Mike Myers wrote and stars in this hilarious spoof of spy films of the 60s and 70s. In it, he pays homage to James Bond, Matt Helm and even the Beatles movies. Myers plays the title hero, a British agent, completely unaware of his nerdiness, bad teeth, and general poor taste. While persuing his nemesis, Dr. Evil, also portrayed by Myers, he's forced into suspended animation. Being thawed out in the 90s leaves plenty of opportunity for innovative comedy as both hero and villain try to deal with existing in a world that no longer considers a million dollars an exorbitant amount of money. Myers has really created a unique and hilarious character, and audiences are certain to catch on and imitate his lines with the same abandon that Pacino fans did imitating Tony Montana from "Scarface." Elizabeth Hurley is actually quite good as the secret agent's assistant, Ms. Kensington. Mimi Rogers is also quite memorable, and unfortunately discarded after the film's opening sequence.

The DVD is slightly sharper image than the laserdisc, while the Dolby Digital(5.1) soundtrack, though entertaining, doesn't have the same dynamic. The DVD has been packaged with the theatrical 2:1 aspect ratio on one side, pan & scan on the other. We applaud this trend of dual ratios. We don't enjoy P&S, but believe that the more opportunities viewers have to compare differences in picture information, the more they'll recognize and prefer the benefits of letterboxing. Both laserdisc and DVD have been packaged as a "Special Edition." Both formats offer hilarious deleted scenes, alternate endings and audio commentary. The laserdisc also includes a music video left off of the DVD. Yea, Baby, Yea!