Nostalgia Critic - Inspector Gadget: The Movie

[@poker8100]

Fun fact: claw was originally going to be played by Tim Curry in this movie

[@SpeedyEric1]

Oh, for the love of butter, that would have been the movie's only Saving Gracy, but NOOOOO, They had to go with the gay guy from My Best Friend's Wedding.

[@ivancorredera4241]

Interesting pick, but they could've done a lot better than Rupert Everett. He's about as menacing as a Fashion model.

[@mOnK27640]

SMASHING!!

[@rickyray2794]

***** I loved Home Alone 2..

[@ZeFoxito]

Do you want a balloon, gadget?

[@oren1305]

Surprisingly, the Critic's transitions are better and less annoying than the movie… perhaps I shouldn't be surprised by that.

[@PsypherWolf]

***** They're right out of Austin Powers, tho'.

[@oren1305]

Watzit Tooya Yeah I know. Austin Powers has better transitions than this film, and so are the parody ones used by the Critic. :)

[@robbiewalker2831]

***** 13:57 - 14:18: Unfortunately, Doug might have forgotten that Gadget DID have cartoon sound effects in his body like that in the original cartoon. Here's what it was originally before Don Adams: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZrFZHWEgZ5ljcU#t=150 And here's what it was when they had Don Adams: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJSUoGRpnZmceKc&feature=player_detailpage#t=70 Also, 12:45 - 13:11: Why would Doug Walker think that, if Gadget himself was that dumb in the cartoon? With that said, I agree that the movie was an insult to the series, but I will say the 2015 reboot was better than the original... I would like to explain why, but I have a vlog to work on with my friend.

[@MythicSuns]

***** it suited austin powers because it was kinda making fun of the 60s

[@oren1305]

***** Yup. There really was a fair bit to make fun of concerning that time period… (and a fair bit to be happy about).

[@Pinkstarclan]

My mom, a fan of the original show, hadn't seen this movie yet when it came on TV while we were flipping through channels. It's important to note that she's one of those people who likes to give even the worst of movies a chance and watch them all the way through. Even SHE couldn't stand this movie and stopped watching after 10 minutes.

[@itsjemmabond]

I don't blame her...

[@TheRealNormanBates]

14:18 Oh my God... someone needs to do a fan edit of SILENCE OF THE LAMBS with goofy sound FX stat!

[@appleWhisky43]

NooooOOooo

[@waddledoo2you13]

Oh, my god

[@bitcrusher1355]

+Monroville "Need," is a strong word.

[@TheRealNormanBates]

Bitcrusher Well I would definitely have a good laugh...

[@albertjohnson3875]

I love how the critic isn't mad about Broderick's performance in this film, he's astonished that someone could act this bad lol

[@retrogamingguitarist5961]

Truly a marvel.

[@pokemaniacalex8031]

Yes. Simply through the will of heart. You know, that organ he doesn't have anymore.

[@julialabusch9403]

+Pokemaniac Alex Duh!

[@tvproductionsltd]

Maati: "HEART"

[@gladoshatesyoursafespace2653]

Slapstick! Huh! Idiot!

[@dylantennant6594]

Ok, a little lesson in psychology and biology, the heart doesn't control emotions, just blood transfer, and the stress . But the brain, which does crontol emotion and will, which is intact( although not clearly) .

[@brantley6403]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnfMqWuHfceqoZY

[@jac6995]

They even screwed up Dr. Claw's final line, it should be: "I'll get you next time Gadget, next time!"

[@PhoenixRising87]

With the cat screeching. Can't forget that!

[@user-zf3fc9tn5k]

jac6995 This is one of the very few live action adaptations I've seen that got pretty much, EVERYTHING WRONG!!!!

[@themysteriouscatperson9483]

“Wowser...”

[@joeywomer]

They made it worse in the sequel.

[@CalVersion1]

The Star Wars clip at 6:15 works on another level...the lady who plays Brenda in this movie is Carrie Fisher's sister. I guess they both can't help but get into wacky hijinks with gullible cyborgs! Anyway, Critic's hatred for Matthew Broderick is easily one of his best gags...

[@arumikahaven]

Notice how in all the movies about 90s cartoons were always about the origins of the story/characters? The third Scooby doo movie was about how Shaggy got scooby and how the gang got together Powerpuff girls movie was about how the professor made the powerpuff girls Inspector Gadget movie is about how he got his 'powers' The Flintstones was very early on since it had Barney and Betty adopting bam bam Couldn't hollywood think of better ideas for movies other than how it all began?

[@appleWhisky43]

well, those characters you've mentioned never acutally had a backstory( Powerpuffgirls had only the intro ). For them, the origin was actually the most original idea to come up with. Granted, many of them sucked ( except Powerpuffgirls )

[@chinococoa6743]

+Ben Kim Yes! Powerpuff Girls rocked!

[@JaelinBezel]

+Chino Cocoa Yeah, I'd say that movie definitely earned a pass

[@coolnerdlll6053]

And Doug's reviewed all of them as of February 9, 2019.

[@Shadoboy]

But seriously, WHY the sound effects? I don't recall the cartoon Gadget doing stupid sounds every time he moved. And still, in-universe, it makes no sense for them to put sounds on him. Just because it's based on a cartoon, doesn't mean you have to make everything ridiculous and senseless. The cartoon had silly moments, but it managed to make a lot more sense than this tripe.

[@Angela.Perkins]

+Shadoboy You mean you don't actually hear a doorbell ring whenever you tap someone on the shoulder?

