http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:10:56 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/20/121631.php#comment-727740 Get Smart movie review As one of the writers of the original "Get Smart" TV series, I was dismayed by the new, flawed "Get Smart" movie--I never understood why remakes don't at least talk to the original material writers. Maybe it's a kind of immature tantrum, "I want to do it myself, mom." That said, for the writers of the next remake, here's a bit of advice: The essence, the fun of the Don Adams character was his child-like confidence and his bravado (not unlike the character often played by Bob Hope) presaging the inevitable catastrophic blunder. "Sorry about that." Any writer charged with vetting agent 86 should start by studying the origin of the character, Don's early nightclub routines. His defense attorney bit: "Look at those trim ankles, the well turned calf. Now I ask you. Are those the legs of a homicidal maniac?" Joseph C. Cavella HowToWriteComedy.com 727740@blogcritics.org Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:10:56 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/20/121631.php#comment-727739 Get Smart movie review As one of the writers of the original "Get Smart" TV series, I was dismayed by the new, flawed "Get Smart" movie--I never understood why remakes don't at least talk to the original material writers. Maybe it's a kind of immature tantrum, "I want to do it myself, mom." That said, for the writers of the next remake, here's a bit of advice: The essence, the fun of the Don Adams character was his child-like confidence and his bravado (not unlike the character often played by Bob Hope) presaging the inevitable catastrophic blunder. "Sorry about that." Any writer charged with vetting agent 86 should start by studying the origin of the character, Don's early nightclub routines. His defense attorney bit: "Look at those trim ankles, the well turned calf. Now I ask you. Are those the legs of a homicidal maniac?" Joseph C. Cavella HowToWriteComedy.com 727739@blogcritics.org Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:10:00 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/20/121631.php#comment-727738 Get Smart movie review As one of the writers of the original "Get Smart" TV series, I was dismayed by the new, flawed "Get Smart" movie--I never understood why remakes don't at least talk to the original material writers. Maybe it's a kind of immature tantrum, "I want to do it myself, mom." That said, for the writers of the next remake, here's a bit of advice: The essence, the fun of the Don Adams character was his child-like confidence and his bravado (not unlike the character often played by Bob Hope) presaging the inevitable catastrophic blunder. "Sorry about that." Any writer charged with vetting agent 86 should start by studying the origin of the character, Don's early nightclub routines. His defense attorney bit: "Look at those trim ankles, the well turned calf. Now I ask you. Are those the legs of a homicidal maniac?" Joseph C. Cavella HowToWriteComedy.com 727738@blogcritics.org Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:09:35 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/20/121631.php#comment-727737 Get Smart movie review As one of the writers of the original "Get Smart" TV series, I was dismayed by the new, flawed "Get Smart" movie--I never understood why remakes don't at least talk to the original material writers. Maybe it's a kind of immature tantrum, "I want to do it myself, mom." That said, for the writers of the next remake, here's a bit of advice: The essence, the fun of the Don Adams character was his child-like confidence and his bravado (not unlike the character often played by Bob Hope) presaging the inevitable catastrophic blunder. "Sorry about that." Any writer charged with vetting agent 86 should start by studying the origin of the character, Don's early nightclub routines. His defense attorney bit: "Look at those trim ankles, the well turned calf. Now I ask you. Are those the legs of a homicidal maniac?" Joseph C. Cavella 727737@blogcritics.org Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:09:19 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/20/121631.php#comment-727636 The movie, while not as funny as the series, is not as bad as this review indicates. I saw an early cut of the <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/757857/movie_review_get_smart_gets_rebooted.html">film</a> and while there were flaws in the story, thought it worked better than expected and had more laughs than a typical Hollywood blockbuster. 727636@blogcritics.org Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:17:51 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/20/121631.php#comment-727630 I'm still probably going to see it. At least I now know what to expect. Thanks for the heads up Garon. 727630@blogcritics.org Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:45:01 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/20/121631.php#comment-727574 Thanks for the review. I'm thinking Steve Carell is tapped out. He's been playing the same character for his last six movies. Plus, all those wacky gadgets that made the TV show a success are now a reality. Can we all say "ho-hum?" I think I'll wait for the DVD to come out. 727574@blogcritics.org Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:58:15 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/06/20/121631.php#comment-727552 So Anne Hathaway was serviceable? I'm in! 727552@blogcritics.org Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:18:34 EDT