Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery/The Spy Who Shagged Me/Goldmember

"I put the grrr in swinger, baby!" a deliciously randy Powers coos near the beginning of The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), and if the imagination of Austin creator Mike Myers seems to have sagged a bit, his energy surely hasn't. This friendly, go-for-broke sequel finds our man Austin heading back to the '60s to keep perennial nemesis Dr. Evil (Myers again) from blowing up the world--and, more importantly, to get back his mojo, that man-juice that turns Austin into irresistible catnip for women, especially American spygirl Felicity Shagwell (a pretty but vacant Heather Graham). The plot may be irreverent and illogical, the jokes may be bad, and the scenes may run on too long, but it's all delivered sunnily and with tongue firmly in cheek. Myers teams Dr. Evil with a diminutive clone, Mini-Me (Verne J. Troyer), then pulls a hat trick by playing a third character, the obese and disgusting Scottish assassin Fat Bastard.

Despite symptoms of sequelitis, Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) is must-see lunacy for devoted fans of the shagadelic franchise. Unfortunately, the law of diminishing returns is in full effect: for every big-name cameo and raunchy double-entendre, there's an equal share of redundant shtick, juvenile scatology, and pop-cultural spoofery. All is forgiven when the hilarity level is consistently high, and Mike Myers--returning here as randy Brit spy Austin, his nemesis Dr. Evil, the bloated Scottish henchman Fat Bastard, and new Dutch disco-villain Goldmember--thrives by favoring comedic chaos over coherent plotting. Once they've tossed Austin into the disco fever of 1975 (where he's sent to rescue his father, gamely played by Michael Caine), Myers and director Jay Roach seem vaguely adrift with old and new characters, including Verne Troyer's Mini-Me and pop star Beyoncé Knowles as Pam Grier-ish blaxpo-babe Foxxy Cleopatra. A bit tired, perhaps, but Powers hasn't lost his mojo.

The Austin Powers trilogy stands proudly up with the top movie trilogies of all time, including the Scream, Star Wars, and Indiana Jones trilogies. Every film gets a solid five stars. they are all hilarious. Still, they may take awhile to grow on you. I remember watching Goldmember, and later telling my sister "That movie is not funny at all." But by the third time I had watched it, I adored it, and thought it was absoloutly hilarious! I've always thought 1 and 2 were hilarious, though I believe 2 is probably the funniest. While you're watching the trilogy, you'll start to think about the characters as friends. I love Frau, Dr. Evil, Scott, all of them! Bottom line: the series offers plenty of good laughs for a rainy day.

The DVD are prenty much quality, with each one getting better than the one before it. The problem with the first movies DVD is that it's not presented in it's original Super 35 widescreen version. It is presented in a 1:85:1 anamorphic aspect ratio. Now, this new aspect ratio confuses me, but I've come to the conclusion that maybe it's BETTER than the Super 35 one. Better? you ask. How could it be better? Well, watching "Alternate Ending 2" in the deleted scenes section, they showed many clips from the film in Super 35. I noticed you saw just as much (and NOT more) to the side, but less on the top and bottom. So, this means that the aspect ratio on the DVD shows more to the sides AND the top and bottom. That's actually pretty cool, and after I realized that, I was comfortable watching the movie in this ratio. The picture is excellent (especially for one of the first DVDS ever) and the sound mix is great. The disks not exactly loaded, but it offers some good stuff. The seven deleted scenes are fun to watch, and the commentary is a joy. An interesting thing on the DVD is the ability to see clips from other movies starring the stars of Austin Powers. You see Mimi Rogers in a scene from "Monkey Trouble" and Elizabeth Hurley in a scene from "Dangerous Ground," amongst others.

The other DVD are much better, however. Both presented in their correct aspect ratios and loaded with extra features I(Goldmember's disk seems to be overflowing!), they make a must have buy.

A nice thing I noticed about this 3-Pack is that New Line took the time and care to change the cardboard covers of the first two into Keep Cases, the plastic ones, to make them fit with Goldmember better. I love New Line's way of improving themselves, and this is a good example.

Anyway, this is a great buy, and I'd recommend it to any body who's not offended by a dose of crude humor and wants to laugh.


hilarous   August 9, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

these movies are he best and the funniest movies ive ever seen. I look forward to getting the box set
The bonus features on the dvds are a fair amount but acually i dont think the special features dont really matter because these movies are so funny {and beleave me im obsessed with bonus features thats how great these movies are}


Austin Powers International man of mystery 9.4/10

Probley the best in the series though no F.B. and mini me this movie still is great. though some are funny and most of them hilarous all the jokes through the movie make it a winner
90 minutes
MPAA Rating PG-13 for nudity and some sex realated humor and dialoge
My rating PG-13 for crude sex related humor

Austin Powers In The Spy Who Shagged Me 8.8/10
Probley my least favorite in the series though its still hilarous and F.B and mini me are introduced there are some jokes that are hilarous and maybe the funniest in the trilogy and the rest are just funny.
95 minutes
MPAA Rating PG-13 for crude humor and sexual innuendo
My rating PG-13 for crude humor, some sexual innuendo and language

Austin Powers In Goldmember 9.1/10
Great. I love it. This movie has hilarous jokes all over and jokes that everyone are repeating. So good you cant put it to words
94 minutes
MPAA Rating PG-13 for crude humor, sexual innuendo and language
My Rating PG-13 for crude humor,sexual innuendo and content, and language

overall must see and own movies.
the perfect movies for middle schollers everywhere


Humor at it finest   February 19, 2007
A. Bell (Los Angeles, California United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Mike Myers is so silly, when you are in need of a laugh, Austin Powers is it. A good laugh is what the world is lacking today.


Kinda grows on ya   March 8, 2007
Road Tripper (DSM, IA. USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Turn down your intelligence and enjoy the slapstick sophmoric humor. Hot babes and suggestive jokes. Mini-me makes it. Great deal.


A Very Funny Series   March 24, 2004
dylan (USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

I have always enjoyed Mike Myers. He is a great comedian and is one of the best. But in the Austin Powers series, he does his BEST work out of all his movies. He is funny and will make you laugh out loud. Great movies for the family if your not to harsh on the movies the kids watch. What I mean by that is if you didn't let your kids see such movies like Mars Attacks!, Beetlejuice, Batman, Batman Returns, The Mummy, Dumb and Dumber, Police Academy and Scary Move 3. If you would let your kids see those movies, than these movies are perfectly harmless. So, make some popcorn and get groovin with Austin.

Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery-This is a great film in the series but isn't exactly my favorite of the lot. It's hip and hilarious. It's a riot to watch. Me and my family laughed very hard. Ok when it comes to features. But I have seen better when it comes to features.
9/10
Rated PG-13 for nudity, sex-related dialogue and humor.

Austin Powers in The Spy Who Shagged Me- This is my favorite of the series by far. It's gross with humor and it's very funny. It's gross when Austin drinks Fat B's crap. Funny, but sick. Anyway, the acting is perfect and the begining is one of the best parts through out the movie.
9/10
Rated PG-13 for sexuel innuendo and crude humor.

Austin Powers in Goldmember-This is a funny film but just by a sliver wasn't as good as number 1. Anyway, the acting once again is perfect and the humor keeps flowing in over and over again. Yes, it is the grossest of the series by far. A couple sites even posted it to be rated R.
9/10
Rated PG-13 for sexuel innuendo, crude humor and language.