[@MrAwsomeness360]

+Shadoboy *"Just because it's based on a cartoon, doesn't mean you have to make everything ridiculous and senseless. The cartoon had silly moments, but it managed to make a lot more sense than this tripe."* You just pointed out EXACTLY why live-action movies based on cartoons simply don't work and will never work. Period.

[@MrRaymangouw]

+Angela Perkins I knew I wasn't the only one! And others started to call me crazy, HA!

[@amaliomontana]

+Nick Pick weird I normally have to press A to talk to people not a doorbell

[@icecreamhero2375]

+Shadoboy maybe they say Johnny Test and thought over using sound effects was cool

[@KFKale]

After seeing this, I feel ashamed to, as a 6-8 year old, loving this movie.

[@moonlady3000]

+Kale F. Don't feel too bad. I was 12 and I loved it.

[@CrownedGD]

+Kale F. Haha same, but I'm not ashamed that I actually loved the movie. A kid doesn't think about the story structure as much as this reviewer does. It wasn't really a problem, or that bad of movie at least for kids. Wanna see a bad movie? See The Mask 2. Wait actually no please don't. It's way worse.

[@KFKale]

+Grant Davis I actually liked the Mask 1 and 2 as a child.

[@CrownedGD]

Love the Mask 1. A masterpiece. Mask 2 is what demons show to people in the lowest circle of Hell.

[@popo0129]

+Kale F. I remember watching it when I was 10 but not really having an opinion on it. Hell I don't even remember most of the story unless I think hard on it. When I was 6 however, I remember wanting the McDonald toys they had for this movie and instead of getting some radio or this one with gadget with the helicopter blades which I wanted I got Dr.Claw's claw. Was kind of cool I guess but I still didn't know what purpose it would serve as a toy.

[@Mouse_Anon]

See, this is why I don't watch movies based on things I loved as a child. "Inspector Gadget" (who was originally voiced by Don Adams) was also a nod to his most famous TV character, "Agent 86" on the most awesome of nostalgic TV Shows, _Get Smart_. "Penny" was basically like his "99"; The woman who was often to the side-lines, but obviously superior to him...saving the day but not really getting the credit she deserved. From what I can tell, the film did NOT stay faithful to the source material in this regard. It's especially unfortunate given that Michelle Trachtenberg is a far more talented actor than Mathew Broderick (See her performance as "Georgina Sparks" on _Gossip Girl_ if you don't believe me), and could have easily been the "Penny/99" character she SHOULD have been. I watched both _Get Smart_ and _Inspector Gadget_ religiously as a kid (They used to run _Get Smart_ on Saturday afternoon free-to-air back then). When I found out that Don Adams voiced "Inspector Gadget" the parallels between the shows were so obvious that even my primary-school aged mind could comprehend them. The saddest part about this is that Don Adams actually did the voice cameo for "Brain" in the end credits of this movie. That is one little factoid I wish I hadn't googled. *R.I.P. Don Adams:* I will always remember you for _Get Smart_ and the animated _Inspector Gadget_ series and how much I enjoyed watching them. You were a great actor with amazing comedic timing, who did a brilliant job of stepping into the subversive comedic role where the "macho male hero saves the day" trope gets turned on its head, but only the audience seemed to notice. I, like many others, were great fans of your work...even if it was produced decades before we were born. You'll be sorely missed.

[@sarahmcmann5253]

There's another cartoon called Tennessee Tuxedo

[@DeathBringer769]

+Mouse I watched the animated Inspector Gadget series religiously as a kid too. I remember sitting there after school eating my Spaghetti-O's and watching Gadget, haha.

[@MrShroomz84]

+Mouse Missed it by *that* much..

[@Mouse_Anon]

Shan Deezy Lol!

[@adam985185]

I definetly agree with Doug at 07:10. As a kid, I imagined Dr.Claw looking very villainous (my brother though thought he only was an arm stuck on a chair because of the intro to the show). I never saw this movie but I did watch the sequel and Dr.Claw in that film looked also pretty far from my imagination, but his look made at least more sense than this version.

[@lauchlinyurchuk1301]

Actually believe it or not there was a toy that officially revealed what the original Dr. Claw from the show looked like. Google it. He's essentially a scowling intimidating old man

[@mithrandirlannister2230]

Ouch, "Silence of the lambs" with sound-effects got me this time! XD

[@kenrickkahn]

Me too!! LMAO! in tears!

[@thelegobrickking3290]

+Kenrick Eason irony-silence of the lambs with a sheep noise

[@christosvoskresye]

I've actually never seen Silence of the Lambs, but the idea would really, really work in Braveheart.

[@kenrickkahn]

TheLegoBrickKing Just fucking hilarious! I was crying in laughter!😂😂😂😂😂

[@Katechon1349]

There are so many things wrong with your profile I don't know where to start.

[@Morrisman1996]

The Minion Recovery Group during credits scene is probably the best part of the whole movie

[@jasoncase9481]

Penny takling to brain with the trademark watch communicator. Its the closest they came to the cartoon

[@TheCow-j1l]

+Sean Morris just because of comic sans?

[@zirrian]

+Sean Morris "Famous Villain with Deadly Hat" and "Mr. T - himself" made me giggle.

[@CDubya.82]

I saw Jaws! :)

[@SupermarketSweep777]

+Carl Wilson (awilsonlife) And Igore.

[@goHarbinger965]

OMG!!! "Brain is not here!!!"...Don Adams sighting confirmed guys!! They managed to get the Real Inspector Gadget into the end credits at least!!

