"Inspector Gadget's last case" is a late addition to the Inspector Gadget series. In it, Gadget and his car are going through rough times when he gives up on his old Mobil, which is bought by the new but shady rising star of the investigator scene in town. Will anyone be able to stop the physically transformed criminals and the evil Dr. Claw? I am not really an expert when it comes to Inspector Gadget, in fact this is the first film of him that I ever saw, as far as I can remember. Thus, I can not say if the movie fits into the series, I will focus on it as an independent piece. Unfortunately, a lot of the times the gags are not really working. Some of them are so old that it's hard to bear (Yellow Snow.. giggles). The plot itself is not bad, even though it is highly predictable. Still the film doesn't get boring and although I found Gadget quite rude, I am sure that some children will be able to identify with parts of the script. Some of the jokes they won't understand, because there are some references especially for adult viewers but there are surely worse movies for children.All in all I am not really convinced, though. It was a nice watch, not more, and I don't see myself watching this a second time.

this movie is awful! just awful! after this movie the show would be called gadget and the gadgetinis! can you believe this! gadget isn't even an inspector anymore! THE NAME OF THE CHARACTER IS NOT GADGET! IT'S INSPECTOR GADGET! and the theme song for the show that will come after this movie is not catchy at all! now there are some good parts but their just overshadowed by the bad moments! inspector gadget's last case: claws revenge. go go gadget malfunction. and if your wondering how i think of the movie that promoted this bad movie (which is inspector gadget 2) yeah don't even get me started on that one because trust me if you want to see a good inspector gadget movie go watch inspector gadget saves Christmas it's a lot more better than this.

(Spoilers below.)This is not a horrible movie. It's also not an awful adaptation of the series. It is, however, a half-baked excuse for a plot and a waste of what should have been fun (and funny) characters.Here's the plot: Gadget and Gadgetmobile are best buds, but they have a falling out after the chief fires Gadgetmobile for breaking down in his office; and Gadget gets a new police car, R2K. Gadgetmobile is sold to another superhero, Devon Debonair, who is actually Dr. Claw in disguise. Debonair causes Gadget to lose his job. Gadgetmobile breaks out of Claw's lair with the help of two other cars he befriended in the car lot, and he and Gadget reunite to capture the M.A.D. Agents after Claw escapes.Most of this movie is just underwritten drama between Gadget and his car. The beginning of the movie was actually pretty promising; Gadget was competent, Gadgetmobile's personality was more low-keyed than in the live-action film, their friendship was shown nicely, and the action was pretty good! Then the main plot kicked in. And by 'kicked in' I mean 'fiddled with its keys for a good twenty minutes before slowly stumbling through the door.' The drama between these two characters was not written well enough to keep this movie rolling. It was boring, had padding, and the good scenes and witty lines were spaced far and in between.The main conflict of the movie, Gadget and Gadgetmobile's break-up, just didn't really make sense to me. Sentient cars have jobs, but can also be sold? Why couldn't Gadget keep his car after it was fired; was Gadgetmobile never really his in the first place? (I guess not, because when R2K bailed on Gadget at the end; Gadget had to take a taxi.) Well that's just great; he's a world famous detective, but he doesn't own a car. Right.Anyway, this quasi-slavery aspect is never really addressed. Gadgetmobile just feels sad and betrayed after he's fired from the police and sold to a car lot, believing Gadget likes R2K better. Gadget tries to get Gadgetmobile back after he realizes what happened, but finds Gadgetmobile's already been sold. The relationship between these two characters is really uncomfortable because the movie wants us to see Gadgetmobile as both a member of Gadget's family and a thing Gadget owns, and the morality of the situation is never delved into. The drama they have before and after they part ways drags on too long with few engaging scenes for a good portion of the movie.(There is one scene that had potential: Gadget told a car that Gadgetmobile didn't actually have a heart, he was just mechanical; and the car countered that by saying, "You're mechanical, don't you have a heart?" Then the scene ends. Do more than just graze the surface, movie!) Aside from the messy breakup between Gadget and his car, you have Dr. Claw, who is neither menacing nor funny in this movie. The scenes with his agents aren't that good either. They wasted a great villain. Moving on.Chief Quimby, what did they do to you? Gadget put him through a lot in the original series, and yet Quimby still valued him as a friend. Quimby was likable. However, he hates Gadget in this movie, even though this is probably the most competent Gadget has ever been! Quimby also thinks just because Debonair is out saving the day, that must mean Gadget is not doing his job. Quimby seriously threatens to fire Gadget just because Debonair got to the crime scene first in one case; and because the bad guy incapacitated Gadget in another case. Do you also fire your other police officers when they arrive after a crime has been committed, or if they get hurt on the job, Chief? Didn't think so. This movie portrays Quimby as a complete jerk. Having two major crimefighters in your city is not a bad thing. On that note, the scenes with the news casters bashing Gadget and praising Debonair are just tiresome and redundant.Gadget himself was fine in this movie; he was as always goofy and lovable, but a lot more competent. It was a nice balance. Gadgetmobile was O.K., too. If these characters were given more stuff to do besides hang on to the lifeless plot, this movie would have been great. For instance, Gadget actually using his gadgets more often, maybe? More exciting and funny action scenes with witty dialogue? Maybe some involvement from Penny and Brain? Oh yes. I haven't mentioned them so far in this review, but they sure were in this movie... fifteen minutes of screen time, tops. Seriously movie, Penny and Brain are awesome characters and you barely even used them. Why? There are two other sentient cars who feature prominently in this film; they befriend Gadgetmobile and came to his rescue at the end. They aren't badly written, just kind of bland, and the fact that they upstage the Gadget family at the end does not do the movie any good. (R2K, the fourth sentient vehicle, is uninteresting also.) During the very last ten minutes, the movie realizes it needs to end sometime, so we finally get to see Penny and Brain do their shtick and have a resolution between Gadgetmobile and Gadget. This is horrible pacing, and causes the entire ending of the movie to feel rushed and flat.In short, this movie was poorly plotted and badly paced. The characters were either underused or handled improperly. The sentient cars being sold aspect shouldn't have even been in the movie if the characters can't even realize the cars were basically slaves. (See Star Wars for how to handle something like that properly so that it makes sense and is appropriate for kid viewers.) Some things in this movie had potential, but unfortunately it was just not meant to be. Go Go Gadget Sadness.

