Movie 1: International Man of Mystery
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Synopsis: A world-class playboy and part-time secret agent from the 1960s emerges after thirty years in a cryogenic state to battle with his nemesis Dr. Evil.
My Rating: 8/10
I watched this over the weekend and it was my first time seeing it in a very long time. Just like the countless times prior I love this movie. Mike Meyers can make me laugh or smile with ease playing Austin & Dr Evil. Vanessa is easily the hottest Austin girl but in all of the movies I think Alotta Fa gina is easily the sexiest. Everything in this movie hits for me, the comedy, the characters, the story and the ending. It holds up really well and is still one of my fav comedies of the 90s.
Movie 2: The Spy that Shagged Me
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Synopsis: Dr. Evil is back and has invented a new time machine that allows him to go back to the 1960s and steal Austin Powers' mojo, inadvertently leaving him "shagless".
My rating: 8/10
I put the first 2 films on the same level but for different reasons. While the first film is regarded as the "better" film, it's the characters in the 2nd that makes this film much more memorable (Mini me & Fat Bastard) plus the additions of Graham and Lowe were enough to make the characters in the sequel far superior than the original.
I didn't like losing Elizabeth Hurley for Heather Graham or making Hurley a fem bot (basically ruins everything she did in the first film) but they do make it work and the opening sequence is hilarious and even better than the first film.
The funniest scene to me is the Jerry Springer scene with Dr Evil & Scott. The chemistry between Meyers and Green is excellent and it gets funnier in the film (at the table)
I also liked Dr Evil is more comedic in this film, he is arguably the funniest character in the film ( at least my favourite)
Overall the first film is the better film but the second film is the one you'll most likely remember or quote afterwards because of how great the characters are in the second film. The jokes are slightly better in the first film but the characters in the second are so strong they help bring the laughter even if a few jokes don't land/are dull.
Movie 3: Goldmember
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Synopsis: Upon learning that his father has been kidnapped, Austin Powers must travel to 1975 and defeat the aptly named villain Goldmember, who is working with Dr. Evil.
My Rating: 6/10
It's decent at best. There are some really good jokes/laughs but for the most part it's not very good at all. I would rather watch YouTube clips instead of watching the entire movie again. They tried to do too much at once and for me it didn't work.
I thought Beyonce was absolutely terrible. I get she was the biggest female star at the time but they should have cast someone else. There is 0 chemistry between her and Mike Meyers, she's a mediocre actress and she isn't funny at all. I didn't like the new character Goldmember either. Huge miss with both characters.
I did like Michael Caine as Austin's father but I didn't find him that funny either. To me Dr Evil and Scottie carried the film. The storyline with them should have been more of the focus.
I hated the younger school versions of the characters as well. There was nothing funny about the entire scene. I also didn't like Austin and Dr Evil teaming up/getting along plus the whole thing with them being brothers.
Overall it's decent at best, there is some good comedy in it but inferior to the first 2 films.
Overall
Story - International
Comedy - International/Spy
Characters - Spy that shagged me
Music - Spy that shagged me
Ending - International
