Inspector Gadget

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Summary: Rent a video of the cartoon
Review: This film was simply terrible. I had high hopes for it, too. Gadget never fell in love in the series, and the Gadgetmobile never talked (though that was the coolest character in the movie). Dr. Claw (or is it just Claw now) was the worst character. My favorite, though, was his pudgy little henchman, who looked EXACTLY like the one in the cartoon. I had to applaud that one.

Rating:
Summary: Awesome movie!
Review: 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

Rating:
Summary: I thought it was very good
Review: I grew up watching Inspector Gadget in the 1980's, and was always fascinated by Penny's computer book. Since I only had to make do with a now obsolete Commodore 64 computer system, I thought that one book was the coolest part of the show.

Sure, living with an uncle who you were smarter than would occasionally challenge the nerves, but Gadget (whose first name was never revealed) also seemed like a genuinely nice guy who tried to do the right thing.

Before she ruined Buffy, Michelle Trachtenberg defamed Penny. In this movie, she appears as a brunette who lacks a computer (book) or otherwise to help Uncle Gadget---and basically save the day. In fact, Trachtenberg is not doing much of anything during this screenplay.

Matthew Broderick's Gadget in contrast, is a ladies man. He meets up with Dr. Brenda Bradford (Joely Fisher) who ultimately is Robo Brenda. Since this is a family film, nothing bad happens but the idea of Inspector Gadget attracting anybody is really hard to take. He's SUPPOSED to be a bumbler who does not get the woman, the anti-James Bond for kids.

Chief Quimby's (Dabney Coleman) appearance also poses some problems. He is too old and too thin in this movie. Chief Quimby is supposed to be a rotund person with light brown hair.

Finally, the crucial part of Dr. Claw's sinister persona is that the audience only sees his hand. Rupert Everett is not supposed to show his face or have an actual claw for a hand. The studios could have saved bundles of their precious money (and made this screen play more authentic) by hiring a literal nobody to sit behind a chair and speak into a voice distorter while an animatronic MAD cat was giggling in agreement. According to the cartoon, Dr. Claw actually had a metal gloved hand with a spiked gold bracelet.

Since Andy Heyward oversaw production on both the earlier cartoon and then this movie, I am really shocked by the large discrepancies. If he cannot exercise product control over his own cartoon product, I really have no sympathy for this film's poor returns. The people who would have incentive to revive their franchise with a great live action film, blew it instead.


Rating:
Summary: An Adroit Live Action Master Work
Review: Inspector Gadget offers more than you'd expect from a superhero blockbuster with dazzling special effects and a well-written script. The casting is the true strength of the film. Matthew Broderick has always won critical acclaim, due to his superb acting versatility in films including War Games, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Cable Guy, and Godzilla. In his finest performance, Broderick transforms the two dimensional cartoon character made famous by Don Adams, from a security guard into a compassionate, crimefighting cyborg, made up of equal parts of "MacGyver" and "Robocop" with tear-jerking results.

Rating:
Summary: Awesome movie!
Review: i wouldn't really reccomend this movie for the older crowd who remember the 80's cartoon series. i think it was cool to learn the stuff like how he became the gadget guy. the acting was great! i agree with someone i saw that said in this movie the letters should self distruct! that would be hysterical. im sorry but i just couldn't accept that inspector gadget is self sufficient in this movie. in the cartoon series penny and brain were always having to save her uncle's butt! they should have gone more closely to the show! oh well. it's fun and a little funny because as usual matthew broderick is cute and funny and charming! maybe part II will be more closely tied to the show... but overall i would rent it not buy it. but your little boys, ill bet will absolutely love this movie!

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Summary: Disappointing!
Review: I liked the Inspector Gadget cartoon so when I heard they made it into a live-action movie I went to a movie theater to see it and despite having a great cast that includes Matthew Broadrick, Michelle Trachtenberg, Joely Fisher, etc, the plot of this movie was kind of rushed and uneven and just disappointing!