Inspector Gadget

1 I thought it was very good
I want to tell everyone before this that I never saw the cartoon Inspector Gadget, so I am not going to write anything about the movie not being true to the original. I thought it was very good on many levels. I think that it brought a more human side to the cartoon my cousins talk about as being very comic and silly. Matthew Broderick gives a very good performance, especially in the more awkward moments of the movie.

The movie begins by showing the dreams of John Brown, a security guard who would love to be a cop. We find out later that he really wants to help people, but his boss thinks that he doesn't have enough experience. He works on the parking lot of the robotics office of Dr. Bardford, a female doctor who Brown secretly likes. Claw (not yet Claw, but Sanford Scolex) breaks into the robotics lab and steals their robotic foot and kills Dr. Bradford's father. Brown, who always wants to help people, goes after the villian. He ends up being blown up and his bowling ball ends up landing on Claw's hand. Brown has many fractures and other injuries and is taken to the hospital, where Doctor Bradford turns Brown into a crime fighting robot named Inspector Gadget. Hence the movie's name Inspector Gadget. The rest of the movie basically tells us about what happens while he is Gadget, and how he catches the bad guy, etc. I would really recommend it better than the sequel, Inspector Gadget 2. Inspector Gadget 2 is not as good as the original simply because the first has Matthew Broderick.

2 Go-go Gadget Hearthrob....uggh
I grew up watching Inspector Gadget in the 1980's, and was always fascinated by Penny's computer book. Since I only had to make do with a now obsolete Commodore 64 computer system, I thought that one book was the coolest part of the show.

Sure, living with an uncle who you were smarter than would occasionally challenge the nerves, but Gadget (whose first name was never revealed) also seemed like a genuinely nice guy who tried to do the right thing.

Before she ruined Buffy, Michelle Trachtenberg defamed Penny. In this movie, she appears as a brunette who lacks a computer (book) or otherwise to help Uncle Gadget---and basically save the day. In fact, Trachtenberg is not doing much of anything during this screenplay.

Matthew Broderick's Gadget in contrast, is a ladies man. He meets up with Dr. Brenda Bradford (Joely Fisher) who ultimately is Robo Brenda. Since this is a family film, nothing bad happens but the idea of Inspector Gadget attracting anybody is really hard to take. He's SUPPOSED to be a bumbler who does not get the woman, the anti-James Bond for kids.

Chief Quimby's (Dabney Coleman) appearance also poses some problems. He is too old and too thin in this movie. Chief Quimby is supposed to be a rotund person with light brown hair.

Finally, the crucial part of Dr. Claw's sinister persona is that the audience only sees his hand. Rupert Everett is not supposed to show his face or have an actual claw for a hand. The studios could have saved bundles of their precious money (and made this screen play more authentic) by hiring a literal nobody to sit behind a chair and speak into a voice distorter while an animatronic MAD cat was giggling in agreement. According to the cartoon, Dr. Claw actually had a metal gloved hand with a spiked gold bracelet.

Since Andy Heyward oversaw production on both the earlier cartoon and then this movie, I am really shocked by the large discrepancies. If he cannot exercise product control over his own cartoon product, I really have no sympathy for this film's poor returns. The people who would have incentive to revive their franchise with a great live action film, blew it instead.

3 An Adroit Live Action Master Work
Inspector Gadget offers more than you'd expect from a superhero blockbuster with dazzling special effects and a well-written script. The casting is the true strength of the film. Matthew Broderick has always won critical acclaim, due to his superb acting versatility in films including War Games, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Cable Guy, and Godzilla. In his finest performance, Broderick transforms the two dimensional cartoon character made famous by Don Adams, from a security guard into a compassionate, crimefighting cyborg, made up of equal parts of "MacGyver" and "Robocop" with tear-jerking results.

4 Awesome movie!
This is a great movie-I at first watched it for Matthew Broderick, then I decided that it was a fun movie! Penny and Brain are also cool, played by Michelle Trachtenburg(Buffy and Harriet the Spy fame) and a cute little dog. The movie might be frightening to younger viewers, but overall its a great movie that the whole family will love! One other cool thing is that it takes place in Riverdale, Ohio(my home state) looks like it was even shot here but was really shot in pittsburgh

5 The Best Of The Inspector
Unlike Many, I KIND OF liked the show. I would give it at least a 3/5. This, however, is better than I expected. It has laughs for adults as well as children. I liked it when the fake Inspector Gadget scared that kid, everyone in the theater laughed their hearts out. Out of the origenal cartoon, the stupid Inspector Gadget Kid and the film you thought it COULDN'T be a sequel to this Inspector Gadget 2, this is definately the best.

6 A little chessy but 6 and under should not watch
Well, I'm 10 right now buy when I was 6, the trailer scared me to death. Like the part when Gadget got captured by claw and took of his shirt and it just looked scary when I was 6. Well, after 4 years, we rented the DVD and watched it. Not as intense as it looked like when I was 6. I used to watch the TV show when I was 4. Just to tell you if you are 10 or older it will be sort of cheesy but watch it if you want to see the movie really bad. Only Rent it.

