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He tracks his dear old dad down through time travel to a
1970s' disco where its owner is a roller-dancing crazy Dutchman
called Goldmember. You see he loves gold and there was a terrible
accident in a smelter where his ... thingie ... ended up being
... well ... watch the movie.
Anyway, the rescue bid has Austin pairing up with Foxy Cleopatra,
very well played by screen newcomer Beyonce Knowles, and together
they get their man. By the way, Powers senior's absolute loathing
of the Dutch (God knows why) is exceptionally funny.
From there they must try to foil Dr Evil's latest dastardly
plot to take over the world.
Goldmember is by far the cleverest (if you can use that word)
of the AP movies with a mass of references to well-known films
- some subtle, some not - and it could almost be titled A
Tribute to Michael Caine. One thing you have to look at
in the deleted scenes is Myers and cast singing Austin
to the tune of Alfie - one of Caine's best movies.
It is utterly brilliant and I cannot believe it was not included
in the movie. Watch it and you'll see why.
And unfortunately, the powers (so to speak) that be decided
to keep on with the Mini-Me character, who was fine in AP2
but bloody annoying in this, and didn't allow much screen
time for Fat Bastard, arguably the pick of Myers' alter egos.
One of the best things about The Spy Who Shagged Me
was Dr Evil so while I'm putting the size-11s in ... I reckon
Myers' Dr Evil was a bit uneven in Goldmember and there
were times when I almost winced in embarrassment.
And the Goldmember character himself just didn't do it for
me. Isn't that weird?
Having said those nasty things, Goldmember does have
some exceptionally funny moments - you gotta love the Fooks
- and is a lot of fun, just expect a few parts to be patchy.
The video transfer quality is pretty damn good considering
the number of extras crammed on to one disc and gives Goldmember
a real feel of the horror days of world fashion. The sound
is a ripper.
Conclusion: 80% Extras: 80%
Continued: DVD
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