[@KombatGod]

Btw, actually in the show he's not supposed to be a cyborg. He's supposed to be inspector GADGET because he has gadgets. There's even one episode where he doesn't have his coat, so he can only use gadgets from his hat. Also even when they meet the professor in the show Penny says "he's the professor who gave you all your gadgets", she doesn't say turned you into a cyborg, and they never mention anything like that. Okay, he can stretch his neck and something like that, but still, it's never explained if he is an actual cyborg, and if so to what degree. The point is that it shouldn't be the focus of the plot, 'cause it's never explained in the show and it should be left that way, it's a mystery. The premise is the adventures of this detective full of gadgets and that's it. If you want to give us some backstory okay, but the show was never like that.

[@SwordHMX]

I really loved the part where the Japanese man says, "This is why I left Tokyo" during the evil robot attack. That plus the minion recovery scene is pretty funny if you recognize anybody.

[@aussieman3021]

Since a clip of Star Wars was shown, the woman who played Brenda in Inspector Gadget happened to be a much younger sister of Carrie Fisher (who I don't have to explain). Joely Fisher is her name.

[@ooliveric]

when is he going to do Inspector Gadget 2???????

[@ooliveric]

XDragonFireX 97 no he hasn't

[@ooliveric]

XDragonFireX 97 just go to his website

[@SweenyTodd98]

Prince Zuko he probably won't review the sequel because he usually avoids direct to video/dvd movies

[@CrossRoadsOfTime]

Prince Zuko heh, he was already upset by how poorly this one followed the cartoon. that one no only does an even worse job at following the cartoon, it doesn't even bother to keep up with the first movie. like they decided they where to serious and that the plot was to coherent for them. so the next one has to completely change most of the characters with little to no explanation as to why though they do lampshade some of claw's differences. they messed up gadget 2 even more then gadget 1.

[@ooliveric]

Kit Ramos actually i was just watching bits of Gadget 2 and it's not as bad as the first and it's more closer to the cartoon

[@raultejada9887]

I really liked this movie as a kid, but then again, I was a pretty stupid kid

[@JackClockerinos]

me too

[@illiniguy34]

Same here.

[@BlueKnight85]

Me, too... But even though I notice most of its flaws now, there's still a part of me that likes it.

[@JackClockerinos]

i agree

[@raultejada9887]

***** How are you even alive, man?

[@OfficerFlatFoot]

"Nooo!!!? I gotta get outta here?"

[@CodyTheDragonSamurai]

That's ok but I think that scene where mat says that line should be replaced with a scene with him either saying "Excuse me, I gotta get outta here" or just fall silent with a confused or terrified expression on his face, that would be a little more realistic but then again it's a cartoon based motion picture so anything goes.

[@supersaiyanfox9190]

Me: Hey Broderick, did you know that Doug Walker, a KZbinr who plays a character called the Nostalgia Critic, hates your acting? Broderick: NOOOO!

[@fahdchoudry7763]

When will Mr Wiseau make a sequel to "The Room" so NC can review it.

[@malucoufal2631]

fahd s The "Nooo! I gotta get out of here!" scene at 9:09 was so bad, and I thought Wiseau was the worst at acting, I'm actually surprised he got a rival there...

[@TXFDA]

+fahd s One day, he will make sequel. And it'll end up being really fucking good at the confusion of everyone.

[@MrMojo23100]

+Dak Lamerbusch Oh Hi Mark!

[@TheTechnoman7]

+fahd s I always thought the logical continuation of The Room would be a horror film where the ghost of Johnny haunted Lisa and Mark and tried to kill both of them. I can see the trailer now... Coming October 31st... "Haai babe. I have something fou' yoooou..." JUMPSCARE! "I AM TEARING YOU APART, LISA! ...Oh, hai Mark!" Cut to black. *The Room 2: Johnny's Revenge*

[@edcellwarrior]

He's making a new movie "soon", he's even getting Greg Sestero to be in it.

[@The1uptriforce]

I think its funny you said Dr. Claw killed Madonnas carreer and he actually referenced her in the film

[@mrcreeper636]

Nostalgia Critic really does think that Matthew Broderick is a bad actor. He has been in a few really crappy movies (Godzilla and Inspector Gadget), but that doesn't make him a bad actor. He has given good performances in films like War Games and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

[@TheaterPup]

He did speak positively of Ferris Bueller once. I think it's mainly Broderick's post-80s work he has a problem with.

[@mrcreeper636]

TheaterPup But still, Broderick has had some good post 80s work.

[@porsche911sbs]

_Glory_

[@TheaterPup]

Well, I do miss the time when Broderick played snarky, confident characters. He really got stuck playing wimps and that's not where he's at his best.

[@jigsaw117able]

Did any of you ever realize he was Simba from the Lion King? Yeah. I've known of him for years thanks to Godzilla 98 but only recently realized that watching lion king for the first time in years.

[@MURFGAMING1228]

I kinda liked the guy who played IG. He did a good preformance in Ferris Beuler's Day Off.

[@jrpludacrous]

Steve Carell would be a better Gadget and Ron Pearlman would be a better Dr. Claw

[@eddieolshefski6467]

jrpludacrous Dude, if they reboot the Live Action Inspector Gadget movie, they better cast those two men. Cause they would be perfect for the roles.

[@RichterPhallos]

I agree on Steve, but why not just have Frank Welker play/voice Claw? We're not supposed to see him, so why not have the original voice actor play him. Otherwise my vote for Claw is Andy Serkis

[@sarahnour5561]

I remember advertising for this movie was all over the place when I was a kid. McDonald's gimmick was giving out toys that were part of Gadget's robotic body so kids would keep getting Happy Meals to get all the parts. My brother and I managed to get them all and build a full Gadget. What suckers we were.