7 fun and funny for the young
i wouldn't really reccomend this movie for the older crowd who remember the 80's cartoon series. i think it was cool to learn the stuff like how he became the gadget guy. the acting was great! i agree with someone i saw that said in this movie the letters should self distruct! that would be hysterical. im sorry but i just couldn't accept that inspector gadget is self sufficient in this movie. in the cartoon series penny and brain were always having to save her uncle's butt! they should have gone more closely to the show! oh well. it's fun and a little funny because as usual matthew broderick is cute and funny and charming! maybe part II will be more closely tied to the show... but overall i would rent it not buy it. but your little boys, ill bet will absolutely love this movie!

8 Go-Go-Gadget Remake!
I was very excited to hear that this movie was coming to theaters! I have been a fan of the cartoon show since my youth. I must say, I was disappointed in this movie.

First, one of my pet peeves is deceptive trailers! A good portion of material from the trailer was either left out entirely or rushed through as a flashback or afterthought. This movie has the air about it that budgets ran dry and rather than scrap the movie altogether, it was rushed to production.

Disney needs to raise the bar on their live action movies. This was as much of a disappointment as Snow Dogs. If you are going to produce a movie based on a book, comic book, television show, etc., from a by-gone era, it would help if a fan of the material was involved in the production in my opinion.

See this one once, but save your money on the video. Maybe they will release the old cartoon on DVD. I would buy the whole series!

9 Disappointing!
I liked the Inspector Gadget cartoon so when I heard they made it into a live-action movie I went to a movie theater to see it and despite having a great cast that includes Matthew Broadrick, Michelle Trachtenberg, Joely Fisher, etc, the plot of this movie was kind of rushed and uneven and just disappointing!

10 'Interesting' Interpretation of the Inspector

This movie is proof of how everything old is new again. I remember watching Inspector Gadget as a kid and now it has been recycled into a live-action movie. I bought it more out of curiosity than anything. Matthew Broderick is excellent as Rent-a-cop John Brown who is turned into Inspector Gadget, I didn't think he would pull off the cartoony-thing well, but he does! Joely Fisher is Dr. Brenda Bradford who carries on her late father's work by turning Brown into Gadget after he was maimed trying to protect her work from the evil Dr. Claw. Rupert Everett is hilarious as Sanford Scolex/Dr. Claw (even funnier is Andy Dick as one of his sidekicks).

As has also been the trend in cartoons on the big screen lately, there are some adult jokes that go right over the kids heads and some excessive cartoon violence. The funniest scene in the movie is when Gadget is with the Swami and grabs him inappropriately. Dabney Coleman is good as the chief of police, but he is not as good as the cartoon Chief Quimby. Yes, the Gadgetmobile is different too, but it has more attitude and deserves more screen time. Possibly the funniest person in the movie is Cheri Oteri as the ditzy 'Evil Gidget' mayor Wilson.

All in all, the movie is a fairly good interpretation of the cartoon Inspector Gadget with lots of special effects and a really good story line.

11 Yowsers!
OK, I'll admit I was a fan of the cartoon show when I was a little kid although I am not really sure why. Perhaps it was the talented voices of (Get Smart) Don Adams and (A Different World) Cree Summer, the neat synthesized background music, or the show's childlike innocence. So when I first heard that they were producing a live action version of the cartoon, I was really excited! After all, the clips shown on TV looked pretty impressive. Anticipation was built up, but when I finally saw the movie in the theater, was I in for major shock and disappointment! I mean, this movie was bad...really, really...BAD! So bad that I couldn't wait for it to be over. So bad that I didn't hear a single response from a fellow audience member. It would have been just plain awful if it wasn't for the fine cast and decent special effects. Although there was nothing offensive about the movie, it was neither fun nor funny, just painfully unfunny! The script was terrible. None of the jokes or action sequences work. The origin of Inspector Gadget and explanation of his gadgetry were very poorly done - like something out of the TV show Family Matters with Steve Erkel. What a waste of time, money, talent, and a cool concept...

12 Go-Go Gadget for this reivew
This is a great remake of "Inspector Gadget" and smarter. Inspector Gadget turns from dumbfounded to smart and his real name is John Brown, we finally see Doctor Claw's face and his real name is Sanford Scolex, Penny and Brain sound the same, and Inspector Gadget found himself a soul mate, Chief Quimby dosen't blow up when he sends Inspector Gadget a message, and Dr. Claw has his own henchman (speaking of henchmen, where's the rest of his henchmen?). Gadget's Gadgetmobile can talk this time and dosen't look like Inspector Gaget's Gadgetmobile on TV. On Filmratings.com they are going to make an Inspector Gadget II. This is an excellent movie, including that this is the Real Inspector Gadget.

