I haven't seen the movie yet, but the APPARENT age difference between 99 and Smart is explained.

In the film, it's explained that she had reconstructive surgery to render her unrecognizable to the enemy. She admits to having requested a younger looking face.

(At least, that's what my local paper's film critic claims, and he has no reason to lie about it, does he?)

Okay, that headline might sound ironic, considering how many of these dumbass concepts sucked roc eggs. But seriously, this was done with such love and such respect for the original material. Respectfully disagree about the big action scenes: I'm the sort of person who nods off during big-budget blow-ups during summer movies, and I thought the ones in this movie were just right.

I've been prepared not to like Steve Carell every time a movie of his comes out, but at this point I'm forced to say I'm a fan. He has a light touch and rarely sinks to the least-common-denominator crap you get with Mike Myers 'n'them.

I was worried when I heard they were remaking Get Smart, but they did a great job on this one. Worth the exhorbitant movie ticket prices to see.

And, thankfully, at the Alamo Drafthouse, where I see all my films, they play old cheesy clips before the film, instead of Pepsi commercials featuring Hannah Montana.

I assure you, it is your memory of the old TV series that is pleasant. Sure, the show had some laughs. I know I'm about to get run out on a rail here, but I've never been a Mel Brooks fan, at all. Still, I liked the show, inasmuch as I can like a show with such an incredibly terrible laugh track.

I didn't realize that Max and 99 got married in the show. It was funny to hear Max call 99 99, while in bed with her.

The movie is undoubtedly my favorite TV reboot. The characters have been reinvented, favorably in my opinion. The old Maxwell was too stupid to live. He constantly stole ideas from 99 as his own, and never did anything smart. I realize this was the running gag, but like all of Mel's running gags, it gets old after the one hundred seventy six thousand two hundred ninety ninth time you've seen it. As did, "would you believe...?"

Also, I'm a big fan of strong female characters, and 99's constant willingness to let Max take all the credit always bothered the shit out of me, quite frankly. I know this was a subtle gag, too, it was just too subtle for me to find funny.

This movie isn't great, by any stretch of the imagination, but it's engaging, funny, and sweet. It's light, warm hearted entertainment, and I dug it.

Just saw this film today and I really enjoyed it. Maybe I just expect less of big Hollywood comedies than the rest of you do, but I thought it did what it set out to do pretty well. I do agree with Stephanie about the action sequences - why does every summer film get loaded down with these overblown, boring chase sequences? But the dry Brooks-Henry style wit is still there, the pick-ups from the original series are way cool, and the cast is excellent.

Why do people keep insisting on inflating their memories of those old shows into something they never were? I remember the old GS, and while it was sharp and funny, it wasn't great theater; it was just good Mel Brooks. The film isn't great theater either, but then again, nobody ever said it would be. (And by the way, both Mel Brooks and Buck Henry worked on it, and they seem to be fine with the result.)

Sure, it didn't drive me to any deep existential thoughts or spiritual epiphanies, but for gods sakes, it's a Hollywood remake of a 60's sitcom. What did you expect, Shakespeare? This is a popcorn movie, and in that, it delivers in spades.

I haven't seen Little Miss Sunshine, though I believe what you say about his performance. It's worth pointing out, though, that that wasn't his project. And as a hired actor, as a opposed to a comic creating his own vehicle, I can believe that he would do very well.

How can anyone think Steve Carell is funny? He's pathetic. Like Oprah, Regis, and SO many more, Carell's best friend is the TV monitor or movie camera. He can't get enough of himself. I for one, had too much of him after five minutes of The Office.

Mike Ferrell, Adam Chandler and others are just as pathetic.

Too bad, it is, because we could use some REAL humor hese days.

Even the original show got weaker starting with the second season. Any show that featured Ziegfried was a winner though. I especially loved the multi episode series where Max and 99 were held by Zeigfried in a giant secret spy prison camp located somewhere in New Jersey.

With the new movie you can tell by all the adds that there is no decent script. Despite Stephanie trying valiantly to find the silver lining this Get Smart is all painfully tired jokes and painfully retreaded action sequences. As with the latest Indiana Jones entry much much better writers needed to be involved all the way along. Way to kill a fun series. No.2 Indiana was horrible, but No.3 was fun again thanks to better writing. No. 4 pew.

@Christopher - have you seen Carell in Little Miss Sunshine? It's on behind me while I work right now, and I think he did a great job. I find a lot of comedy obnoxious, so I feel you about the shtick factor, but I think the subtlety Carell showed in Little Miss Sunshine shows that he at least has the potential to be more than an Adam Sandler or a Mike Meyers.

I agree that the age of a lot of the leading women is kinda squickly, but I do admire the choices themselves. It seems like the bimbo:smart chick ratio in the movies is finally swinging more towards the brainy girls. Sure, they still don't look like most of us, but at least Hollywood's obsession with the "ooh! I'm soooo drunk!" girl seems to be passing. Baby steps.