A new breed of evil. - Austin Powers in Goldmember Reviews

Upon learning that his father has been kidnapped, Austin Powers must travel to 1975 and defeat the aptly-named villain Goldmember - who is working with Dr. Evil. I've enjoyed the austin powers series immensely international man of mystery was a funny and original parody and with the spy who shagged me things just seemed to get better and better. i was pretty pleased with this latest entry in the series but i think the time has now come to put a lid on the austin powers series and for mike myers to move on to other things. Don't get me wrong here i believe goldmember was one of the best comedies of the year and as good as myers and the jokes were i get the feeling the series is starting to tire. You can only use the same gag so many times as ozzy osbourne was good enough to point out. Goldmember lacks the freshness of the first two films and in parts just makes us feel like we're going through the motions. i welcomed the new characters we were given in the first sequel mini me and fat bastard but goldmember just seems rather pointless unless that is the film makers have some major issues with the dutch and on first viewing i thought beyonce knowles character foxxy cleopatra came across well but on second viewing just came off as rather annoying. Although all that said there is still a lot of fun to be had in goldmember all the austin powers regulars are back i particuarly enjoyed seth green's scott evil who has finally made the transition to evil and has won his father's love. the cameos from the beginning are excellent and seeing a certain pop princess's head blow up was rather satisfying. All in all i would recommend austin powers to anyone apart from the rare few that don't like the other films. I can happily say i was very pleased with goldmember i just think myers and new line cinema should leave the austin powers trilogy as the comedy phenomenon it is. I?m looking forward for Austin Powers 4. I also recommend: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Shrek, and Scary Movie 1, 2, 3 & 4.