What did you think of the Austin Powers movies? - Page 2

*ToTheNines* · 05-03-2016, 09:21 PM

I see we're on a Seth Rogen hate spree lately, but if you don't like The 40 Year Old Virgin you're an asssss hooooole.

*Prowler* · 05-03-2016, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

They're parodies of James Bond films. You probably wouldn't get the humor unless you were into spy movies in general.

Eh I like some James Bond movies and really enjoyed the first ever Johnny English(starring Rowan Atkinson) film. So That's not the case.

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

I see we're on a Seth Rogen hate spree lately, but if you don't like The 40 Year Old Virgin you're an asssss hooooole.

I liked the 40 year old virgin. Steve Carrell is a funny dude. But he had a pretty cool life and place for a 40 year old single guy who worked in retail. Being virgin at 40 was the only negative in his life.

I'd trade my life for his.

*snake* · 05-03-2016, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

I see we're on a Seth Rogen hate spree lately, but if you don't like The 40 Year Old Virgin you're an asssss hooooole.

Spoiler:

TonySiegel · 05-03-2016, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by snake

I miss comedies like this or Dumb and Dumber or Wayne's World. Most stuff recently is just Seth Rogan DUDE WEED LMAO flicks or Adam Sandler sh*t.

Some good post 2005 comedies I enjoyed were
-Hot Fuzz
-The Other Guys
-Borat
-Harold and Kumar is pretty funny

Any other recomendations?

the other guys movie is a classic...

*sdp* · 05-03-2016, 09:57 PM

They won't reboot without Myers, he is the character and they aren't super iconic movies that it can live without Myers. I recently saw that Dumb and Dumber sequel and it was ok, just more of the same but this time it wasn't as funny. I also saw that old Legally Blonde movie and it was funnier than it had any right to be.

*Slade* · 05-03-2016, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Powder

Can not f**king stand them.

This, this sh*t right here! Stupid f*cking movies.

*Spike Spiegel* · 05-03-2016, 10:52 PM

The only things I remember from these movies are the gags with Mini-me's shadow behind the white curtain and Beyonce's abs.

They don't really hold up that well, IMHO. Other films that have come out in recent years lampoon the spy genre in more interesting ways.

Like Die Another Day, for instance

*Andrew NDB* · 05-03-2016, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike Spiegel

Like Die Another Day, for instance

I loved Die Another Day. Much more fun than the first couple of Craig bores, to me.

I wouldn't mind seeing an Austin Powers 4, really. Myers has had more than ample time to come up with something worthwhile since the last one, and age/the time that's passed could be used to good effect.

*shuriken* · 05-03-2016, 11:14 PM

I liked em all honestly. 1st is the best plus Elizabeth Hurley is just sooo damn gorgeous.
As for a fourth movie, wasn't Myers seen as Box Office poison after Love Guru?

*Spike Spiegel* · 05-03-2016, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by shuriken

I liked em all honestly. 1st is the best plus Elizabeth Hurley is just sooo damn gorgeous.
As for a fourth movie, wasn't Myers seen as Box Office poison after Love Guru?

I remember that Love Guru offended a lot of people, so probably, yeah.

Forgot about Elizabeth Hurley. She was the only good thing about that awful remake of Bedazzled from 2000 or so.

*ProactiveMan* · 05-04-2016, 03:49 AM

I watched them again recently, and the first movie still kind’a holds up. I think because it had a script, and a plot in the traditional sense. The other two are more of the 'goof around until we run out of film, then piece a movie together from the least terrible takes' school of filmmaking.

*shuriken* · 05-04-2016, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Spike Spiegel

I remember that Love Guru offended a lot of people, so probably, yeah.

Forgot about Elizabeth Hurley. She was the only good thing about that awful remake of Bedazzled from 2000 or so.

