Talk:Austin Powers (film series)

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Contents 1 Catchphrases 2 Abbreviated Film Names 3 Fair use rationale for Image:10077085.jpg 4 Fair use rationale for Image:Goldmember.png 5 Removal of catchphrases section 6 Recurring jokes? 7 Austin Powers 4 8 Card Game 9 Irony of the character Austin Power 10 Original Sources = Original Research? 11 Austin Powers 4 Page

[edit] Catchphrases

The line "i'm a sexy bitch" IS indeed a catchphrase, so its "vulgarity" cannot be used as a vallid reason for ommision. The film makers did change it in the third, likely to appeal to a wider audience, but the first two iconic films did feature the line. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 205.251.228.10 (talk • contribs) 22:19, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Abbreviated Film Names

The names of the individual films are quite long and break up the text. I propose that they be referred to as AP1, AP2 and AP3. Barfbagger 10:56, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:10077085.jpg

Image:10077085.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Goldmember.png

Image:Goldmember.png is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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[edit] Removal of catchphrases section

Many reasons for this. Most of them weren't correct. Bad use of lists. Not really relevant, as most of the important ones are included in the rest of the article. Can't remember any more... Ianbittiner 22:56, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Recurring jokes?

Whoever added this, do they *understand* that recurring means that the joke happens more than once either in the same film or spanning over multiple films. The listed "recurring jokes" are not all recurring, in fact only a couple actually were :-P SmUX 20:53, 20 June 2007 (UTC) i agree, somebody oughta clean up this section, quick, it makes the article seem, tacky. FloydNIN (talk) 08:28, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Also, it's nothing important. If you want to see the jokes of the movie, just see the movie —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.128.101.63 (talk) 15:50, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Austin Powers 4

I know that there isn't a page for Austin Powers 4 but why do we have a link here that is just going to take the person that clicks on it back to this page? They would just be going in circles.

A Lone Gamer 05:28, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Is there going to be one? 172.206.44.173 02:36, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Please don't edit my post. A Lone Gamer 21:08, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Card Game

I've changed the name of the card game back. It was called "Austin Powers:The Spy Who Shagged Me". Decipher intended to release expansions covering the first and probably the third films but the game wasn't a success. All the stills on the cards as well as the secondary characters, missions etc are solely from the second film. Douglasnicol 22:30, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Irony of the character Austin Power

The physical appearance of Austin Power is everything that's about an unattractive male, which includes the hair, gestures, eye glasses (especially the thick black frame), and chest hair. Yet, the film portrayed him as "irresistible" to women. I think this should be added to the article, but I think it should be discussed before added. Lightblade 16:38, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Hmm...maybe this should belong to the Austin Power (character) page. Lightblade 16:40, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Original Sources = Original Research?

The whole Original Sources section appears to be based on speculation of the sources of scenes and characters, it needs some references or a good clean-up. e.g. I find it difficult to believe Demolition Man,released in 1993, is the inspiration for the thawing scene. Paulbrock (talk) 22:23, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Austin Powers 4 Page

Since the movie IS offically coming in November, can someone make a page for it already?Onepiece226 (talk) 03:00, 26 February 2008 (UTC)Onepiece226