Matt Greene These movies aren't parodies. They're sporadically funny, obnoxiously disgusting and full of incessant references to modern (and now out of date) culture that really don't stand the test of time. Troyer is great, the giant flying genitals are inspired, and Dr. Evil is a national treasure.

tomgillespie2002 It's surprising to think that the first Austin Powers movie underwhelmed at the box office back in 1997, only picking up a cult following after its VHS release, and soon enough you couldn't escape the sound of someone yelling "yeah, baby!" every 5 minutes. By the time it's sequel hit the cinema screens, the character, along with the super-spy's arch-nemesis Dr. Evil, had garnered a huge mainstream following, and the movie was a big hit. Yet the film, subtitled The Spy Who Shagged Me, suffers from the same problems as most comedy sequels, which is basically to re-tread the same successful jokes from the first movie, and forgetting what made the original so fresh and charming.Powers (Mike Myers) is a randy, free-love type-of-guy from the 60's. When he was re-awoken from his cryogenic state in the 90's, his out- of-date attitudes put him at odds with a society that had grown more stiff-upper-lipped. Crowds of screaming girls would no longer chase him down the street a la A Hard Day's Night (1964) and sexy girls wouldn't be willing to bed him at the drop of a hat. When Dr. Evil (also Myers) arrives back to Earth with a plan to steal Powers' mojo, the characters find themselves time-travelling again back to the 60's, where gorgeous super-agent Felicity Shagwell (Heather Graham) is ready and willing, but Powers lack the mojo to do anything about it. Most of what made the first movie so successful was that Powers was a man out of time, so by placing him back into his natural surroundings, the opportunity to create funny set- piece's are few and far between.The dentally-challenged Brit is instead lumped with a dull romance with Shagwell, which is a carbon-copy of the relationship between Powers and Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley), only with the roles reversed. In fact, Powers seems to play second-fiddle to Dr. Evil, whose ridiculously outlandish plots and newly-created sidekick Mini-Me (Verne Troyer) annoy his estranged son Scott Evil (Seth Green) and provide the majority of the film's laughs. An early scene where Evil appears on Jerry Springer with his son is hilarious, and the film is at its most inspired when the focus is on the bad guys. The Spy Who Shagged Me is also more gross-out than it's predecessor, continuing a trend set by There's Something About Mary (1998) and re-establishment of the teen sex comedy set by American Pie (1999), so Myers introduces a vile character called Fat Bastard who speaks with a Scottish accent and is permanently covered with chicken bits, whose scenes tend to induce more cringes than laughs. It's funny enough to justify its third instalment, but it lacks the satire, sweetness and freshness of the original.

Seth Landers I'll admit, the story is nearly identical to the first. I'm in no denial of that but that doesn't make it a bad movie. They introduce new characters, like Fat Bastard and Mini Me, and it's still really funny to watch. In my opinion, Heather Graham is much sexier than Elizabeth Hurley, which is a definite plus.Austin Powers is back and this time, he's lost his mojo! Yeah, his mojo is in the form of liquid in a metal container that Dr. Evil now possesses. He goes back in time to stop Dr. Evil from taking over his mojo and redeems himself as the memorable hero we've all grown to love. When I was little, I was frustrated at the series because I didn't understand the sexual innuendos. Now that I'm an adult, the jokes are a lot funnier and I'm glad that Myers maintains our affection for him as the hero. Sure, he's dim-witted and sometimes over the top but the character has a lot of heart, which is why I think the franchise has been so successful.Personally, I enjoyed "International Man of Mystery" the most and I put "Goldmember" second. At the same time, this second one is still a lot of fun and Roach is very skillful with his direction. If you're a fan of the series, I'd say give it a watch and enjoy it for what it is!

lancekoz55-1 This sequel is absolutely no more than a tenth as amusing as the original. The lighthearted charm of spoofing the early Bond movies is not nearly as evident here. Instead, it is full of disgusting body 'humor', made up of showing and implying the ugliness of obesity and all matters concerning what goes in or may come out of the anus. Short visuals that might generate a laugh are on screen way too long. Even the 'mini-Me', a cute concept, just becomes a dreary, hyperactive ass joke at one point. All of which makes me wonder, who is the audience for this? The humor is slanted toward maybe 12 yr old boys, who would be way too young to care about the concept of a Bond James spoof in the first place. And imho, it's way too filthy and sexually oriented for them.