This third installment to the Austin Powers movies had higher highs and lower lows than the previous two movies, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).
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| Austin Powers (Mike Myers) |
Highs included the addition of Michael Caine as Austin's father Nigel Powers, the role which Mini Me plays throughout the movie, and the initial Austinpussy movie sequence. I also enjoyed the flashbacks which connected Austin with Dr. Evil. At the other end, lows included Beyonce Knowles's weak showing as Foxxy Cleopatra and the movie's general lack of cohesion. To be fair, it's possible that Knowles's performance was limited by the character, who failed to carry the same weight as the first two Austin Powers supporting lead characters, Vanessa Kensington and Felicity Shagwell. In particular, Austin Powers was shown to develop a deep romance with both Kensington and Shagwell, while his romance with Cleopatra was kept more superficial. Of course, it could also just be that my expectation of Knowles was set by the quality of her music (excellent music!!!).
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| Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) |
Overall, the movie averaged worse than the first two films, but I still enjoyed the majority of it and I would still recommend it. Furthermore, I would also desire a fourth film.*
Netflix determined the movie for me as a 98% match. I decided to give the movie neither a thumbs up nor a thumbs down.
*I believe Mike Myers displayed interest in making a fourth film back in 2018. However, I'll have to find some sources on this.
Instant Comments:
Nice. Tom Cruise as Austin Powers, Gwyneth Paltrow as Dixie Normous, Kevin Spacey as Dr. Evil, and Danny Devito as Mini-Me.
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| Foxxy Cleopatra (Beyonce Knowles) |
Steven Spielberg
HA! "Oops. I did it again, baby. Yeah!"
Preparation H
"On the whole, Preparation H does feel good." Explain joke: whole is a pun on hole.
Wait, I thought he was frozen for a while. Would his dad be alive?
Ming Tea.
Fook Mi
Heineken
Twist: Fook You
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| Fat Bastard (Mike Myers) |
This is Austin's List:
BECOME INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY
SAVE WORLD FROM CERTAIN DOOM
FIND TRUE LOVE
GO TO OUTER SPACE
TRAVEL THROUGH TIME, BACKWARD AND FORWARD
BE CRYOGENICALLY FROZEN
CATCH DR. EVIL IN THE FIRST ACT
THREESOME WITH JAPANESE TWINS
EARN DADDY'S RESPECT
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| Scott Evil (Seth Green) |
Hehe. Their history together goes way back: Austin, Dr. Evil, Number Two, and Basil.
Oh. It's Michael Caine.
Ha. Haha. "People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch."
"Cause I'm Foxy Cleopatra and I'm a whole lot of women."
He references his monologue from the previous movie.
Haha. "You're a tripod."
Hahahahaha. Oh. Holy shit. ("everyone" out, but actually not...)
"Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto."
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| Mini Me (Verne Troyer) |
Lol. This pee scene.
Hahaha. I laughed when I saw the Charmander running from Godzilla.
Hahahahaha. It's funny because it's clearly fake.
Hahaha. Hahahaha. "One of us has to go on the other oen's shoulders." Hahaha. Hahahaha.
Ha. "John Travolta as Goldmember."
Watched 20190617 (Netflix, Instant)
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) Jay Roach. 94 min
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| Austin and Foxxy |
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| Austinpussy features Tom Cruise as Austin, Kevin Spacey as Dr. Evil, Danny DeVito as Mini Me, and Gwyneth Paltrow as Dixie Normous. |
Relevant Links:
Austin Powers in Goldmember (IMDb.com)
Austin Powers in Goldmember (RottenTomatoes.com)
Austin Powers in Goldmember (Wikipedia.org)
