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'Get Smart' is Better Than the TV Shownew

While series creators Mel Brooks and Buck Henry were mostly interested in poking fun at the espionage dramas of the day with Marx Brothers-style nonsense and physical comedy, the Steve Carell-helmed adaptation aims to take on the real-world intelligence community.
Willamette Week  |  Ben Waterhouse  |  06-18-2008  |  Reviews

OSS 117: The Best Spy Spoof Since 'Austin Powers'new

Before Ian Fleming devised 007, long before Mike Myers was born (later to conceive Austin Powers), French agent OSS 117 was a pulpy sensation in countless espionage novels and several movies.
Seattle Weekly  |  Brian Miller  |  05-12-2008  |  Reviews

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