[@Psycho3418]

Not gonna lie, whenever the doorbell sound effect is used when watching a movie I always go to the door xD

[@Robstar100]

so annoying!

[@MisterGenesis64AK]

Am I the only one who watched this movie as a kid without knowing there was an animated tv show existing?

[@unclebill3995]

nope

[@mr.montag1414]

me too

[@rcavallaro13]

I didn't know either

[@gr8darklord604]

I. am. so. sorry.

[@jasonmillsom2981]

Same

[@stalk8r]

This is one of these movies that I hated even as a kid - and my favourite TV show back then were Power Rangers, so you can tell my standarts were really low.

[@brianmerritt5410]

stalk8r I LOVED BOTH Power Rangers AND Inspector Gadget movie when I was a kid, and even now. And what do you mean by low standards? Mighty Morphin The Show was great, and the movie was excellent.

[@thedangerwich5476]

Used to watch PR ninja storm before I walked to school every morning.

[@pokeythescowlingcat6221]

+I'mNotCharlesBarkley SoDon'tBanMe ninja storm is my favorite!

[@thedangerwich5476]

Pokey Cat it was beast mode

[@thecrimsonking-3326]

Vilkku Go go power rangers * Que in awesome intro music*

[@tristanhartup4936]

07:12 - 07:13 Who should have directed this movie. 07:15 Who shouldn't have directed this movie, but he was hired anyway.

[@Jakmanuk99]

Poor Matthew Broderick, people will always talk about how bad he was in Godzilla but never how good he was in Ferris Bueller's Day Off or The Cable Guy

[@danielhooperofficial]

The Cable Guy is a way better movie than Inspector Gadget and I can agree that Broderick did a better performance in The Cable Guy than this. Also his other good performances in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Election, WarGames, Tower Heist and more!

[@DrunkenCoward1]

I just realized... most of the time Doug''s main complaint is "That has already been done, be more original", but when adaptations try to put their own spin on things his complaint is "You are too original, try doing exactly what the cartoon did."

[@jared6343]

Happy medium

[@mrcreeper636]

He's not saying trying to say be the cartoon, he's saying that they should respect the source material. When he says "That has already been done, be more original," he means that they should stop doing the stupid cliches and write a better script that doesn't pander to the audience.

[@onelonelypickle]

There's a fine line. You change what doesn't work on the big screen / what doesn't work from the transition between animation and live action and keep what does. You can throw in your own artistic shit too but it can't clash with the source material (in this case the biggest use of this is showing Claw. Claw's character was a faceless, malicious threat that you basically could never catch and yet he's seen just ten minutes into the movie and for the rest of it after that. And he's played by a shithead.)

[@matttestani8105]

@@jared6343 No, he's fucking ungrateful and fickle, just like you.

[@KD_Smoove]

I was dying when he said he looked the same dead as alive and the Slapstick, dhuuhhh?, Idiot part

[@KD_Smoove]

In*

[@dertgfgh7874]

Basketball Kev I know, the slapstick, huh, idiot part made my stomach hurt is was so funny. Fuck Matthew Broderick and his stupid face.

[@maxschaeffner9005]

Did anyone else notice that mr. T was in the minion recovery group at the end?

[@SSofIreland]

Yeah, I noticed that, too. How the hell did they get him on board?

[@thatguyinastore]

SSofIreland The world may never know...

[@borryman3867]

I did

[@retrogamingguitarist5961]

He pities da cast of this film.

[@themysteriouscatperson9483]

And jaws, and oddjob, and Cato from pink panther

[@alol1551]

I want to see Nostalgia Critic's segway be an intro to a TV show.

[@Dynaman21]

You know what this movie needed? A drug factory raid. With Red Forman.

[@ColeVecsion]

I've seen it a million times yet i burst out laughing every goddamn time he does that matthew brodderick acting impression, easily one of my fav NC jokes of all time

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

...And the city is called Riverton in the movies, unlike the cartoon, where it is called Metro City.

[@lucasbell4831]

Both names sound like locations in Fallout...

[@johnsmith-xv3dl]

+Lucas Bell inspector gadget takes place in the fallout universe confirmed.

[@ironmaster6496]

metro city? whats is this final fight!?

[@stevedoidoultimate4815]

Did you know? There's a official Dr. Claw toy which shows his face

[@Speems]

Don't forget the SNES game

[@ElFreakinCid]

+SteveDoidoUltimate I refuse to accept that mess as Claw. I mean, really? J. Jonah Jameson genetically spliced with Dr. Wily and harbouring a bad crack addiction is what that voice was coming out of and who that arm was attached to? Somehow I doubt it.

[@JuddKramer]

AMC wanted Matthew Broderick to be Walter White. Just let that sink in.

[@somerandolad]

Thank goodness that never happened.

[@squishybrick]

My god, silence of the lambs with random cartoon sound effects had me dieing of laughter.. This movie really IS on to something!

[@Lewa500]

To hell with you Nostalgia Critic, I rented this movie over 30 times when I was little! I loved it, acting talent be damned!

[@Reach008]

I owned this movie AND the its sequel and watched it many times as a kid but lets face it, their garbage

[@Lewa500]

I agree about the second one, but... the first one was... I grew up with it.... dammit.

[@Reach008]

nostalgia blindness, its understandable

[@HolsovanUltimate]

Lewa500 I think the sequel did it more justice to be honest seing how its more true to the show

[@Lewa500]

***** The sequel? You've gotta be kidding me.

[@jackdiseker3467]

I do believe that any movie I liked as a child was, by far, a piece of shit. Ugh.

[@swishfish8858]

What does that say about your taste? ;3

[@jackdiseker3467]

Michelle Lehto I don't know, because what you just said is grammatically ridiculous.

