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Austin Powers Shagadelic Box [1997]


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If you don't think Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) is one of the funniest movies of the 1990s, maybe you should be packed into a cryogenic time chamber and sent back to the decade whence you came. Perhaps it was the 1960s - the shagadelic decade when London hipster Austin Powers scored with gorgeous chicks as a fashion photographer by day, crime-fighting international man of mystery by night. Yeah, baby, yeah! But when Powers's arch nemesis, Dr. Evil, puts himself into a deepfreeze and travels via time machine to the late 1990s, Powers must follow him and foil Evil's nefarious scheme of global domination. Mike Myers plays dual roles as Powers and Dr. Evil, with Elizabeth Hurley as his present-day sidekick and karate-kicking paramour. A hilarious spoof of '60s spy movies, this colourful comedy actually gets funnier with successive viewings, making it a perfect home video for gloomy days and randy nights. Oh, behave!

"I put the grrr in swinger, baby!" a deliciously randy Powers coos near the beginning of The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), and if the imagination of Austin creator Mike Myers seems to have sagged a bit, his energy surely hasn't. This friendly, go-for-broke sequel finds our man Austin heading back to the '60s to keep perennial nemesis Dr. Evil (Myers again) from blowing up the world - and, more importantly, to get back his mojo, that man-juice that turns Austin into irresistible catnip for women, especially American spygirl Felicity Shagwell (a pretty but vacant Heather Graham). The plot may be irreverent and illogical, the jokes may be bad, and the scenes may run on too long, but it's all delivered sunnily and with tongue firmly in cheek. Myers teams Dr. Evil with a diminutive clone, Mini-Me (Verne J. Troyer), then pulls a hat trick by playing a third character, the obese and disgusting Scottish assassin Fat Bastard.

Despite symptoms of sequelitis, Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) is must-see lunacy for devoted fans of the shagadelic franchise. Unfortunately, the law of diminishing returns is in full effect: for every big-name cameo and raunchy double-entendre, there's an equal share of redundant shtick, juvenile scatology, and pop-cultural spoofery. All is forgiven when the hilarity level is consistently high, and Mike Myers -returning here as randy Brit spy Austin, his nemesis Dr. Evil, the bloated Scottish henchman Fat Bastard, and new Dutch disco-villain Goldmember - thrives by favouring comedic chaos over coherent plotting. Once they've tossed Austin into the disco fever of 1975 (where he's sent to rescue his father, gamely played by Michael Caine), Myers and director Jay Roach seem vaguely adrift with old and new characters, including Verne Troyer's Mini-Me and pop star Beyoncé Knowles as Pam Grier-ish blaxpo-babe Foxxy Cleopatra. A bit tired, perhaps, but Powers hasn't lost his mojo.


the law of diminishing returns
Review date: 2008-11-10 Rating: 6 out of 10

People who like this kind of thing will probably find that this is the kind of thing that they like.

For everyone else, this is 1 good film (man of mystery), 1 average film (they spy who shagged me) and 1 poor film (goldmember) all together in a rather nice looking box.

The second 2 films left me a bit cold to be honest, but if you Myers or these films then you cant really do worse than this good value boxset.

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Groovy baby...yeah!
Review date: 2007-08-18 Rating: 10 out of 10

Mike Myers is a comic genius with this trilogy of films that catapults sexy starlets - Liz Hurley (grrrr), Heather Graham (grrrrr) and Beyonce (grrrrr) - against Austin's evil nemesis, aptly named Dr Evil and played by Myers together with a cast of henchmen including Frau Farbissina, Scott evil, Mini-me (a one-eighth clone of Dr Evil), Fat Bastard (also Myers) and the wonderful 'No.2', played by Rob Lowe and robert Wagner (young/older).

The plots are fantastical but no worse than a lot of bond films, the costumes superb, the music authentic(especially the specially put together band Ming Tea which feature Myers on lead and The Bangles' Suzannah Hoffs) and Austin's teeth a great ad for braces.

Michael York is wonderfully camp as Basil Exposition, whose character runs across all three films.

If you don't know this cast of characters you should get to know them. Each film is very funny. I nearly forgot Goldmember, whose wedding tackle was involved in an unfortunate smelting accident and is now solid gold.

If the opening sequence of each film DOESN'T make you laugh then you are probably dead and therefore can't read this.

Just behave and watch this DVD!!!



Depreciated with each new offing
Review date: 2007-05-29 Rating: 6 out of 10

Quick read review !!!
International Man Of Mystery -
Sidekick: Vanessa Kensington (Suave but very Hot) played by Liz Hurley
Film: Spoof of James Bond
Remembered for: Sexy exploding dolls when faced with Power's hairy chest
Rating: 5 stars

The Spy Who Shagged Me-
Sidekick: Felicity Shagwell (Sexy which means hot)played by Heather Graham
Remembered for: Mini Me (The little Mr Evil)
Rating: 3 stars

Goldmember -
Sidekick: Foxy Cleopatra (Nice voice very hot) played by Beyonce
Remembered for: Vulgar comedy and saved by Micheal Caine & Beyonce
Rating: 2 stars

VERY SHAGADELIC!!!
Review date: 2007-04-25 Rating: 10 out of 10

Mike Myers excells in this trilogy of Bond spoofs. With classic girls from Ivonna Humpalott to Felicity Shagwell! You can see that his style of humour from 'Wayne's World' is really developed in these films and they keep you laughing time and time again.

Mike Myers' other works of genious include:
Wayne's World 1
Wayne's World 2
The Cat in the Hat
Shrek 1
Shrek 2
Shrek 3

This is a real treat for any Mike Myers fan. Buy this box-set and you won't be dissapointed!

Utterly Hilarious
Review date: 2006-02-22 Rating: 10 out of 10

This is quite possibly the most hilarious thing I have ever seen. Mike Myers is brilliant as Austin Powers, Dr Evil, Golmember and Fat B*stard.
Seriously, all three films are superb and each time you watch them they become funnier and funnier. This will keep you entertained for hours upon hours. Although there are a few dirty refernces, the humour and jokes are not complicated to understand and the simplicity of the film is brilliant.
The added extras on the 2nd and 3rd fims are also brilliant, especially the deleted seens. This is a must buy item and will keep you laughing time and time again.

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Rob Lowe
Kristen Johnston
Mike Myers
Michael Caine
Gia Carides

Creators:
Mike Myers (Primary Contributor)
Rob Lowe (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: Entertainment In Video
Manufacturer: Entertainment In Video
EAN: 5017239193651
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 3
Format: Box set, PAL,
Release date: 2005-11-07
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 273 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1997
Language: English (Original Language)

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