13 An Average Gadget but with some good DVD extras
Disney's INSPECTOR GADGET is an average bit of fluff and mayhem. Matthew Broderick is really unremarkable in the role. He does not bring the charm that Brendan Fraser did for GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE. And that's just the point. This film is amusing but it really has no heart behind it. However, several of the action and chase scenes, after Broderick undergoes his transformation as Inspector Gadget, are fun and done quite well. The Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround added a lot to this film. The Youngstown Music Video included on the DVD is pretty good and the song is very catchy. However, the very good feature "Go Inside Inspector Gadget" on the DVD made the price of the disc worth it all.

14 Dud film nothing like classic toon!!!
I've been a fan of the 80's cartoon of the same name when I was a kid, The mysterious Dr Claw hatching yet another plan, Chief Quinby getting blownup after Gadget chucks the letter away, Inspector Gadget getting no closer to MAD's latest plot & Penny & Brain doing most of the work foiling Claw's plot without our hero knowing, it was great.

But then this comes out & spoils it all, I've seen this on a plane to the US & the turbulence was far more entertaining then this, for a Cartoon to Movie flick, it has nothing to tie it to the catoon & here's why below,

1, Matthew Broderick made a nice Gadget, but we all know that he's a bit of a doofus when it comes to crime solving & Penny
& Brain do most of the work, but in the film he does it all without Penny or Brain's help (like they did anything in the film) & I don't like that "John Brown" name.
2, Penny does most of the work foiling MAD with her computer book & com/laser watch in the toon, now she's just a typical
pre-teen girl who does nothing but teaches one MAD worker the error of his ways.
3, Penny's partner Brain the dog protects Gadget while in disguise & helps Penny out, now he's just your typical house pet.
4, The Gadget car turns from a family van to a sports car, the movie car is a thunderbird (I think) & it is a total paint in the ***, never mind all the characters in other films that some people consider "annoying".
5, Dr Claw has more of a metal gauntlet then a claw to add to him name & we never see his face, but that what made Dr Claw so cool in the cartoon, in the film we see his face & he is a CEO of a major corporation, ( that is WAY overdone if you ask me) atleast he has a CLAW this time :-)
6, This film's version of MAD only has 2 noticeable people (some inventor guy & a fat doofus), the toon had an army of MAD
henchmen.
7, The in movie advertising, I don't really mind it but some people do & that's why I'm mentioning it.
8, We all know Disney will give us some sort of origin on how Inspector Gadget (or John Brown) got his gadget's, but getting
badly injured or killed while pursuing evil folk has been overdone.
9, The film is just another one of those "nice Special Effects, pity about everything else".
10, Why doesn't Chief Quinby hand out letters that "self-destruct" in this film, it would be worth a laugh :-/

15 Go, Go, Gadget - Don't Come Back
Matthew Broderick is a fine actor, but even his talents could not save this awful film. The fact that he appears in it merely indicates that his career has declined sharply. The fact that this is a Disney film glaringly demonstrates that the level of quality at Disney has declined even more sharply. Broderick does his best, but he cannot carry the film alone, particularly when saddled with an inept director, a horrible script and an equally horrible supporting cast (particularly the annoying, untalented Michelle Trachtenberg). The story is uninteresting, the jokes and gimmicks fall flat, and most viewers will find themselves checking the time frequently, and marveling at their endurance in sitting through this dud. Do yourself a favor: Stick with the cartoons, and skip this piece of junk.

16 "Robocop" for kids!
Growing up, one of my favorite cartoon character was Inspector Gadget. One of the reasons why is because I always compared Inspector Gadget to the sci-fi movie "Robocop", a movie I still enjoying watching to this day. Because of this, I found myself liking Inspector Gadget even as an adult, primarily because I saw a lot of similarities between "Robocop" and "Inspector Gadget". If you have ever seen Robocop you will know exactly what I mean and if you have not, then consider these comparisons after watching Robocop: 1) both Robocop and Inspector Gadget were human beings before they became cyborgs. 2) As human beings, they were both law enforcement officials(if you consider a security guard a person who lays down the law!). 3) They were both "killed" by a criminal genius whom they were trying to arrest and then brought back from near death as cyborgs who take down every perp they encounter. 4) They both cling to what humanity they have left in them, mainly through the loved ones that they had in their human lives. 5) They both wind up combating the same man who tried to kill them as human beings and eventually bring him to justice. 6) They both have to deal with a heavily armed robot before they are able to take down their primary adversary. 7) They both come to terms with their existence as cyborgs. All in all, Inspector Gadget is nothing more than a child's version of Robocop, since there are way too many similarities for a movie watcher to miss.

17 stupid, stupid, stupid
what can I say about this movie? Stupid. It is another horribile Disney film. One of the worst movies ever. It deserves less then one star.

18 The Cartoon is Better!
I like the cartoon and I thought I would like the movie because I like Matthew Broadwick, Joely Fisher, Rupert Evrett, Michelle Trachtenberg and Andy Dick but I didn't like the movie and was so bored I felt like walking out of the theater but couldn't because the people I was with paid for my ticket but after the movie was over they said they didn't like it either. As for the movie there were too many gadgets and special effects and not enough plot and there was just too much blatent advertising for products like Skittles, etc, making it way too commercial! I'm not totally against product advertising in movies, take the Home Alone movies for example, they had a little bit of advertising but didn't over do it. I think only little kids would enjoy this movie but older kids and adults might be extremely bored!

