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If he was frozen at the very end of the 60s he spent 28 years frozen and was defrosted in 1997... which was 28 years ago this year.

Want to get a hint of what Austin went through being defrosted, go check out how poorly some of those jokes aged.

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[–] paultimate14@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I rewatched the first one a couple years ago and thought it had aged pretty well. I don't remember any of the jokes being mean or really punching down on anyone.

I could be forgetting something and I haven't watched the sequels since they first came out though. My guess would be that Fat Bastard is probably the part of the franchise that aged the worst. Even when he was introduced the whole joke was "hey it's a fat guy!", which was one of the weaker jokes.

I also watched The Pentaverate when it came out and thought that was great. It's a Netflix miniseries sith very similar humor where Mike Meyers plays like half the characters. It's a parody of conspiracy theories like the Da Vinci Code, not spy movies, but still pretty good.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I still get a chuckle from the ridiculously long pee.

You're a liar, OP! Those jokes aged well!

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Punching Basils mother for looking like a man did make me think "Yeah, doubt they would do that one now."

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I actually think the humor aged surprisingly well, Austin may always be super horny and hitting on everything remotely female, but he also respects boundaries and understands consent.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

I mean, art isnt created in a vacuum. I suppose I'm watching it through the lense of someone who isnt 13 too.

I dont think any of them became bad jokes but I definitely think some of the jokes are a bit more "potentially offensive" today than just lighthearted fun.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mike Myers was ahead of his time and very progressive. Those jokes aged pretty well. Even the "shes a man, baby" ones. Because they weren't about trans people, but at most transvestites. Which are still men and still identify as such.

He wouldn't make a joke like that about trans people who actually transitioned. Since he would consider those the sex they transitioned to.

The character of Austin would also be excited when he would learn about bisexuality since he would be able to fuck both males and females at the same time.

Austin is an ally, and a big one at that. Especially at the time.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

But would studios still greenlight the script?

Its still a great movie and no I dont think Mike Meyers would intentionally write hurtful material, I just think some of the jokes definitely hit differently now.