Inspector Gadget

[Anakin Flair 0]

On a lark, I decided to pop this in my old VCR. This has always been a sentimental favorite of mine. (Inspector Gadget was my nickname in high school).

As I was watching it, I couldn't help but notice how some of the humor, while funny for small kids, took on a totally new dimension now that I'm older. After a few years, I can still say I like the movie, though I didn't like how they made Claw so visible (Rupert Everett was great in the over-the-top way) and how the kick-ass car of the cartoon was changed to the comedic sidekick. And of course Michelle Trachtenberg was great as penny.

 

What are your thoughts?

[MrRant 0]

Cartoon > Movie.

 

I hated the movie.

[AndrewTS 0]

The cartoon had Voice God Frank Welker in it. Therefore by default > the movie.

 

The movie had...uh...Mr. Sarah Jessica Parker, right? BOOO!!

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

Never saw the movie. Don't really care either. Loved the cartoon as a kid...

[Guest wrestlingbs]

Uh. I remember Jon Stuart making fun of Mathew Broddrick for plugging that movie a day after he was on The Daily Show.

 

And French Stuart did the title role for the second one, for anybody wondering how south his career went after 3rd Rock.

[Boner Kawanger 0]

I must know...how does one have the nickname "Inspector Gadget" bestowed upon them?

 

And I avoided the movie like the plague, by the way.

[Guest wildpegasus]

Watched the cartoon when I was younger. It was a fun show. The hand bit with Dr. Claw was a great hook for keeping people tuned in. Back in my young days when I trained incorrectly I would do around 30 pushups every 3rd commercial break until I got up to around three or four hundred. I think this was part of the TV block I'd do it in so it's a sentimental show for me.

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

Cartoon was great, never saw the movie.

 

The theory around the school yard was that Dr. Claw & Gadget's "boss" were the same guy. I guess the main reasoning was that his "boss" was tired of having the messages self-destruct in his face. We could never explain, however, how his boss could be w/ Gadget at the end while Dr. Claw was escaping.

[Anakin Flair 0]

I must know...how does one have the nickname "Inspector Gadget" bestowed upon them?

 

And I avoided the movie like the plague, by the way.

Back in my freshman ans sophomore years, I wor a greay trenchcoat and fedora, hence the nickname. (I was also nicknamed Grimdyana Bones due to that hat).

 

And I agree the cartoon was greater than the movie. But for what it was, the movie was enjoyable. (Though I hated how they cut out scenes that were shown in the previews due to content.)

[Nighthawk 0]

I once read some Inspector Gadget erotic fiction, and it was one of the most insane, hilarious things I've ever seen. Probably second only to the Leave It To Beaver/Mr. Ed crossover slash.

 

But anyway, I did like the cartoon when I was young, but it's been a long time since I've seen it. I remember the song better than anything else.

[Anya 0]

I never cared about it or had an interest to see it, but now that Dawn is in it I want to rent it.

[tbondrage99 0]

French Stuart did the title role for the second one, for anybody wondering how south his career went after 3rd Rock.

I think more then anything else that says how far south Inspector Gadget went after the first movie.

 

I avioded the movie at all costs, I used to love the show as a kid and I knew the movie would destroy all my happy memorys, so I just decided to leave well enough alone.

[Guest Goodear]

I actually went to see it in the theaters in a 'Hmmm what's playing... oh fuck it, lets see Inspector Gadget' sort of way and I think a lot of the people that loved the cartoon that avoided the movie would be plesantly surprised. In which I mean I remember like four seconds of the movie, but I remember I had a good time. A whole lot better than I thought it would be.

[Si82 0]

I, like most who have posted, loved the cartoon as a kid. I avoided the film for a while thinking it would ruin my memories of the cartoon. However, when I did get to watch it I thought it was an entertaining little film. It may not be exactly the same as the cartoon and certainly not as good but it certainly was entertaining enough for me.

[Guest croweater]

The movie was one of the most horrible things I've ever seen in my entire life. Rupert Everet COMPLETELY DESTROYED CLAW, though it was hardly his fault. I can only imagine that the sequel is worse. It just came out over here and in IG2 Inspector Gadget gets a female robot police partner...........I'm sure hilarity ensues :s

[kkktookmybabyaway 0]

Now here's the $64,000 question:

 

Did anyone see Inspector Gadget II?...

[Boner Kawanger 0]

And for $128,000...did anyone else have the Inspector Gadget action figures? If you bought Dr. Claw, you could finally see his face.

[Toshiaki Koala 0]

What a horrible, horrible movie. Would have been just another manic, assembly-line Disney film had it not been based on a CLASSIC cartoon, which has now been utterly destroyed in my eyes.

 

And yes, I had a few of the action figures. I could never find Dr. Claw, but would have gone insane if I'd know they showed his face (I recently saw a picture of it and was actually disappointed, but still, it's DR. CLAW'S FACE.)

[AndrewTS 0]

I once read some Inspector Gadget erotic fiction, and it was one of the most insane, hilarious things I've ever seen. Probably second only to the Leave It To Beaver/Mr. Ed crossover slash.

Ew...

 

It wouldn't surprise me at all if there's a porn parody out there somewhere.

[Lil' Bitch 0]

This movie took everything good about the cartoon and shitted on it.

 

See: Garfield

[tbondrage99 0]

This movie took everything good about the cartoon and shitted on it.

 

See: Garfield

Actually I would rather not see Garfeild....ah who am I kidding I wanna see it just so I can make fun of it the entire way through like I did with Scooby Doo.