19 Go Go Gadget Dud...
Like most of us who heard about this movie, I was expecting great things when I went to see it. Oh, if only I had known better. Sure, I was mildy amused at times, but I found quite a few disappointments. First, the movie doesn't even follow the cartoon all that well. It has the names of the characters, but that's about it. Not to mention the characters were played by the wrong people. Good acting... but it doesn't fit the cartoon, dang it! -- There were some very nice special effects, but the movie's already pretty short and it doesn't show very much of what the Inspector can really do. I really wanted to see him utilize his capabilities. Lastly, being a Disney movie, they just had to throw in a ton of slapstick humor. Kids eat that up all the time, but it really isn't that funny. -- Overall, Inspector Gadget was a very promising film, but Disney spoiled it with all their inaccurate "gadgets."

20 An excellent movie
Matthew Broderick is great as Inspector Gadget , it is a movie you should not miss.

21 Go Go Get It!
Although not very true to the original, it's still a pretty good movie for a Disney product. The digital effects, especially the gadget chopper, are very well designed and the gadget-mobile is hilarious. The music of the movie is true to the cartoon, but not everything is. You can see that Disney often threw in a few short clips like the cartoon, and then went it's own way. Dr Claw is the best example of it. The Claw in the movie isn't even close to Claw in the cartoon. Mainly because you can see his face nearly all the time (except in his first scene, where he IS displayed correctly) and he's hardly called by his nickname Claw. Bottom line: a cool movie, but it could be cooler if it stuck closer to the cartoon.

22 Inspector Gadget - a movie that your family will enjoy!
I know that the movie didn't do as well in the box office and that critics bashed it. The question is why I bought this DVD. I have a few reasons actually. #1) I was a big fan of the animated series as a child. #2) I like Disney films #3) It was on sale. Three major reasons and yet I even struggled to watch it because it was bashed on so much and it was only 78 minutes long.

So, I was expecting a bad film but you know what. I enjoyed it. I actually liked the movie. It's definitely not below average.

Matthew Broderick is actually a good Inspector Gadget. I think with the way movies are, many people tend to want to see a different Inspector Gadget, perhaps someone more violent. Well, if that's the case...there is the Criterion edition of Robocop with the added gory scenes that you can buy. This movie was made for kids as was the cartoon and I'm a kid at heart because I grew up with the show.

One of the things you'll notice is that it's a Disney DVD with extra's. Yes, it's a miracle isn't it. The majority of all Disney DVD's don't have squat in them. This one has a 30 minute featurette on "Go Inside Inspector Gadget". It also has a music video from Youngstown and the trailer. Not bad Disney...keep adding more! Also, the sound is well done with the 5.1. Good use of the rear channels!

One negative was the layer change. It was during a so-so important scene and that was not good to place it in that area of the movie. They could of put it somewhere else.

Otherwise a good movie for the young ones. Just a little warning for parents with younger children: Seeing Broderick with his head backwards or seeing him get blown up may frighten your child.

So, all in all an enjoyable movie for the family.

23 Blah, not half as good as I thought it would be
When I was a kid, I used to watch Inspector Gadget the cartoon all the time, it was one of my favorites. Since I used to like watching the cartoons, I wanted to see this movie. From the previews for the movie, I thought it was going to be a good one. I just now watched the movie, and I didn't like it as much as I thought I would.

The main reason I wasn't all that crazy about "Inspector Gadget" is because it's not all that much like the cartoon series. I noticed a lot of differences between the two. I'll mention just a few of the biggest differences. In the cartoon, Penny's hair is blonde, in the movie it's brown. In the cartoon, Penny uses a book to do several things, in the movie, she doesn't. Claw never shows his face in the cartoon, but in the movie he does. There are many other things that made the cartoon series original and entertaining that are either different or were left out of the movie completely.

Looking past the differences and things that were omitted, "Inspector Gadget" is a decent movie. It has its funny parts and it's fairly entertaining, but even with that, it's real short (an hour and twenty minutes), and nothing about it stands out. Overall, I give "Inspector Gadget" 2 stars. If you want to see a decent movie, I would recommend watching "Inspector Gadget" before you buy it. If you or somebody you know used to be or is a fan of the cartoon series, just don't expect the movie to be all that much like the cartoons.

24 A good movie purely for Matthew Broderick and Rupert Everet.
This movie was not the best representation for the original show, but it was very good in virtue of wanting to see Matthew Broderick, and Rupert Everet. It has a few funny lines, and a fair story line. It was overall watchable, and enjoyable. I suggest the original show much more then the movie.

