Get Smart vs. Wanted

Which one to see, which one to see?
In one corner, weighing in at about 110 minutes is Wanted, starring the fuckin' faun from the Chronicles of Narnia, Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie.
In another corner, weighing in at about 2 hours is Get Smart, a movie remake of an old television show starring Steve Carrell and Anne Hathaway...and Dewayne "The Rock" Johnson.
While I could give a full blow-by-blow on "Get Smart", I can't say jack shit about "Wanted" without giving away something, so I'm doin' it like this:
These two fighters are fairly well matched for a shot at being the top weekend warrior. Get Smart is smart, funny and has lots of references to the old show without being so overly-indulgent that you would have had to see every episode of the t.v. series to get the movie.
Wanted is action packed with over-the-top violence (think "Shoot Em Up") thats sure to fill any adrenaline junky's fix for the weekend.
McAvoy works in accounting services. Carell is an intel agent but more of a nerd than McAvoy.
Jolie is a hot bitch who kills people. Hathaway is a hot bitch who kills people.
One is a PG-13 comedy that takes the old school route of developing a complex plot for a comedy that requires a bit of thinking but keeps you laughing even though its a little less comedic than you might expect it to be.
The other is an R-rated action flick with completely IMPOSSIBLE SHIT that might make you laugh AT IT instead of with it at times but is geared towards a male audience. Its got guns, killing and Angelina Jolie.
Get Smart has a plot twist. Wanted has...you guessed it...a plot twist.
Get Smart has fast ass cars. Wanted has fast ass cars that flip.
Get Smart has a cool ass brotha in it named Dewayne "The Rock" Johnson. "Wanted" has a cool as brotha in it named Common.
Get Smart has gadgets and cool ass James Bond shit. Wanted has bullets that curve, break away and throw the physics of bullets completely out of the window.
Fuck with Get Smart if you are seeking comedy relief, fairly good acting, star cameos with some action in it and long for the old days where the good guy gets the bad guy without being a fucked up wreck at the end.
Fuck with Wanted if you want to see some off the wall assassin shit where a young mutha fucka with a fucked up life, a boring job and dirty whore of a girlfriend grows into a killing machine and wrecks shit with a fine bitch by his side for about an hour. So, in conclusion you have two decent contenders (Fuck the Love Guru) dukin' it out for the crown this weekend. If I had to pay full price, I have to give the edge to "Get Smart". It was a "smarter" movie and even though it had a couple of ridiculous scenes, I thought it made for a better bang-for-your-buck movie. "Wanted" is pure flash and adrenaline. To be honest, I'd pay matinee prices just to hear Morgan Freeman say "Mutha Fucka" again! I almost forgot that "Easy Reader" was also Fast Black from "Street Smart". Still, if you have any great expectations for a spectacular plot line, you will leave "Wanted" pissed off. It ain't that deep. Really. Oh, it TRIED to be but...well...
"Get Smart" has more going on in the story and even though its a comedy, its still an espionage movie with a James Bond feel to it. Anne Hathaway did a damn good job in this movie as she shifted her acting style according to how her character (Agent 99) interacted with Agent 86. That's tricky to do. I was wrong about her being right for the Hulk as Betty Ross - she's overqualified for that role. Liv still can't act "smart" to save her life but I'm not gonna dwell on that shit.
You can take the kids to see Get Smart. I wouldn't take them to see Wanted if they are real young because of the assassinations. Its crazy "bullet-time" shit in this movie! Crazy shit. That's also why I'd have to say matinee that bitch if you go see it. Look at it like this:
Get Smart is a date. Wanted is a jump-off. You will get your nut at the end of Wanted but then you'd wanna kick that bitch out. With Get Smart, you'd want to take that chick to breakfast or at least let her sleep over.
If you didn't like Shoot Em Up, you probably won't like Wanted.
If you didn't like Mel Brooks style comedy, you probably won't like Get Smart.
If you don't like spending money, you probably won't like either one of these flicks because going to the movies is getting expensive as hell these days when you have to drive and pay for parking. Is anyone's fight at this point, but my money is on "Get Smart" - its like "Casino Royale" with funny. It will also win out in rewatch value (i.e. DVD sales). "Wanted" is cool but its like "Shoot Em Up", "Hitman" or "Crank"; if you expect anything more than fast-paced action then you're setting yourself up for disappointment. ONLY SEE "WANTED" IF YOU ARE IN THE MOOD FOR ACTION.
You've been warned. Oh - just in case you're wondering, no sex scenes in either movie and you only get a backshot of Angelina getting out of water in Wanted.
The women are teasing instead of pleasing this summer.