Where Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery was a delightful, raunchy, vulgar parody of spy flicks and the 90s, The Spy Who Shagged Me turns everything up a notch–for better and for worse.

It all starts out where the previous movie ended. Austin and Vanessa married and on their honeymoon. Except, surprise! Fembot. Which makes absolutely no sense. But I do appreciate that we get Heather Graham’s Felicity Shagwell out of it!

On top of that, we the idea of Time Travel (how else would we get a new time period to mess around in?!) and stealing Austin Power’s MOJO in the past. It’s… a weak plot. And the rules of time travel doesn’t really work at all. But you know, it’s a silly parody. They even hang a lampshade on it in the movie. Just go with it!

Characterwise, the introduction of Fat Bastard–also played by Mike Myers–as a parody of being fat (and eating babies), played as a gross out which is rough twenty years later. But it’s fascinating to see him play yet another row.

We also get more of Will Ferrell’s Mustafa. Being basically unkillable and compelled to answer any question put to him three time? It’s just funny.

And finally, Mini-Me. A clone–one eighth his size. It’s such a ridiculous idea for a character and it feels like it has to be offensive. But that’s sort of the point of the series I suppose.

I don’t think I liked this one as much as the first–mostly because it has more problems with breaking it’s own rules. Which is weird reason to dislike a movie like this, but so it goes. Still fun. Onward!

Probably the best scene in this one?

[Noticing Dr. Evil’s spaceship on radar]
Radar Operator: Colonel, you better have a look at this radar.
Colonel: What is it, son?
Radar Operator: I don’t know, sir, but it looks like a giant…
Jet Pilot: Dick. Dick, take a look out of starboard.
Co-Pilot: Oh my God, it looks like a huge…
Bird-Watching Woman: Pecker.
Bird-Watching Man: [raising binoculars] Ooh, Where?
Bird-Watching Woman: Over there. What sort of bird is that? Wait, it’s not a woodpecker, it looks like someone’s…
Army Sergeant: Privates. We have reports of an unidentified flying object. It has a long, smooth shaft, complete with…
Baseball Umpire: Two balls.
[looking up from game]
Baseball Umpire: What is that. It looks just like an enormous…
Chinese Teacher: Wang. pay attention.
Wang: I was distracted by that giant flying…
Musician: Willie.
Willie: Yeah?
Musician: What’s that?
Willie: [squints] Well, that looks like a huge…
Colonel: Johnson.
Radar Operator: Yes, sir?
Colonel: Get on the horn to British Intelligence and let them know about this.

It’s just so silly. And then it keeps going on and really transcends to… well, something.