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Because THE LOVE GURU Won The Hearts Of Critics And Movie Goers!! Here Comes AUSTIN POWERS 4 - A Dr. Evil Movie??

What happened... by Banzai Rootskibango	Jul 31st, 2008 10:48:07 AM
to the Keith Moon biopic?
Why doesn't Mike Myers come up with some NEW stuff? by mraig	Jul 31st, 2008 10:48:08 AM
Oh yeah... The Love Guru... Bring on Wayne's World 12!
Forst ? by TheCap	Jul 31st, 2008 10:48:32 AM
No, can't be.
Oh yeah... by Banzai Rootskibango	Jul 31st, 2008 10:48:56 AM
Love Guru tanked so he's gotta go back to the well...
!! HOLY MOLY! by Rick Flemming	Jul 31st, 2008 10:49:20 AM
I fogot all about those pictures...Hmmm.. Yeah I would give it a gander. Why not, right? Love the crass sex jokes.
Well by Scytherius	Jul 31st, 2008 10:49:23 AM
I never ever just reject a movie out of hand until it comes out. I've been pleasantly surprised before. But his shtick has gotten old (all shticks do) Hope he does something different.
That sound you hear is sheer, raw desperation by JackRabbitSlim	Jul 31st, 2008 10:50:36 AM
Someone on here, maybe Quint, that in this day and age no star could sink their career with one movie. Whoever that was - I present to you Mike Meyers.
yikes by reckni	Jul 31st, 2008 10:50:45 AM
Austin Powers 3 sucked. I refuse to see Love Guru, even if it's on TBS and I'm drunk.
I want to see a movie by Samuel Fulmer	Jul 31st, 2008 10:51:10 AM
Where Eddie Murphy plays Mike Meyers, and Mike Meyers plays Eddie Murphy.
*******And another thing... by Rick Flemming	Jul 31st, 2008 10:51:42 AM
Didn't it take place in the 60s? Wonder what they will do about that... flemmingonfilms.blogspot.com
Yeah he's done a lot of shit lately, but... by Marxeffect	Jul 31st, 2008 10:52:52 AM
Dr Evil was funny as fuck, i'd more than happy pay to watch him on screen for 90 mins!
Wayne's World 3 by sheathledger	Jul 31st, 2008 10:53:06 AM
Could actually be a good idea...the bit done on the MTV awards was the highlight of the night and it could be funny seeing wayne and garth in the 00's looking out of place in the modern movie environment... thier reactions to the cribs super sweet 16 dominated world etc...
Mike, I want to say just hang it up . . . by Nice Marmot	Jul 31st, 2008 10:56:46 AM
. . . but I know you are funny. Can you just tone it down and maybe play a normal person? Why's it have to always be a zany character? I honestly thought the next Myers news we'd here was about the Sprockets movie. Powers 4??? Good luck w/ that one.
It's over Meyers...put down the bad script down, and walk away! by RetroActive	Jul 31st, 2008 10:56:48 AM
It's over!
RE: The Keith Moon biopic by Mr. Nice Gaius	Jul 31st, 2008 10:59:05 AM
Last I heard/read, Myers is no longer going to be playing Keith Moon. That's a relief. He's too old and I seriously doubt he's got any drumming skills whatsoever. Now, if they were to a cast a full-on Mod Jason Schwartzman, they might be onto something. Not only does he look like a young Keith Moon, he's a drummer.
Please make it so.. by skimn	Jul 31st, 2008 11:00:25 AM
..because I haven't gotten my fill of bad puns, double entendres and silly names from his last 3 films.
Whatever by BilboRing	Jul 31st, 2008 11:00:55 AM
AP3 was a bad movie. When's The Hobbit coming out???
So I Married an Ax Murderer by enderandrew	Jul 31st, 2008 11:02:25 AM
That was his high point, and most people didn't even see that movie.
