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130 Ninjas Didn't Get SMART!!

I can kick your ass(es) by kafka07	Apr 19th, 2008 06:09:10 PM
with my 500 samurai
Missed it by that much by beetlegeuse	Apr 19th, 2008 06:12:29 PM
Too bad. This movie really needed a clever script to work. Guess I'll go rent Johnny English.
Sorry about the length but I'm kinda lexington steele by ironic_name	Apr 19th, 2008 06:19:19 PM

Ok... by pk68	Apr 19th, 2008 06:19:59 PM
"Now, I'm too young to remember Get Smart. In fact, I wasn't alive during Get Smart. I've never seen any episodes" Then why bother seeing it if you know nothing about the original show?
my 1 ronin kills everyone. by ironic_name	Apr 19th, 2008 06:22:18 PM

LOL.. I love his sumation of comedies by LargoJr	Apr 19th, 2008 06:30:19 PM
Kills WIll Farrel and Adam Sandler's careers
Gee, what a surprise. by christian66	Apr 19th, 2008 06:34:26 PM

Isn't that what a comedy is? by RhesusmonkeyDave	Apr 19th, 2008 06:43:25 PM
gotham_night, which one of the farrelly brothers are you? And in response to LargoJr: "Good."
Johnny English by DangerMan	Apr 19th, 2008 06:49:29 PM
GET SMART was never about action and everyone who has seen this said they tried for some sort of RUSH HOUR and it doesn't come off. The story is lousy, the gags tried and the plot follows JOHNNY ENGLISH verbatim. Also, aren't we sorta done with spy spoofs after AUTISM POWERS ran them into the ground with those two sequels?
Bitter, cynical PLANT by SoylentMean	Apr 19th, 2008 06:53:55 PM
Straight from an old Mayan temple, it whispers in your ear. Don't see Get Smart. Oh, and Feed Me!
Remember this well-known hanging prop: by BrandLoyalist	Apr 19th, 2008 06:59:23 PM
Hope the reviews don't trend this way... this seemed like it would work - such perfect casting
I'd be very keen to see by sean bean	Apr 19th, 2008 07:07:24 PM
Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell naked - yet the only full-frontal in this movie comes from the dude?!? The world's gone MAD, I tells ya, MAD!
I posted in the wrong talkback by sean bean	Apr 19th, 2008 07:09:06 PM
Shows what happens when you're drunk online, kids!
But if Anne Hathaway by sean bean	Apr 19th, 2008 07:09:37 PM
wanted to get naked again, I'd be down with that.
Not alive during Get Smart? by Teko	Apr 19th, 2008 07:12:00 PM
Nick at Nite was rerunning Get Smart into the late 90s. They still do, I think. How old is this poster? Ten?
130 ninjas apparently took a screenwriting class by grfrog	Apr 19th, 2008 07:13:16 PM
And completely missed the point.
my dick is a hanging prop by ironic_name	Apr 19th, 2008 07:17:43 PM
taste it. taaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaste iiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.
Ninjas? Ronin? Samurai? Ironic_name by Neosamurai85	Apr 19th, 2008 07:28:09 PM

Missed it by THAT much--- by TomBodet	Apr 19th, 2008 07:28:21 PM
----the reviewer AND the movie makers both, from the sounds-
Ninjas? Ronin? Samurai? Ironic_name's penis? by Neosamurai85	Apr 19th, 2008 07:29:04 PM
My opossums will defeat you all. Peace.
GET SMART by batman23	Apr 19th, 2008 07:34:29 PM
Get Smart is a great movie. I saw it last week too. It was hilarious. The cast was great! The story was great! The mix of comedy and action were perfect! You never looked at your watch. The movie never slowed down. It was awesome! Anne Hathaway is hot!
GET SMART IS AWESOME! READ MY POST ABOVE by batman23	Apr 19th, 2008 07:35:25 PM

