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Progressive Bloggers (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
When I first heard that Steve Carell would be playing Maxwell Smart, I was thrilled. I couldn't think of anyone better suited to fill Don Adams' telephonic shoes.I used to watch the show when I was a kid, and although the only specific scene I still remember was one involving a tarantula and a jar of mayonnaise, this new version brought it all back.Carell is the perfect Maxwell Smart. He strikes precisely...
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On the Mets beat (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Haven't seen the new Get Smart movie yet, but I'm a big fan of the Don Adams classic, so excuse the reference for Endy Chavez's almost-catch of Troy Glaus' game-winning home run last night. How close was it? Chavez thought...
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The Power Of The Schwartz (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
I asked you not to tell me that! ;-) It's a fun and funny film. The script was set in the present, with a post Cold War CONTROL that had been around, but had not had a Maxwell Smart or Agent 99 back in the 1960s. This freed Steve Carrell and Anne ...
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Precocious Curmudgeon (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
It was too hot out to mow the lawn on Sunday, and we had free passes, so we went to see a matinee of Get Smart. While the specific alternative was dehydration and heat stroke, there are many other worse ways to spend an afternoon that stop well short of possible hospitalization. I [...]
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Paramus Post (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
'GET SMART' 'Get Smart" is a taut, laugh-filled homage to a beloved TV show of the '60s that may not have translated to contemporary times but for the splendid chemistry of its stars, Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway. Purists who adored the old series featuring manic Don Adams as field agent Maxwell Smart and Barbara Feldon as his partner, Agent 99, of the spy agency CONTROL, may take shots at this...
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NewsFactor Network (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
In September of 1965, a new comedy series called Get Smart aired on television. Satirizing the spy movie genre then the rage -- Secret Agent, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., The Girl From U.N.C.L.E., etc. -- Get Smart was the brainchild of Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, and starred Don Adams as a secret agent named Maxwell Smart. As a running gag, whenever it was necessary for Smart to contact headquarters, he...
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FilmStew.com (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
To voice his concerns about the new Get Smart movie, original TV show writer Joseph Cavella chose not the shoe phone but rather the comments capabilities of Google News.
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Apropos of Something (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
Slightly sillier than the average episode of Alias, slightly less silly than the average Austin Powers flick. As a loyal fan of the Don Adams/Barbara Feldon series from the ’60s, I went into Get Smart with a degree of trepidation, expecting relatively little from the spy spoof. Much to my surprise, I ended up really getting [...]
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Draven99's Musings (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
Way back in 1965 a television series appeared on sets all across the nation that spoofed the spy film. Created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry teamed up to bring the exploits of Agent 86, aka Maxwell Smart (perfectly portrayed by Don Adams), to the small screen. The show was a success and went on for five seasons. In the mid 1990's an attempt to bring the show back, again with Don Adams in the title role,...
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comiXtreme (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
*Review by:* Blake M. Petit Blake@comixtreme.com *Quick Rating:* Better than it deserves to be *MPAA Rating:* PG-13 Maxwell Smart returns! *Director:* Peter Segal *Cast:* Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin, Dwayne Johnson, Terrence Stamp, David Koechner, James Caan, Masi Oka & Nate...
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IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
Get Smart photo gallery Wanted – Preview L’Echange (The Changeling) – Preview The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian: US reaction Quantum of Solace – Plot details Quantum of Solace – Photos Disney and Pixar unveil slate to 2012 Disney/Pixar forthcoming films – photo gallery The Dark Knight – first six minutes reviewed Kung Fu Panda – Preview Kung Fu Panda – Cannes 2008 coverage and photos
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ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
The new spy spoof "Get Smart" took an early lead at the weekend box office in North America, while Mike Myers bombed with his latest comedy "The Love Guru," according to first-day sales data issued on Saturday.
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Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
I can’t say that I’m a fan of Hollywood’s big screen interpretation of classic television shows. But then again, I can’t say I’m totally against it. For example, The Brady Bunch was a hilarious send-up of the original corny show. On the other hand, The Flintstones was a pale imitation amounting ...
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
The TV remakes are coming! The TV remakes are coming! Every summer in the past decade, it seems, we've been reintroduced to at least one classic television series that has been reinvented for the big screen.
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atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
Steve Carell did not necessarily see the Maxwell Smart in himself. Everyone else did, including co-star Anne Hathaway and the studio behind the big-screen Get Smart , which simply called Carell in and offered him the job, no questions asked.
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