Don't forget Shrek 4 by enderandrew	Jul 31st, 2008 11:03:13 AM
As bad as Shrek 3 was, it still made mad money. I heard they scripted both Shrek 4 and 5.
stoned and drunk... by dingus khan	Jul 31st, 2008 11:04:35 AM
...i saw austin powers 3. i laughed throughout the entire thing. i will never watch it again, because i am convinced that it is one of the greatest movies of all time. please...can't i just have this? don't take it from me, ok?
Scripted Shrek 4 AND 5? by MCVamp	Jul 31st, 2008 11:06:09 AM
Wow, they must have used two, maybe even three cocktail napkins for that writer's marathon.
He has done a lot of shit lately by Hint_of_Smegma	Jul 31st, 2008 11:07:36 AM
But the AP movies were fucking funny, even if they were hit and miss - and the best thing about them was Dr Evil, Scott and Mini-Me - so a Dr Evil movie could be pretty damn funny. A lot better than the stream of anus movies that star Will Ferrel every five minutes, anyway.
Next up: WAYNE'S WORLD 3 by Mullah Omar	Jul 31st, 2008 11:07:37 AM
...with 50-something dudes pretending to be 20. Maybe even call Will Ferrell to join as a third wheel and REALLY drench this in diarrhea.
His ex-must have hit him in the pockets... by MCVamp	Jul 31st, 2008 11:11:11 AM
Why else would he go back to the well again? Divorce is a bitch, eh? Amazingly enough, after 2 1/2 seasons of Venture Brothers, Austin Powers seems even less funny than before. What material is left to dredge, Mike? More Mini-Me dick jokes? More sleepwalking and mugging from Seth Green?
The Austin Powers' series was a great TRILOGY. by Mr Slippy Fist	Jul 31st, 2008 11:11:59 AM
Let's keep it that way, Mike.
Hire ScriptGirl UU !!! by Diagnostic	Jul 31st, 2008 11:20:09 AM
She could write it and star in it. Yowza.
Mike Myers gotta eat!!!! by Seth Brundle	Jul 31st, 2008 11:20:32 AM
and you tell him to walk away from movies haha
Stop with all the franchise movies by EastcoastAvenger	Jul 31st, 2008 11:26:38 AM
Go back to making "So I Married an Axe Murderer" type of movies. The man is too talented to be stuck doing 3 or 4 of the same characters over and over again. But I guess he does it to himself.
Shrek 4 AND 5 god help us! by spectrebeeyatch	Jul 31st, 2008 11:28:49 AM
Myers must need cash bad. AP 1 was really funny because I'm a huge Bond fan. But AP 2 and 3... Not so much.
Dingus Kahn by skimn	Jul 31st, 2008 11:29:04 AM
"Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son." Dean Wormer, circa 1962.
Co-starring Kanye West by Itto Ogami loses Daigoro	Jul 31st, 2008 11:48:07 AM
George Bush hates black people
Austin Powers 4: Shag Harder by skimn	Jul 31st, 2008 11:48:20 AM
Since the bulk of the comedies have been fish-out-of-water themed, place Austin as the sole line of defense in a Die Hard type scenerio, armed only with his trusty penis pump.
So the guy makes one flop... by mr.brownstone	Jul 31st, 2008 12:00:02 PM
and now he's a fucking leper? I guess that's the thanks he gets for making you laugh all those years (don't deny it).
Since superheroes are hot now, how about a Middle Aged Man movie by StanGrossman	Jul 31st, 2008 12:04:14 PM
"Hi, I'm Bob. Would you knock me out please?"
DrEvil nuked the fridge in 3 when he turned good by BMacSmith	Jul 31st, 2008 12:04:51 PM
i dont care anymore
Mike Myers is now the new Robin Williams by SpyGuy	Jul 31st, 2008 12:28:50 PM
A once-talented comedian and satirist devolved into an unfunny hack desperate to be appreciated again. I can't wait for Myers' upcoming movies where he goes around in an R.V. and gets kicked in the nuts by a kid, or he's a wacky wiseacre running for President of the United States. He can't possibly fail!
