Comments on: Get Smart Review – Not Looking Good

By: probitionate

probitionate — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:51:49 +0000

“The Love Guru” is downright antifunny, an experience that makes you wonder if you will ever laugh again.”

NYTimes

LOL

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:24:45 +0000

This guy has seen The Love Guru and he agrees with Kristina 100%:
http://tan.gy/thoughts/a-movie-review-mike-myers-the-love-guru/

By: Dave Lister

Dave Lister — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:14:05 +0000

I read an interview with Mel Brooks who was obviously irritated by he people behind the movie not contacting him. I don’t know, I am a fan of Mr. Brooks, but I think the movie clearly has potential, with or without him. The casting is great, let’s see how it was put together.

By: Meli

Meli — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:19:45 +0000

@Kristina – LOL! I believe you and back you 100% ;)

By: leeloo

leeloo — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:56:09 +0000

theres only one maxwell smart and thats don adams.
i cant help feeling that they should have just created a new spy spoof world with new characters.

By: 790

790 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:46:05 +0000

Who even cares about love guru. I’m totally done with Mike Myers. His comedy style dosnt work for me anymore.

Lol DON,!

Rodney I’m stunned on how you think the casting couldn’t be better on this…

Stamp is no Siegfried, he dosnt even have a funny german accent. (WTF?)
And Stalhker is some short fat guy? (Wth?) This is horrible.
The Rock? Come on? I don’t think “funny” when I see Dwanye Johnson.
The only casting I like was Patrick Warburton as Hymie.
(They nailed that one).
And Hathaway.

But that’s really it. Steve Corells execution of Maxwell Smart is HorriblE. I havnt seen such bad comedic timing in a long time. (IMO) He can’t carry the role doing the same character from “The Office”. Its a real trainwreck to behold.

The story they choose for the screenplay comes right out of a bad “Epic Movie” ,”Scary Movie” or “Meet the Spartans” treatment.

I really want to predict that this film will make about 5mil but it will prob break over 15mil and go down from there.
If Get Smart makes over 80 million I will completley loose hope for all mankind.

I’m a HUGE Get Smart fan, but when the take something I love and distort it like this, FU!

If the execution isn’t perfect in Star Trek 11, your gonna get the same thing. Bad timing bad movie.
790

By: Mr.Death

Mr.Death — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:16:33 +0000

Haven’t seen Love Guru or Get Smart, but RT has 55% for Get Smart and 10% for Love Guru. Ouch!

By: Kristina

Kristina — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:11:53 +0000

@Mozzerino

I time-traveled and watched Love Guru. I’m telling ya, it’s a piece of shit:)

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:44:07 +0000

I saw the film Monday night and thought it was a blast. The entire theater was packed and everyone seemed to enjoy it.

By: Mark398

Mark398 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:18:53 +0000

Saw it last night and enjoyed it. Steve Carell, despite his arguably predictable idiosyncrasies, does a cracking job. He added warmth and great timing to a film that could have been very flat.

I think Yahoo review is way off mark. To call the writing team ‘punchless’ leads me to once again thinking that the Yahoo review staff are not punching their weight. Maybe I’m wrong, but tell that to the theater full of non industry goers last night who didn’t care if it was a “spoof of an old TV series? a spoof of Ian Fleming? a Carell vehicle?” and just laughed along.

Don’t give up the day job Yahoo, you’re still great when I need to find a nearby gas station….