Le retour de Max La Menace

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.

I saw The Nude Bomb in 1980, and was highly disappointed. This made-for-TV movie is better. It doesn't totally recapture the goofiness of the original series, but it makes a good effort. All of the crazy characters are back with the exception of The Chief (the actor who played this character passed away in the mid-1970's). There are some scenes in this movie where the characters look as if they haven't missed a step from who they were in the original series. I would suggest skipping The Nude Bomb entirely, and watching this one instead.

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.

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.

Get Smart was a remarkable sitcom. Don Adams' humor and charisma charmed me into watching the series from episode one and on through the five seasons. It was one of the first spoof comedies and you can totally see the influence of that show on Airplane, Police Squad, Hot Shots and Scary Movie to name a few. But I almost missed this great send-off having troubles finding it. I found the 1995 revival series first which was a total disaster and I started to feel a bit worried that this movie might not catch up to my expectations but then I finally found Get Smart, Again! and I can say with certainty that I was loving every minute of it. All of the main characters are here (except for the character of Chief played by Edward Platt who passed away) and their chemistry is still there. Sure, the humor is no longer new and at times a bit stale but not less funny that's for sure. The plot is super childish but once you remember what kind of a show it was in the first place you realize you're enjoing the movie anyway. It was great to see the adventures of Max, 99 & Co. once again for the last time. Would you believe I really liked this movie? Well I did. A good and proper ending to the series.