going to come out on DVD?
Well, yeaaahhhhh.
Did Mr. Craw make an appearance?
I saw it today and laughed pretty much the entire time, even at the juvenile jokes. I agree with the previous reviews here. It was an homage to the series without being a parody. It changed and updated some stuff but it was done with respect for the original.
I also had concerns because I grew up watching and loving the original (when it first aired!). Sometimes Steve Carell can be hammy so I was worried with how he would handle the character but he came off well and likeable without overdoing it. Steve Carell is one of those guys that I can’t decide if he annoys more or if I like him but this movie got me leaning toward the “like him” side.
To the fans of shoe phones, classic lines and cameos you shouldn’t be too disappointed but be warned some of the cameos are very brief, i.e., mentions in writing. Keep an eye out for Mr. Big.
By the way, there is a little something at the end of the credits but it’s not an extra scene it’s just text…
It’s a dedication to Don Adams and Edward Platt.
That was at the beginning of the end credits in the print I saw.