25 The original cartoon series is better!
This is a Disney film and many kids will love the humor and gizmos Inspector Gadget has to offer but the older fans of the original series (such as myself) feel this movie is not a "faithful" translation from the cartoon. I felt most of the casting was pretty good (could have been better!) but the whole story is just dumb & poor. Much like JarJar Binks ruined "Star Wars:Episode I" for me, making a character and life to the Gadget mobile does the same for this movie. Gadgets niece Penny & dog Brain are pretty much useless with the story line. The writers put too much focus on a developing love story between Gadget and the leading lady in the film. Everything is just totatlly wrong with this film including the villain "Claw". Dr.Claw in the cartoon series was evil (never showed his face!) but a believable character that wanted to take over the world. THe movies villains are clumsy, stupid, and poorly written into the movie. This is a "rent" movie in the old release video section or better yet, wait for it to come on network T.V.. But for purchase, I recommend the old cartoon series.

26 Go Go Gadget!
This Movie is the best dsiney movie I have ever seen. This movie is the best and well done for the good reviews. This movie is deffiently a Family movie for all ages but (parent should see it before son or daughter watch it) This movie is about Officer Brown turns in to inspecor gadget when he gets himself in to a car accident. When he is first Inspector Gadget he loses mind and forget about every thing. He has an Evial enemy I frogot his name. But he makes Inspector Gadget look bad. And at the end Inspector Gadget Finds a New girl friend. Brenda Breafford (Joley Fisher) th main chacters are Brenda, Penny, Inspector Gadget, Brain, This movie you got to see.

27 How can one film be so bad?
That's a question you'lll be asking yourself time and time again as you watch Inspector Gadget. Granted it's for kids but Disney should really give children a little more credit. Rather than going into all the different ways this film fails(something that would take hours), I will just simply say you have better things to do with your life than watching this movie.

28 Inspector Gadget?
This movie wasn't as bad as it could have been, especially if you divorce it in your mind from the series. I was expecting it to be just awful, but it was somewhat decent. I thought the main problem was that they didn't even try to model it on the tv show. I'm starting college now, but when I was little I used to watch Inspector Gadget every day after school, and so I can tell you with confidence that Inspector Gadget was not the star of the show---Penny was. Gadget was a nice enough guy, if a little overconfident, but he was incompetant. That was the point of the show---everyone thought that he was saving the day when, of course, it was Penny and Brain. The thought of him having a romantic interest quite honestly cracks me up. There were other, particularly unnecessary, changes, also, like the naming of the various gadgets. Gadget "chopper" doesn't sound any better than Gadget "copter", but to someone who's used to hearing it the original way, it certainly stands out. My little brother vowed not to see this movie when, even in the previews, they showed (Dr.) Claw's face. He was scandalized---they never showed his face once during the series that I remember. The car was also obnoxious, in my opinion. The gadgetmobile was always cool, but it never spoke or had opinions or an "attitude". And it could shapeshift! I actually ended up liking Dr. Claw, or "Claw" as they called him in this movie. He was entertaining.

Maybe I'm just too attached to Don Adams to accept this movie, but you can make up your own mind. I just wanted to rant, and if you feel the same way I do, then at least now you know you're not alone.

29 My Son Loves This Movie
Yes, this is on the silly side and cliched for an adult, but why must everything be deep? It is worth viewing and having for unwinding. The subtle adult zingers that were thrown in were pleasant. Watch this movie on those nights when you'd just like to crash and pull yourself out of the muck of Life's pressures without any effort on your part.

As for children, I am a mother who deems it very important to help my child distinguish between what is possible versus impossible. I do this because I am terrified of the feats he may feel like immitating. Also, at his age, he is incapable of determining on his own that certain ideas put forth by videos simply cannot happen. I hate to have him suffer 3 AM nightmares that are avoidable.

An adult would not see this movie as scary, but I am glad I sat through it (and enjoyed it) so I could explain that detached feet cannot move on their own, and that people do not have legs that extend. No, people really can't make and attach body parts like this, but isn't it funny to think about what would happen if they could? Isn't fun that we can watch something so silly together? Once he understood the intent of the humor behind the movie, I lost count of the times he viewed it on his own and howled.

I won't watch this the countless times that my son did, but I did see it more than three or four times because of his enthusiasm. It held its cute-and-light theme even with repeated viewing.

30 uninspired fare
Children and adults alike are decidedly ill served by "Inspector Gadget," a frenetic but genuinely mirthless live action take on the popular Saturday morning cartoon series that mires poor Matthew Broderick in the role of a nerdish do-gooder who gets the chance to live out his heroic fantasies when he is converted into a one-man, self-contained crime fighting cybernetic arsenal.

Thanks to current state-of-the-art special effects, the filmmakers manage to effectively translate the cartoonish aspects of the original to the live action format. Despite a few glaringly bad shots utilizing rear screen projection, the visuals that help to realize the infinite gadgets at the inspector's disposal are genuinely jaw-dropping.

