Le retour de Max La Menace

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.

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.

A gem of comedy with laughs , thrills , emotion , messes , lots of face-twitching , grunting , entertainment and amusement . Smart (Dom Adams) is back again as CONTROL's most incompetent agent causing trouble again .Maxwell Smart is a bumbling secret agent, assigned by his "Chief" to foil KAOS' latest plans for taking over the world . Equally , Agent 99 (Barbara Feldon) as his sidekick and wife , a highly intellectual agent working for the CONTROL agency, and robot Hymie (Dick Gautier) and those no-goodnicks at KAOS , including a traitor that they have to discover . Smart is called back to line of duty , while KAOS is back causing trouble again with a weather machine . Although instructed to keep his mission secret from his wife, 99, Max can't keep hiding from her forever, and soon the two battle the evil forces of rival spy agency . Along the way they are working together again in twisted cases . Agent 86 in his second full length feature . . . In action with agent 99 , the Smart girl who'll measure up to anything!

Nice TV film with the classic roles of the unforgettable and similar plot with a lot of fun .Seldom a hilarious jigsaw has so many amusingly fitting pieces .This is second reunion film following ¨The Nude Bomb¨ from the 60s TV show highlights all the wacky gadgetry , including the shoe phone , but falls to find the show's outlandishness . Splendid and attractive cast delivers a solid comedy , but silly at times , being a really nostalgic reunion , Dom Adams plays in his usual style as botcher, bungler or clumsy agent 86 called back to duty as KAOS is back , this time with a 'weather machine'. Helped of his competent partner Agent , a very faithful assistant well played by Barbara Feldon . Cued by engaging and likeable portrayals from a motley support cast , such as : Dick Gautier as Hymie, Bernie Kopell as Siegfried , King Moody , Harold Gould , Kenneth Mars , John de Lancie , among others . It contains a lively and moving musical score , including the classic leitmotif as well as appropriate and colorful cinematography , though a perfect remasttering being necessary . The picture was professionally directed by Gary Nelson who already made a lot of TV episodes .

The Maxwell Smart story based on characters created by Mel Brooks , Buck Henry , Leonard Stern has been developed in the following series and films : Get Smart series (1965-1970) in 138 episodes . The Nude Bomb movie1980 by Clive Donner with Sylvia Kristel , Rhonda Fleming , Dana Elcar , Pamela Hensley. Get Smart (1995-1995) in five episodes . A spin-off : Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control 2008 by Junger with Masi Oka , Nace Torrence. And Get Smart the movie 2008 by B Peter Segal with Steve Carell as Maxwell Smart , Anne Hattaway as Agent 99 , Dwayne Johnson as Agent 23 , Alan Arkin as The Chief and Terence Stamp, as Siegfried.

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.

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?