The Pentaverate

A review of the first episode only: Mike Myers is back in an Austin Powers style comedy and so far it's not too bad. If you are a fan of his comedy you won't be disappointed but don't expect any LOL moments at least for the 1st episode.

I'm expecting the reviews to be 1-3s or 7-9s. There will be two clear groups: you'll love it if you miss Austin Powers / Wayne's World humour with minimal evolution since that time, you'll hate it if you are expecting something fresh and new. It's as simple as that :).

Cons: it's juvenile, predictable, unchallenging base humour Pros: it's juvenile, predictable, unchallenging base humour !!

Party on Austin!

Yes it's a little silly. Yes it's a little slapstick. I like it. As a Mike Meyers fan I love his sense of humor. In the times we live in there is enough cynicism to go around. Kick of your shoes and have a laugh and stop trying to make everything so complex. These days everything is a 1star of a 10 star. There is no longer a middle ground and I get a sense that most reviewers are just bitter. Learn to just have fun and have a laugh.

It's a Mike Myers vehicle for his brand of silly comedy. You know exactly what you are getting before the starting credits roll. If you don't like his previous stuff you aren't going to like this. Pointless complaining about holes in the story line, crass humour or down right rude bits as that what he's done since the 90s. It was fun.

I spent the first few episodes thinking... this style of comedy was done and finished.

Yet I kept watching.....

By the midpoint, I was chuckling away at silly "old school" toilet humour.

I remembered how not to take everything so seriously.

By the end, I was laughing out loud at the randomness of cliches and stupid jokes while noticing that Mike Myers sparked the way for the Coen Brothers and Wes Anderson.

To be fair, it's not brilliant, but hey, neither are you.