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Austin Powers Collection (International Man of Mystery / The Spy Who Shagged Me / Goldmember) [Blu-ray]

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I enjoyed this series of films very much. The "Goldmember" film a bit less but overall a very creative and funny pop culture feast! One of the big bonus's for me anyway is to finally have the original Austin Powers movie in the proper 2:4 aspect ratio after years of having to watch it on 1:85 on normal DVD. This may not mean much to some viewers but to those interested in seeing what they did at the theater it does. The other two films came out in proper 2:4 aspect ratio on DVD previously so why the original was formatted a bit off was always a mystery to me. The films look great on Blu-ray ...and while they don't have any NEW bonus features to my notice..at least they did import all the old ones and music videos (some blu-rays are coming out WITHOUT the previous bonus features).
I picked the set up for a price that came to about $15 per film so I think its a very good value.

Finally, there are subtitles for "Austin Powers In Goldmember" as I could not get Closed-captioning to work on the DVD version.

Note: Be careful opening the package as the set is shrink wrapped very tight and might cut the loose page on the outside that you might want to keep. (The real box has Austin Powers & Dr. Evil on each side.)

Dave "Davelandweb" is pretty much dead on except for the extended surround formats which are not mentioned on the product. I'm using Dolby TrueHD anyway with a 7.1 receiver that applies a back surround matrix to 5.1 material anyway so it's all good. Visually, all the transfer look good with just a bit of film grain and very few blemishes here and there. Reminds me of how good the DVD transfers were. The Blu-ray versions blow them away, I'm just saying the DVDs were pretty good for what they were.

While by now everyone knows what they are getting with an Austin Powers film, I snatched up this bargain due to the terrifically low price. I had read that the AP films had a less-than-stellar transfer, but I didn't find that to be the case. Colors are sharp and strong, the sound is lush, and it was a blast re-watching these films in high-def (well, the first two, anyway; the third one tends to drag a little). Especially for the low price for the whole set, this is certainly a worthwhile purchase if you're a fan of the films, even if you have some of them on DVD. There's a notable difference in quality, and if you really like the films this small investment in Blu-Ray is worth it.

Watching these films one after the other, one is aware of just how good they are. Though full of vulgar/sexual humor that sometimes steps over the line (it's amazing how close they come to an R rating), they're also extremely funny. I saw "The Spy Who Shagged Me" with a friend in 1999, and the "fisting" scene reduced me to such uncontrollable laughter he thought he was going to have to help me out of the theater. The father/son therapy session and the Jerry Springer "My dad is evil and wants to take over the world" are other highlights. Frankly, Myers does movie spoofs a lot better than Brooks.

My only complaint is Heather Graham. She's pretty, and... That's about it. Her "acting" is dreadful, unacceptable even in a high-school pageant.

The image quality is terrific, sharply detailed with psychedelically eye-popping color. I thought the phosphors in my plasma set would blow out. A bit of grain is visible at times, but this shows that little or no grain reduction was used, which is almost always A Good Thing. (Grain reduction usually degrades sharpness and detail.)

Austin Powers International Man of Mystery was the best of of the three, though the picture quality is good it is not as clean as I had hoped it would be (maybe I am just really picky and spoiled since watching the Incredible HULK and The Dark Knight?

"The Spy who Shagged me" the colors are incredible and the sharpest out of the 3 movies.

Goldmember was entertaining but not as good as the first two.

If you are a die-hard Austin Powers fan, this is a no-brainer and a must buy! My wife whom has never seen any of these movies (OMG) thought they were histerical even today! Definitely Classic Mike Myers...

Especially for James Bond fans, the Austin Powers Collection is probably the funniest spoof I have seen. Die hard 007 fans will see quite a few "familiar" activities and throw backs to Bond, all the way back to Thunderball and perhaps beyond. The quality of the Bluray is exceptional, and a definite upgrade (1080p) to cable or conventional DVDs.

And if you like girls, you'll especially love the story line throughout all three BDs. This is definitely humor and satire at its very best.

Thanks Amazon for delivering this collection with speed ... I was tired of surfing cable for Austin Powers in hi def.

Jim Amos
Mililani, Hawaii

Three Austin Power blu-rays for a great price! I will enjoy watching for years to come! Or at least until blu-ray becomes obsolete. :)

I find the Austin Powers series funny and entertaining. A comedy with a James Bond flavor to it. I am glad to find all 3 movies in a blue-ray 3 pack for a low price. In addition to the movies, there are some great extra features such as commentary, stories, deleted scenes and music videos.

Big fan of Austin Powers series so of course I had to spend more money on buying the Blu-Ray edition after having it on other formats already. If you haven't seen the movies, you may want to watch one first before buying the collection as it's not for everyone I'm told. I think it's great from beginning to end and have spent a day watching the whole collection already!

Definitely worth picking up just to have all the movies in one spot instead of 3 bulky cases, they come in 3 slim ones inside a box set.