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At the Travers Take: Video Review of “The Love Guru” and “Get Smart”

6/19/08, 6:30 pm EST

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Dueling comedies open this weekend — Mike Myers’ “The Love Guru” and Steve Carell’s “Get Smart.” Only one has Anne Hathaway … and only one is worth seeing. Head to the Travers Take for our movie critic’s full report.

Video Review: Get Smart and The Love Guru
Review: The Love Guru (.5 stars)
Review: Get Smart (2.5 stars)

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The Incredible Hulk | 6/20/2008, 3:01 pm EST

Hulk angry. Hulk very angry. Puny Mike Myers movie and Get Smart guy movie think they beat Hulk at box office this weekend? Hulk smash like smash Zohan! Comedy movies no match for Hulk. Humans want action movie and Hulk give action in movie! Hulk take steroid for movie, make Hulk even more strong, make Hulk want to smash more and jump more! What puny Myers and Carell do for movie? Put on make up and give bad jokes? Hulk smash comedy humans and stay on top of movie weekend.

Joseph C. Cavella | 6/21/2008, 1:13 pm EST

Get Smart movie review
As one of the writers of the original “Get Smart” TV series, I was dismayed by the new, flawed “Get Smart” movie–I never understood why remakes don’t at least talk to the original material writers. Maybe it’s a kind of immature tantrum, “I want to do it myself, mom.”
That said, for the writers of the next remake, here’s a bit of advice: The essence, the fun of the Don Adams character was his child-like confidence and his bravado (not unlike the character often played by Bob Hope) presaging the inevitable catastrophic blunder. “Sorry about that.”
Any writer charged with vetting agent 86 should start by studying the origin of the character, Don’s early nightclub routines. His defense attorney bit: “Look at those trim ankles, the well turned calf. Now I ask you. Are those the legs of a homicidal maniac?”
Joseph C. Cavella
HowToWriteComedy.com

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