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Austin Powers in Goldmember (Infinifilm Widescreen Edition)

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I won't hesitate a second longer - 'Goldmember' was terrible. The first sequel,' The Spy Who Shagged Me', was bad enough but this really stretches the franchise way too far and over the top.

I would have thought that the writers would have come up with some new material but no, its still the same 'Yeeeah Baby' and 'Very Shagadelic' one liners which bring down this films' credibility even more. It's only saving grace are the vast amount of cameos near the beginning, from then on; its trash. The overused 'mole' joke really gets on your nerves after a while and is just another blatant lack of fresh ideas for this third instalment. Even the appearance of Destiny's Child beauty Beyonce Knowles isn't enough to keep you interested. For real comedy, just stick to the first film.

I found this movie to be more entertaining than the 2nd installment so in that sense it was an improvement, however I would like to know why Beyonce was cast in this film? She is atractive, yes, but so is a good portion of Hollywood women and believe it or not-- Black Hollywood women if that is what their aim was. But alas, I have chalked it up to some good dealing with through her management and tried to look beyond her role at the overall movie. It was decent and I did laugh enough to say it is worth renting. Owning the DVD, on the other hand, is for those who want the deleted scenes which they did a god job of packaging.

I like all of the Movies in The Austin Powers movie trilogy and Austen Powers - in Goldmember didn't disappoint me at all. Yeah sure, they copied some of the gags from the first two movies but they were still funny and I think Mike Myers was great as always as Austin Powers and Dr. Evil and the rest of the cast was pretty good too, Michael Caine and Seth Green were great and Beyonce Knowles was good too. I have watched this movie two times and each time I watched it on DVD in widescreen and I highly recommend the widescreen because it allows you to see the whole movie while the Fullscreen DVD is just an edited pan & scan with the sides cropped.

God, this has to be one of the all-time funniest movies of all time. Mike Myers is a comedic genius and I was laughing through the whole thing. I especially loved the part when Britney Spears's head exploded. *Evil grin* Yesss...

This Rocks! Mike Myers really is a comic genious! I remember when my brother,his friends,and I watched this movie in the theathers! This movie is about this guy named Austin Powers. His dad Nigel Powers was kidnapped by Dr.Evil,MiniMe,and Goldmember. He and this girl named Foxy Cleopatra joins him on a trip to Tokyo Japan. This movie has exellent bathroom humor! What i thought was disgusting is 2 things:

1. Godmember eats skin!
2. I think Austin's mom is a prostitute.

GET THIS VIDEO! I DO RECCOMEND IT FOR YOU!

While the wealth of extras in Goldmember are quite interesting, they're marred by the limitations that the Infinifilm process imposes on your DVD player. According to others, as well as my own experience, Infinifilm disables your players ability to scan and pause. This means that if you want to step away for a moment, you'll have to either let the movie run or stop it all together. On the slight up-side, pressing PLAY will return you to the beginning of the chapter you were watching. And since scanning is disabled, you'll have to watch everything up the point you stopped the DVD. YUCK!

I'm against any kind of control disabling. Disney does a similar thing by disabling the menu and scan controls during the "Coming Attractions" segment before the movie. This is just plain wrong. We, the viewers should have the right to decide how we want to view our DVD's.

The title says it all, mayBe if she wasn't in it it would have been a classic. Her acting skills are horrible, why would they bring her on for this role. Without her in the way the film still stands as a very funny and imaginitive comedy. All the characters from the past show up in this all out comedic warfare. Including one of my favorite actors seth green returns for his brilliant preformance. Jay rouch did an excellant job directing this film, and mike myers and michael mccullers wrote a very funny script. The only thing that seems strange is that with only two executive producers there are eight producers, two of which are writer/actor mike myers and demi moore. but with that aside take beyonce out and you have a comedy classic.

I love the Austin Powers series, but I feel like this effort was my least favorite of the three thus far. If you were to watch the first movie, then the second, and then finally "goldmember," you will undoubtably see how the characters become so overblown by the third film, drastically different then how they were in the first film. Take for instance Dr. Evil, who in the first movie was almost serious, and anything comedic was often very subtle, not trying for the laughs, but getting them in a unique fashion. In "goldmember," however, evil is completely out of character and it gets almost ridiculous at times. Although these characters are all funny, they've all gone through their own "personal evolution."

"goldmember" is filled with many memorable moments which is why I still have respect for the series. The opening of the movie is probably one of the greatest openings for a comedy I have ever seen. I'm sure many can agree to that. The whole part with Mr. Roboto is witty and smart, poking fun at our use of subtitles. The movie also has another great scene behind a curtain, which mirrors another scene in the second movie, where it looks like heather graham is pulling grenades, rats, umbrellas, and other objects out from Austin's behind. However, the scene in "goldmember" involves Austin and Mini Me in a hospital room during a rountine physical. I also have respect for Mike Myers himself, who plays the parts of 4 characters in Austin, Dr. evil, fat bastard, and goldmember. So all in all, an allright comedy. It has its moments, but it also has those moments that just go too far and are completely off base with what the first movie in the series was trying to illustrate. I've heard that a fourth picture is most likely in the works, which I hope they can turn around the series with a final movie that Austin Powers fans truly deserve.

THIS MOVIE HAS JUST WHAT YOU ARE LOOKIN FOR IF YOU WANT STUPID, FUNNY, BATHROOM HUMOR!
BEYONCE KNOWLES IS HILLARIOUS, THE SAME WITH MIKE MYERS!
HIGHLY RECCOMENDED!

INTRODUCTION:
The first two Austin Powers films were comedy masterpieces, so it's no surprise that the film makers wanted to do a third film. A third film is usually the film that will either prove to be one of the franchise's strongest, or it will be the one that ultimately ruins a series. Which category does the latest Austin Powers film, Goldmember, fall into? Read on and find out.

BASIC PLOT:
Thanks to a spy the British Ministry of Defense put in Dr. Evil's hideout, he is sent to prison. However, Austin is reluctantly forced to transfer him to a minimum security prison in exchange for information on his missing father's whereabouts. Austin takes a time machine back to the seventies where he rescues his father and teams up with a female secret agent, and then sets out to stop Dr. Evil's latest plan from being realized.

FILM OPINIONS:
After the first two films, this one was a huge disappointment. The basic plot is essentially the same as that of the last film. Also, Austin's girl from the last film is absent here, and her absence is never explained. This film does have some pretty funny scenes, in particular the subtitles and shadows scenes, but ultimately the film ends up falling flat in comparison to its earlier counterparts.

DVD:
Although the movie is subpar, the DVD is actually very good. There are a ton of deleted scenes, a commentary track, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and several other little bonuses. The bonus material isn't quite up to that of the previous film's DVD release, but it is still very good.

OVERALL:
This movie was disappointing to me, but it still has its moments. If you saw the last two films in the series and you want to see what happens next, you might as well see this film - just don't be expecting anything too special.