Le retour de Max La Menace

"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.

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+++++

Given that the premise of the film is that Smart, Agent 99 and the rest of the (still alive) rag-tag Control agents are reactivated to fight Kaos, one really has to be a fan of the original series to enjoy the movie.

I can't remember how old Don Adams was when he started the series, but, make-up aside, in this production, he looks 70s-ish. Barbara Feldon still looks amazing, and Bernie Kopell as "Siegfreid" doesn't seem to have aged a bit.

HOWEVER, if you're not a fan of the original series, this is not for you. There are constant references back to the series but, there are many one-liners referring to the current (at the time of release) US government.

They only work as comedy/irony if applied to the Govt of the time. Nothing ages as fast as political satire - unless that satire is timeless. And this ain't. Still...

Poke fun at the intelligence gathering community, because if we don't, who will?

Everyone is back! Except for the Chief(Edward Platt, died in 1974) in this reunion of the fabulous 60's spy spoof "Get Smart". Agent 86, aka Maxwell Smart(Don Adams) is called up to fight KAOS, along with Agent 99(Barbara Feldon) they will be kicking butt again. Lots of new gadgets are here, like the magnet shoes that both Smart and KAOS leader Siegfried(Bernie Kopel, who later became the Doctor on "The Love Boat") wore. Then there's that Maj. Waterhouse(John deLancie, The Notorious "Q" on the latter "Star Trek" series: TNG, DS9, and Voyager) who would end up a double-agent. 99 used that gun that really packed a punch. The coolest gadget that topped it all was the laser credit card, only if Smart would learn to deactivate it first after use. The reunion movie was great, and all the characters were regular as usual. It was nice the movie mentioned Platt after 15 years of his death, he would be smiling down on everyone in the set. The reunion and the originals are a gem, the last attempt of revival should have been lidded. CASE CLOSED! Rating 2.5 out of 5 stars.