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Summary: Don't over analyze this film!
Review: As Bugs Bunny said, "I don't ask questions, I just have fun". I don't understand why people take this movie so seriously. This is a classic parody of those wild '60s British films where everyone let their hair down and had fun. Maybe they went a little over the top with the site gags, but it's still a howl.
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Summary: predictable story line full of used, well worn cliches
Review: I could not wait to see this movie based on word of mouth hype. What a shocking disappointment. It was singularly one of the worst movies I have ever seen. The dialogue was diabolically bad. Even in its basest form, a total waste of money. If you must see this out of curiosity, rent, don't buy.
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Summary: Okay if you don't watch it more than 6 times
Review: I watched this movie numerous times and I thought it was okay the first 3 times. But when you watch it more and more it gets old. Kind of when you watch the Saved By The Bell episod more then once. I did like the first one though. I would like to watch both of them one after another and it would give it a real kick. Well I guess that is it... Thanks
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Summary: This DVD's extra features don't make me horny, baby
Review: Back in 1998, _Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery_ was the top selling DVD of all time. Of course, that wasn't saying much two years ago. Still, IMM derived a lot of its cultish devotion because of its then-innovative idea to include tons of extra material. It's not surprising, therefore, that New Line has tried to do that again with _The Spy Who Shagged Me_. But they've only partially succeeded in outdoing themselves. The extensive outtakes are hilarious--in some cases far, far funnier than what actually made it into the film. And the inclusion of the three music videos inspired by the film is an unexpected treat. Unfortunately, the DVD also comes with a lot of CD-ROM programming that Trivia", a "You Don't Know Jack" redux that's hardly "bonus" material--unless you consider saving download time from the game's website page a "bonus". Worse, there's a DVD software player which automatically installs along with the other CD-ROM programming. This DVD player completely threw off my already-installed DVD player, and proved ultimately useless. After all, if I have a DVD drive on my system, the drive manufacturer has already given me the software to play DVDs. Why New Line would think I'd need ANOTHER DVD player is thus beyond me. By far, though, the biggest sin this DVD commits is in its secondary audio track. This running commentary by Meyers and company is horrible. It honestly sounds like they were entirely bored in the studio. With some annoying frequency, their voices trail off without really finishing their thoughts. By contrast, Meyers and Roach on IMM's "filmmaker's commentary" were excited, energetic, spontaneously funny and engaged in the process of imparting knowledge throughout the movie. All this notwithstanding, though, this IS fun stuff. I really enjoy the whole Austin Powers mythos. On top of its innate original humor, it nods vigorously to classic films with tongue irresistably planted in cheek. I wouldn't particularly recommend this to all of my friends, because the humor IS randy. But then again maybe those I can't recommend it to aren't really as shagadellic as I expect my friends to be, baby. END
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Summary: Shagadelic, Baby!
Review: This film is wonderful! Whoever said the characters are too one dimensional, missed the point! Most of them are supposed to be! They are just characetures of streotypical bond villans! And its the Villans that make it good, too. The realationship between Dr Evil and Mini Me is hilarious and even heart warming, and the son is just as spiteful as ever. Theres nothing better then likeable baddies that you love to hate. There are even a couple of plot twists! The Jerry springer sketches are hillarious! Maybe its a bit short on the usual catchphrases for my liking, but it has to be one of the best of the year, and had our circle of frinds hooked on the catchphrase 'yeah baby!'
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Summary: Unoriginal and forgettable
Review: What do you do when your movie is a hit and all the kids use your catch phrase? You churn out another movie using the same jokes with a weaker script. Such is this dog of a movie. the biggest disappointment for 1999. Mini-me? Can anyone tell me what was funny about this character? Mike Myers has more talent than this but I guess money is more important than making a good movie. Remember Wayne's World 2?
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Summary: Funny as can be
Review: Actors generally acknowledge that it is harder to play comedy than to play drama. The elements of drama are easy, but what makes comedy funny is hard to figure out. Based on the Austin Powers movies, Mike Meyers is a genius. The actor-writer has done a brilliant job spoofing the Bond films and leaving his audience in stitches. I'm a big fan of the Bond movies, so spotting the little bits from 007 films Meyers is spoofing is a real treat. People who love Bond won't be disappointed. Actually, it's hard to see how anyone will be disappointed by this laughfest.
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Summary: Good and bad
Review: This movie is predictable, the characters are one-dimensional and the plot is weak. It's a money making sequel, so what do you expect. However, I love Dr. Evil, his son Scott, and Mini-me.
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Summary: If it were half an hour long, what a film it would be.
Review: Well, you're never going to believe this. Someone's made a sequel of a very funny film, and it's not half as good. To be fair, AP2 shows flashes of class. Mike Myers is one of the most confident comedians out there, and is surprisingly easy on the tiresome catchphrases. Some of the best moments come when the film turns post-modern - "Austin, I suggest you don't worry too much about it. Just sit back and enjoy yourself. And [turning to the camera] that goes for you folks too." Austin: "Yes." [Cheesy grin, then back to the plot.] But this promising behaviour lapses. While Myers has the good grace to wince at his own single-entendres, Heather Graham is far less winning than Ms. Hurley (perhaps because she's already won; there is no initial disgust that made Powers' antics funny the first time.) Richard Wagner is criminally underused, though Rob Lowe is competent as the younger No. 2. The plot feels sloppy and derivative, and, while that's normally good in a comedy, we all just feel a little tired by the end. The Jerry Springer cameo and Scott Evil segments are always good, but you can't build a sequel on twenty minutes of laughs. There just isn't enough here. Thin material can't be hidden by glorious sets and amusing cameos. Fun once, but I'd seriously question the re-watch value. 4/10, must try harder.
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Summary: First one was better
Review: As the teaser said: "If you see just one movie this summer, see Star Wars; but if you see two, see Austin Powers..." Well, Star Wars was pretty disappointing, and the same goes for Austin Powers 2, which doesn't live up to the first movie. Austin Power was fresh and original. This second movie feels more like a rehash than an expansion on the conecpt. While the first movie poked fun at spy thrillers, with scenes like the easily escapable death and the "henchmen have families" bits, this movie mainly pokes fun at itself, mentioning its inconsistencies, with "the inept guard" just being a pale imitation of the first movie, and a reference to it. The first movie had great jokes, like the lack of internal monologue, or the "forward/reverse" in the corridor. There is nothing like this in this movie. The best bit, IMO, is the windows washer at the moon base, and that's not even in the movie, but in a deleted scene. The DVD is nicely done, with a lot of extra features. The PC extras are not terribly exciting, but even without this you get a commentary track, a behind-the-scenes feature, three music videos, and lots of deleted scenes. Of these, the deleted scenes are the best. The music videos aren't that great (Madonna's one is the best of them), and the behind-the-scenes feature isn't too exciting or funny (as I hoped it would be) - but at least one can get a good look at Rebecca Romjin's cleavage (ooh, behave!). And why are the cast bios so short? There's also some hidden feature that I haven't seen, because, well, it's hidden. So if you buy one DVD this winter, buy "The Matrix". If you buy two, buy "Weird Al Yankovic: The Videos". Austin Powers 2 is still an enjoyable movie, and Heather Graham is very cute, so it's worth watching it for her, but I think that it's not worth buying the DVD - it's enough to rent it. Maybe if you buy a hundred DVDs this year, this could be one of them. A pity I bought it without seeing the movie first (mental note - never buy a sequel because you liked the first movie). Now, if I had Dr. Evil's time machine, I could go back in time and cancel that order. Yeah, that would be making good use of a time machine.
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