What the movie makers couldn't (or, at least, wouldn't) come up with is a decent script - without which all the greatest special effects in the world cannot a quality film make. Gadget is surrounded by a gallery of dull, poorly written caricatures ranging from a giddy, self-absorbed mayor, to a gruff, shortsighted chief of police, and an effete mad scientist bent on creating an army of indestructible gadget warriors, with which, of course, he (ho hum) plans to rule the world. Even the newly "hipified" gadget mobile comes across as a charmless, grating irritant as he provides a constant stream of witless one-liners as running commentary to the action.

Of the actors, Broderick and Rupert Everett cannot be faulted since both provide a degree of enthusiasm wholly unwarranted by the inferior screenplay with which they are saddled. For a perfect marriage of sophisticated writing and unsurpassable special effects, check out "Toy Story 2." And see what "Inspector Gadget" might indeed have been.

31 Cute.
This movie is cute but not for all ages. Kids would greatly enjoy this,most adults would think of it as silly. It's about John Brown (Matthew Broderick) getting into a car accident then is transformed into Inspector Gadget,a robot in other words,by many doctors. At first he does not like this new change,but he gets used to it after a while. I say it's a cute movie and i would recommend it to people that enjoy silly movies. If not,then do not see it...I would highly recommend it to the young-ones.

32 this movie is too short
when i watched this,it only seemed like an hour long.when i saw the previews,i knew it would only get one star,because it looked corny and boring.and ususally i am wrong when that happens,but this time i was absolutely right about it.unfunny and boring

33 Matthew does it again!
First it was Ferris Buller, then Wargames, then Godzilla (which this movie spoofs a little bit), and now this! I loved the cartoon when I was a kid, and I'm 15 now and I loved the movie! There are a few things I would have done to make it better though.

1. No-No RoboGadget! Isn't it a little to early to have a mechanical twin? Get rid of RoboGadget.

2. Is That Gadget! For this I would have given Gadget his classic grey suit.

3. DOCTOR Claw! It's not "Just Claw, one word, like Madonna." it's "Dr. Claw, two words, like Dr. Evil."

4. Where's MAD! They could have squezed in MAD.

5. Where's The Mystery! They could have hidden Claw's face at least until the end.

6. Claw, Not Gripper Toy! They could have given Claw his classic claw.

7. Gadgetmobile! They could keep the talking car, but they could have made it the classic Gadgetvan-transform-into-Gadgetmobile.

8. Keep the original names! I caught different names for most of his gadgets. Examples: Gadget Chopper (original name: Gadget Copter), Gadget Airbag (original name: Gadget Coat), Gadget Parasol (original name: Gadget Brella), Gadget Blades (original name: Gadget Skates), ect.

This was a very good movie with gadgets that we never seen before as well as the ones we have. Great job Disney!

34 Inspector Gadget DVD Review: It's actually not that bad
I was expecting a bad film but you know what. I enjoyed it. I actually liked the movie. It's definitely not below average.

One of the things you'll notice is that it's a Disney DVD with extra's. Yes, it's a miracle isn't it. The majority of all Disney DVD's don't have squat in them. This one has a 30 minute featurette on "Go Inside Inspector Gadget". It also has a music video from Youngstown and the trailer. Not bad Disney...keep adding more! Also, the sound is well done with the 5.1. Good use of the rear channels!

One negative was the layer change. It was during a so-so important scene and that was not good to place it in that area of the movie. They could of put it somewhere else.

Otherwise a good movie for the young teens. As for little children, not sure...seeing Broderick with his head backwards or seeing him get blown up may frighten the little children.

Otherwise, this DVD is worth purchasing.

35 DVD Beats Video; Plot Could Be Thicker...
Even though I liked this movie, I did not enjoy it as much as I thought I would. It runs barely over an hour, whereas I was expecting a feature-length movie. Even so, I did eventually check my watch near the middle of the movie.

The comedic bits in the movie are worth seeing, especially with the Gadgetmobile. The credits are also worth it, as they are inturrupted from time to time. Perhaps the best special feature on the DVD is the Youngstown music video.

36 LACKS EVERYTHING A GOOD MOVIE CONTAINS
there's is nothing more i can say about this absolutely pathetic, only for kids, movie than what's in the title. the actors seemed stiff, uninterested, and unemotional. rupert everett was absolutely horrible as dr. claw and broderick was the worst possible actor to be signed on as the crafty inspector we have all grown to love through the cartoon. the movie is based around a diabolical accident that forces a regular cop (broderick) to become a gadget-ridden man out to protect justice. basically the rest of this monotonous film includes crazy, "non" action sequencences, which build up to a "climatic" encounter with claw (everett). along the way, gadget falls in love with a scientist and receives useless advice from his "crackpot" daughter (michelle trachtenberg) and useless dog, brain! fine to see with the kids, but don't expect to savour it on a free saturday night.

37 Conry, fantasy family film.
Matthew Brodeick is engaging in this special effects film as Inspector Gadget also as the another bad inspector robo gadget is very funny with these big teeth. Rupert Everett is good as the villain. Dabney Coleman reworking with Broderick before in the movie War Games in 1983.