Austin Powers 4: Dr. No Vochal Chords by Cedar_Room	Jul 31st, 2008 12:30:22 PM

Least surprising news of all time by Liberty Valance	Jul 31st, 2008 12:33:51 PM
Myers pinches off that abysmal Love Guru turd then goes straight back to his recycled joke cash cow. I'd rather see another Wayne's World for fuck's sake.
Go the Bill Murray Route, Mike by Gap Toothed TV Boy	Jul 31st, 2008 12:40:36 PM
No more sequels! Bill Murray has had a career resurgence doing supporting roles and dramatic roles. He should do that instead of crap no one wants to see again. Re-invent yourself, Mike. No one cares about Austin Powers anymore.
Seth Green is a power house! by wintocha67	Jul 31st, 2008 12:48:57 PM
If you can't get him, Rider Strong is available 24/7.
I guess I can take another Austin Powers if by TVguy4566	Jul 31st, 2008 12:54:01 PM
they actually put in some new jokes. AP3 was basically a best of jokes from 1 & 2. No more play on "I got a whole bag of ssssshhhh" bit between Myers and Seth Green. Behind the lighted screen things looking like they are coming out if his buts sight gag sequences. I always thought Dr. Evil was by far his best Austin Powers character so if done right, it could be a rebound for him. But he has to stop being lazy and actually write something new.
As for the Keith Moon Bio Pic by TVguy4566	Jul 31st, 2008 12:55:25 PM
Meyers is like 10 years older than when Moon at the age he died. I think it is time for Myers to move on if he still has a desire for that role. That ship has set sail unless they want to do it as a comedy.
From Shreck 2 onwards... by emeraldboy	Jul 31st, 2008 12:55:46 PM
Myers got paid 25 million per movie plus a percent of the Box office and Merchadise. as did the rest of the cast. Myers does not have to work again. Why he still works? who the hell knows.
Best Myers performance... by Henry_Krinkle_from_FairLawn	Jul 31st, 2008 01:04:01 PM
was his portrayal of Steve Rubell in 54. Movie sucked but he was dead on as that guy. only thing decent in that movie.
I have to admit... by NiceGuyEddie19	Jul 31st, 2008 01:14:18 PM
I take a lot of pleasure in seeing his career tanking. Who among us doesn't slow down to see the carnage passing by a car wreck? Except this is a lot less serious since nothing is dying but a career. It's the cinematic equivalent of rubber necking. A Dr. Evil movie? About ten minutes of the entire AP trilogy is actually funny, and none of it involves Dr. Evil. I want to see this go down in flames. I want him to make Shrek 4 so awful that Shrek 5 goes direct to video. I want to see him move to the unsettled wilds of Canada, too embarrassed to return to film.
Dr. Evil rules. by fiester	Jul 31st, 2008 01:17:48 PM
Say what you like about Myers, but Dr. Evil is pure comedic gold.
Wayne's World 3 NEEDS TO BE MADE!!! by performingmonkey	Jul 31st, 2008 01:25:57 PM
Wayne and Garth should have represented bands for years or something. Now they're hired to get failing rock gods back into shape.
World War III would be funnier... by Harry Weinstein	Jul 31st, 2008 01:39:44 PM
n/t
Doctor Evil Goes Fourth by ArcadianDS	Jul 31st, 2008 01:51:12 PM
will puss-in-boots lick himself again?
Wayne's World 3 could ONLY work if... by Sithdan	Jul 31st, 2008 01:58:49 PM
Wayne and Garth's advancing ages are acknowledged. They can be painted as 30-something-year-old headbangers trying to fit in the modern world.