[@swishfish8858]

...Yup, "O"'s hate me.

[@ThatOneAnimeFan]

Ikr

[@nathaneisler318]

Jack Diseker Kids like the weirdest shit, trust me.

[@419Films]

"Go-go Gadget Prophylactic!" "Um... Uncle Gadget?" "Don't worry, Penny. I know just what I'm doing!" "I'm doomed."

[@docdave15]

"Two years as a security guard isn't enough to be a cop they said." Okay, if we're going to by Broderick's age at the time, 37, then I have to ask what was he doing before he was a security guard? Becoming a cop isn't one of things where you go, "Yeah, I'm going to be a cop! Not this paper pushing stuff anymore!" And yeah, no duh, having only two years of security guard experience isn't necessarily policemen materials. Matter of fact - why not have him as a cop to begin with? Make him a by-the-books cop who's still dorky and clumsy but has the good heart.

[@Laser0rick]

Damn... this used to be my favourite movie when I was young.

[@Commander_Shepard.]

Sorry to hear that.

[@Dim4323]

+Shiny Piece if you want the essence of Dr claw. ed from ed edd and eddy got it right. "Only the claw knows"

[@lorenzorodriguez6876]

Let's be fair we all liked terrible movies as a kids, ahem Star Wars prequels

[@lorenzorodriguez6876]

+Shiny Piece remember the grinch

[@lorenzorodriguez6876]

+Shiny Piece my only problem is the whole crying brought ash back to life part

[@vergilthepoet9732]

Well to do it justice, at least the second movie followed more to the cartoon. It never refers to the Inspector as John Brown, the origins are never explained, and his personality does match the cartoon. Just saying :P

[@atruebluefriend]

The Matthew Broderick Inspector Gadget was supposed to be a backstory film as to how Inspector Gadget and Dr. Claw became who they are today and that's the thing that ticked me off about this review because in my honest opinion, the film was pretty interesting...if it weren't so desperate for a laugh and horribly transitioned.

[@vergilthepoet9732]

Even the backstory doesn't follow the cartoon it was based on though. The way the two movies were done, you could easily tell that they noticed the first movie didn't work because the second story obviously tried to copy the cartoon where as the first movie was no where near the cartoon. You can tell they never expected a sequel because there is such a dramatic change. Also if you notice, Penny doesn't call Gadget "Uncle Brown" in the second movie, whereas she wouldn't call him anything else in the first movie, despite how popular the name "Gadget" got.

[@atruebluefriend]

VergilthePoet Oh, okay. It's just that I haven't seen the show in years to know.

[@vergilthepoet9732]

Oh ok, sorry lol

[@atruebluefriend]

VergilthePoet It's not your fault.

[@DarthRushy]

If I would've made Inspector Gadget, I would have focused it on Gadget's trauma of being turned into a cyborg(also, his gadgets would be effective Bond-type stuff). There could be a revelation that Claw and Gadget were friends who suffered in the SAME accident(Claw is cybernetic too, but on a much larger scale) and were taken in and 'altered' by different people. As the years went by, Gadget ended up being a force for good whilst Claw became a bitter maniac. I'm a 16-year old who knows jack squat about filmmaking so don't flame me.

[@sitizenkanemusic]

Many movies use that premise.

[@DarthRushy]

Can't blame a formula that works.

[@capmar-vell9243]

The hero whining about being a cyborg is pretty much every Shotaro Ishinomori series ever. Still cool though.

[@DambustaAnimations]

that sounds AWESOME!! not too sure about how others would feel about it, but then again, you dont argue with, The Master...

[@cucoarmado120]

could be made into something different than gadget, could be more character developing and dark

[@Johnnyboy7779]

Mathew Broderick didn't act well in this, but he does have roles where he did act well (Lion King, Ferris Bueller)

[@oscarramos5681]

Don't forget Wargames.

[@ryankmetz3740]

What people fail to realize is that even though Inspector Gadget 2 was a bad movie, it at least followed the cartoon a hell of a lot better than that crappy first film.

[@PikminandOatchi]

" He hasn't even said anything and already I hate him" Says this right after he says "Morning".

[@marcguerra1854]

I once read that Steven Spielberg wanted to write and direct Inspector Gadget. I can only imagine how badass it would've been had he done it

[@grant9589]

The movie version of _Inspector Gadget_ was a masterpiece fail in cinema. Seriously, the _Inspector Gadget_ show is not that hard to adapt, or improve for that matter! Each episode follows a pattern so rigidly it gets old after you're one quarter through! Obviously, a little twist to the pattern won't kill it. At the same time, this rigid pattern provides an outline for the overall makeup of anything _Inspector Gadget_ to follow. And yet, abiding by the pattern and yet screwing with it, and making something great, is not hard to do. The _Inspector Gadget_ movie was somehow capable of taking something that's rather overrated and making it flat-out _terrible_. How? Just how do you do that?!

[@RawkHawk9000]

But he was good in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, right?

[@drdustbin]

Also in "Glory" he wasn't horrible.

[@KidSnivy69]

That's seems to be his only good role (well there is the lion king, but voice over doesn't require you to show facial emotions)

[@AmishParadise27]

He was great in The Lion King, but Doug is the only human being who hates The Lion King, so yeah...

[@AmishParadise27]

***** The Croods.

[@KidSnivy69]

***** he said it was overrated, he didn't say he hated it

[@BlackfootFerret]

13:59 Best sound effect use ever :)

[@MRT12371]

The direct-to-video sequel is equally (if not more) terrible, but at least they were truer to the cartoon.

