Austin Powers in Goldmember

I know these aren't great but I love them. I think all three of these run together as one big movie. The opening and closing are really clever and I love seeing Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow, Danny Devito, Britney Spears and Steven Spielberg. That movie would be something special.

Who throws a cupcake, honestly?
Nothing tops the first film, but this will always be a close second. My favorite being Austin Powers FASHA! Easy peasy lemon squeezay!

Weakest of the three in my opinion, but 'Austin Powers in Goldmember' still has some memorable moments.

I enjoyed the star-studded and cameo-filled opening scene, it's well done. Mike Myers is again great in his roles, especially Dr. Evil, and Beyoncé Knowles is a positive addition. The stuff with Dr. Evil isn't as good as in the 1999 film, yet he still made me laugh a few times; he does have one of the series' best moments with the rendition of the Jay-Z song.

However, I did feel a few pacing issues. All in all, it's still worth a watch. As noted, the cameos are solid - and let's just say they chose the perfect actor to play Dr. Evil...

Mike Meyers at his best. A must-see for lovers of ridiculous, teenage, American comedy.

That’s a great trilogy and I had a lot of fun watching it but this one is a little bit under the others.

Really not that bad and quite funny in parts except for the reprehensible (and puzzling) anti-dutch bits.

Mike Myers is literally everywhere in his third romp as the super suave (and super dated) gentleman spy, playing four significant parts under hefty amounts of makeup and gear. He's still surprisingly funny, as is the film itself, although the screen often feels terribly crowded and the constant diversions and subplots get carried away.

Much more than the two preceding films, Goldmember is a Python-esque collage, a string of skits and strung-out gags with a loose connecting narrative wound in-between. It's joyfully energetic, like a toddler, with an attention span to match. The goofs and send-ups themselves range from hilarious to beaten-to-death (particularly the dumb obsession with one character's absurdly huge mole, which is trotted out in at least three different scenes) and occasionally lean on a weirdly hyper-focused topical humor that's showing its age now. Many of the old bits from preceding films are rolled back out for an encore, but they're matched at least shot-for-shot with new segments that, surprisingly, hold their own.

It's particularly important that the jokes land, because the plot is mostly scraps and stabs. Michael Caine is an inspired choice as Austin's long-lost father, but the two don't get much screen time together and it feels like a wasted opportunity. Beyoncé's take on the classic blaxploitation-era heroine type is spirited, if light and inessential. Despite the shortcomings, it's still good for a few big laughs and my wife and I reference it somewhat regularly. I prefer it to The Spy Who Shagged Me, though it can't hope to match the heart, balance or ingenuity of the original.

Hey wait a minute, Spectre totally ripped off Goldmember's big plot twist!

❤❤❤❤❤❤ - Mini me 😄😄😄

10❤- Masterpiece 💯
9❤- Excellent
8❤ - Amazing 👌
7❤- Great 🌞
6❤ - Good 👍
5❤ - Average 🤕
4❤ - Bad but watchable :octagonal_sign:
3❤ - Bad 😭
2😡- Awful :face_vomiting:
1:face_with_symbols_over_mouth: - Bull Shit

I think this is the one where you discover that this series has gone through all of the possible comedy ideas. They do a lot of joke repeats from the first two, but not in a crazy fun unique way. Instead this kind of just what we've seen in the last couple.

But whatever, I still laugh throughout the whole movie. I especially like the opening and ending. I would gladly take the first and second in this series first, but all three are funny enough for me to enjoy myself.