Purely Joyful Movie!

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Blistering performances.

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 They're sporadically funny, obnoxiously disgusting and full of incessant references to modern (and now out of date) culture that really don't stand the test of time.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.

As this, the first Austin Powers sequel, gets underway our protagonist learns that his new wife is in fact a fembot who tries to kill him! If that wasn't enough Dr Evil is back; he has a miniature clone, dubbed Mini-Me'; and he has a diabolical plan. He and Mini-Me will use a time machine to travel back to 1969 and steal Austin's mojo. This lead to Austin suddenly failing to perform in bed in the '90s. There is only one thing for it; he must return to the sixties and get his mojo back. Here he teams up with US agent Felicity Shagwell and starts tracking down Dr Evil. He meanwhile has a new dastardly plan; he will place a laser on the moon and use it to destroy cities if his demands aren't met.After the success of the first film a sequel was almost inevitable. The jokes are similar so if you enjoyed the original you'll probably enjoy this film as well. The humour is fairly puerile at times… sometimes this is funny but some gags are a bit weak and are dragged on far too long; most notably the comments about Dr Evil's somewhat phallic rocket. The story provides lots of amusing nods to Bond and other films, notably Star Wars. The best addition to the series is Mini-Mi; he doesn't say anything but just about everything he does is funny; Verne Troyer does a fine job in the role. Heather Graham's appearance as Felicity Shagwell was a lot of fun; she was sexy without just being a cypher. Unfortunately we also get 'Fat Bastard'; a character who is revolting rather than amusing. Overall I'd say this was funny enough but lacked the charm, and inevitably the originality, of the original.

You can enjoy this movie only if you are a kid because there are too many flaws in scripts and screenplay that you can't ignore.Also comedy is there in bits and pieces.Characters are doing anything they want.Some scenes are illogical.I don't know what was happening in action scenes.They were terrible.There were 10-15 bad people with guns and they were not able to hurt Austin Powers in any scene.Most of the jokes were repetitive and not hilarious at all.I understand that it's suppose to be a parody of James Bond, but it's not funny.At least I was expecting some good action scenes from Hollywood movie.Overall I give it 5/10.

Mike Meyer's three Austin Powers flicks parody James Bond and the swinging 60s-70s. They are as follows: "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" (1997), "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (1999) and "Austin Powers in Goldmember" (2002). What's interesting about these films is that Austin Powers (the character) is not a full spoof of 007 as he's his own character, just with Bond-like qualities.Anyway, I wasn't sure I wanted to review any these flicks because, by doing so, I'm admitting that I actually watched them (lol)! I say this because they're so goofy, juvenile, silly, sometimes raunchy (more verbally than pictorially) and filled with toilet humor. So I was never a fan and didn't even watch any of them until 2009. What turned me off? Besides the toilet humor and raunch, Powers (the character) seemed to have a gayish quality despite being a renowned ladies man in the stories. A good example is when he says, "Oh, beHAAAve," which never struck me as funny, just gay.I've since seen all three twice and, despite my reservations about Powers and distaste for toilet humor, I do enjoy the zaniness and stoo-pid humor. If you can catch a grip with these films they're laugh-out-loud funny about a third of the time, sometimes more depending on the movie."The Spy Who Shagged Me" is my favorite of the three simply because it's the funniest IMHO, but the third one comes close to matching it. Meyers and his team were brimming with confidence and creativity after the box office success of the first film. Heather Graham replaces Elizabeth Hurley as Austin's babe while Rob Lowe appears as the young version of Number Two. Mini-Me and Fat Bastard are introduced.Best quote: "Riiiiiiigggghhhttt." The film runs 95 minutes and was shot in Southern California and Seattle, Washington.GRADE: B+