[@Megacooltommydee]

19:17 - See, even pre-return NC had skits, though not nearly as much and as long...

[@TheJboy88]

Little bit of trivia. The voice of Dr Claw was done by the guy who did Soundwave in Transformers.

[@TheLJascony]

Frank Welker did Megatron, Ravage, Galvatron(after Leonard Nimoy), Rumble amongst others.

[@SMAXZO]

***** Heck, Frank Welker does a lot of voices. Would you believe he did the voice of Monkey from Dexter's Laboratory?

[@Alpha9571]

SMAXZO Frank Welker is the god of voice acting. Aside from Mel Blanc,of course.

[@Alpha9571]

Good point.

[@zaphodbeeblebrox7893]

Matthew Broderick was fine in Ferris Bueller

[@JMandJJ7797]

Ah fuck another movie I watched as a kid that the Nostalgia Critic hates. Makes me feel stupid that I watched that movie. Wonder what he thought of the sequel.

[@kenrickkahn]

When he put Penny's Face on Young Bruce Wayne I lost my shit!! Especially the Cartoon sound effects on the Silence of the Lambs while the F.B.I agent was talking to Hannibal Lecter! Crying in Laughter!

[@PhoenixRising87]

All I could think of it how much better a movie that would have been...

[@kenrickkahn]

ElectricMayhem87 (Ashleigh) Right!😂

[@N0rlight]

Everytime i hear that voice: 0:38 I imagine: Shadow, stop at once.

[@mysite1012]

Ikr?

[@gr8darklord604]

haha

[@AxlTheScourge]

Doom's Eye: Shadow kill the G.U.N soldiers! make the humans suffer! Sonic: lets show the aliens we mean business!

[@omegafreddy12]

Father... I have a confession to make for I have sinned.... I like Matthew Broderick as an actor....

[@JackCipherCreations]

I have to be honest, I like this movie, but its the first time I'd seen anything Inspector Gadget so that's why. Also I like Matthew Broderick.

[@Malkmusianful]

shhh... don't tell doug he'll lynch you for liking matthew broderick

[@JackCipherCreations]

Hal Emmerich Oh, god, not the bees!

[@ranigoldenberg6962]

I loved the movie

[@Gokario99]

Same here, actually.

[@xgray2012]

Supersaiyan4mario Wait until you see the original cartoons, then you'll be surprised with how much they fucked up Dr. Claw's character in this movie.

[@TjsWorld2011]

The transition at 0:49 feels like a contemporary sitcom.

[@danihettinger8932]

I have to ask, what spawned his hatred of Matthew Broderick? He was pretty perfect for the part of Leo Bloom in "The Producers"! And do I even have to mention "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"? That movie is legendary. So what is it? Does he just find him annoying? Because that seems like a pretty strong reaction for mere annoyance!

[@falsusficta3488]

Well, there's Godzilla

[@pseudonym284]

"Day Off" may have been great, but Broderick wasn't, and it wasn't a difficult role. Any personality Bueller had came from the atmosphere and the way other characters reacted to him, not to the performance from Broderick himself, which was pretty dull. That movie probably would have been a lot better with someone else as Bueller.

[@louche2388]

Maybe he knows about how he killed two irish ladies

[@kishinkuro]

Wait a minute... They seriously reached out to Don Adams (the original voice of Inspector Gadget)... AND THEY CAST HIM AS BRAIN. AND GAVE HIM ONE LINE. WTF?

[@nataliegray8019]

I actually preferred the second Inspector Gadget movie over the first. French Stewart really did the role justice in my opinion.

[@ufcmantoyreviews44]

14:11 Someone should pass that advice on to Scott Fellows (guy who made ned's declassified, big time rush, and 100 things to do before high school)

[@SheepyKing]

It's strange that he didn't made cuts at the credits of HIS video to resemble the random cuts from the movie's credits... But I can't complain :D

[@sedertful]

I remember having this movie on VHS when I was a little kid and I always thought it was a bootleg or something because of that "yahoo" sound bite.

[@DemonBoy3223]

I'm just saying this, but after hearing James Spader's voice as Ultron in the 'Avengers 2' trailers, I think he'd be perfect to play Dr. Claw if they ever do a new 'Inspector Gadget' movie; he'd make Claw more menacing.

[@BlazeMaster]

George Bean if they ever decided to do a serious movie it might

[@michaelbremer35]

Frank welker, the original voice actor for claw is still alive, if they make a new inspector gadget, they should just use him.

[@duranls1]

I think only good thing Matthew Broderick ever did on his career until today was voicing Simba in Lion King movies, and Despereaux, although I liked Deck the Halls movie too....silly movie too but at least had Devito in it

[@anarky1765]

I always imagined Dr. Claw looked like a Bond villain, mainly Blofeld, but also Alec Trevelyan or Jaws (with his whole lower jaw made of metal, which could explain his voice). But definitely not like a rejected "Mad Men" character with an oversized pliers for a hand.

[@Dinjur]

10:50 I feel like that scene is missing a certain..................logo.

[@kiernanhowell-mackinley1733]

RealMetalGaming Brazzers: It's just a logo, but it makes one *hell* of a difference.

[@Dinjur]

Kiernan Howell-MacKinley XD YOU GOT IT

[@kiernanhowell-mackinley1733]

RealMetalGaming :)

[@PetaHatingChris42]

Regarding the "oil slick" scene, there were plenty of moments in the show where Gadget's gadgets would malfunction. The fact that toothpaste comes out instead of oil is probably an homage to such moments, probably the one thing they actually got right.

[@berpipo]

i didn't watch the movie so i am not sure, but do they show him malfunctioning (i am not sure if that's a real word) again in the movie?

