Men in Black 3 (Two Disc Combo: Blu-ray / DVD + UltraViolet Digital Copy)
In Men in Black™ 3, Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back… in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K’s life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him — secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.
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3 1/2 stars for a fine return to the series,
After a 10 year hiatus, MIB returns with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as our heroes J and K. Still keeping order with an assortment of space creatures inhabiting Earth, but one invader known as Boris the Animal (Jermaine Clement) is so evil he has been sequestered in a special prison on the Moon. Put there 40 years earlier by K, he manages to escape thanks to a special cake brought to him by his “girlfriend,” a delicious Nicole Scherzinger.
Once on the loose he discovers a way to go back in time to 1969 where K managed to stop Boris and his plan to destroy Earth with more of his species enroute. J makes the leap back as well in order to kill Boris (“I’m no animal”) before the future is changed. Director Barry Sonnenfeld returns at the helm and manages to infuse the film with goodly amounts of humor (did you know all models are aliens?), CGI wizardry and a lump-in-your-throat ending.
Bringing in Josh Brolin as young agent K is a brilliant addition. His spot-on characterization of Jones’s voice and mannerisms is remarkable. There is a hint of romance between young K and young Agent O (Alice Eve) that never gets played out. Too bad. In the current time frame, O is now the boss, played by Emma Thompson who has a great speech as the film opens. Certainly III is better than II, but isn’t quite the equal of the first film which was so original. Still MIB III is a thoroughly enjoyable way to start the summer.
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|Galaxy Defenders,
I get out to the theater to see a movie about once per year; I’m now a slave to the Blu Ray home entertainment era. However, I did something this Memorial Day weekend that I haven’t done in over 20 years: I went to the theater twice in 2 days (with my kids) to see The Avengers and Men in Black III. And neither of the movies let me down; both were excellent.
While The Avengers is getting high marks from the critics, I am very surprised by the so-so reviews that MiB III is getting. I’m glad that I went to the theater, because the abundance of “just average” reviews might have even deterred me from putting MiB III in my rental queue. I’m here to say don’t be deterred.
MiB III was almost as good as the original MiB (and the original MiB was classic), and MiB III was better than MiB II…wayyyy better. The best part for young audiences that may not have seen the predecessors from 15 years and 10 years ago respectively, is that MiB III stands alone as a great movie….There’s no need to have had to have seen either of the first two in order to fully enjoy MiB III. Although it does help mainly to see how effectively awesome Josh Brolin is at capturing the essence of Agent K that we all know as Tommy Lee Jones; and I suppose that it also helps to establish the dynamic of the bond between Agent K and Agent J (Will Smith).
So MiB III is a fun blast from the past…or should I say blast into the past. In 1969 Agent K maims, arrests and has bad guy Boris the Animal thrown into an intergalactic maximum security prison…on the moon. But 43 years apparently gave Boris a long enough time to figure out how to escape. But escaping is not all that’s on Boris’ mind; he jumps back in time to 1969 to change history and murder Agent K. So when he succeeds it’s up to Agent J (Will Smith) to jump back a little further in time to stop Boris.
As I mentioned earlier, Josh Brolin really makes you believe that you’re seeing a young Tommy Lee Jones, or should I say young Agent K. The personality differences and dialogue between Brolin and Smith are amusing to watch, and some of Smith’s scenes with and without Brolin are out-and-out hilarious.
Comedy Writer Etan Cohen (not to be confused with popular Writer/Director Ethan Coen) teams up with MiB veteran Director Barry Sonnenfeld to deliver a movie that’s funny, witty and fun for the whole family. At a run time of just over 90 minutes I was thoroughly entertained from start to finish.
So do indeed get out to see Men in Black III; at minimum get it into your viewing queue. For me, it will be preordered, viewed again on Blu Ray, and sit in my collection next to MiB I & II.
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|“ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!”,
When I viewed MIB, I thought it was very funny and highly entertaining. When I viewed MIB2, I felt as if something was missing and did not find it as enjoyable as MIB. I found MIB3 to be the Best of the 3 films, the most entertaining and the most enjoyable science fiction movie I’ve seen in a long time. The aliens are fascinating, and many credits go to creativity. The time jump will grab your interest as we wonder which future will occur? The acting performance of Brolin and Michael Stuhlburg is superb, they are indeed mesmerizing! The impression of Tommy Lee Jones is incredible and the creatures are visually appealing. Overall, the perfect movie to see with a huge bag of buttered-popcorn!
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