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ACTOR
Matthew BroderickRupert EverettJoely FisherMichelle Trachtenberg
DIRECTOR
David Kellogg
SYNOPSICS
Inspector Gadget (1999) is a English,Norwegian,French,Spanish movie. David Kellogg has directed this movie. Matthew Broderick,Rupert Everett,Joely Fisher,Michelle Trachtenberg are the starring of this movie. It was released in 1999. Inspector Gadget (1999) is considered one of the best Action,Adventure,Comedy,Crime,Family,Sci-Fi movie in India and around the world.
A remake of the television series, Matthew Broderick stars as Gadget, who suffers an accident at the beginning of the film, and befriends Brenda, a robotic surgeon who repairs Gadget so that he can defeat the villain Claw. In the meantime, Gadget and Brenda fall in love.
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Inspector Gadget gets thrown out the window and Disney takes over
I grew up watching Inspector Gadget. It was, and still is, one of my favorite cartoons, if not my absolute favorite. I learned a lot of geography and history from the spin-off Inspector Gadget's Field Trip. I wanted to slip on a banana peel and become the greatest detective ever. But the film has ruined the reputation of the wonderful cartoon. Matthew Broderick, an actor with potential, was definitely NOT the role for Inspector Gadget. First thing- in the film, Inspector Gadget is smart. Not so in the cartoon. In the film, Gadget solves the mystery mostly by himself. In the cartoon, it was almost always Penny, Brain, and the awesome book (I still want her book!). If Gadget solved the mystery, it was by accident. Gadget in the film seems to be a competent detective, but in the cartoon was pretty dumb, which was where the humor came from. Another thing is that it's too much "Good Guy v. Bad Guy" in the film. It's not just meant to be a silly Saturday morning cartoon. Also, Gadget never should have a love story, but Disney Corporation is filled with idiots. Also I miss the true gadgets that Gadget had, and especially the Gadget car. In the movie it was a chic convertible. In the cartoon it was a sedan police car and could turn into a van. It also barely had any gadgets and was mainly there to get him from place to place. But if anything, the one thing that was terrible about the movie was that it was a feature movie. Inspector Gadget was a silly Saturday morning cartoon. The movie was too serious, too overdone, had too much of a plot and wasn't even remotely as funny. Tip for those who haven't seen it: NEVER see it. EVER. Watch the cartoon, it's a true classic.
I was a fan of the original cartoon series
I was a huge fan of the original cartoon series, and was looking forward to finally seeing Gadget on the big screen -- but I never in my wildest dreams expected something so extremely extremely terrible. The pace was WAY too fast, there was no plot, and 'wowser!' - what the hell is that?? It was 'WOWSERS!!'.
This, quite simply, is NOT Inspector Gadget.
Once again, Disney manages to make a children's movie which totally ignores its background. About the only thing common with this and the original Gadget cartoons is the names. The most glaring errors are the characters - Penny does not have her book, Brain has been reduced from a character to a fancy prop, Dr Claw is more a show-off than an evil villain, etc. but there are more than that. The horrors start from the first minutes of the film - having Gadget as a security guard called John Brown doesn't help identifying him as the classic Inspector Gadget. And right in the beginning we see Disney's blatant attempt to turn every story ever into a love affair between a man and a woman - they introduce Brenda, who only serves to make this movie Disney-compatible. Add to this the fact that the "Claw" seen in this film and the classic Dr Claw are almost diagonally opposite and you'll see this is going to be nowhere near the original storyline. What would help would be a better storyline to replace it - but as you guessed, Disney failed in that too. The whole movie is just Gadget acting silly for silliness's sake and lusting after Brenda. As if to add insult to the injury, Disney introduced the "new" Gadgetmobile - it doesn't look, function or think like the old Gadgetmobile at all, it's just the canonical "comic relief" figure. Disney obviously recognised that the Gadget cartoons were a comedy, so they made the film a comedy too, but they took out all the clever running gags (like the assignment paper exploding in the Chief's face) and replaced them with Gadget being a moron, the Gadgetmobile being a wise-ass, and "Claw" showing off. Someone should tell Disney that "children's movie" doesn't imply "total lack of any brain usage". Gadget should be targeted for children of 10-12 years... not children of 10-12 months like this movie. Whatever this movie is supposed to be, it is NOT, repeat NOT, the real Inspector Gadget. Because I love the old Gadget, I hate this.
It strayed away from the cartoon too much
Film: Gadget's real name is John Brown. Cartoon: His name really is Gadget. --- Film: Claw's real name is Sanford Scolex. Cartoon: His name really is Claw. --- Film: Metro City is in the USA. Cartoon: Metro City is in Canada. --- Film: Gadget works for the local police department. Cartoon: Gadget works for Interpol. --- Film: Gadget used to be a security guard and was injured in an explosion. Cartoon: Gadget used to be a policeman and was injured when he slipped on a banana peel. --- Film: Claw's face is shown (and it looks nothing like the action figure). Cartoon: Claw's face is never shown. --- Film: Claw has a mechanical claw inplace of one of his hands. Cartoon: Claw has normal hands. --- Film: Quimby hates Gadget for no reason. Cartoon: Quimby thinks Gadget is one of Interpol's best inspectors. --- Film: The Gadget Mobile can talk and has many gadgets. Cartoon: The Gadget Mobile can't talk, can change from a police car to a van (and vice versa) and has only a few gadgets. --- Film: Gadget was put back together by a team of surgeons. Cartoon: Gadget was put back together by one man; Professor Baxter. --- Film: Claw is the head of Scolex Industries. Cartoon: Claw is the head of a criminal organization called MAD. --- Film: Claw has two minions. Cartoon: Claw has hundreds of minions. --- Film: Gadget has 60 gadgets. Cartoon: Gadget has 14,000 gadgets.
NO NO Gadget ...
I used to have a fascination with the cartoon back in college when it was being made. It had much the charm of "Get Smart". While it admittedly had its faults, it was rather enjoyable. Naturally I was very interested in seeing the film version. That was before I saw it. Afterwords I wished it had never been made. Besides being miscast all around (who on Earth though Broderick was even close to the role?) it just didn't make the grade. The effects were reasonable and perhaps the ONLY thing I liked about the movie; seeing a live-action version of the gadgets in action! What was missing was a story and treatment which made it funny or charming or interesting. The original was a wacky cartoon with a very lighthearted attitude. It was FUN. The motion picture became murky and took itself FAR too seriously. If it had seriously had a great plot or went crazy enough to make it seem like a "cartoon on film" it might have been enjoyable. As it exists it doesn't deserve to be considered part of the "Gadget Legacy".