Super-spy spoof remake smartens up Hong Kong on Thursday.
Get Smart (opening in Hong Kong this Thursday)is the new movie remake of the classic TV show we reported about here. And thanks to Warner Bros. we were able to give out some free tickets to the advance screening. So what did we think of all this? In the words of Maxwell Smart himself: “Missed it by, THAT, much!”
First, the good: For those not even remotely aware that this movie is based on a 1960’s TV series and are sold on the spy-comedy elements, then by all means it was a funny, exciting and well-casted Summer flick. Steve Carell plays a CONTROL analyst, that dreams of becoming a field agent, when an attack on Control leaves them agent-less, Max is promoted to 86 status and teams up with the veteran Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway) against the evil of KAOS run by Terrence Stamp and, yes, the fat guy from Borat.
For all the site-gags, and spy-fun, it holds its own as a tribute to the TV show and making it its own. Great turns by The Rock and of course Carell’s co-star in Little Miss Sunshine, Alan Arkin who plays the Edward Platt role of The Chief, as perfect as the comedy stylings of the “cone of silence” itself.
First duet for Bond film will find “Another Way to Die” in November.
Jack White of the White Stripes and Alicia Keys have just recorded the theme song for the 22nd James Bond movie hitting Hong Kong in November. The film is called “Quantum of Solace,” but we guess that would make for a lousy chorus, so they opted for the more Bond-ian sounding “Another Way to Die!”
It was down to Amy Winehouse, Duffy and Leona Lewis - who the last two would have been good seeing they are UK based, which we kind of thought was the prerequisite in the old days, but then again a Top 40 hit always works wonders for the films box office visibility, so there you go.
Show us how ’smart’ you are, and you can win tickets…and love it!
Get Smart - the movie remake of the classic TV series starring Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, The Rock and Alan Arkin - opens in Hong Kong on August 7th, but Warner Bros. Hong Kong has allowed 10 lucky Butterboom readers to get free tickets to the advance preview screening on July 29th (next Tuesday) in Tai Koo Shing, Hong Kong side.
To win, all you have to do is show us how smart you are…
In the comments box below, all you have to do is type in a smart or funny line for Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway) and Agent 86 (Steve Carell) in the scene below - its that easy!
UPDATE: July 24 - 12:13pm - Contest is now closed! Thanks to all who entered. Winners will be getting an email in the next hour on how to pick up to get their pair of tickets and binoculars.
Now you can see what all the noise was about from his visit last year.
The Dark Knight opens in cinemas (and IMAX) across Hong Kong today (1-day before even the US gets it)! As you recall from our coverage of the press conference from last November, director Chris Nolan and stars Christian Bale and Morgan Freeman were in Hong Kong (Central, specifically) to shoot a sequence for the film.
We can only imagine the scenario: to conceal his Batman identity, Bruce Wayne flies to Hong Kong for a luxury shopping trip and runs into The Joker at the same sale at the IFC mall. The ensuing rooftop fight has him jumping off the IFC and soars down to Lan Kwai Fong where he parties with the ladies until dawn.
Also of note, the notorious Edison Chen resurfaces in a very small role in the film. We think, if you don’t blink, you’ll see him. Let’s see if the 2 sentences he gets to utter gets him a Maggie Q-type career.
The Get Smart star is looking good after a very public break-up.
The Cut has a great piece on Anne Hathaway after her break-up with her con-man boyfriend last week, the primary thread is that Anne didn’t go down in the dumps but high-styled it up in all her recent public appearances:
Anne’s come a long way from her days of looking like she walked out of a bad prom photo — these comfy-looking cocktail dresses are casual and flattering, youthful yet sophisticated. It proves there is middle ground between a full-on ball gown and wearing a tank top that hangs off your nipples while half an ass cheek falls out of your formal shorts. Now if only she would teach a seminar to Lindsay “Leggings” Lohan and the cast of The Hills.
To read the rest of The Cut article click here. Anne will be seen in Hong Kong soon in the movie version of Get Smart which we will be giving away a bunch of free tickets starting on Monday so make sure you are here to get seats at the Hong Kong premiere.
Get Smart, the new Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway movie, finally makes it to Hong Kong on August 8th.
Some of you may remember the original TV series with Don Adams/Agent 86 and Barbara Feldon/Agent 99 that poked fun at the super-spy genre of the 1960’s. Definitely one of our favorite shows when we were kids - hey he had a mobile phone in his shoe - is now back starring the ‘40-Year Old Virgin’ and boss of ‘The Office’ in the role as Maxwell Smart and of course you all know the lovely Ms. Hathaway from ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ and as the face of Lancome.
See the trailer below, and keep an eye out for more goodies from Warner Bros. Hong Kong that we will be posting as we work towards its opening in 4 weeks time:
What would you do if you were asked to kill someone, knowing that that persons death would save 1 thousand other people? Could you do it? Kill someone to save more? That is the moral dilemma of the new film Wanted, and if you’re wondering if you should tackle the new Angelina Jolie movie in the theatre, the short answer is: Yes.
This is the Angelina you saw Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Tomb Raider taken to 11. And she’s not even the main character.
No surprise: counting blackjack cards isn’t fun to watch.
If you think the new movie 21 is going to teach you some tricks the next time you are in Macau, save the admission price for the slots.
21 is the story of a bunch of MIT students find a way to count cards playing blackjack with fast math on the brain, and an evil mentor (Kevin Spacey) that gives them all the tricks to play the dealers at the casino’s in Las Vegas. And it’s a true story. But of course since its a Hollywood 2-hour version of the truth, alot of it gets whitewashed over.
Gambling movies are rarely entertaining, so you already have a black mark against it. Kate Bosworth looks great, so you get sucked back in, then Lawrence “Morpheus” Fishburne shows up and you think it might be a good twist ending, but it never quite makes it there. Entertaining if you are sick of the superheroes and the big special effect movies, but easily something you’d catch on NowTV in a few months on a night when you’re recovering from a hangover.
21 opens in Hong Kong on Thursday. Order tickets online here. Trailer below:
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