# I'm about t go see Johnny English. Wanna come? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 18, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-t-go-see-johnny-english-wanna-come/189501 "2003-07-18T23:45:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-t-go-see-johnny-english-wanna-come/189501/1 "2003-07-18T23:45:07Z")
I like Rowan Atkinson. Not so much as Mr. Bean, but as Blackadder. This movie looks like he’s neither type of character. I guess I’ll find out in about an hour. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-t-go-see-johnny-english-wanna-come/189501/2 "2003-07-18T23:58:54Z")
It id the same character from a Barclaycard advert he did years ago (‘boff’ was a different person then, if I remember rightly) JE is much closer to Blackadder than to mr bean. His attitude is blackadder, but his skills are bean. I guess he’s an English Inspector gadget, without the gadgets. (He’s an idiot and blunders big time, but his blunders end up getting the job done by accident) It’s a very good film IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-t-go-see-johnny-english-wanna-come/189501/3 "2003-07-19T00:16:27Z")
I can’t wait to see it. I love Rowan Atkinson. ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-t-go-see-johnny-english-wanna-come/189501/4 "2003-07-19T01:32:19Z")
This movie seems like a British version of the TV show “Get Smart”. Both are James Bond spoofs, but still. I do plan on seeing it though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-t-go-see-johnny-english-wanna-come/189501/5 "2003-07-19T01:34:25Z")
Absolutely cannot wait. I’ll go with you, NoClueBoy. Mr. Maureen is faking sick so he doesn’t have to take me. Feh. He doesn’t like Monty Python either. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_The\_Diver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Buck\_The\_Diver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_The_Diver)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-t-go-see-johnny-english-wanna-come/189501/6 "2003-07-19T02:24:45Z")
No. ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-t-go-see-johnny-english-wanna-come/189501/7 "2003-07-19T02:49:56Z")
I saw _Johnny English_ today. I hadn’t thought of the Get Smart angle; the movie reminded me more of the Inspector Clouseau movies(which I miss). Johnny was 100% on tactics and interpreting clues, but about 30-40% on execution. I loved Rowan Atkinson’s facial expressions–the slow realization of messing up and trying to find a way out–I had a good laugh. John Malkovich was a hoot as Pascal Sauvage with that strong french accent. The funniest scene in my opinion was when JE interrupted a funeral and berated the grieving family. He was so arrogant and condescending. I was laughing quite loudly when Bough turned up and concocted the story that JE had escaped from the lunatic asylum and asked, “Has he urinated on anyone yet?”. I must say that the James Bond movies have spoiled me for this movie–the gadgets and special effects simply didn’t measure up. But this was a very funny movie. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-t-go-see-johnny-english-wanna-come/189501/8 "2003-07-19T05:56:40Z")
I liked it. Hope he can do some more eps with this character.