Inspector Gadget was probably my all-time favorite 80's cartoon. I enjoyed both the first and second seasons of the series as well as 1992's Christmas special "Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas". Some Gadget fans are quick to criticize the second season (1985) of the show, but they need to compare it to DiC's 2002 release of "Inspector Gadget's Last Case: Claw's Revenge" for then, they will find the second season to be absolute gold.Being a Gadget fan, I couldn't resist the opportunity to see the animated Inspector Gadget in something that wasn't Gadget Boy-related. I purchased the film, and I swore to myself that I'd be objective; I knew that sometimes artistic liberties would be taken from the original series. I was not even prepared for what I was about to watch.There was barely a shred of the original show still intact.Here is a short list of just some of the cons for this movie: *The humor is non-existent from the original series.*Penny and Brain (originally having a nearly equal part in the series as Gadget) are missing from the action for fifteen to twenty minute intervals.*The original music by Saban & Levy is not there, and the score that exists is sub-par. (Understood that Saban has his own production company now, but at least "Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas" had good music, even without Saban.) *Don't expect to see any of Gadget's gadgets which made the show so endearing, such as gadget-copter, gadget-brella, gadget-mallet,gadget-coat (which actually was used but it was not even called the same thing), as well as his standard other hat and hand gadgets. In this movie, his gadget legs were telescopic instead of springs. That kind of stuff annoys true fans of the show, and simply aren't necessary to change.*The gadgetmobile from the original series is now a fast-talking, supposedly "hip" convertible. All the fans from the original series enjoyed the gadgetmobile transforming into the gadget van and vice versa.*Chief Quimby is now very short-tempered and even mean to Gadget. He was always grumpy in the original series, but this pushes the situation a bit much.*Penny no longer has a computer book.Are there any positives to this movie? OK, here goes...*Maurice LaMarche does a good job of taking over for the great Don Adams as Inspector Gadget.*In one scene, Chief Quimby alludes to an actual villain from the cartoon series: the Great Wambini (classic "Gadget" villain from the second season, voiced by Louis Nye).Looking for more redeeming factors for this movie? Well, you're out of luck. Life is about making choices and living by those choices. Most situations in life have a purpose even if it is to teach a lesson. The lesson learned here: keep to the original formula! "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." True Gadget fans should steer clear from this movie; you will surely be disappointed.Hopefully, DiC and Shout! Factory will continue to release more of the original series after the 2006 release of "Inspector Gadget: The Original Series, Volume 1," containing the first 22 episodes of the series. As a true Gadget fan, lover of 80's animation and many of DiC's programs, I urge you the viewer to purchase "Inspector Gadget: The Original Series, Volume 1" and "Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas" DVD's which are excellent and sure to bring back good memories.