Speaking of...... by Herb West	Apr 19th, 2008 07:52:28 PM
Bitter, cynical PLANTs and an old Mayan temple...Don't ever pay to watch The Ruins. Ever.
Nice Try, Batman23 by DangerMan	Apr 19th, 2008 08:02:42 PM
Read the reviews on IMDB. Are those all plants? Don't think so. They all hate it. This movie sucks harder than Marilyn Monroe from the 50s.
Film Student by DocBosch	Apr 19th, 2008 08:09:23 PM
Young film student. Not even a college film student. More like a high school kid that has an interest in filmmaking. Or possible somebody older that just picked up a book on screenwriting. I remember being this guy. In fact, I remember trying to write reviews for AICN when I was this guy. Being overly critical of a movie that i really just didn't get. Movies that now, looking back, i can see i missed on the boat on. Pretty much the idea was to pick away at a movie if it didn't follow the exact rules that I was learning. Eventually I realized that movies are like people, each is different and has a distinct personality, and can be made and behave in a multitude of different ways. Not saying "Get Smart" is necessarily good, just saying that if it's not good, it's not good for more reasons then "hanging props" and absent "holy grails". (P.S. I was born about 13 years after "Get Smart" went off the air, yet not only am I aware of it, it was one of my favorite shows to catch on cable as a kid, along with Dick van Dyke.)
You know.... by Herb West	Apr 19th, 2008 08:20:34 PM
There have been a couple of action/comedy spy movies that were alright, like True Lies or The In-Laws. I think that is the kind of movie that Get Smart is trying to be. I don't think it will slip into stupidity like Austin Powers.
BTW... by Herb West	Apr 19th, 2008 08:27:19 PM
Thanks to the AICN staff for some new posts. We desperately needed something new to bitch about.
Bond parodies itself and the genre died by Larry of Arabia	Apr 19th, 2008 08:42:11 PM
When James Bond movies started to parody themselves the spy parody died. I'd say it started in the mid 80's with A View to a Kill. When the most famous spy series becomes a joke you can't parody it any more. (Herb West, if you compare any spy comedy to The In-Laws every single one will loose.)
Larry of Arabia by Herb West	Apr 19th, 2008 08:48:05 PM
I'm not saying it was great, just that it was alright, and somewhat amusing. I really don't see how A View to a Kill was a parody. Give me one reason why you think that.
Larry of Arabia by Herb West	Apr 19th, 2008 08:55:37 PM
Come on, man. I'm starting to "loose" my patients.
gotham_night by Herb West	Apr 19th, 2008 08:57:03 PM
Yeah, it was pretty cheesy.
This Reviewer by Rebeck2	Apr 19th, 2008 09:02:18 PM
Needs to lay off the screenwriting books. Holy Grail - gimme a break.
At least this movie.... by Herb West	Apr 19th, 2008 09:03:20 PM
looks better than G.I. Joe or The Spirit.
Larry of Arabia by Herb West	Apr 19th, 2008 09:06:53 PM
I'm still waiting for you to tell me how A View to a Kill was a parody. Come on, you don't want to loose this argument, do you?
Yippee another shit remake of a terrific show by picardsucks	Apr 19th, 2008 09:08:09 PM
Original was written by Mel Fucking Brooks and was nearly always hilarious, holds up today. Same with Adams Family, Bev Hillbillies, Hogans Heroes and the Munsters. Shows that were way ahead of their time and very edgy. Why didn't the douchebag studio go to Mel Brooks and ask him to oversee the treatment???? Prob because they didn't know it was his show. Stupid Shitfucks!!! Another thing those shows were brilliant in 30 minute formats. 30 fucking minutes !!! If they had any balls, and they don't they would have gone to Brooks and set the movie in the mid-sixties complete with retro over the top Cold War characatures, sharkskin suits, cool little convertibles and losts of scotch on the rocks. This movie will tank but it won't deter them they already butchered the Hillbillies, Wild Wild West and Bewitched and more I am sure I am forgetting. I imagine they are already planning a hiphop version of Genie a more urban Munsters starring Fiddy Cent and aa gay version of Hogan's Heroes. Talentless Eastern European Eurotrash hacks. Who are the dumb fuckers that piss money away on these projects I'd like to pitch an idea for a Marlon Wayans Bonanza remake with the Rock as the new Little Joe
picardsucks by Herb West	Apr 19th, 2008 09:22:14 PM
Don't forget McHales Navy, Dragnet, Honeymooners, My Favorite Martian and the Dukes of Hazzard.
Larry of Arabia by Herb West	Apr 19th, 2008 09:24:04 PM
Time's up. You loose.
Herb West by picardsucks	Apr 19th, 2008 09:29:21 PM
Right on Brother !!! Even more horseshit, it's endless!!! Michael Clark Duncan for the new Hoss!!! Hip Hop Bonanza in 2009!!! Chrome 22" spinners on the conastoga wagons !!!! Seriously who is financing this shit???
Miley Cyrus for the new Genie!!! by picardsucks	Apr 19th, 2008 09:32:28 PM
Bow Wow as the new Major Nelson. I smell bank !!!!!!
picardsucks by Herb West	Apr 19th, 2008 09:39:52 PM
and while we're on the subject..Brady Bunch, Aeon Flux, Miami Vice and I, Spy.
In fact.... by Herb West	Apr 19th, 2008 09:50:33 PM
has there ever been a good movie that was based on a TV show?
I Spy aaaaahhhh what diahrea !!! by picardsucks	Apr 19th, 2008 09:52:37 PM
Let's limit it to 60's remakes though we'll be here all day otherwise. Don't think they fucked up Green Acres yet, prob too rural can't fit in enough pop culture references and endless product placements may be hard. Oh I know how about An MTV-esque Partridge Family remake with the cast of High School musical and Beyonce as Ms. Partridge??? And Sean John could design the costumes and Rueben the manager could be Chirs Rock, no Bernie Mac yes Bernie Mac. God I smell money !!!! And Danny could be a girl, a slutty 16 yr. old girl, that Vanessa Hutchins chick !!! Let's greenlight dis biotch!!! We could get the writers and director of Bring it On !!! See it all falls into place!!! M O N E Y !!!!!!!
