# I just saw Austin Powers in Goldmember! \*Spoilers, baby!\* **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 26, 2002, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989 "2002-07-26T19:49:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2002, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/1 "2002-07-26T19:49:42Z")
I am a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge fan of toilet humor, so needless to say I am a big fan of Austin Powers! 😃 This movie had me laughing out loud throughout. I thought the opening sequence was cute. Austin fans will NOT be disappointed with this latest installment. It seems Mike Myers has something very much against the Dutch, judging by the introduction of his latest character, Goldmember. He is almost as revolting as Fat Bastard, in fact, I think he is more so. And there are constant jabs at the Dutch throughout the film. Although weak in spots, I think this movie is frickin’ hysterical! Check it out. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/2 "2002-07-27T00:57:29Z")
It will be hard to know how far to trust your review without knowing whether or not you liked the second movie. Please reveal! ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/3 "2002-07-27T01:06:23Z")
I liked the first one better than the second one - The 3rd one had some hilarious Dr. Evil, Mini Me and Fat Bastard moments. Plenty of hilarious cameos. And a big secret is revealed. 😉 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/4 "2002-07-27T07:58:42Z")
How does it compare to the second one? ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/5 "2002-07-27T09:53:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Max the Immortal \* > \*\*How does it compare to the second one? \*\* I think it’s much funnier than the 2nd one. And way grosser. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/6 "2002-07-27T12:05:09Z")
Myers actually made Goldmember Dutch because he figured nobody picks on them, so it was time. He’s actually part Danish, IIRC, as stated in an interview in some magazine I read in a doctor’s office. The more my health fails, the more useless pop culture facts I pick up from waiting room magazines I would never buy…:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/7 "2002-07-27T18:32:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by singular1 \* > Myers actually made Goldmember Dutch because he figured nobody picks on them, so it was time. He’s actually part Danish, IIRC, as stated in an interview in some magazine I read in a doctor’s office. And being part Danish makes him hate the Dutch because … ? OTOH, hating the Danes just comes naturally to most people. In Norway it’s considered bad taste not to hate them. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/8 "2002-07-27T18:55:25Z")
I saw it, & I enjoyed it. (Although I took the precaution of smoking a big fattie beforehand as a sort of cinematic insurance, so YMMV.) Steven Spielberg’s _Austinpussy_ justified the whole project. If Austin Powers 4 went _right down that road_ I’d be a happy puppy. The ambiguity of some of the characters’ nationalities is actually funny as hell. Dr. Evil’s especially, since Meyers decided to crank up the Eastern Canadian accent all the way to 11. “Do I really have \ with frickin’ \? \?!_” And for some reason the outakes of Ozzy’s cameo reminded me of South Park’s representation of the Pope. Wow, I knew he was a burnout, but _seriously_– what’s up with that? Is it okay to mention that I think Frau is actually a bit of a hottie? _Rrrwr!_ Or is that crossing a line? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Wrong\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@The\_Wrong\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Wrong_Girl)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/9 "2002-07-27T19:08:40Z")
Wow, I feel kind of guilty admitting that I didn’t like it too much. Austin Powers 2 had me laughing hysterically the whole way through, but this just wasn’t as funny. It’s chock full of toilet humor, which may be one reason that I didn’t enjoy it. IIRC, the second one had its fair share of bodily humor as well. Maybe I’ve just grown to not like it as much in the last 3 years or something. But the celebrity cameos were fun to watch–I’m not sorry I went to see it, I just didn’t like it as much. I think it’s clear here that YMMV–everyone else in the theater loved it. It’s also funny to me how this got a PG-13 rating. Some of the things in it were just totally obscene. I sound a lot older and grumpier than 20, don’t I? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Skewbald](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@Skewbald](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skewbald)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/10 "2002-07-27T19:57:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ftg \* > \*\* > OTOH, hating the Danes just comes naturally to most people. In Norway it’s considered bad taste not to hate them. \*\* Actually Norwegians hate the Swedes, not the Danes. Making fun of the Swedes is an ancient Norwegian tradition. ---
