AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER, the third movie in the Austin Powers series, stars Mike Myers in director Jay Roach's James Bond Sci-Fi 1970s funkadelic formula--a hyper-stylized backdrop to what is ultimately Myers' one-man show.GOLDMEMBER is a family affair. Austin has a few unresolved issues with his dear old dad, Nigel Powers (.. Read more
| Starring | Mike Myers, Beyonce Knowles, Michael Caine, Seth Green |
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| Director | Jay Roach |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Comedy |
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AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER, the third movie in the Austin Powers series, stars Mike Myers in director Jay Roach's James Bond Sci-Fi 1970s funkadelic formula--a hyper-stylized backdrop to what is ultimately Myers' one-man show.
GOLDMEMBER is a family affair. Austin has a few unresolved issues with his dear old dad, Nigel Powers (the dead ringer Michael Caine, who is also a good sport), and he hopes to work out some Freudian tension when he's not saving the world from the forces of evil. Myers flexes his actor muscles and portrays a more thoughtful, and--is it even possible--a slightly less geeky Austin in this film. Likewise, even the bad guys show some new personality: Dr. Evil reveals a penchant for talking like a hip-hop, wise-ass homeboy, and the new villain Goldmember (the latest in Myers' repertoire) is an enigmatic amputee with a heart of gold who speaks with a Dutch accent and eats his own peeling skin. If that's not disgusting enough, Fat Bastard, the greasy behemoth from THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME, appears again in GOLDMEMBER, delving into new and nasty scatological territory. But the joke's on us, because GOLDMEMBER's toilet humour is so extreme that it dissolves into a harmless fit of giggles, keeping viewers laughing from start to finish.
| Starring | Mike Myers, Beyonce Knowles, Michael Caine, Seth Green, Verne Troyer |
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| Director | Jay Roach |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 31 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 34 mins |
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| Genres | Action/Adventure, Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 02 Dec 2002 Blu-ray: unknown Production year: 2002 |
| Format | DVD |
Co-writer, producer and star Mike Myers doesn't take many risks with this enjoyable third outing for the groovy secret agent and his nemesis Dr Evil, sticking to his tried and tested formula of cool catch phrases, bad-taste buffoonery and surreal slapstick. He perhaps overstretches himself this time, taking on the additional role of eponymous Dutch villain Goldmember, and there's a distinct feeling of déjà vu about his comic shtick. But, despite the occasional lacklustre sequence, there are memorable contributions from the most colourful supporting cast of the series. Former Destiny's Child front woman Beyoncé Knowles is a knockout as sassy 1970s chick Foxxy Cleopatra, while Michael Caine is a dentally challenged delight as Austin's randy dad. Although the comedy peaks too early with a show-stopping film-within-a-film parody, director Jay Roach knows how to shoot a gag and the increased budget means this episode has a more vibrant, cinematic sheen than its predecessors. Myers fans may be disappointed by his personal below-par contribution, but when he does hit the target, the results are comedy gold.
Amiable spy spoof, though most of the jokes are of a rude and rudimentary kind; in the end, though, its childish glee wears you down.
I don't want to say the movie wasn't that good, but my expectations were not met. Ive given the movie a 4, but I was expecting a little more. At times I was laughing so hard my sides hurt, but at other times I was left struggling to maintain interest. Mike Myers was great as Austin and Dr. Evil, and it wouldve been nice if Fat B*st*rd could have had a greater role. Goldmember should have stayed at home. Hopefully, we wont see him if they make an AP4. The thing about this movie was there were slightly too many characters for a 90 minute movie. Beyonce Knowles was a little disappointing as Foxy Cleopatra by simply not fitting into a comedy role. Michael York is just plain Basil, Seth Green was not that good as Scott Evil as he was in the other two films. Michael Caine was pretty average as Austin's father and Verne Troyer as Mini-Me was perfect. The best part of the movie was the cameos. I dont think Goldmember is quite as good as the first two, but it is very good.
More of the same from the 60s-cool Bond spoof but I reckon there's less laughs than we've seen before. Part two was by far the funniest and although this one has it's moments you begin to feel the ideas are running out and you can clearly see some bits have been rehashed. Still I think it's worth a watch seeing Mike Myers play such a range of characters and he's ably assisted by the super-sexy Beyonce Knowles.