SPOILER WARNING: This post may or may not have spoilers. Read the first line, then go see the movie. Then post here.

In my opinion, this is the best movie of the trilogy.

Although, Ozzy was right, they did use a lot of old jokes (though that didn't prevent them from being funny).

The opening was perfect.

The shadow scene was hilarious.

Two words: Prison rap.

Although I was disappointed we didn't get to find out what happened to Felicity. And Will Ferrell's character is finally dead. And very little Number Two. Oh well.

My rant is laden with spoilers--Be warned

I really thought This one was running out of steam. it has two many charcters and not enough characterization. Why did Nigel never Do anything for Austin? That seemed glazed over. And what was the point of going to 1975? they go for about 5 minutes and then come back and they never used the time machine again! It seemed pointless. And Scott seemed even more out of charcterization-he never wanted to be evil in the first two movies and now he the main bad guy!? Fat Bastard was underused--he was only there for a few gross jokes and that's it.

There was only a few things i liked about this movie
1) Tom cruise makes a •••• sexy Austin
2) Dr. Evil finally got Frickin' Sharks with Frickin' laser beams attached to their heads
3) Brittany Spears' Head explodes (I really dispised her cameo until that)
4) the Osbornes

if you can't tell--i really didn't like this movie.

Nits:

Why is Austin Power's father still alive in 2002? Shouldn't he be dead, or at least really old? (Recall Austin Powers was an International Man of Mystery in the 1960s, who was cryogenically frozen and revived in the 1990s. If Austin is assumed the age of Mike Myers, he's 34 in 1967; Austin's father must be at least 49, likely older, in 1967. Hence, in 2002 Austin's father would be at least 84 [FYI, Micheal Caine is 69])

Hmm...an unbelievably funny opening (I nearly lost it when Danny DeVito popped up), but not much else.

I did enjoy the Godzilla bit ("Even though it's not!"), but it is sad that a ten-year-old could have devised the "comic high points" of the film (vulgar sounding names? fart jokes? pee jokes? genitalia jokes? You got it!). Seth Green was really funny as Scott, but (sigh), many of Myers' characters were just tiresome this time around, such as Fat Bastard (incredibly unfunny except for his final appearance), Dr. Evil (strangely once he escaped from prison, I never found him funny again in the film), and Goldmember himself (this was just dumb--"Too bad for youuuuuuu!" was childishly amusing however). And Mini-Me had a very erratic track record.

The flashbacks were a hoot as well. The young(er) Number Two (with the same effete laugh) made the school sequence worth it. And the Belgian and Dutch comments were funny as well.

However, if you DO go, you might as well stay for the ending, which is also hilarious (a few more cameoes and some good lines). "I'm from Holland! Isn't that funny?"

I was surprisingly unimpressed by Michael Caine. He started off well, but writing sabotaged him at the end. What a shame. And Robert Wagner and Mindy Sterling were left out in the lurch. And where was Will Ferrell (not that I wanted another Mustapha joke, mind you)?

I saw this movie with a theater full of Georgians. When the legend "Georgia State Prison" appeared, everyone (myself included) went, "eeehhh." Then Frau appeared with the hair, and the makeup, and the Tack Bell, and everyone cracked up. Not only because she is the stereotypical southern woman, but because everyone in that theater knows someone just like that. The south was made fun of a few more times during the movie. I guess he has now mocked every country/region?

Except for the Canadians. And the Dutch. Man, do those bastards have it coming!

>Except for the Canadians....Man, do those bastards have it coming!>

Mike Meyers is Canadian so I doubt he will make fun of Canada in Austin Powers 4.

Why not? People often make fun of their own groups. I've made references to New Jersey, New York and Italins in sarcastic Trek nit headings.

Yeah - it's precisely because Meyers is Canadian that he'd be able to get away with stuff we'd ordinarily get all huffy over. Making fun of ourselves is about the only thing Canucks do better than taking offense at jokes from outsiders.

Besides which the notion of a red-and-white secret agent is hilarious ("Excuse me...not to bother you or anything...but are you, by any chance, engaged in some...gee, what's the tactful way to put this - bad stuff?")

Bring on the Pierre Berton cameos!

Caught this a couple of weeks ago. Not great, but alright. I'm hoping they end it with this, as I can't imagine what they could do now that Dr. Evil is good.

Re-writing History is fun, isn't it? During the flashback to the British Spy School, Basil Exposition apparently knows Austin. However, in the beginning of AP:IMoM, Basil introduces himself to Austin as if he is a complete stranger.

Number 2 must have been interrupted before he finished his plan. All his plan does is save the stars some cash, and drive out the rest of the agents. He probably would have continued by saying that once every competitor went under, they'd jack up the rates to 15-20%.

I think either Number 2 or Mini-Me was playing a trick on Dr. Evil. After he removes his head from the globe, it only comes down to his waist. However, when the asteroid is released, it hits him square below the belt. At that height, the asteroid wouldn't have hit the globe at all.

Did anyone see Rob Lowe in the movie itself? I saw him listed in the credits, and a bit in the bloopers over the credits, but I didn't see him in the movie (or a place to put him even). Does anyone know if his part cut?

>And Scott seemed even more out of charcterization-he never wanted to be evil in the first two movies and now he the main bad guy!?
-Meg

I wouldn't say that he didn't want to be evil in the first two films. It's just that he didn't know how (and wanted to get closer to his father). Remember in the first movie, Scott was quite enthusiastic with the idea of shooting Austin together with his Dad.

Good point Dustin. I forgot all about that. My mian memory in saying that when Scott and Dr. Evil were in counseling with Carrie Fisher and Scott said he wanted to work in a petting zoo, and Dr. Evil asked, "An Evil petting Zoo?" And Scott just freaked and siad that he does that all the time. I forgot about the gun part (hopefully, with idea such as that, scott should be a better supervillian. No Austin, i will not put you on the unessiarily slow dipping machine, I'll just not tell you my evil plan and shoot you right here.)

I still prefer Scott as the Diet coke of Evil.

Can anyone tell me from what film is the shot of the young Michael Caine taken? My guess is either Alfie or one of the Harry Palmer films.

Its from "Hurry Sundown" from 1967.

Interesting isn't it that Myers female co-stars in the Powers series have gotten progressively younger in each film. Liz Hurley is two years younger than Myers, Heather Graham is seven, and Beyonce Knowles is 18 years younger. So, who will it be in Powers 4, should he be so foolish as to make one? The Olsen twins perhaps, who are 23 years younger than Myers? Hilary Duff, who is 24 years younger?

Yeah, baby!

Re-writing History is fun, isn't it? During the flashback to the British Spy School, Basil Exposition apparently knows Austin. However, in the beginning of AP:IMoM, Basil introduces himself to Austin as if he is a complete stranger. - Dustin Westfall

You're forgetting Basil's function -- exposition. I think he was introducing himself to Austin because of his habit of explaining everything. Austin and Mrs. Kensington looked at each other as if to say, "There he goes again..." On the other hand, I could be wrong because I don't recall Basil doing that in any other scene in the series (although he may have introduced himself again in the first film; I can't remember). I've often wondered why that wasn't a recurring joke.

Another nit: the mushroom is actually spelled "shiitake," not "shitake." Of course, that would ruin the joke.