Herb West by MC-909	Apr 19th, 2008 10:26:52 PM
True Lies and The In-Laws? That's like mentioning classic action movies like Die Hard and Cop and a Half.
the old bash the movie that you saw for free trick. by alice 13	Apr 19th, 2008 10:40:55 PM
well it isnt going to work on this board.
has there ever been a good movie that was based on a TV show? by the dolphins are in the jacuzzi	Apr 19th, 2008 10:53:05 PM
Actually, the first Adams Family movie was pretty good (the second one fell victim to the now dreaded cliche of the Hip-Hop theme song - M.C. Hammer, the Addams Family? - WTF?!? and a hokier script, but the first one was good.)
has there ever been a good movie that was based on a TV show? by the dolphins are in the jacuzzi	Apr 19th, 2008 10:55:08 PM
The first Addams Family movie was pretty good. Second one had a hokier script and that damned M.C. Hammer theme song, but the first one was pretty decent.
herb west by yourvillainbobby	Apr 19th, 2008 10:57:28 PM
Well of course there have been good movies based on TV shows. Take Schindler's List for example. Great movie based on that Holocost series from the 40's.... wait, you mean that really happened? But Mel Gibson's dad... In all seriousness though, I assume we're talking about TV shows REMADE as movies later. Because if we're lumping in big screen versions of TV shows into the mix, I think Star Trek II and South Park kill that argument. If not, then no, I can't think of any either. Although to be fair, I do remember somewhat vaguely enjoying the Adams Family movie. Raul Julia was pitch-perfect.
steve carell = rowan atkinson? by pocketlint59	Apr 19th, 2008 11:03:52 PM
this new movie bears startling resemblance to that other movie that starred rowan atkinson as a spy. I'm worried for steve carell.
The plural of "ninja:" by phool2056	Apr 19th, 2008 11:10:10 PM
It's still "ninja." 150 ninja wrote this. It's part of what makes ninja so awesome: it's simultaneously a singular noun, plural noun, and adjective(as in teenage mutant ninja turtles). Like the ninja themselves, the word can strike from any angle at any time.
the reviewer is wrong...he is the target audience by bacci40	Apr 20th, 2008 12:25:50 AM
those who viewed get smart in its original tv run are not...first, the makers are hoping that a younger audience has seen snippets on nick at nite just for flavor, but no way do they want us old guys going to see the flick, cuz they know we would spend our time comparing carel to adams...and their is no comparison...the audience for this movie is the same as the audience for martin's pink panther....teens and 20 somethings who know little about the original source material...it will make money, i just wish they hadnt called it get smart
dolphins are in the jacuzzi....yes by bacci40	Apr 20th, 2008 12:27:53 AM
the fugitive, the first mission impossible, and star trek 2,3 and 5
THIS REVIEWER by Happy Boy	Apr 20th, 2008 01:04:24 AM
hmm... he uses Simpsons as the gauge of pop culture references... and he likes the American version of The Office. Mayhaps the reviewer also turns to SNL for cutting edge comedy? Perhaps to Catie Couric for news and context of the day's happenings in the Middle East? Considering Simpsons hasn't been good for 10 years and The Office hasn't been good since they ran out of the Gervais episodes, it's probably not a bad thing that he didn't get this movie.
WHAT by ragingdrunklove	Apr 20th, 2008 01:12:53 AM
jesus, a well reasoned and rational review submitted to aint it cool? GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE BUDDY.
ALSO by ragingdrunklove	Apr 20th, 2008 01:17:07 AM
put down the syd field. you're review was good and all but seriously man, movie's are allowed to deviate from the plot set out by two assholes who haven't even written good films (field and mckee)
The Fugitive by Dickless	Apr 20th, 2008 01:29:24 AM
is a damn good movie based on a TV show.
The Saint by Uncapie	Apr 20th, 2008 02:52:42 AM
Was a pretty good movie along with two good tv series as well as being filmed in the 40's and a radio program to go with it. Though, Val Kilmer was actually entertaining in the role of Simon Templar, it will always belong to Roger Moore. Plus, Kilmer's an arrogant dick to work with.
How many times you worked with Val Kilmer Uncapie? by AngelinasOilBoy	Apr 20th, 2008 03:24:07 AM
Just curious.
Good review by fastcars	Apr 20th, 2008 03:32:28 AM
Seems like the troglodytes fiending for "jokes and gags" will enjoy it. Good for them. They can watch this and then watch a Family Guy marathon and go to bed with boners. Oh, and The Office is GREATNESS.
"thank you" for explaining what drama, action, comedy movie shou by frg10	Apr 20th, 2008 03:34:52 AM
... I would have never figured it by myself
a tv show remake sucked? by deliciouscowbell	Apr 20th, 2008 03:54:45 AM
SUFUCKINPRISE
Uncapie da Unstoppable(TM)-yah that's all we hear. by TomBodet	Apr 20th, 2008 05:06:57 AM
Out here in da Styx. Kilmer helped tank his career by being such a putz. Lookie-he's now KITT!! that was funny. I remember the '95 quote of Brando about Kilmer-you're confusing your Pay with your Talent, words to that effect. Sad I know. I always thought Steve Carrell could play Monk's brother.
Anti-Plant? by Yeti	Apr 20th, 2008 06:30:39 AM
So if studios are willing to pay someone to write a positive review "It was awesome! And Funny! And totally cool!" I assume they'd be willing to pay someone to trash another studios release if they have something opening up the same weeked. The plot thickens...DUN!
opossums!!!!!!!!!! by ironic_name	Apr 20th, 2008 06:41:59 AM
damn you!!!!!! my ronin is killed.
They should have just remade THE NUDE BOMB by kingink123	Apr 20th, 2008 07:31:01 AM

