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Summary: TO FUNNY!
Review: THIS MOVIE HAS JUST WHAT YOU ARE LOOKIN FOR IF YOU WANT STUPID, FUNNY, BATHROOM HUMOR!
BEYONCE KNOWLES IS HILLARIOUS, THE SAME WITH MIKE MYERS!
HIGHLY RECCOMENDED!
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Summary: A step down from the previous films
Review: INTRODUCTION:
The first two Austin Powers films were comedy masterpieces, so it's no surprise that the film makers wanted to do a third film. A third film is usually the film that will either prove to be one of the franchise's strongest, or it will be the one that ultimately ruins a series. Which category does the latest Austin Powers film, Goldmember, fall into? Read on and find out.BASIC PLOT:
Thanks to a spy the British Ministry of Defense put in Dr. Evil's hideout, he is sent to prison. However, Austin is reluctantly forced to transfer him to a minimum security prison in exchange for information on his missing father's whereabouts. Austin takes a time machine back to the seventies where he rescues his father and teams up with a female secret agent, and then sets out to stop Dr. Evil's latest plan from being realized. FILM OPINIONS:
After the first two films, this one was a huge disappointment. The basic plot is essentially the same as that of the last film. Also, Austin's girl from the last film is absent here, and her absence is never explained. This film does have some pretty funny scenes, in particular the subtitles and shadows scenes, but ultimately the film ends up falling flat in comparison to its earlier counterparts. DVD:
Although the movie is subpar, the DVD is actually very good. There are a ton of deleted scenes, a commentary track, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and several other little bonuses. The bonus material isn't quite up to that of the previous film's DVD release, but it is still very good. OVERALL:
This movie was disappointing to me, but it still has its moments. If you saw the last two films in the series and you want to see what happens next, you might as well see this film - just don't be expecting anything too special.
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Summary: Terrible- waste of money
Review: Uneven and forced humor. The 'plot' was choppy and jokes not creative- same old stuff. Really liked the 2nd and 1st, but this one stunk.
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Summary: Austin Powers Goldmember Full Screen Edition THE BEST!!!!
Review: Their have been many differnt editions on Goldmember widescreen, and fullscreen. But if you want the best Full screen will let you enjoy the film much more its 100% better. This movie is extremely funny this is my favorite Austin Powers movie. It features Beyond the Movie, All Access Pass, and DVD-ROM content. This is a great movie so go add this to your collection enjoy!
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Summary: very funny stuff!
Review: The third installment of the Austin Powers franchise starts off hilarious with the 2002 filming of Steven Spielberg's "Austinpussy", featuring Tom Cruise as Austin and Gwyneth Paltrow as "Dixie Normous". It progresses into typical Austin hilarity as Powers blasts back to 1975 to find the criminal Goldmember and runs into his old flame Foxy Cleopatra (a dead-on Beyonce Knowles in her reincarnation of 1970s blaxploitation films) and his estranged father Nigel. There are a lot os plays-on-words as well as some gross scenes involving Fat Bastard. And a gratuitous unnecessary and annoying scene featuring the Osbourne family as themselves. Oh, the humanity. But all in all, a very funny movie indeed!
