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Inspector Gadget (Full Screen)

5 star:		(21)
4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

Usually, the opening title sequence of a movie sets the tone of how good or bad will be the movie. This opening sequence seemed to last 10 minutes before it actually started the story. After watching this much of the show, I was quickly reminded of the movie "Spawn" which had an equally boring to watch opening sequence. "Spawn" had all the computer special effects in it, but the story was boring. Such is the case with Inspector Gadget, but this show decided to add "in your face" commercials (like Yahoo, Skittles, etc.) in practically every scene. I was highly annoyed watching this show.

The movie is not funny, is not true to the original Inspector Gadget cartoon, and is very boring to watch. The run time of the actual movie is only about 60 minutes excluding the opening and ending credits. Skip this disc.

this is a lite movie,with a bit of style and
not too much substance.but i thought they did a lot of good thing with
this movie.they veered off quite aways from the cartoon,which i think
works in this movie.Inspector Gadget is shown as less inept than in the
cartoon,and i thought Matthew Broderick portrayed the title character
very well.i also thought the movie was funny for both kids and
adults.Rupert Everett was a stroke of casting genius,in my opinion.he
steals the shows in many scenes.i thought he was the perfect "Claw".his
character is also very different from the animated show,but Everett
really convinced me of his badness.the character also had some
humour,another plus.the movie is rated "PG"but i think it's good
entertainment for the whole family. 4/5

This is a great movie-I at first watched it for Matthew Broderick, then I decided that it was a fun movie! Penny and Brain are also cool, played by Michelle Trachtenburg(Buffy and Harriet the Spy fame) and a cute little dog. The movie might be frightening to younger viewers, but overall its a great movie that the whole family will love! One other cool thing is that it takes place in Riverdale, Ohio(my home state) looks like it was even shot here but was really shot in pittsburgh

Unlike Many, I KIND OF liked the show. I would give it at least a 3/5. This, however, is better than I expected. It has laughs for adults as well as children. I liked it when the fake Inspector Gadget scared that kid, everyone in the theater laughed their hearts out. Out of the origenal cartoon, the stupid Inspector Gadget Kid and the film you thought it COULDN'T be a sequel to this Inspector Gadget 2, this is definately the best.

This movie sucked and wasn't even remotely funny. Matthew Broderick is one of the worse actors out there and made this movie even worse. Stupid plot, stupid comics, stupid stupid stupid. And I used to like to watch the old cartoon series too. If you want a stupid movie thats actually funny, go watch Meet the Deedles.

This video is quite good but there are other videos of cartoons you would rather prefer.Eg-Casper a spirited begining or spiderman.

The Live action movie based on the animated Cartoon Inspector Gadget isn't as good as the cartoon but it had it's moments and the faults with the movie were not the actors who all did great with what they had to work with, the faults with the movie were the plot and that it lacked the charm and appeal of the cartoon but I think Matthew Broadrick (Ferris Bueller's Day Off), Joely Fisher (The Mask), and Michelle Trachtenberg (Buffy The Vampire Slayer) were all good and I give the movie 3 stars because of the actors but without them I would probably give the movie at least 2 stars.

This movie is proof of how everything old is new again. I remember watching Inspector Gadget as a kid and now it has been recycled into a live-action movie. I bought it more out of curiosity than anything. Matthew Broderick is excellent as Rent-a-cop John Brown who is turned into Inspector Gadget, I didn't think he would pull off the cartoony-thing well, but he does! Joely Fisher is Dr. Brenda Bradford who carries on her late father's work by turning Brown into Gadget after he was maimed trying to protect her work from the evil Dr. Claw. Rupert Everett is hilarious as Sanford Scolex/Dr. Claw (even funnier is Andy Dick as one of his sidekicks).

As has also been the trend in cartoons on the big screen lately, there are some adult jokes that go right over the kids heads and some excessive cartoon violence. The funniest scene in the movie is when Gadget is with the Swami and grabs him inappropriately. Dabney Coleman is good as the chief of police, but he is not as good as the cartoon Chief Quimby. Yes, the Gadgetmobile is different too, but it has more attitude and deserves more screen time. Possibly the funniest person in the movie is Cheri Oteri as the ditzy 'Evil Gidget' mayor Wilson.

All in all, the movie is a fairly good interpretation of the cartoon Inspector Gadget with lots of special effects and a really good story line.

OK, I'll admit I was a fan of the cartoon show when I was a little kid although I am not really sure why. Perhaps it was the talented voices of (Get Smart) Don Adams and (A Different World) Cree Summer, the neat synthesized background music, or the show's childlike innocence. So when I first heard that they were producing a live action version of the cartoon, I was really excited! After all, the clips shown on TV looked pretty impressive. Anticipation was built up, but when I finally saw the movie in the theater, was I in for major shock and disappointment! I mean, this movie was bad...really, really...BAD! So bad that I couldn't wait for it to be over. So bad that I didn't hear a single response from a fellow audience member. It would have been just plain awful if it wasn't for the fine cast and decent special effects. Although there was nothing offensive about the movie, it was neither fun nor funny, just painfully unfunny! The script was terrible. None of the jokes or action sequences work. The origin of Inspector Gadget and explanation of his gadgetry were very poorly done - like something out of the TV show Family Matters with Steve Erkel. What a waste of time, money, talent, and a cool concept...

Disney's INSPECTOR GADGET is an average bit of fluff and mayhem. Matthew Broderick is really unremarkable in the role. He does not bring the charm that Brendan Fraser did for GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE. And that's just the point. This film is amusing but it really has no heart behind it. However, several of the action and chase scenes, after Broderick undergoes his transformation as Inspector Gadget, are fun and done quite well. The Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround added a lot to this film. The Youngstown Music Video included on the DVD is pretty good and the song is very catchy. However, the very good feature "Go Inside Inspector Gadget" on the DVD made the price of the disc worth it all.