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Inspector Gadget [1999]


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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review

Strictly for kids, this 1999 live-action feature version of the popular cartoon series seems long even at 80 minutes. As a video, it's easier to take and appreciate for what works best in the story: the special effects. Matthew Broderick plays the security guard who is physically transformed into a multi-use cyborg with a zillion attachments, from stilts to helicopter blades to skis. A crime fighter in raincoat and fedora, and equipped with a nifty Gadgetmobile, the hero investigates the death of a man linked to the villainous Sanford Scolex (Rupert Everett). Scolex, who blames Gadget for having to wear a prosthetic hand, develops an evil robot twin of the good inspector, causing much mischief and giving Broderick an opportunity to poke fun at his own performance of the virtuous Inspector. The action is shaky, the script plods along and the effects soon take over; Everett has to go to the extremes of overacting just to be seen above it. But children of a certain age will almost certainly engage with the more clever stuff and forgive the rest. --Tom Keogh


Expecting More?
Review date: 2006-09-10 Rating: 4 out of 10

Inspector Gadget is a Walt Disney release, so straight away I had high hopes for the film. Sadly I was left very disappointed. The first thing I noticed before the film even started is there are no special features at all on the dvd, and considering the purchase price - it came as a surprise. I didn't let this interfere with the film, as I was looking forward to sitting down and watching what I thought was going to be an enjoyable picture. But to my surprise again, the film ended, after a mere seventy five minutes (and five minutes of that was credits) and I was left saying "is that it?" Granted some of the special effects are good, and the talking car is a nice touch which has been done well, but that doesn't compensate for the weak plot, dialogue, shallow acting, monotone structure, and general boredom that Inspector Gadget gives you. I feel that there is just something missing, the spark that makes a film great just isn't there. A few times I was sitting there, shaking my head and thinking how the actors are saying what they are saying and what were the writers thinking? I like the idea that is Inspector Gadget but unfortunately the film just doesn't deliver. Perhaps I'm just a bit too old for the concept and I'm expecting too much?

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Reviews


Quality!!!
Review date: 2001-12-02 Rating: 8 out of 10

Not very much like the cartoon (which I thought was very funny as a kid) but this is a good film. Mathew Broderick is a very funny man and played "Inspector Gadget" very well. Michelle Trachtenberg (yum) who plays Penny is not only a talented actress but in my opinion the finest looking young woman on the face of this planet! A very good film. BUY IT!!

This is a Brilliant film!
Review date: 2000-10-04 Rating: 10 out of 10

When I went to see it for my birthday me and my friends really enjoyed it we wanted to see it again and again it was so good.After that we rented the video and all wanted to watch. I would defenetly reccomend this film because even my step dad and mum enjoyed it and they don`t normally like watching films at the cinemas.

A special FX laden Disney movie
Review date: 2000-09-06 Rating: 6 out of 10

From the very beginning, anyone can see that this movie is not going to be all together serious. Matthew Broderick is officer John Brown who is transformed into a kid's robocop by a scientist's daughter. Forget the subplot about a stolen mechanical foot, just enjoy Matthew Broderick's relentless mugging, his misadventures with his new gadgets and Rupert Everett's deliciously camped up over the top performance as the evil Dr. Scolex (or Dr. Claw to the cartoon's purist fans). It's a fun movie, but its cartoony tendencies will not appeal to most adults. Kids will love it though.

fun if you are a kid
Review date: 2000-07-16 Rating: 6 out of 10

Adults will rember the cartoon series, this is not it. Disney has made a live action film that most adults will not care for, but if you are in your early teens or younger (8+) then you will find the film a fun time to watch. The effects are good but the best is the gadget mobile (the best thing in the film) and worth watching for that alone.

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Michelle Trachtenberg
Rupert Everett
Joely Fisher
Matthew Broderick
Andy Dick

Creators:
Matthew Broderick (Primary Contributor)
Rupert Everett (Primary Contributor)
Aaron Meyerson (Producer)
Andy Heyward (Writer)
Bruno Bianchi (Writer)
Dana Olsen (Writer)
Jean Chalopin (Writer)
Kerry Ehrin (Writer)
Zak Penn (Writer)

Director(s):

Recording label: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
EAN: 5017188882163
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Dubbed, PAL,
Release date: 2001-01-22
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region code: 2
Running time: 75 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1999-07-23
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: French (Original Language)
Language: Norwegian (Original Language)
Language: Spanish (Original Language)

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