I loved that movie by ironic_name	Apr 20th, 2008 08:40:24 AM
especially when they run away at the end, naked. with "the end" written on they asses
YAY, A NONSENSICAL REVIEW!! by Robots In Das Guys	Apr 20th, 2008 08:53:53 AM
Explaining the structure of cinema, no less.
It takes 130 "ninjas"... by Robots In Das Guys	Apr 20th, 2008 08:54:45 AM
To suck my cock! zing!
Plant! by WerePlatypus	Apr 20th, 2008 09:01:31 AM

No seriously by WerePlatypus	Apr 20th, 2008 09:02:04 AM
I just got this cool buttefly bush, planted it out in my front yard. Butterflies are pretty.
"Shivers" was on The Movie Channel Last Night by tonagan	Apr 20th, 2008 09:57:03 AM
At 1AM. Made me very nostalgic.
Anton Chekhov explained this by The Pusher	Apr 20th, 2008 10:19:57 AM
Hanging props that appear in the first act must return in the third act. Not to the letter exactly, but movies do that all the fucking time. So when a movie does it more than a few times, that makes it a bad movie?
Angelianasoilboy, twice. Hi, T. by Uncapie	Apr 20th, 2008 10:42:45 AM
You try working on a pic where Bulgaria doubles for New York. Plus, there's was another flick that I did three days on in he was in. Fucking guy thought he was the Pope. Like I said, the guy's a good actor, he just needs to come down off his high horse. He's almost 50 and Hollywood tends to forget you after a certain age. I'm sure you know the story about him on the fiasco "Dr. Moreau."
The hanging prop that always bugged me... by symphy	Apr 20th, 2008 11:00:49 AM
...was the boomerang bowtie in Pee Wee's Big Adventure. They made such a big deal out of it... and, nothing. I didn't know it was called a "hanging prop" when I was a kid, but it still irritated me. :)
definitly sounds like a film student, but i agree by BMacSmith	Apr 20th, 2008 11:10:47 AM
its time to stop givng a free pass to shit movies. "stupid popcorn movie" has become a bad excuse to make bad movies. I'm looking at you TRANSFORMERS!
The Avengers by Sprout	Apr 20th, 2008 12:20:18 PM
It was very close to been a good adaptation of the TV show and it's a lot better film than most give it credit for.
mr muggufin's hanging props, next to the red herring shop by ironic_name	Apr 20th, 2008 12:21:10 PM