Bill Murray's career resurgence by Hamtaro Hentai	Jul 31st, 2008 02:01:02 PM
If you want proof, the guy did 2 Garfield movies and was mostly left alone. More "WTF" than "This guy's a hack" Meyers should follow his lead. Also, did anyone see '54'? Was he any good in that?
I think his wife was his muse by Bobo_Vision	Jul 31st, 2008 02:44:02 PM
His mother-in-law was his inspiration, too. Now they're both gone, along with his Dad who he also cited as his inspiration. All the people around him who once gave made his creative juices flow have either died or left him. He may never get it back.
Re:54 by Rameses	Jul 31st, 2008 02:58:47 PM
Myers was okay in that, though there was a bit of an Austin Powers vibe about him.I liked the original AP a lot , and when AP2 came out ..I enjoyed it , but could see that he was just going over the same shit again.But he deserved to make some dough and I gave it a lot of good will.But really felt that was it was enough.He should have stopped whilst he was ahead.I didn;t bother seeing the third one , as it looked like he was pushing his luck, and the doctor evil business , had worn as thin as rice paper.A fourth one is asking for trouble .Myers seems to have backed himself into a corner and is frightened to try something new.
Disaster Movie 2: Austin Powers 4 by turketron	Jul 31st, 2008 03:05:23 PM
lolocaust
[Kanye West]Mike Myers doesn't care about comedy[/Kanye West] by Meglos	Jul 31st, 2008 03:08:43 PM
Too soon?
I've said it before..I'll say it again.... by conspiracy	Jul 31st, 2008 03:23:34 PM
Comedians have a shelf life. Like the "funny" uncle that tells the same joke every year at Christmas...it is funny the first time or two..after that you just avoid the guy to keep from hearing it....Love Guru is proof people are avoiding Meyers. Mike..We have heard the jokes..and they WERE funny...but 10-15 years of the same old gags over and over...enough is enough....take your bow and exit stage left.
Spyguy by Hamtaro Hentai	Jul 31st, 2008 03:26:57 PM
The reason you can't really compare Williams to Meyers is that Williams has had some truly great dramatic roles, and isn't afraid to take chances. I can forgive 'RV' because of things like 'Good Will Hunting' old reference I know, but I am pretty sure that the next Williams movie at least might be original.
I can't picture it... by OBSD	Jul 31st, 2008 03:36:27 PM
I can't picture Mike Myers writing a NEW Austin Powers script. I can, however, picture him taking the old scripts, cutting the "best parts" out and pasting them to a peice of paper while crossing out some characters' names replacing them with other, equally ridiculous ones in crayon. "Behold, my new script!" I've hated the Austin Powers movies ever since they introduced the midget (I really hate midget "humor". I can't explain it, but that shit's as funny to me as getting kicked in the nuts during the holocaust.)and there's no way I'll ever watch the turdfest that is the Love Guru. Everybody says his career is over, but as long as the Shrek movies come out, he'll be swimming in a pool of monety like Scrooge McDuck.
And when Austin Powers 4 fails... by thedarklinglord	Jul 31st, 2008 03:50:28 PM
We'll get a Shrek 4 and a Wayne's World 3. Because, like any good SNL skit, the material keeps getting funnier the more you pound it into the ground. Maybe they'll film 2 hours of the cast just standing around, beating a dead horse with baseball bats and crowbars and hockey sticks.
dear God by snappy	Jul 31st, 2008 03:53:29 PM
How did a shit-sliver thin premise like Austin Powers ever get to one sequel, let alone planning a fourth film? The original movie killed the joke, this is ass-raping its rotting corpse. For God's sake Mike, retire to the beach and live off your earnings. Spare the world.
Lothar of the Hill People by Badger999	Jul 31st, 2008 04:14:34 PM
That is the old Mike Meyers SNL skit that needs a feature-length treatment.
Entertainment Weekly 9/20/2008 #998 by Chief Joseph	Jul 31st, 2008 04:23:15 PM
Ever since I read that issue on what Mike Myers is like in real life, I went from apathetic on Myers to hating him. What an egomaniac.