Oh man she was(is) all kinds of wonderful.
But Love Guru was BAAAAD. I was offended by how terrible and unfunny it was.
Like I was ashamed for having sat through the whole thing. Only Freddy Got fingered, Human Centipede 3 and Meet the Spartans made me feel equally terrible.

*AT-Man* · 05-04-2016, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by snake

I miss comedies like this or Dumb and Dumber or Wayne's World. Most stuff recently is just Seth Rogan DUDE WEED LMAO flicks or Adam Sandler sh*t.

Some good post 2005 comedies I enjoyed were
-Hot Fuzz
-The Other Guys
-Borat
-Harold and Kumar is pretty funny

Any other recomendations?

Daddy's Home. Ferrell and Wahlberg at their best.

Speaking of Seth Rogen, The Night Before was fantastic!

*Krutch* · 05-04-2016, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by snake

Some good post 2005 comedies I enjoyed were
The Other Guys

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Originally Posted by TonySiegel

the other guys movie is a classic...

Amen. I love that movie. The jokes are all at breakneck speed and almost all of them land perfectly.

Back on topic...

I'm pretty sure Heather Graham doesn't age. She's still completely gorgeous.

(That's kind of on topic, right? Cubed, back me up here )

jbeeman85 · 05-05-2016, 06:49 AM

I liked the first two way better than the third. Have always wanted to see another, even if it is a straight to DVD release. They are "high quality" movies but they aren't really meant to be award winning movies anyway. They are spoof movies, so kinda know what you're going to get.

One of the things I remember most about the 2nd one was seeing a trailer in the theaters that said "If you see one movie this summer, see Star Wars. If you see two, see Austin Powers." I saw that trailer when I was in the theater to see The Phantom Menace.

*THGhost* · 05-05-2016, 09:58 AM

Still love them to this day. Goldmember is by far the best one, don't know why people seem to like it the least.

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Originally Posted by Spike Spiegel

Forgot about Elizabeth Hurley. She was the only good thing about that awful remake of Bedazzled from 2000 or so.

That was a remake!?

*Andrew NDB* · 05-05-2016, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by shuriken

Human Centipede 3

Wait, that's already out? Second one was very dumb, though. The first one was impossible not to like due to the doctor actor's manic intensity.

*AT-Man* · 05-05-2016, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Wait, that's already out? Second one was very dumb, though. The first one was impossible not to like due to the doctor actor's manic intensity.

The same actor is in the third one, so maybe it will be watchable. I didn't hate the second one either.

*The Deadman* · 05-24-2016, 11:54 AM

Speaking of Austin Powers...

Jay Roach says he and Mike Myers are talking about Austin Powers 4

~~ABrown~~ · 05-24-2016, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by THGhost

Goldmember is by far the best one, don't know why people seem to like it the least.

I 100% agree.

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shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	I liked em all honestly. 1st is the best plus Elizabeth Hurley is just sooo damn gorgeous. As for a fourth movie, wasn't Myers seen as Box Office poison after Love Guru? __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

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ProactiveMan Spooky ghost Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Western Australia Posts: 2,266	I watched them again recently, and the first movie still kind’a holds up. I think because it had a script, and a plot in the traditional sense. The other two are more of the 'goof around until we run out of film, then piece a movie together from the least terrible takes' school of filmmaking. __________________ ProactiveMan!

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ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,367	I see we're on a Seth Rogen hate spree lately, but if you don't like The 40 Year Old Virgin you're an asssss hooooole.

05-05-2016, 06:49 AM	#35
jbeeman85 Foot Soldier Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 222	I liked the first two way better than the third. Have always wanted to see another, even if it is a straight to DVD release. They are "high quality" movies but they aren't really meant to be award winning movies anyway. They are spoof movies, so kinda know what you're going to get. One of the things I remember most about the 2nd one was seeing a trailer in the theaters that said "If you see one movie this summer, see Star Wars. If you see two, see Austin Powers." I saw that trailer when I was in the theater to see The Phantom Menace.