Good design on the computer graphics effects, some of it incredible. It a short film, should have been longer. Grade:B.

38 Go go gadget...away please
Sadly, I thought the movie was way too overblown, telling jokes that nobody really got and going off on its own little spindle while everybody scratches their heads and wonders just what's going on. Broderick tries his best to be Gadget but just falls flat, and Rupert Everett doesn't exactly make a novel Claw- I mean, didn't Claw hide his face in the original show! The story is scattershot, the good jokes are seldom (if you can find them), and the Yahoo! advertisement is dreadful (was it even needed?). Worse yet, the original Gadget voice, Don Adams, is wasted on a talking dog bit. And why does Gadget say, "Wowzer"? It's "Wowzers!" Not really that great a film, go see George of the Jungle instead. It's far better.

39 It's Cool
I think that this film is really good although not everybody likes it. The actors were good.My only objection is that the guy with the claw did not laugh the way he should. I loved it!

40 Not true to the cartoon!
One thing that really annoyed me about this film is that 'Doctor Claw' has a face! Anyone who's anyone knows that he was faceless in the cartoon. What's more, the film felt the need to explain how he got his claw. We don't need to know how he got the claw cos he's the bad guy.

Now that I've had my little rant and rave I'm gonna tell you about the dream sequence at the beginning. This sequence is so over the top it's good! Everything a dream would be. Saving the day while looking good. Plus, I like films that have a romantic interest sewing through the whole film. You know they end up, but it's good to keep the 'will they, won't they' scenario going for as long as possible cos that's the best part of romantic films. Look at 'Sleepless in Seattle' as an example, or, more recently, 'You've Got Mail.'

The kids will love this film. Hell! I liked this film and I'm coming on twenty. What I mean is that this film is perfect for the little ones while strong enough to keep an adult entertained as well.

41 Inspector Gadget
This movie is great. It is also very funny. I would recomend this movie for people young and old.

42 Disappointing,.
It can't get worser than this! This is a bad, kids movie that has a plot with no point, actors with talent but have lost it here. I put faith in Matthew Broderick in alot of films, and he sucks in this one. And as for the Claw guy, your a bad actor! Get rid of him! Hardly entertaining and a very big disappointment. This is as bad as KULL THE CONQUEROR! Yuk!

43 Gadget Anihilates PPG!
Were else can you see a shadow puppet of godzilla nuke Pittsburgh! The best! I could take my English born daughter on a tour of my home town in a new and exciting way - as they burned it down on the big screen! I never laughed so much at a kiddie movie! A definite for all Steeler's fans!

44 Go Go Get Another One
This tape has the disney trademark on the front. To me that automatically means that it is good. For the most part it was not a scratch on the old cartoon with the storyline sagging in parts. The animation is pretty good but fans of the cartoon will be sorely disappointed. The car is also very annoying and i think they could have hired better actors. Overall this video is not the best but could eventually get there.

45 Go Go Gadget Commercial
Usually, the opening title sequence of a movie sets the tone of how good or bad will be the movie. This opening sequence seemed to last 10 minutes before it actually started the story. After watching this much of the show, I was quickly reminded of the movie "Spawn" which had an equally boring to watch opening sequence. "Spawn" had all the computer special effects in it, but the story was boring. Such is the case with Inspector Gadget, but this show decided to add "in your face" commercials (like Yahoo, Skittles, etc.) in practically every scene. I was highly annoyed watching this show.

The movie is not funny, is not true to the original Inspector Gadget cartoon, and is very boring to watch. The run time of the actual movie is only about 60 minutes excluding the opening and ending credits. Skip this disc.

46 Disney's other kind of film
Disney make two kinds of film: the type that everyone will remember forever (Jungle Book, 101 Dalmatians, Dumbo etc.) and the type that get forgotten fairly quickly like... er... um... Escape From Witch Mountain and er... Pete's Dragon and um... so on.

This is probably one of the latter. That's not to say it's a bad film - it isn't. It has it's flaws, sure (it's a bit messy and incohesive - the whole thing just doesn't seem to fit together very well), but it is funny, it will keep you entertained for the duration and kids will want to watch it more than once. I suspect it will improve with repeated viewings - you tend not to notice the bits that don't fit so well as familiarity smooths over the cracks.

The car is very annoying, though, and I was a bit annoyed at the non-use of Penny and Brain - any cartoon fans will miss them as they are almost completely absent from the plot despite being in the movie.

I suspect that if you buy the video it may become a kids favourite. If not, then your family will probably have forgotten about it within a year.

47 Go-Go Gadget
I love Inspector Gadget. I think it is a very funny movie, especially Inspector Gadget. I thought "Claw" and his helpers were wild, crazy and weird.

48 Go Go throw my money away
After watching this movie i felt that it put to shame the original cartoon. Having too weird of effects, it seemed too fake. I felt bad taking my little cousin to see it because now he thinks that the cartoon is like this too. I thought the cartoon character could "act" better than Matthew Broderick. And for heaven's sake take that annoying voice from the car. Inspector Gadget is not from the freakin ghetto.

