Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Comedy, Crime • 1h 34m
Director: Jay Roach
Cast: Mike Myers, Beyoncé, Seth Green, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Mindy Sterling, Verne Troyer, Michael Caine, Fred Savage, Gwyneth Paltrow, Diane Mizota, Carrie Ann Inaba, Nobu Matsuhisa, Aaron Himelstein, Josh Zuckerman, Evan Farmer, Scott Aukerman, Anna Marie Goddard, Tommy Lister Jr., Nichole Hiltz, Angela Meryl, Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, Steven Spielberg, Nathan Lane, Neil Mullarkey, Eric Winzenried, Jim Piddock, Esther Scott, Leyna Nguyen, Jeannette Charles, Brian Tee, Masi Oka, Kevin Cooney, Clint Howard, Michael McDonald, Donna D'Errico, Fred Stoller, Brad Grunberg, Greg Grunberg, Ren Urano, Kinga Philipps, John Donovan, Masa Kanome, Hideo Kimura, Hiroshi Otaguro, Kevin Alexander Stea, Linda Kim, Nina Kaczorowski, Tammy Vanderpool, Nikki Ziering, Sybil Azur, Nicole Humphries, Patrice Fisher, Timothy Anderson, Faune Chambers Watkins, Kelly Cooper, R.J. Durell, Shaun Earl, Michelle Elkin, Jennifer Hamilton, Hunter Hamilton, Michael Higgins, Mark Meismer, Mandy Moore, Ayesha Orange, Nathan Prevost, Liz Ramos, Shealan Spencer, Becca Sweitzer, Salvatore Vassallo, Robert Vinson, Amie Barsky, Lina Chmiel, Sharon Ferguson, Trey Knight, Brian Richardson, Kimberlee Suerth, Lakisha Swift, Katie Couric, Rob Lowe, Ryan Allen Carrillo, Mike Chaturantabut, Gabriel Corbin, Devyn Duex, Christy McGinity Gibel, Paul Grace, Ben Hisoler, Eiji Inoue, Jimmy Jatho, Kristen Johnston, Charles M. Kerper, Martin Klebba, Carolina Lancaster, Ryan McGonagle, Kinsey McLean, Marylee Picciano, Gene Anthony Ray, Tara Rice, Nicole Sciacca, Matt Sergott, Sonny Sison , Michael Sun Lee, Chris Sung, Andreanna Veith, Kevin Vila, Dan Warner, Shane Zeranski, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Jack Osbourne, Quincy Jones, Britney Spears, Burt Bacharach, Susanna Hoffs, Stuart D. Johnson, Matthew Sweet, Christopher Ward, Jesse Heiman, Eddie Adams, Danny Nero, Peter Navy Tuiasosopo
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Overview
The world's most shagadelic spy continues his fight against Dr. Evil. This time, the diabolical doctor and his clone, Mini-Me, team up with a new foe—'70s kingpin Goldmember. While pursuing the team of villains to stop them from world domination, Austin gets help from his dad and an old girlfriend.
Director: Jay Roach
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Universal 4K Blu-ray - caps. Good PQ upgrade but only Atmos audio.
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Criterion 4K Blu-ray (included in the Complete Kubrick box set with FiM encode of the same master from the WB release without the filtering)
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Comparison between the Criterion and WB.
5.1: WB 4K Blu-ray, a remix but has higher fidelity
Mono: Criterion 4K Blu-ray (restored for the box set)
Criterion 4K Blu-ray (included in the Complete Kubrick box set with FiM encode of the same master from the WB release without the filtering)
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
WB 4K early pressing has errors of a shot, later pressings fixed. Comparison between Criterion and WB.
6-Track 70mm mix: Criterion 4K Blu-ray (restored for the box set), 1997 MGM LaserDisc, 1998 MGM DVD
35mm Mono Mix: Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Matrixed Stereo Remix: MGM Japan LaserDisc (1985) [G158F5509]
5.1 Remix: Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Director: Victor Fleming
3D: Warner Bros 3D Blu-ray or Apple Vision Pro
Director: Morton DaCosta
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray Nov 24th
Director: Martin Rosen
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Director: Roman Polanski
Director: Michael B. Jordan
Caveat: No IMAX expanded aspect ratio
Director: James Gunn
Commentary is only on Streaming
More Comedy on Blu-ray
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Criterion 4K Blu-ray (included in the Complete Kubrick box set with FiM encode of the same master from the Sony release without the filtering)
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Comparison between Sony and Criterion.
Mono: 1994 LaserDisc (marginally, unfiltered) or Criterion 4K Blu-ray (filtered)
5.1 Remix: Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Director: Steve De Jarnatt
2024 Kino Lorber Blu-ray
UK Transmission 4K Blu-ray in January 2027
Either the 2015 Kino Lorber Blu-ray or the Arrow Blu-ray
The 2024 Kino Lorber Blu-ray is botched.
Director: Bruce Robinson
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Arrow 4K Blu-ray has stronger encode than Criterion
Director: Olivier Assayas
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Encoding is clunky on both Arrow and Criterion BDs but Arrow at least included the original stereo mix in addition to the 5.1 remix, while Criterion only included the 5.1 remix.
TV series
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative for all episodes
Director: Norman Taurog
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Delbert Mann
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
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