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Post by the guy in Control on Jul 9, 2008 13:40:54 GMT -5
the critics at RottenTomatoes gave it 52% (80 fresh, 75 rotten, average rating 5.6); but if you go over to IMDB, the average so far (based on 11,784 user votes) is 7.4... so i ask you, did you like the new movie or not? and why or why not? personally, i really liked it... there were some big changes from the original TV show, but nothing so blasphemous that it ruined it for me, or anything; and the homages to the original were great, IMO... as a matter of fact, i saw it a second time in theaters, and i actually enjoyed it more the second time around than the first!
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Post by Gobi-1 on Jul 9, 2008 21:33:19 GMT -5
I've seen it three times already. And I'm loving it. Yes it does depart from the original but as you say it's not blasphemous as the spirit of the show remains. It seems to have been well received by moviegoers, has done well at the box office so I say bring on the sequel.
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Post by colly on Jul 9, 2008 21:40:11 GMT -5
I'm eager to see it but at the moment I can find no-one to go with! and its tearing me up inside!
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Post by Jinete on Jul 12, 2008 9:04:28 GMT -5
My hubby and I went on a date to see this film. It was a birthday request from me. I don't think that hubby had great expectations, but was pleasantly surprised. He felt that the two leads were well cast and well played. I would love to see the film again.
At the moment I can't think of a lot of specific details that I liked--but I did like the performances of Anne Hathaway and Steve Carrell. They looked like they were having loads of fun!
P.S. Control, I love the member icons!
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Post by PhantomPictures on Jul 12, 2008 12:07:25 GMT -5
Yeah, I enjoyed it Steve Carell was a great choice for the bungling Agent 86, very funny! He brought his own persona to the role and it worked well, I think. I'd love to see a sequel!
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Post by Gobi-1 on Jul 13, 2008 3:48:16 GMT -5
That was one of the best aspects of the film. They let Steve Carell be himself and they didn't try to force him to do a Don Adams impersonation .
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Post by chigawa on Jul 27, 2008 12:28:38 GMT -5
I enjoyed it very much! A little on the formulaic side, but plenty of laughs and thrills make this a fun summer ride. Not to mention Anne Hathaway...
I never watched the TV show, my parents grew up with it and still liked the movie.
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Post by the guy in Control on Jul 27, 2008 12:42:26 GMT -5
thanks for posting, chigawa... i hope to see you here more... there's plenty to talk about around the new movie... also, i'd wanna encourage you to check out the old 60s TV show if you get the opportunity, because it was really great! some clips from the old show (among other things) have been posted in our YouTube thread, if you're interested...
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Post by mrsmaxwellsmart08 on Aug 29, 2008 5:25:48 GMT -5
I loved the movie, i have never seen the tv series so i dont know what its like. But i am totally obsessed with the movie lol ;D
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Post by the guy in Control on Aug 29, 2008 10:11:23 GMT -5
i have never seen the tv series so i dont know what its like. i encourage you, then, to be sure and check out our Get Smart-themed YouTube thread, as there are links to clips from the old TV show there so you can get a feel for it! it really was wonderful!
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Post by mrsmaxwellsmart08 on Aug 29, 2008 14:05:26 GMT -5
oooh thanks a bunch for that, would love to see some of the tv stuff
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Post by wolsley25 on Sept 13, 2008 7:47:24 GMT -5
Hi, joining in the discussion a little late but I only recently saw the movie and I really liked it. I haven't seen the whole of the original series but saw some reruns a couple of years ago and thought it was great. Anyway, I hope they'll make some more movies with these actors, very good choice for agents 86 and 99, I thought they had good chemistry, almost as good as Adams' and Feldon but of course they'll always be the best. Alan Arkin was also great as the Chief and he had a couple of great scenes.
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Post by the guy in Control on Sept 13, 2008 15:06:16 GMT -5
glad to have you aboard, wolsley! hope you'll enjoy it here!
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Post by the guy in Control on Feb 27, 2009 13:10:23 GMT -5
honestly, i'm surprised that everyone who's voted has gone in favor of thefilm... i mean, i loved it, but other places online, whenever i've seen a collection of folks who loved the old series, a lot of them really didn't care for this movie! i'm not complaining... just noticing...
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Post by colly on Apr 10, 2009 2:03:05 GMT -5
Just watched it today - thought it was quite enjoyable!
may post a review soon.
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