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/11 "2002-07-27T20:14:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by singular1 \* > \*\*Myers actually made Goldmember Dutch because he figured nobody picks on them, so it was time. \*\* Yah. Nobody insults them. They just invade them. I’m kidding, **Coldfire,**. Put down that brick. Oh god, noooooooooo ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/12 "2002-07-27T20:40:05Z")
Sorry for asking a dumb question, but I missed the ending credits. I saw Goldmember today at the 11:00am showing at the AMC Theater on Eisenhower. I know that John Travolta played the “famous” Goldmember at the end of the movie. Who played Goldmember throughout the movie? He wasn’t anyone I recognized. Was he a Dutch actor who is famous in The Netherlands or Holland or wherever the Dutch are? Sorry for the imbecile geography stream of consciousness. ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/13 "2002-07-27T21:11:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by medstar \* > \*\*Who played Goldmember throughout the movie? He wasn’t anyone I recognized. Was he a Dutch actor who is famous in The Netherlands or Holland or wherever the Dutch are? Sorry for the imbecile geography stream of consciousness. \*\* Um, you _do_ realize that Mike Myers played Goldmember, don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/14 "2002-07-27T21:17:08Z")
Mike Myers plays Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Goldmember, _and_ Fat Bastard. ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/15 "2002-07-28T00:12:32Z")
Boy, that makeup job was fantastic and so was his accent. I had absolutely no idea. Like I said, I missed the ending credits. Thanks for letting me know as gently as possible. I was aware of Mike Meyers playing Austin Powers, Dr. Evil and Fat Bastard. By the way, was anyone else grossed out by Fat Bastard’s hair necklace? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/16 "2002-07-28T00:18:58Z")
> [@](#): > > I know that John Travolta played the “famous” Goldmember at the end of the movie. Gee, thanks. I click on a thread that says _No spoilers, Baby_ in the title, and-- silly me-- actually expected not to see any spoilers. Happy ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/17 "2002-07-28T00:25:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Happy Lendervedder \* > \*\* > > Gee, thanks. I click on a thread that says _No spoilers, Baby_ in the title, and-- silly me-- actually expected not to see any spoilers. > \*\* Well, I didn’t include any spoilers in my posts. I can’t control what others post in my thread. :rolleyes: Of a mod sees this, maybe they can edit the title and take away the “no”. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/18 "2002-07-28T01:30:10Z")
_Goldmember_? You mean _The Beyonce Knowles Movie_? I mean… _damn_! I just saw it, and… wait, hold on a second… _daaaammmnn_! Okay, got that out of my system. I agree with most of the other reviews. I was laughing through the whole thing, but after seeing it I can’t help but think how much funnier it could’ve been if they’d actually tried to make a better movie. As it was it just seemed like a bunch of character sketches and cameos and catch phrases all thrown together at high speed – it works more often than not, but there’s not much holding it all together. I’m not saying it should’ve been plot-driven or anything, just that it could’ve been a lot funnier if they’d had even as much story as the first movie did. And it’s a real shame they didn’t spend more time in 1975; it seems like that would’ve had some real potential. And if it’s not obvious by now, I think Foxxy Cleopatra was the best thing in the movie. I hope Beyonce Knowles is in a lot more movies; hell, I’d even go see a Foxxy Cleopatra spin-off movie. The only other thing I’d seen her in was an episode of the Disney series “The Famous Jett Jackson,” where she was playing herself, and of course it’s hard to tell in a show like that whether or not anybody can actually act. But she was _great_ in this movie, and not just hot. Is “Destiny’s Child” even still together anymore? ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/19 "2002-07-28T10:54:15Z")
What happened to Felicity Shagwell? ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989/20 "2002-07-28T11:48:52Z")
Y’know, as hilarious as AP3 was in various scenes, on the whole the movie left me a little disappointed. I’m not quite sure what _didn’t_ do it for me. I really wouldn’t’ve spent $8.50 and waited 3 showings to see it had I known. Wait for the video. :o [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-austin-powers-in-goldmember-spoilers-baby/120989.md?page=2)