Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Aspen Orson There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.

robertmike57 This is way a reunion movie should be done! Quick explanation of where everyone has been in the past 20 years and on with a new adventure. The plot is familiar, KAOS has a weather machine to alter the climate with a ransom demand of $250 Billion not to unleash its fury. It falls to Maxwell Smart to be reactivated stop KAOS.All of the gang is back except for Ed Platt as Chief. The gags and jokes that were gems include Smart answering his shoe phone as a pallbearer,the Hall of Hush to thwarting a hit-man with remote controlled file cabinets to Hymie taking every order literally. Few of the gags and jokes fall flat, unlike nearly all comedies now as they reach . Don Adams was still spot on with the catch phrases, one liners and quite amazing with the physical comedy at age 66. Harold Gould does the villain role in his unique style and John de Lancie as Maj. Waterhouse was great. Hymie and Larrabbee were fabulous as if nothing had changed after 20 years. Agent 99 Barbara Feldon didn't miss a beat as the comic foil and looked as lovely as ever, who I had a crush on when the show was first on the air. If you're reading this Barbara, don't have anything to do for a Saturday night and like dating guys 50 years younger, (or would you believe 24 years younger?), go and contact me.The movie has a few minor issues, Kenneth Mars as Commander Drury doesn't pull off the exasperated Chief role as Ed Platt would had done, Bernie Koppell Siegfried's comic timing wasn't as sharp as it could had been and Don Adams looked rather ill in a few scenes. The movie should have had a laugh track and Get Smart music in keeping with the TV series.It's a real shame that this movie isn't remastered to restore the fading of VHS transfer, (Digitally touching up Don Adams, adding the laugh track & music would be a bonus.) This is an underrated gem (far better than the Steve Carrell remake) that stacks up with the best comedy movies.

mergatroid-1 I really wanted to love this movie as much as I love the series. Unfortunately this movie did not do the series justice.Don Adams looks ill in this movie, like he's sick and just holding it all together. Barbara Feldon is still the sexy agent 99, even though she's showing her age. Ed Platt (The Chief from the series) is sorely missed.Although it's nice to see most of the gang, the jokes are a little old as is the cast.I suppose it's a nice "goodbye" to a series that was in top form at it's peak but was never followed up until it was too late.

estabansmythe "Get Smart, Again" rights the ship that had listed badly with "The Nude Bomb" nine years earlier.For whatever reasons, the late great Don Adams and Robert Karvelas as Larribee were the only series regulars to star in the earlier film (Bill Dana and Joey Forman had small roles).This time around, the gang's all here, except Ed Platt who died in 1974, and they haven't lost a step. All those dumb, idiotic, wonderful jokes are there; the timing is there; the characters are there. It's all there and it's all wonderful.For fans, this is a joyful trip back down memory lane. Viewers new to the insanity will be curious to check out the classic series."Would you believe...." Yes, we would.

skallisjr For those who saw the original series, this one's pretty good. The menace in the film, KAOS getting their hands on a weather control machine, is typical of the television show. Even to how they demonstrate that they have it.The film has Maxwell a bit more smart than he was in the show, but just marginally. Some of the old gags have new twists, like the phone booth for access to Control Headquarters. Some of the newer gags are similar to the worst of the gags on the TV series.There was an in-joke or two, including the bad guys treating their agents like baseball players, but the writing was, IMHO, a little strained.Nevertheless, for the most part, the film captures a lot of the spirit of the old show. It's primarily for those who enjoyed the old series, but compared to some of the current television comedies, it still stands out.