Friday Feeling – Austin Powers in Goldmember
Friday, February 29th, 2008This one’s a keeper
Austin Powers in Goldmember, Friday 29th Feb, FilmFour 9pm
Possibly the best of the Austin Powers series sees the Wayne’s World and Shrek star indulge in more casual Europhobia via simultaneously mocking the culture and people of both Great Britain and the Netherlands.
Featuring more unsubtle product placement, a rhyming slang exchange complete with subtitles, the ‘Mole’, a genius performance from British screen legend Michael Caine as Austin’s father Nigel Powers, and a pre-custody battle meltdown Britney Spears, Goldmember is the clear winner when compared to the rest of the cinematic guff on the telly this weekend.
Choice quotes from the film include:
Mini-Me: “Are you sure you don’t have a little clone in you?”
Beyonce: “Yes I’m sure.”
Mini-Me: “Would you like to?”
Dr. Evil: “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to my submarine lair. It’s long, hard and full of seamen… No? Nothing? Not even a titter?”
Nigel Powers: “Do you know who I am? Have you got any idea how many anonymous henchmen I’ve killed over the years? I mean, look at you. You don’t even have a name tag. You’ve got no chance. Why don’t you just fall down?”
The shoosting begins at 9pm tonight on FilmFour.
