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��� I didn't really want to see the original Austin Powers when it came out.� I do not like overly silly movies like Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. � Austin Powers looked like it would be that sort of film so I was a little apprehensive about shelling out my money to see it.� However, I found it's humour refreshingly creative.� I didn't like Mike Myers all that much before it came out. � So I Married an Axe Murderer and the Wayne's World series had left me pretty disappointed.� I found that the original Austin Powers differed from these other Mike Myers' films by being witty, creative and original.�

��� For the same reasons I liked the original, I did not like the 2nd all that much.� I was tempted to give it a one and one half star but I decided that it wasn't quite bad enough for that.� This movie relied COMPLETELY on the original.� There were very few new jokes.� The ones that were new seemed stale and unimpressive or in some cases, revolting.� Most of the humour was repetitive and seemed to rely on the fact that probably 75 percent of the audience had seen the original so they would get the jokes.� Instead of new witty jokes, the movie used crude, disgusting humour for cheap laughs.� The new character of Fat Bastard wasn't funny. � He was disgusting.� Instead of laughing I was almost vomiting.� Also, the new addition of the pint-sized Mini-Me was annoying.� He doesn't speak, he just sits there and looks stupid.� Ok, and maybe it's just me, but Fat Bastard's obsession with eating babies went straight over my head.� I only laughed at Mini-Me when he wrestles with Austin Powers.

��� Also, one of my favorite characters and some of the funniest scenes, as far as I am concerned, from the original, were those including Seth Green. However, he is almost absent in this one.� His few scenes with Dr. Evil, again, rely solely on the original's jokes.� This is really sad because the jokes lose so much of their punch.� Not only have they already been done, but now since Austin Powers is so well-known, half of the audience has heard all of it PLENTY of times since seeing the original.� I am suprised Mike Myers didn't see this coming.

��� Heather Graham, was also somewhat of a disappointment. � Elizabeth Hurley is not that good of an actress so I wasn't expecting any sort of impressive performance from her in the original.� However, even though I don't think that Heather Graham is some wonderful actress, I sure think she is a lot better than Hurley.� Unfortunately, she played her role almost identical to Elizabeth Hurley even though their personalities are supposed to be so different.� Actually, I see Hurley as more of the aggressive, sexy vixen and Heather Graham as the innocent.� This is the fault of the casting director.

��� One good point of this movie is the addition of Rob Lowe.� He plays a younger Number Two.� I thought that he did a wonderful job of imitating the Robert Wagner who played the original Number Two.� His scenes weren't wonderful, but they were one of the better parts of the film.

��� Another creative and fun addition was the small appearance by Tim Robbins.� He plays the President of the USA.� Although the main joke in his scene is based on a joke in the original...it is twisted in such a way that it's still new and original.

��� The last funny/good addition to this film are the many guest appearances by famous people including Willie Nelson, Woody Harrelson, and Clint Howard during the "What is that?" scene.

��� Although this movie is not very creative, it does have enough parts to give you a sufficient laugh and even though you've heard most of the jokes before...they're still funny.