Austin Powers: Goldmember

So this third movie really ups the ante as far as celebrity cameos, backstories and spoofing. I like that we learn about Austin and Dr. Evil's past, but it's definitely not my favorite.

This time we meet up with Austin in the future again, at the filming of a movie about himself. While Dr. Evil is coming up with a plan to destroy the world with a tractor beam, Austin stops him in his tracks and sends him to jail. However, another villain has entered the game, and that is Goldmember, a Dutchman who is obsessed with gold. He kidnaps Austin's dad Nigel, played by the wonderful Michael Caine. Nigel is a pretty bad father, not really being there for Austin in any kind of fatherly way, but rather as a friend. Regardless of this, Austin goes back in time again to the 70's to save his father. Along the way we meet an undercover agent named Foxxy Cleopatra, played by the one and only Beyonce!
She does a pretty good job, mainly playing the straight man in the all the jokes, and wowing us with all her different hairstyles. They save his dad, but Dr. Evil then escapes and starts his process to destroy the world again. Due to being treated badly, Mini Me switches sides and becomes a mini Austin. He leads them to Dr. Evil's submarine lair, where their final toe-to-toe takes place. Once Austin has him at gunpoint in, we learn that not only were he and Dr. Evil roommates at Spy School, but they are also brothers!! Their feud is over, which leads us to wonder if this is really the end of Austin Powers???!!! Maybe, maybe not. Scott finally becomes evil, just like his dad has always dreamed of. He blames his balding and his anger all on Austin Powers, and vows to take his revenge now that Dr. Evil is maybe not so evil anymore.

Noteworthy Cameos in this one: Tom Cruise, Gwenyth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey, Danny Devito, Steven Spielberg, Britney Spears, Fred Savage, Nathan Lane, Katie Couric, John Travolta and the Osbourne clan.


Andrew's Closing Thought: I love gooooold!

Up Next: Either The Avengers, or the Back to the Future Trilogy!!! depends on if we buy The Avengers  when it comes out next week.