[@PetaHatingChris42]

There may have been a few other times, but I'm not positive.

[@therandombats2579]

07:12 Glad we agreed that we picture Dr. Claw as a monster. Who happens to sound intelligent. Actually, I pictured that MAD logo as his actual face, but much more scarier.

[@SpartanCodeTBAG]

They must have not watched Inspector Gadget the original series

[@anthonypater8473]

They probably just listened to the theme and trailer to the cartoon.

[@TXFDA]

It's hard for me to imagine Inspector Gadget being from the 80s. I think it's because they kept showing reruns through a good chunk of the 90s. Which honestly happened with a lot of cartoons. Hell, they still show some of those cartoons today. (Which is great honestly, those shows were better than most cartoons nowadays, with the exception of a few obviously. Steven Universe is my current obsession.) I also quite like how they didn't even get Claw's ending line right. "I'll get you next time Gadget. I'll get you!". Like...REALLY? You COULDN'T even get the line correct? You got it HALF right, what the fuck? I honestly think they were just trying to be as wrong as they could. Also, with the recent obsession with Nostalgia and "retro" games. I'm kinda surprised they haven't given Mario another try for a movie. Honestly, I enjoyed the hell out of the original Mario Bros movie, mostly because it was Mario related and nostalgia, but still. I'd love to see them at least TRY a more accurate version. I could see them screwing it up horribly by trying to fit EVERY Mario related thing into a single movie. But if they made multiple movies, but kept them focused a bit better, they could be pretty good.

[@Bluemangrup]

+TXF Here's the thing about the Mario movie. If you have a movie so bad the first time, nobody wants to give it a second try because nobody will trust it. Ever wonder why Eldest from the Eragon series never got a sequel? It's because the first movie was so disliked that nobody wants to act in a second one because no one will like it. While I do agree, it would be cool to see a better Mario movie, there's just not much plot for it, and not many people will probably watch it.

[@TXFDA]

Bryden O'Neill While I understand that...for some movies. It's Mario. Horrible movie or not, people would flock to a Mario movie just for the novelty of seeing Mario in theaters. That's a huge reason people probably watched Pixels and Wreck it Ralph. Not to say they're good or bad movies, but a lot of people probably wouldn't have even seen them if not for the game characters that are involved.

[@Bluemangrup]

TXF That is true. I guess we won't know how it would do until someone actually makes a second one Yeah. They both had interesting premises, but old characters was their main selling point

[@LeopoldLitchenstein]

+Bryden O'Neill And while Wreck it Ralph wasn't bad, I heard awful things about Pixels.

[@Bluemangrup]

Leopold Litchenstein While it's true it was only rated 17% on Rotten Tomato, it definitely wasn't that bad. It wasn't a great movie, however it had a really cool idea and an exciting plot

[@robertlauncher]

Critic’s hatred of Broderick is hilarious even if I don’t 100% understand it

[@BioniclesaurKing4t2]

7:34 "Even without the Unimind, those little guys had the right stuff. Then...came the wrong stuff. I just kept thinking that there might be a method to their madness. Maybe...just maybe... No. They had lost it." "What is, uh, this thing?" "Uh, an arm." "Told ya." 22:26 "Cell phone, internet access, satellite TV, you name it. That baby'll do anything, but tell you what time it is." "It doesn't tell time?" "No. There was so much stuffed into it, there was no more room for the clock."

[@ananna369]

the austin powers transitions were a nice touch and well editted, i'm glad to say they got quite a laugh out of me

[@stefanm.734]

3:34 You mean, like actual limbs...? When moving, you don't think, "Okay, time to move my left leg. So I lift this ligament first, tighten these muscles..." You just do it. There's no "thought" behind it, you just will it to move and it does.

[@colinoconnell3831]

What if the car was voiced by slippy toad from star fox

[@thatguyinastore]

Oh god...

[@EKOddLink]

THERES AN ENEMY ON MY TAIL!

[@Marispider]

HELP! HELP ME! THERE'S AN ENEMY ON MY TAIL! LOOK OUT! **Car crashes and does a barrel roll**

[@EKOddLink]

FOOOOOX

[@MrAlcazar]

Ze Medic Pretty smooth flyin' Fox!

[@iHeartsNostalgiaPit]

kind of bugs that in all the incarnations of the show (including the two live action films and both crappy animated ones) we don't know where her parents are at, I mean Gadget and the Gadetinis hinted that she was an orphan, but we don't even know how that happened

[@dianab.5381]

just to think about it, they did mentioned a little bit in the 2nd season in original series that Penny is Gadget's only living relative.

[@Darkslayer289]

Is it just me or is NC's newer work pales in comparison to his older work?

[@Robstar100]

oh please don't make this a cyanide and happiness thing where most of the audience starts saying "he's not as good now! He's just not funny!" when they're just trying new humor or made 1 bad episode.

[@Darkslayer289]

Robert Gilmour All I'm saying is I rewatch his older reviews more than his newer ones. The sketches in his newer ones are hit and miss for me.

[@oscarh9265]

***** Yeah I'm sure people hate this debate, but just look at it this way, his newer stuff is like his old but with many more added skits. Dougs humour for me is very hit and miss so I can see why people prefer the old.

[@ThePa1riot]

That seems to be a circulated thought. One I strongly disagree with, but it's there.

[@NPC1921]

I know...he's relying more on sketch comedy and he's turned into more of an actual critic than a comedian.

[@jesusrox4u]

Whenever Monty Python, Space Balls, Deadpool and Pinkie Pie do a better job at fourth wall jokes than Inspector Gadget, you know that's a bad sign for Inspector Gadget.

