>>213907459
The people with "bizarre opinions" are just older, whereas your opinion is normal among those who saw these films as kids. The first Austin Powers movie became a hit on home release, so by the time the second one came out, everyone wanted to see it. By the third movie, the cultural phenomenon had largely been played out, so while both sequels simply recycled all the same jokes, the third movie didn't fare as well critically because of it. Reality is, these films have a kind of charm and are iconic, but are not all that funny.