Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Troy (A) on July 30, 2002 at 08:53:57

In Reply to: "Our Man Flint", "In Like Flint"," Modesty Blaise" posted by mikenyc on July 29, 2002 at 11:28:13:

I love those Flint movies. I grew up on that stuff. One of my first theater experiences was seeing the first Flint movie when I was about 6. I still watch it whenever I can. I own the Soundtrack as well. The thing I like the most about Flint vs. all the other movie spies is that he's so . . . American. It adds a different spin to the idea. Yep, a wonderful tongue in cheek genre.

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I love the Austin Powers movies too. I think you guys are missing the boat here. I've had long discussions with others that feel like you guys do about this. The AP flix are totally different than the 60s camp classic spy flix and are not intended to be consumed in the same way.

The Flint films are incredibly subtle, especially compared with todays non-existent sense of irony. I really see this as an apples and oranges kinda thing. The Flint movies are closing in on 40 years old now. The world was a very different place then. Face it, you're not gonna get an asparagus-pee-smell gag in Flint. Subtle humor is not the stock in trade of AP movies. To me, AP has more in common with "Something About Mary" than Flint.

The only thing Flint and AP movies have in common is that they are spy movie parodies. That's it. Keep them separate and enjoy them for what they are.