Goldmember was fine by smackfu	Jul 31st, 2008 04:47:01 PM
AP1 was great, AP2 was a masterpiece, and AP3 was not quite as good as part 1 but still had a lot of laughs in it. - the whole Mole scene, the stick slowly coming from off-screen to poke the guy's mole, hilarious - Goldmember himself, though didn't deliver many big laughs, was bizarre and creative. - the entire sickbay scene had me howling. How can you not like a movie where a midget hiding in a man's trousers spits applejuice out his pee flap during a physical? - And the silhouetted image of the 'baby' and placenta dropping out of Powers, then the 'baby' chews through his umbilical cord and scampers off. I don't think I've ever heard an audience howling that hard during a comedy. The only problem with AP3 is part 2 set the bar too high.
Gus... by jackofhearts29	Jul 31st, 2008 04:59:45 PM
What's really sad is that we have to JUST stand and watch it.. that we can't hurry it along ourselves. Kind of like W's presidency.
I actually preferred Goldmember... by BrooseTheScharuk	Jul 31st, 2008 05:07:27 PM
...over the other two, but I never want to see so much as a picture of Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Mini Me, or any of those fuckers ever again. Mike Myers should just start playing the funny neighbor or the funny in-law or whatever in real people's movies. He could just show up at the right moment to crack everyone up by pretending he's going down an escalator behind the couch or do his Canadian guy lazily pretending to be Scottish bit or whatever. He's like my not-so-funny English uncle who makes the same jokes every time you see him, except without the convincing accent.
"How 'bout NOooooo." by George Newman	Jul 31st, 2008 05:08:42 PM
let the quotes commence
"It's got lil' creatures living in it" by The Winged Doucheman	Jul 31st, 2008 06:28:00 PM
"Then we shall Rule it!"
And people call Tarantino self indulgent. . . by jimmay	Jul 31st, 2008 06:37:08 PM
Myers has to know that almost no one liked Love Guru. He can't even console himself on the rationalization that critics just didn't "get" it because the general public shunned it as well. Yet he forges on, insisting, against all contrary evidence that his eleven year old-both literally and figuratively-brand of poo poo wee wee humor is secretly hilarious. This guy just can't take a hint.
The Love Guru is why I'll never trust Moriarty again by expert_40	Jul 31st, 2008 06:46:13 PM
It was a piece of absolute shit, and he couldn't contain his glee at sucking its cock and fondling its balls. I'll never trust another fucking word Mori says. Just like with Harry and his disgusting love for the piece of shit that was Attack of the Clones.
Enjoyed the Austin one and two. by mrfan	Jul 31st, 2008 07:29:06 PM
To me the only good thing about three was Michael Caine. But he is good in anything he does.
I want to see Hostel 3 with Mike Meyers being tortured. by Rev. Slappy	Jul 31st, 2008 07:51:40 PM
I hate him.
Can we leave the 90s by Ebolarama	Jul 31st, 2008 07:58:37 PM

In the 90s? by Ebolarama	Jul 31st, 2008 07:58:55 PM

Shag Now Or Shag...Never! by CellarDweller	Jul 31st, 2008 08:05:20 PM
I vote NEVER. Retire with a little dignity Mike! You're a hack. You're washed up and you've been to the Austin Powers "well" one too many times. You don't need the money. Hell, Vern doesn't even need the money at this point! You belong in comedy Hell for The Love Guru but most especially for butchering the beloved Cat In The Cat!
...In The HAT by CellarDweller	Jul 31st, 2008 08:07:42 PM
Aw, you know what I meant!
Errr....ummm.... by dvdhound79	Jul 31st, 2008 08:46:50 PM
...those looking for a return to his best, this is a step in the right direction. But are they willing to give it a try? I'm not so sure myself.