49 great action/adventure/comedy video!
This video was nice. The special FX were very neat. The car was very awesome. Buy this video!

50 Go-Go-Gadget 180 Degree Veer From The Famed Cartoon!
For a movie with the name Disney branded on the front (which means it's automatically geared towards a young audience), it isn't half-bad. The plot: catch the bad guys & get the girl. That's okay, because the way that they go about is funny. The co-star looks good. It's predictable, but a 180 from the cartoon (which in a way is refreshing). Inspector Gadget (Matthew Broderick) is "not" the dim-witted, feigned hero like his cartoon counterpart. And Penny (Michelle Trachtenberg) isn't the lil' snoop that solves all the mysteries sans credit. In fact Penny, uh, has no role; the director tried to stay somewhat true to the cartoon Penny. Nor does Brain. You'll like the way Gadget handles his evil twin- who is concocted from the warped mind of Dr.Claw/Cotex (and whose teeth are incredibly white!) The only downsets are that Cotex (Rupert Everett) is, to my knowledge, not from the cartoon. And I dang sure know that Dr. Claw is supposed to be covert and... not seen! If you pay meticulous attention- the Cartoon Dr. Claw has a bionic right hand, not left. Anywho, what squirmed me right out of my theater seat was the annoying Gadgetmobile personality (D.L. Hughley). I'm sawry, but D.L. was getting on my nerves, yall, dang! And I thought it was kinda cruel how Gadget's on the brink of death and they metamorph him into the next "Robocop" without his permission. But all 'n all, a very funny, FX-filled, watch-at-any-age kinda film. Hello... duh, it's Disney... that's why!

51 Inspector Gadget is HOT and handy!
This was a really great movie, with excellent special effects and a nice plot. Matthew Broderick does an excellent job of acting, as do the rest of the caste. The plot is basically, a rather clutzy/geeky security gaurd is transformed into Inspector Gadget after he basically gets blown to bits while chasing Claw. There are some added characters, along with a romance, and its a movie that can entertain adults, OR children! GO GO GADGET! :) I would recommend to anyone with a sense of humor, and a love for something other than some freak-show, like horror movies.

52 Fun but lacking
Great special effects for Inspector Gadget, but the film resembles the cartoon very little -- Gadget's not very bumbling, Peggy's hardly involved. Brain doesn't do much. Claw is too nice. This version has a technical glitch in the first chapter 1 where the French version pops into the English version for about 10 seconds.

53 Disney's done it again!
This is the second best Disney I've seen. (After Toy Story 2.) Usually I don't like Disney movies, but I liked this one! There are only about 7 Disney movies I liked, and Inspector Gadget was a gem! I don't get around to seeing Matthew Broderick in movies much (only in Godzilla), or rupertt everet (However you spell his name!) One of my favorite parts was in the end credits, at the "Henchmen Anonymous Recovery Group" (Or whatever it was called.) Thanks Disney for making a great movie!

54 Not the cartoon, but pretty darn entertaining.
What I loved about this movie was the direction. Although it didn't follow the point of the cartoon, which was Gadget not solving anything and Brain and Penny doing all the work, the fun they had making the movie was apparent in every frame. How much fun is that opening sequence?

And the effects are flawless. As for the talking car, well...I like Hughley as much as the next guy, but that was just a tad too annoying and self-aware.

You and the kids will love it, but the grown-up might find him or herself chuckling at this a bit.

55 I thought Inspector Gadget was the best movie I ever saw
This was a very good movie. The only down side is that Inspector Gadget wasn't that absent minded as he is in the old T.V. show. I noticed how the hench man working for Dr. Claw looks and has the same personality.

56 A review from Mr. Entertainment Lover
Live action comedy about a man who fights crime with the help of his gadgets. It's really funny but the plot is stupid. Not a terrible movie, yet not a great movie either. Matthew Broderick does do a good job as Inspector Gadget, but Dr. Claw isn't anything like he was in the T.V. show and Gadgets talking car is extremely anoying. In other words it's funny and has good special effects, but the plot isn't good! They should have said Go Go Gadget get a better script!

57 I loved it!
I loved this movie ! It was great and everett and broderick as well as fisher and dick were magnificent every character is great and I really think it is greta for everyne! GO GO Gadget sequel!

58 An Okay Movie, But My SOn Loves It So!
I saw this movie with my son. Although I thought the movie was mediocre, my son really enjoyed it-it was his first movie at a theater. Inspector Gadget has gotten him away from more violent movies-like Small Soldiers and Power Rangers. I know my son will watch this video over and over again!

59 Rent a video of the cartoon
This film was simply terrible. I had high hopes for it, too. Gadget never fell in love in the series, and the Gadgetmobile never talked (though that was the coolest character in the movie). Dr. Claw (or is it just Claw now) was the worst character. My favorite, though, was his pudgy little henchman, who looked EXACTLY like the one in the cartoon. I had to applaud that one.