tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190627334056603500.post773421660290714489..comments2023-10-19T05:36:56.844-07:00Comments on "Let's Not Talk About Movies": Get SmartUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190627334056603500.post-37052153599959182642008-07-10T12:39:00.000-07:002008-07-10T12:39:00.000-07:00Some of my favorite comedians do slapstick--to dis...Some of my favorite comedians do slapstick--to dismiss it is to dismiss Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Keaton (Done at peril). And to make a movie of "Get Smart!" and not do slap-stick is to deny part of what made that series a success.<BR/><BR/>Carell is an interesting bird. Capable of low comedy and subtle comedy, as adept at drama as the funny stuff and able to get the chocolate in the peanut butter, as it were. I thought he wouldn't be a good Maxwell Smart, and was pleased that he was able to twist it to his particular gifts.<BR/><BR/>As far as him "veering more and more toward a predictable, slapstick-style humor," I don't see it, unless you give undo weight to the mis-begotten "Evan Almighty."<BR/><BR/>And in the spirit of full disclosure, the link that Patrick imbedded in his post (not something that can be done accidentally with HTML) leads to his movie blog that looks at films with an eye toward evangelism for his religious beliefs."Yojimbo_5"https://www.blogger.com/profile/12791996320278381516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190627334056603500.post-10955525732513128712008-07-10T03:52:00.000-07:002008-07-10T03:52:00.000-07:00Get Smart looks okay overall, good cast... but Ste...Get Smart looks okay overall, good cast<A HREF="http://www.kogmedia.com" REL="nofollow">...</A> but Steve Carell seems to be veering more and more toward a predictable, slapstick-style humorPat Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397839550090715753noreply@blogger.com