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   Siskoid commented on Austin Powers in Goldmember 3 minutes ago

   

   While the cameo-happy Austin Powers in Goldmember has some laughs. and Beyoncé is pretty cool as a blaxploitation star pulled right out of the mid-70s by Dr. Evil's time machine, its fatal flaw is its villains. Interestingly, they do things here with Dr. Evil that the Bond franchise will do with Blofeld in the Daniel Craig era (which is kind of insane), but generally, his value has been in decline since the second film as he gets dumber and dumber, does rap numbers, etc. He's at least better than Goldmember, an out-of-focus parody of Goldfinger and other 60s Bond villains, with a bit of gross-out humor (speaking of which, thanks for sidelining Fast Bastard in this one, guys) and not many jokes to his name. I just don't think Mike Myers really had a third character in him, here. At least he's not playing his own dad (Michael Caine does a great job as an elder International Man of Mystery). They should have upgraded Scott Evil sooner, probably. And while spoofing more modern films like Mission: Impossible worked for me, overall, the franchise has run out of steam.
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   Siskoid checked Austin Powers in Goldmember 4 minutes ago

   Austin Powers in Goldmember

   2002
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   aiwakaiy checked The Rossellinis 7 minutes ago

   The Rossellinis

   2020
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   lydia_distracted checked Poor Things 7 minutes ago

   Poor Things

   2023
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   jeffix checked Les visiteurs du soir 8 minutes ago

   Les visiteurs du soir

   1942
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   Siskoid commented on Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 13 minutes ago

   

   Thanks to a cameo by Rebecca Romijn (as herself), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me is the only film in the trilogy to have a Number One as well as a Number Two. Of course, number twos are one of the problems with this otherwise fairly strong sequel. Yes, I'm talking about Fat Bastard, a totally repugnant character that's only there to indulge in scatological comedy for the lowest common denominator, pushing the franchise further into boring bodily fluids jokes. There are a lot of repeated gags from the first film, but at least, new material as well. Losing Elizabeth Hurley the way we do undermines the first film a bit, but since nothing is to be taken seriously in these things, we can at least enjoy Heather Graham in the similar role. We get straight up time travel, so the 60s put in an even greater appearance than in the first film. Rob Lowe does an amazing Robert Wagner impression as the younger Number Two. Mini-Me is an iconic feature of the series. The moonbase evokes Doctor Who's The Moonbase, which aired in 1967, when the characters were frozen, so it perhaps IS a fair inspiration. But boy, do I hate Fat Bastard (and generally, this whole subgenre of fat suit comedy). Too many variations on the same themes, perhaps, but Austin Powers still has his mojo at this point.
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   Siskoid checked Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 13 minutes ago

   Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

   1999
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   MCParks19 checked A Good Person 14 minutes ago

   A Good Person

   2023
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   Sien checked Dune: Part Two 15 minutes ago

   Dune: Part Two

   2024
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    homealone105 checked Une sale histoire 16 minutes ago

    Une sale histoire

    1977
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    MargrietP checked A Vintage Bride 19 minutes ago

    A Vintage Bride

    2023
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    LKSY checked Spider-Man 19 minutes ago

    Spider-Man

    2002
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    bfgirl checked Bombshell 24 minutes ago

    Bombshell

    2019
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    Siskoid commented on Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 24 minutes ago

    

    Though there are a couple of dodgy moments, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery still holds up, and of course part of it is that some of that dodginess is part of the retro-60s spoofing (for example, Will Ferrell in Peter Sellers brown face). But for a sex pest, Austin Powers is quite keen on consent, so it works. That film film left an undeniable stamp on pop culture, and I remember many conversations peppered with quotables from it. Vivid characters with memorable shticks. And as a fan of the superspy genre this was spoofing, I enjoy the references. In the mid-60s, the genre was ubiquitous, but by 1997, even Bond was on the wane, so Austin and Dr. Evil really are men out of their time and seem ridiculous beyond just Mike Myers' caricatures. The humor often leans into the Airplane/Naked Gun variety, but it also has the period feel of those 60s camp comedies no one really talks about anymore. Elizabeth Hurley would have been perfect as a Bond girl, but this is perhaps a better role. The music is fun (I'd forgotten about the BBC song). The sets look like they were designed by Ken Adam. It's hard not to get swept up in the ridiculousness.
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    Siskoid checked Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 24 minutes ago

    Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

    1997