A reunion show idea that doesn't quite excite the fan
25 September 2013
Warning: Spoilers
*Spoiler/plot- The Return of the Man from UNCLE: The Fifteen Years Later Affair, 1983. A nuclear warhead is stolen by an international crime ring and UNCLE calls back some of it's older retired spy's to help out with this case. Also the THRUSH spy ring wants revenge on the older spy's and tries to kill them in the ransom exchange.

*Special Stars- David McCallum, Robert Vaughn, Patrick Mcnee, Anthony Zerbe, Keenan Wynn.

*Theme- Old spy's are the best spy's.

*Trivia/location/goofs- Las Vegas and Hoover dam locations. Shot in Las Vegas, Boulder dam. Cameo of 'James Bond' with George Lazenby.

*Emotion- A reunion show idea that doesn't quite excite the fan as the original series. Too many plot points hitting the 'older' spy premise to be enjoyable. There are too many supporting characters of famous actors that have very little to do to tell the story. Another disappointing aspect is that other than vintage pen communicators (not the first communicator- which was a cigarette box) and very little signature weaponry like the UNCLE agents guns or THRUSH insignia were seen in film. This is shell of a reunion film with no spirit or charm even though the film has the original actors.

*Based On- 60's TV spy show, 'Man from UNCLE'.
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