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Austin Powers in Goldmember
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Mike Myers, Sir
Michael Caine, Beyoncé Knowles, Michael
York, Robert Wagner, Seth Green, Mindy Sterling, Verne J. Troyer |
| MPAA Rated: |
PG-13 |
| Released By: |
New Line Cinema |
| Web Site: |
www.austinpowers.com |
| Kiddie Movie: |
Lots of sexual innuendo. Brings the teens,
leave the youngins at home. |
| Date Movie: |
If she likes
Austin Powers, sure, otherwise she just might be grossed out. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Cleavage and talk,
even of an asian three-way, but nothing naked. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Fighting like you
would expect. |
| Action: |
Action like you
would expect. |
| Laughs: |
92 minutes worth. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
The opening
sequence. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
Too many to list. |
| Directed By: |
Jay Roach |
| Produced By: |
Suzanne Todd,
Jennifer Todd, Demi Moore, Mike Myers, John Lyons, Eric
McLeod |
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Austin Powers in Goldmember
A Movie Review |
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After laughing my way through "Goldmember," my initial
reaction was "Who did Mike Myers pay off at the MPAA to get this thing
rated PG-13?" Alright, there wasn’t any nudity, they didn’t really
swear too much, but there was enough sexual innuendo that led me to my
next reaction - I sort of felt sorry for those parents who brought
their youngins, youngins who haven’t been told about the birds and the
bees, as I’m thinking the parents are going to have a lot of
explaining to do as to why they were laughing at certain times in the
movie. Alright, enough intro, what about the movie?Granted most of
you really won’t care about the plot because it’s always the same –
Dr. Evil tries to blackmail the government for some wrong amount of
money or else he’ll destroy the world, in the meantime he’s trying to
kill Austin Powers. Once again Mike Myers handles the wacky
characters, namely Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Fat Bastard, and now
Goldmember. Personally, I think it was one too many characters because
Goldmember really has no impact. Anyway, back in the mix are the rest
of the familiar cast of characters, Number Two (Robert Wagner), Scott
(Seth Green), and Mini Me (Verne Troyer), but this time we get treated
to a new cast of supporting characters, like Michael Caine as Nigel
Powers, Austin’s dad, Fred Savage as Number Three, and Beyonce Knowles
as Foxxy Cleopatra.
Buried in the taking over the world storyline is the internal
conflict Austin is having thinking he has never made his father proud.
And that’s really all you need to know about the story.
What really makes this movie click are the scenes I’m not even
going to reveal. The opening scene is a riot, you get a take-off on
the penis description montage from the second movie, complete with
making fun of itself for doing so, and there are some neat plot-twists
that easily make you laugh. And, oh yea, there are so many
star-studded cameos that are perfectly done.
There really isn’t a way to compare this version of the Austin
Powers trilogy to the others because it really takes itself in a
different direction. It knows it has to have the basic story of Dr.
Evil vs. Austin Powers, but this time it tends to make fun of itself
for rehashing the same jokes, and because of this those same old jokes
seem fresh.
If you liked any of the other Austin Powers movies, you’ll probably
enjoy "Goldmember" all the same. If you couldn’t stand him before,
save your money, stay home, and don’t bitch that this movie was crap.
I can’t call myself a huge fan of the series, but I’ll give credit to
any movie that can keep me laughing for an hour and a half. It’s 4
stars out of 5 for "Austin Powers in Goldmember."
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!! |
