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Summary: A when-in-doubt-at-Blockbuster Friday-night comedy!
Review: Austin Powers in Goldmember is like nothing you've ever seen before (except in the first two films, of course) It's a safe bet that whether you're a fan or hater of the original films, Goldmember will inspire the same reactions. It's a hit-and-miss affair that loaded with gross-out gags, phallic symbols, and celebrity cameos (some of them actually become small roles). Like its predecessors, this film pushed more than a few buttons with the MPAA . Should I bother with the plot? Nah. There are plenty of more comprehensive reviews with plot-synopses for those who... *ahem* really care about that kind of thing in this sort of film. Let's just say that Mike Myers returns as Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, and the despicable Fat B*stard. He also takes on the character of a Dutch madman named Goldmember. If you thought Fat B*stard was foul, wait till you see what this guy does. Or rather, look through some sort of fabric to lessen the impact. A lot of the stuff in here, even though it pushes the boundaries of taste far beyond the weak PG-13 rating, is gut-bursting. But there is also so much of it that falls utterly flat that I can't quite give it a solid recommendation. But I'm not surprised that a majority of the student population find it the summer's funniest comedy. Hey, with the way comedies have been going these past few years (Corky Romano and Kung Pow: Enter the Fist) if it makes you laugh like this one does, then to hell with taste. And with that, I have opened Pandora's Box.
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Summary: "Yeah, baby, yeah!"
Review: Austin Powers In Goldmember (2002) Mike Myers, Beyonce Knowles, Michael Caine, Mindy Sterling, Seth Green, Verne Taylor, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Fred Savage (and his mole), D: Jay Roach. Hilarious retread, overfull with both fresh and routine gags, rejoices Austin Powers in his third movie, where this time a Dutch roller-skater/lover of gold/criminal mastermind named Goldmember (Myers) kidnaps Power's father Caine and takes him to Dr. Evil's lair. Austin's new flame and partner is Foxxy Cleopatra (Knowles) and she's a whole lot of woman! Opens with a strong and unforgettable introductory laugh, and includes a fountain joke, some with subtitles, more off-the-wall shadow gags, and a surprising finale twist put in for fans. On the contrary, has the shagadelic hero himself lost his mojo? Danny DeVito, Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey, Katie Couric, Britney Spears, Steven Spielberg, Quincy Jones, Nathan Lane, John Travolta, and the Osbournes all give cameos. Running Time: 94 minutes and rated PG-13 for crude humor and language.
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Summary: Has a few classic moments but is ultimately disappointing
Review: While Austin Powers in Goldmember is certainly a funny movie, featuring several of the most classic scenes from the Austin Powers series, it is ultimately something of a disappointment. We all thought Austin lost his mojo in the second movie, but the series itself ran off and left its mojo behind early on in this third film. It's hard to explain, but this just doesn't even feel like a movie to me. I was still waiting for the movie to really kick in to serious gear when the credits began rolling. There seem to be serious problems with the plot and script; too many things just happen for no apparent reason, giving the impression that the filmmakers were not overly concerned with maintaining the causality of the storyline. One thing that really bothered me was Austin's appearance out of nowhere early on to arrest a newly-returned Dr. Evil. The plot required Dr. Evil to go to prison, but, after watching him escape from his nemesis over the course of two movies, seeing Dr. Evil captured so easily seemed a great disservice to such a great character. The ending is also disappointing; I hope this is not the final Austin Powers movie, but it certainly wraps up in series-ending style; while predictable, such an ending would not have been terribly bad if the filmmakers had put more effort into injecting some life or suspense into it; as it is, things turn out quite silly, with only one character turning away from the sappy denouement and implanting us with hope that we may see Austin return some day. Goldmember, a new fourth character played by Mike Myers, may well be the worst character in the history of motion pictures. While he could be slightly amusing on occasion, Goldmember's unnecessary, disgusting, corny role shot big holes into the movie named for him. The roller skates, the skin-eating, everything about the man turned me off completely. The Mole, in my opinion, was yet another terrible character. No one enjoyed Fred Savage's performance in The Wonder Years as much as I did, but both he and his character looked uncomfortably out of place in the presence of Austin Powers and Dr. Evil. I also, to be quite frank, disapproved mightily of the disservice done to Heather Graham's character of Felicity Shagwell from the second film; I wanted an explanation for her absence, but all I got was a new character in the form of Foxxy Cleopatra. Beonce Knowles did an admirable job in the role, but to me her character just doesn't fit, and Austin's largely absent mojo flexing in the ladies' department made me feel as if I were watching Austin going about his business as an old man. All criticism aside, there are some classic moments in this film. The opening is brilliant, producing some of the most memorable cameo appearances to ever hit the big screen. Even this cannot compare to the scenes featuring the young versions of Austin and Dr. Evil, however. Josh Zuckerman did a great job aping the mannerisms and inflections of Dr. Evil, but Aaron Himelstein was all over the young Austin Powers role; he had Austin's look, expressions, mannerisms, and voice down pat; it's really one of the most impressive impersonation jobs I've ever seen. The humor and entertainment, though, are just too few and far between for the movie as a whole. I think the plot holes could have been plugged effectively by a couple of the deleted scenes included on the DVD, yet a number of those deleted scenes were mercifully cut from the final print before doing even more self-inflicted damage to this disappointing sequel of a sequel. I think Mike Myers got too caught up in the whole Austin Powers frenzy, placing the characters before the story itself. The result is, by and large, a second-rate parody of a formerly ingenious parody.