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

Didn't TMNT 1987 & Garfield did the same thing too? And those shows did Forth Wall jokes good too.

[@jesusrox4u]

***** I guess. I haven't seen those shows. Though I've seen a couple of the classic Garfield specials.

[@MK2396E]

Deadpool might destroy this movie to shreds.

[@jesusrox4u]

Maurisio Esparza True.

[@reapingsoul543]

Don't know about TMNT, but yeah, Garfield did Fourth Wall jokes all the time, at least in both the comics and Garfield and Friends.

[@MrZackavelli]

I don't know about anybody else, but that nut-grabbing scene scared the living piss out of me as a kid. I don't know why

[@13unner]

Probably because its terrifying... For a guy...

[@MrZackavelli]

13unner Maybe I'm not a guy

[@13unner]

MrZackavelli Then you're very empathetic... And have a very confusing username...

[@VioletMovingPictures]

Trust me...you're not alone. I don't think it's even the fact that it's nut-grabbing that makes it particularly disturbing (although it is very strange seeing that in a Disney kids' movie), it's the fact that the scene is SO drawn out and not really done in a funny way at all...if the joke was a quick joke where Inspector Gadget grabs the man's balls and then we see a quick shot of the man in pain, it still would have been a forced joke, but at least it wouldn't have been as horrifying. But the fact that we see the man in pain for SO LONG and we see him being taken away to the hospital at the end of the scene while screaming out in agonizing pain, it makes the scene frightening. Also I find it odd that there's a shot of Inspector Gadget realizing what he's done, but he's not nearly as horrified as he should be, and we never see him trying to undo the damage.

[@MrZackavelli]

dogsinthecathouse Thank you. And 13unner I was a kid. Puberty hadn't hit me yet. I knew nothing of how many nerve endings there were in your balls. It was completely unknown to me.

[@FlyingPringleJJ]

this movie was god-awful. But im looking forward to the new CGI series that coming out soon! it actually is pretty faithful to the old show!

[@swishfish8858]

The artstyle for the new show looks great. But the animation and motion is way too baby-friendly for my tastes.

[@cryptidrecording]

You hear those annoying cartoon sound effects? Yeah get used to them

[@DeclanCorey]

"I think somebody's been watching too many Saturday morning cartoons." I think somebody's been watching too many Pinkie Pie. Yeah, I said it, what's up? Come at me, Bronies!

[@FastCarsNoRules220]

I don't get why people hate the 2nd movie more. It's a lot more like the cartoon than the first movie, with Inspector Gadget being more stupid, Penny and Brain actually doing work, Dr. Claw's face hidden, having a scary voice and escaping in a flying machine at the end, as well as Chief Quimby blowing up (at the end of the movie), and yet people complain more...

[@charliecoccia8875]

+FastCarsNoRules220 The 2nd film is a little better but keep in mind it was a direct to dvd film not a film released to theaters.

[@JaelinBezel]

+FastCarsNoRules220 There was a SECOND one?!?!?

[@FastCarsNoRules220]

Cody Hines Yeah, in 2003. Different casts though.

[@JaelinBezel]

FastCarsNoRules220 EVERYBODY RIOT IN THE STREETS!

[@StygianSkunk]

"Two years of a security guard is enough to be a cop." Or you could take the civil service exam and pass a physical?

[@lonyidleysk2713]

10:13 the auto captions say witthout this shit you cant function. Doctor of the century

[@EarthlyMaidenLita]

Tuckermobile, away!

[@JaelinBezel]

+Golden Freddy *Don't you ever touch a Black Car's radio* Tell me the difference between touching a black car's radio and a white car's radio and then talk to me about racism.

[@icecreamhero2375]

+Cody Hines Chris Tucker is black that is why he said it it was just a joke

[@JaelinBezel]

icecream hero I know but still.

[@WillieManga]

At least it's not a Kanyemobile

[@DemonBoy3223]

Now Critic should get around to review _Inspector_ _Gadget_ _2_, which had French Stewart as Gadget, and, unlike this film, Claw's face is *_never_* shown.

[@ironmaster6496]

one movie too late

[@billybarnett9518]

There is a live action reboot in the works looking to ignore the previous 2 movies, it's Disney and another studio but hopefully Disney has learned.

[@theeringmaster9702]

didn't know there was a second one, is it any good?

[@billybarnett9518]

thee ringmaster It's a bit more faithful, but as a whole, no.

[@theeringmaster9702]

Billy Barnett​ I see, they tried being more faithful at least so thats something. Thanks

[@sarahmcmann5253]

The only thing that I don't get is that right at the middle of the credits you hear Brain talk to Penny and who is the voice of Brain? RIGHT OUT OF FLIPPING NO WHERE IT'S THE ORIGINAL VOICE ACTOR OF INSPECTOR GADGET DON ADAMS I just don't get that the producers would have made more money if they just use Don again as gadget it would be just like the cartoon

[@katsu890]

Would you believe that this crappy film actually got a sequel? What lunatic actually thought that was a good idea?! F*cking early 2000's and it's absolute shit comedy

[@migfire]

Despite its bad reviews, the film still did profit. So that's what spawned a sequel.

[@aussieman3021]

migfire Except the sequel was DTV (direct-to-video) and not a cinema release.

[@katsu890]

Ah, profit

[@dakotanelson8523]

Well they after Baby Geniuses AND Ferngully got a sequels so nothing would ever surprise me if it got a sequel... unless I were to learn that their was a food fight 2, at that point I would slit my throat with a chainsaw.

[@katsu890]

Food Fight 2... oh god no