Sounds like a somewhat arrogant film student by SpencerTrilby	Apr 20th, 2008 12:31:12 PM
but if he disliked it (and gave pretty much valid reasons for it) then so be it. To each his own.
Universal Plant! by tmifune78	Apr 20th, 2008 12:31:34 PM
This pic and Universal's 'The Love Guru' are going head to head on June 23....guess which one has the good buzz and which one has the shitty buzz...
I'm not surprised by Super Rabbi	Apr 20th, 2008 12:49:54 PM
And I was less amused by the trailers.
"I've never seen any episodes, although... " by freeagent24	Apr 20th, 2008 02:11:39 PM
Why do so many reviews here start with comments like "never saw the original material..."? Whether its a TV series or remake of a movie or a comic book series, it seen no one is old enough to have been exposed to the real deal. Where are the old farts like me who saw the material when it was new?
Of course this movie was shit, Harry by Cruel_Kingdom	Apr 20th, 2008 03:57:35 PM
As you said, you've seen the god awful POS trailer. It looks like Evan Almighty with a freakin' gun. How could that be good?
I saw this at the WB lot 2 months ago by polyh3dron	Apr 20th, 2008 05:45:04 PM
It was hilarious and awesome. Surpassed my expectations and indifferent approach to it going into the theater. It's really funny and the action scenes are very well done, especially the finale in downtown LA with the Walt Disney Center being the centerpiece. I felt they could have put it out in the form it was unchanged and it would be AWESOME. Hopefully the crappy focus groups didn't get it dumbed down.
Steve Carrell by Series7	Apr 21st, 2008 08:14:09 AM
Isn't a leading man. I yeah he works well in little tid bits on TV and on the Office Show. But as for a whole movie for him, he just doesn't have it like Jim Carrey and William Farrel before him. Thats why even his dramatic turns are just so-so. And like some critic said, the worst thing you can do is make a bland movie. Thats Steve bland. Family Friendly. Keep him with a tighter budget and he's box office friendly. Though people seem to think Little Miss was some god send, it was good and enjoyable but I don't think I'll ever watch it again.

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