Anakin Flair Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 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?
AndrewTS Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 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 Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 Never saw the movie. Don't really care either. Loved the cartoon as a kid...
Guest wrestlingbs Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 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 Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 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 Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 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 Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 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 Posted June 7, 2004 Author Report Posted June 7, 2004 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 Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 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 Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 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 Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 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 Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 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 Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 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 Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 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 Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 Now here's the $64,000 question: Did anyone see Inspector Gadget II?...
Boner Kawanger Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 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 Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 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 Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 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 Posted June 7, 2004 Report Posted June 7, 2004 This movie took everything good about the cartoon and shitted on it. See: Garfield
tbondrage99 Posted June 8, 2004 Report Posted June 8, 2004 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.
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