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Summary: Tasteless and dull
Review: I admit, some of it was somewhat entertaining, but for the most part, it was just dull, and wasted about two hours of my time.
The old jokes are back, like you'd hear in Austin Powers I & II. The beginning had too many horrible songs, they had a past about Austin and Basil, even Dr. Evil.
It reminded me of the new Grinch movie, where they had to fill in extra footage on nothing.
The first two had some funny lines, the third one is just dull.
It's like hearing the same old joke from someone, that you think, yeah, it was funny the first couple times you told me.
It's that sort of feeling while watching Austin Powers III.
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Summary: Terrible Movie -- Avoid
Review: Considering I was only able to watch about 15 minutes of this movie before I had to consign it to oblivion, you might want to weight my review lightly (after all, the movie might have gotten better at the 16 minute mark). But, essentially, this "movie" consists of a slew of Mike Myers spots (poor ones at that), interspersed with something to hang them together. It's essentially the same thing that happens with the later Eddie Murphy movies: we've got a star, let's show everyone how great he thinks he is. Stick with the first two movies and avoid this one like the plague.
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Summary: Goldmember is NOT The Spy That Shagged Me...
Review: Goldmember was mildly amusing, but the plot was really lame and Goldmember was just annoying... And I'm sorry... Beyonce Knowles CANNOT act... There are a lot of gals that would have made a better Foxy. Also, the cameos got really annoying... The only amusing one was the one with Britney Spears. Die blonde! But the others were really tiring... Dr. Evil and Scott were amusing though... But as previous reviewers have mentioned, it seemed like they just recycled the jokes from the last couple of movies. It was alright, but they could've done better. Pick up the 2nd one instead...
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Summary: A mixed bag... albeit a groovy one
Review: I saw this with my 11 year old son who had seen the other austin powers movies... First I have to say it is really REALLY hard to understand why this is rated pg-13 and martix reloaded is an R...it makes no sense to me. The jokes/language/innuendos (and not subtle enough to be lost on an 11 year old) are from beginning to the end of the movie. The sight gags were pretty funny all the way thru and the beginning of the movie was priceless. I really thought I was in for a great movie after the first 15 minutes (won;t spoil it by describing it)... but I think, for me, it went downhill. I will say that my son totally enjoyed himself the whole way thru. I think the problem with the movie was that all the other movies were spoofs on 60's spy movies, where as this one seemed to be a spoof of the other austin powers movies. Maybe it was a subtle difference, but for me it made a huge difference. The other movies seemed funny as a whole...this one seemed funny only becuase of the sight gags and off the wall (and off color) humor... Another subtle difference...but it made a ddfference to me.
I have seen the other movies multiple times, this one, just the once.
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Summary: Better Than The Other Series
Review: Goldmember is really funny. First,Dr.Evil has a plan to destroy the world. However,Austin stops Dr.Evil and Dr.Evil is sent to jail. Then,Austin meets Dr.Evil in jail. He told Austin that Austin's dad was sent to 1975. So,Bazel built a car to 1975. Then,Austin Powers finds Goldmember and a lot of funny stuff happens. Anyway,you'll enjoy the movie,espically if you're an Austin Powers fan.
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Summary: Still A Funny Movie, but it doesn't stop it's predecessors
Review: The First Austin Powers with never lose it's magic. I could watch it a hundred times and I will always laugh. This movie doesn't have that. Too much repeats of the jokes. The whole "shhh" thing has gotten to become retarded. Too little effort to make this any better than the original.
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Summary: Austin Powers has died and gone to Hollywood.
Review: This was the most self-aggrandizing of Mike Myers' "Austin" movies to date. The first one was fun, the second one was entertaining enough, but definitely needed some re-work, but this movie -- with its little "Hollywood Insider" bits and Myers'egotistical performance made me wonder how he gets his head through most doors. I watched it once and was sorry to have wasted my time. Rent this one before you buy. You may not think it'll deserve a second viewing.
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