Are you mental or what? by hadez	Jul 31st, 2008 09:01:42 PM
sigh I miss Wayne's World...
why no Deiter movie? by OBSD	Jul 31st, 2008 09:11:02 PM
TOUCH MY MONKEY!!! TOUCH IT!!!
Austin Powers BEGINS, directed by Chris Nolan. by Mrhazard	Jul 31st, 2008 09:23:08 PM
Seriously tho, no more Austin Powers movies... That crap was played out by the time the 3rd one was released SIX YEARS AGO!
"A trillion is more than a billion, numbnuts." by HoboCode	Jul 31st, 2008 09:23:21 PM
Remember when Seth Green was funny?
You can smell the flop sweat...... by darthliquidator	Jul 31st, 2008 10:33:50 PM
Does this honestly surprise anyone? A comedian whose momumental ego is fed by his ability to create audience-embracing iconic characters..finds his latest character thunderously rejected by both audiences and critics alike. So he immediately rushes back to his comfort zone...and the characters that already have proven success. You can expect the remainder of Meyer's career to alternate between "Shrek" and "Austin Powers" sequels.
Christian Bale in talks to Play Austin's Unknown Lovechild. by skani	Jul 31st, 2008 11:08:13 PM
AP was funny, don't be a hater. AP2 was also funny, but doesn't hold up as well. AP3 was just a bucket of cameos and recycled gags that were amusing in theatre but completely forgettable and have about a five-minute half-life. Still, aren't we shooting fish in a barrel here. While we're at it, let's make fun of Eddie Murphy and talk about how bad "Meet Dave" flopped. Also, for anyone who doesn't think the fans will all come out of the wood work for AP4, I have one or more words for you..."The X-Files: I Want to Believe."
WHO THE FUCK IS Mike Meyers ??? IT'S FUCKING "MIKE MYERS" YO by Sovikos	Jul 31st, 2008 11:28:22 PM

It'll Be a Hit by EyeofPolyphemus	Aug 1st, 2008 02:04:22 AM
Hasn't each one of the sequels done better box office than the one before?
Loved the first sequel; hated GOLDMEMBER by thegreatwhatzit	Aug 1st, 2008 03:04:45 AM
Why is Myers writing AUSTIN POWERS 4? Because THE LOVE GURU seriously tanked (please, nobody's dancing to this "I'm doing Part IV for my father" routine).
Love Guru was great by estacado1	Aug 1st, 2008 03:42:04 AM
His Austin Powers movies tend to overdo the jokes, but in Love Guru, he managed to find the right balance. I actually think Love Guru is way better than any of his Austin Powers movies.
I loved Austin Powers back in the day by fastcars	Aug 1st, 2008 04:49:00 AM
Bought the first one and second one on VHS (Remember that?) Saw Goldmember in the theater and thought it was alright. Haven't seen any of them again in over six years. Or done any DVD purchases. I'd be tempted to buy the first one, and maybe the 2nd, but I don't really care anymore. The "Austin Powers" gags are kind of embarrassing now, but I bet the Dr. Evil gags hold up. In any event, Myers will have to do more than focus on Dr. Evil in a sequel. He'll have to come with NEW bits that aren't just tepid callbacks to bits that already worked. I'm not sure he can pull it off, considering The Love Guru fiasco. Maybe he should back to his roots - improv on stage - for a while and get his funny back.
Mike Meyers... by Project424	Aug 1st, 2008 06:50:00 AM
...needs to pull a Robin Williams and act in a picture like Insomnia, or One Hour Photo. Maybe it could be about a stand-up comedian / serial killer in the late 80s yuppie scene. Think The King Of Comedy meets American Psycho! Oh, and he NEEDS to speak in ventriloquist form when he's the "crazy" one.
I hear they're modelling this one on Batman Begins by Spandau Belly	Aug 1st, 2008 08:25:06 AM
Or is that just the standard press release header these days?
what a great quote from the times dude! by couP	Aug 5th, 2008 08:05:58 AM

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