Le retour de Max La Menace

It's 1989. Kaos is back in business. Who better to stop them, than Maxwell Smart, Agent 86. It's been 20 Years since Control was in business fighting Kaos. Max has been called back to active duty in this hilarious reunion movie of the hit TV show Get Smart. Max (Don Adams) has reactivated his team from Control, which includes his still beautiful wife Agent 99 (Barbara Feldon). Also returning is Robert Karvalas as Larrabee, Dick Gautier as Hymie, and Dave Ketchum as Agent 13. Kaos plans to take over the world with a weather machine. Bernie Kopell returns as Siegfried with his companion Shtarker (King Moody) as they lead Kaos in their plan. Though a lot of the old jokes are re-used, you will still find this movie funny. It's the series all over again and it shows that Get Smart has not lost its touch after 20 years. It is still as popular as ever. Do not skip this movie. A+++++

"Get Smart, Again" rights the ship that had listed badly with "The Nude Bomb" nine years earlier.

For whatever reasons, the late great Don Adams and Robert Karvelas as Larribee were the only series regulars to star in the earlier film (Bill Dana and Joey Forman had small roles).

This time around, the gang's all here, except Ed Platt who died in 1974, and they haven't lost a step. All those dumb, idiotic, wonderful jokes are there; the timing is there; the characters are there. It's all there and it's all wonderful.

For fans, this is a joyful trip back down memory lane. Viewers new to the insanity will be curious to check out the classic series.

"Would you believe...." Yes, we would.

Goes a long way in making up for the abysmal THE NUDE BOMB nine years earlier. Dedicated to the memory of Ed Platt who died in 1974, Max is reunited with "99" and all the old favorites, Siegfried and Agent 13 as he takes on the awesome task of putting the Chaos "weather machine" out of action.

With wife "99" gone domestic and the twins in college, Max tries to handle his assignment without 99's knowledge as "working mothers" are not allowed to spy. Predictably, the wheels fall off for Max, and it is left to "99" to save the day, after which she joins him in his assignment.

The old magic is still there and both Adams and Feldon reprise their roles effortlessly. Ed Platt as chief is sorely missed, but wherever he is now, watching this would have brought a smile to his face.

I really wanted to love this movie as much as I love the series. Unfortunately this movie did not do the series justice.

Don Adams looks ill in this movie, like he's sick and just holding it all together. Barbara Feldon is still the sexy agent 99, even though she's showing her age. Ed Platt (The Chief from the series) is sorely missed.

Although it's nice to see most of the gang, the jokes are a little old as is the cast.

I suppose it's a nice "goodbye" to a series that was in top form at it's peak but was never followed up until it was too late.

How come that a extremely good series would not have its twenty years later revival. A must for the real fan. I enjoyed it, but somehow it was like seeing a bunch of old clowns, repeating old jokes (well, I guess it was exactly that), but the jokes were not funny anymore.

If you didn't like the series, this is not the movie for you. If you liked the series, as much as I did, this is a must, but don't set too high your expectations, it's a thing for remembering and enjoying.