Get Smart vs Love Guru this weekend
I’ve been kind of building up with excitement for it. Though I’m no expert and I can’t tell future…I’m sensing a box office hit. Get Smart was a TV show I sometimes got to watch when our cable television carried it a couple of years back. So, I really am eager to see how the updated movie version should fare. The bonus is, Steve Carell, one of this decade’s funniest man, is playing the lead.
The much anticipated comedy/spy movie is premiering this weekend (June 20th) and it will be up against Mike Myers’ The Love Guru. Both movies star such high profile actors/comedian hoping to cash in on a summer audience teeming with the younger set.
Which movie will this audience embrace more?
While Mike Myers’ fans anticipate the return of the comedian to the big screen (he hasn’t done movies in a while, has he?), Get Smart appeals more to a family friendly audience, hence by this assumption, the latter would have a wider reach. But last summer, Steve Carell reaped a less than spectacular box office record for his family oriented movie, Evan Almighty.
It’s going to be a comedy showdown this weekend.
Good luck to both comedians!
Steve Carell, Get Smart, Love Guru, Mike Myers

June 18th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
I wish no good luck to Mike Myers. It looks terrible beyond belief.
June 19th, 2008 at 1:15 am
Ooh, tough. Early reviews of Get Smart have not been good either…I just learned.