Monday's movie: Get Smart. The recent-ish big Hollywood explodo-fest remake. I remember seeing the early trailers for this in a theater, the one with just Carell recreating the opening credits from the original series and thinking it was gonna be excellent. Then it came out and the commercials made it look like a big dumb explodofest. Even though my pal Ace Flyrite is a HUGE fan of the original and gave it his seal of approval, I was still somewhat dubious. But I gotta say, it was awesome. Steve Carell was brilliant as Max. Alan Arkin nearly steals the movie as the Chief. Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson shows some fine comedy chops and stapler skills. Shoe phone, cone of silence and Hymie appearances. Terence Stamp!! Plus a Bill Murray cameo AND a Bernie Kopell cameo. In much the same way as the recent Star Trek reboot, I thought it did a good job balancing the expectations of audiences who have never seen the original show with those of hardcore fans. Fun stuff and definitely worth renting if you haven't already gotten around to it.