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Summary: Three is enough
Review: Not bad, but I seriously think that the AUSTIN POWERS horse has run it's course. Let me put it this way, I liked Goldmember more than I did "Wayne's World" but nowhere near as much as I liked "So I married an axe murderer"
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Summary: The Moose Hole - Golden Laughs
Review: The third and possibly last installment of the Austin Powers series pits England's favorite international man of mystery against his old nemesis Dr. Evil and his brand new partner Goldmember. The original Austin Powers grossed only $53 million but the movie became a cult favorite on video. New Line, the studio that produced the original, opted for a sequel. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, released in 1999, grossed $205 million by the end of its run. With that success, New Line was more then willing to pay Mike Myers $25 million to come up with another sequel to the hit comedy series. Will the third installment continue the tradition of being better then the last or will it follow the path of most sequels this year and be a piece of trash? The story goes that Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery, has finally captured his archenemy, Dr. Evil. But while Dr. Evil is in jail, Nigel Powers, Austin's father, is kidnapped by Goldmember. Goldmember is an evil Dutch scientist from the 1970's who has a huge obsession with gold. The obsession is so big that he even had his privates turned into gold after an unfortunate smelting accident. When Dr. Evil escapes and plans the destruction of the world, Austin must team up with old flame Foxxy Cleopatra and save the world and his father. The story for Austin Powers in Goldmember is well paced but much less so then Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. The film has tons of great moments within the course of the film but in between those moments the story slows greatly and for extended periods of time. It also gets a little confusing in the end with the involvement of Austin's family, which will not be revealed in this review, but it seems to work out. Some fans of the comedy series may be disappointed though by the revelations. Mike Myers plays four characters this time in the new installment of the series. He portrays Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Fat Bastuard, and the title character, Goldmember. Myers seems to pay off with each of these characters except Goldmember. Goldmember seems to be a pointless character and just plain disguisting especially when he eats his own peeling skin. The character doesn't sound very Dutch and the Dutch jokes seem to be non-stop and annoying after some time. Some of the jokes may be a little offense to those that are Dutch but obviously this film was not intended to appeal to that kind of audience. Beyonce Knowles is one of the worst parts in Austin Powers in Goldmember. She is very attractive but the fact is that she is feels very out of place within the film. It's not her fault that her character isn't given many funny lines. Seth Green is even funnier as Dr. Evil's son especially when he decides to take over the family business. The baldness is scary but in a funny sort of way. Verne Troyer reprises his role as Mini-Me, the 1/8 sized clone of Dr. Evil, with many funny moments in the sequel. Most of the cameos in the film pay off greatly and are in perfect tune. Overall, Austin Powers in Goldmember is better then the original but still not as funny as the first sequel. There were many things to pick at including the running time which seemed too short at only an hour and thirty-four minutes in length. Second, Beyonce Knowles is neither great nor is she bad in this film but definitely feels out of place. Her '70's one liners begin to get tiresome near the end of the film. Third, the film slows down for extended periods of time before picking up again. This becomes annoying at keeping the audience interested. Most of the cameos worked very well but not all them. The Britney Spears cameo seemed very pointless. Though it suspected that she would end up being a Fembot, it just seemed like a cheap way for her to get into the film and be part of the soundtack for the film. The other cameos, though, are hilarious coming from Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg, Kevin Spacey, and Danny Devito especially in the opening ten minutes which are probably the best part in the entire film. Though the film isn't perfect, the entire experience is totally unforgettable. This film may not appeal to everyone since there is a huge amount of potty humor but most people will find something to giggle at. Not the best comedy of the year but still a funny diversion for the summer time blues.
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Summary: Has Mr. Powers gone too far with his insatiable mojo?
Review: Goldmember is the third in the series of the tales of the legendary Austin Powers-who makes women everywhere swoon despite his apparent ghastly looks, who can crack any mystery, and is the overly-emphasized embodiment of the 1960's hippie-ideals as they appear to the later generations: free love and lots of bright colors for everyone. Albeit one must admit the flamboyant hippish flair of the movies have given way to downright rude and uncouth sex and bathroom jokes. Funny-as-ever British humor? Or well on its way to becoming a worn-out cliché? It's something that depends entirely on the mood and whims of the viewer. For tried-and-true Mike Myers fans, from Wayne's World to Austin Powers and Shrek, Goldmember is a sure laugh. For those who are tired of the same jokes in every movie, as Ozzy Osbourne himself complains, the trademark fun is likely to be a bore. Mr. Powers is out to save the world again in his third box office hit with lots of naughty innuendo. His father, Nigel Powers (Sir Michael Caine), has been kidnapped by Dr. Evil, Austin's arch-enemy. This time Dr. Evil's collaborator is Goldmember, the Dutch maniac who had a tragic smelting accident and thus, metonymically as it must be in Austin Powers, has "gilded tallywhackers" and his "meat and two veg painted goooold". Austin Powers is hard-pressed to overcome the traumas created by a bad father-son relationship as he has to discover the whereabouts of his father and rescue the world from another attempt of its destruction. In the end, it turns out that Dr. Evil and Austin are long-lost brethren, and all enmity and animosity between them is forgotten. Scotty (Seth Green), who once opposed his father's world-conquering aims, now declares his father a "sissy" and begins to show disturbing signs of inheriting the Evil-associated traits, yearning to take over the world being one of them. All of the other evil sidekicks return in Goldmember: Frau Farbissina (Mindy Sterling), Mini Me (Verne J. Troyer), Number Two (Robert Wagner), not to mention Fat Bastard, who is played by none other than Mike Myers himself. These multiple roles of Mike Myers (Austin himself, Dr. Evil, Fat Bastard, and Goldmember) are reminiscent of Eddie Murphy's The Nutty Professor, which was also a hit comedy. Goldmember is for those who revel in traditional British humor, which has not changed a bit in the years. Dr. Evil, welcoming Austin to his "underground lair", a submarine, describes it as "long and hard and full of seamen". Another joke that is simultaneously very British and very Austin, is the name of the newest mission to destroy the world, and all comments related to it. [Dr. Evil:] "Yes, Frau, on the whole Preparation H feels good." [Scotty:] "Yes, Preparation H does feel good on the hole." This repetition of the same themes that comedians have been using for years is the key to the success of Austin Powers. He is Americanized, yes, by tying his jokes into everyday American products-the hemorrhoid cream Preparation H being one of them-but nevertheless he is doubtless British at heart. Austin Powers has developed his own signature scenes and jokes, without which the movie would lack the intangible something-the mojo-that makes the outrageous Austin Powers world what it is. The repetition of the same jokes has created well-known Austin Powers trademarks, and it's tying the slightly altered jokes to the previous ones that makes them funny. But by far the best scenes in the movie are the ones lacking the uncouth bathroom jokes and sexual overtones that are no longer playful hinting and suggesting, but downright crude. A ludicrous opening dance scene that portrays the multiple talents of the leading actor is a must-have element of the movies, and it's a scene, by being unspoiled by repetitive sexual jokes, that depicts Austin Powers at his best. The Dr. Evil and Mini Me sing-and-dance scene is legendary: this time it's the Evilized version of Puff Daddy's "Hard Knock Life", while in the previous episode it was Will Smith's song that was given the honor. Another scene that can be classified as one of the rare, truly good ones in the movie, is one that delves a bit deeper into the mind of Austin Powers. It's a flashback into the boyhood of Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, and Number Two as they are all in the academy in which international men of mystery are trained. We learn that bold and brave sex symbol Austin may not be as gallant a knight as we have been lead to believe. Although the father-son relationship is made into a joke, it's a subtle way of taking a stand against the evils of society. The same goes for Fat Bastard, who talks about how hard it is being "a fat kid in a society that demands perfection". Despite this deep insight being turned into another fart joke, truth can be found in his words. It's comforting that, although nothing seems to be holy enough for the British to not be laughed at, serious insight can be squeezed in amidst all the parody.
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Summary: The Death of the Mojo
Review: Finally, the law of diminishing return has caught up with Austen's latest offering. This movie is rather short compared with the earlier two movies. It concluded at a mere 1 hour 24 minutes. The tirade old jokes seemed to be running out of puff. Whereas in the earlier offerings, we would be laughing our heads' off, in this instance, we might chuckle here & there. There were many unexpected delightful cameo appearances & you could have mistaken the opening sequence to a John Woo's action movie. I guess it's the charisma of Mike Myers that carried the whole movie. The supporting cast was stunning particularly Michael Caine who showed his depth & versatility in acting. I always fancied Roach's direction as his light-hearted & casual approach seemed to motivate the cast to improvise in their actings. We have seen all the jokes & gags before. Otherwise, this movie would be a blast. I'm not surprised that this is the grand finale of this trilogy. This DVD package is great as it offered many deleted scenes (on the hindsight, those scenes really don't add anything to the movie), documentaries about the production team, cast, choreography team, stunt team, vehicles sourcing team, special effects team, commentaries from Mike Myers, Director, Producer. Even though this movie is mediocre, it's still a worthwhile movie to watch for a laugh.
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Summary: Good, not great
Review: I was sick over New Years, so I watched this movie with a friend. I haven't yet seen the first movie, but I've seen the second, so I kind of knew the jist of the "Austin Powers" movies. This one features a lot of the same jokes, most of which have just been rehashed from the previous movies. Same basic scenario: Austin travels back in time to save the world, meets up with some girl, and they team up to save the world together. Though this movie did have strong sexual themes, they weren't quite as strong as those in "The Spy Who Shagged Me". The first part of the movie with Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, etc. was hilarious. I think that was surely one of the funniest parts of the movie. If you are having a relaxing night at home, this movie will give you a couple of good laughs.
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