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...with a busy script. Men In Black is just such a comedy, played very firmly with tongue-in-cheek and not to be taken at all seriously. The story is simple yet very rich & entertaining (although it also received a lot of bad press from some quarters because it was seen as racist - an allegory for repatriating illegal immigrants from the US!) The two lead stars, Will Smith & Tommy-Lee Jones, don't have to stretch themselves too much, acting wise, ...
...Smith who was really only continuing his character mannerisms from where Independence Day left off. I was quite surprised with TLJ, I've never really thought of him as being the comedy-film-type, but he plays his role with a great deal of mellowed drollery, not letting Smith's antics wind him up too much, which is typical of most buddy partnerships in comedy movies (Lethal Weapon, Beverly Hills Cop, 48 Hours etc) The support from Rip Torn & Vincent ...

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You must buy this film. This new two disc box set combines the great movies with tons of extras including Documentary: Metamorphosis of MIB Character Animation Studies, Extended/Alternate Scenes, Music Videos, Storyboard Comparisons, Talent Files, Trailers, Tunnel Scene Deconstruction, Commentary featuring Barry Sonnefeld and Tommy Lee Jones, Production notes, CD-ROM and Web links, Art Gallery featuring over 1,000 images of conceptual art and production ...
...Industrial Light and Magic Team; Three Scene Editing workshops; Edgar Bug Fight Scene Deconstruction, Creatures: Concept to Completion; Widescreen and Full Screen Presentations, Digitally Re-mastered Audio and Anamorphic Video. Dolby Digital 5.1. Soundtrack Languages English, French, German Subtitles Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Turkish So you know ...

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Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Aliens. This is a very good film, with Smith and Jones playing agents in a secret alien monitoring organisation. Except they monitor Aliens actually on the Earth. All is not well as an Alien race of Bugs kills a prince form another planet and the Earth is threatened with destruction. You know who has to save the day. Despite this deranged plot, the film carrys it off with Smith cracking great one liners and a real ...

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...this type of film, but Men In Black really did something for me. The film has everything - a good plot, great actors, good scenery and effects and a good soundtrack. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones play the parts of two MiB agents tracking down a mysterious alien (a bug) that is very violent and wants to return home using abandoned space ships in Manhattan. The film is comic and a little violent (maybe some young children would be disturbed by a few ...

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...The bad alien that the Men In Black were pursuing just grossed me out, and the film was badly written, without either enough tension or laughs. I wouldn,t recommend it to anyone, it was a rather poor outing for Tommy Lee Jones, and worse than usual from Will Smith, whose success in Hollywood has always mystified me. ...

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This UFO myth has been going for a long time and is what inspired the Marvel comic on which the film is based. I've expect you've never heard of the comic because it only ran for six issues. But due to the success of this film I'm sure it will resurface along with a new comic. An animated series is already in production and a sequel has been signed up. So, is the film any good then? You bet it is. First the plot. The plot is a little thin on the ...
...the film. Most of the time MiB is about the two agents dealing with alien encounters. The film starts with agent K and his older partner dealing with some illegal aliens (Mexicans) trying to cross the border, except one really is an alien. His older partner can't cope any more and so K retires him. Obviously someone who has been working undercover keeping aliens in order can't just leave and go home. So K uses a device on him which makes him forget ...

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...both perfectly cast as the Men In Black. In has a great plot and great special effects too. There is nothing bad to say about this film. It really is funny but if you are and action movie person then you will like it too because it has its fair share of action and has cooler guns. It is generally a great movie and I recommend everybody to see it. ...

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Men In Black (MIB) stars Wil Smith (of Prince of Bel Air fame) and Tommy Lee Jones as a master alien detective and his new apprentive. Earth is visited by many aliens, and an organization as mysterious as the FBI monitors the whereabouts of these aliens. A rogue alien starts to terrorize the earth and it is our intrepid heroes job to track down this alien and bring it to justice. The movie features a soundtrack that includes a hit by Wil Smith. ...
...film. Although the movie is supposed to be a light relief from many other alien movies around at the time, the movie barely managed to raise a grin or chuckle, although there were a few funny parts. The combination of Wil Smith and Tommy Lee Jones was very good, melding a wise-cracking homeboy with a straight faced texan man, and produces a likeable duo. The plot was scarse, and although some of the effects were excellent, I left the movie feeling ...

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Men In Black" proceeds from the familiar premise that humans are one of many intelligent species in the universe, but adds that we ain't that bright a species. Nevertheless, in the universe of "Men In Black", Earth is a kind of DMZ for aliens looking for a trouble free existence, and the job of the Men In Black is to keep it trouble free. Tommy Lee Jones's character, Agent K, likens it to the exile world of "Casablanca", and it's a apt comparison. ...
...as a rocket launcher. The Men In Black's requisite high tech headquarters doubles as a kind of intergalactic customs office where aliens man the communications console AND the coffee maker, and like to smoke Marlboros. This sort of "anything goes" tone works well for "Men In Black", at least for its first half. Agent K even instructs J in the fine art of finding aliens. Does he use some kind of super-advanced technology to do it? Nope. He reads the ...

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...won't make this movie so great alone. Regards the story, it is edited from a comic from Marvell (I hope this spelling is correct). There was a scret agency from government called Men In Black - in short MIB. I think this movie should make the second episode. ...

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...When I first heard about Men in Black, I imagined some Johnny Cash life story or a documentary on fashion at the Sundance Film Festival or even a music industry bio: "Bono, a Life." Wrong on all counts! This here's a flick about space beasties, and - horror of horrors - it's actually good! Tommy Lee is the Stern Man in Black, Will is the Black Man in Black, and Rip Torn (Garry Shandling's Producer on Larry Sanders) is the Boss Man in Black. Is Rip ...
...Instead of "Send in the Men in Black. Galaxy defenders...", just hum this: "Who's playing Batman Now? Who will don the ni-pples?" "Wait 'til Jurassic 3. Yet another i-sland" "Welcome to Con-Air. USAir with fe-lons" "Where did Speed 2 go? Jason Patric's Swan Song" "Cage and Tra-vol-ta! Watch them swap their fa-ces" Hey Will Smith: Way to go, fella! This guy's gonna be the Black Tom Hanks! ...

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This is a great Saturday night film. Sit down with a pizza and a few cans and you'll have a great night. From the opening sequence, this film is mesmerising. THe special effects are tremendous. The story is great and there's lots of action to keep you interested. There's also comedy and drama though and there's real chemistry between the two lead characters, Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith. The way they bounce wittisisms off each other is great. They ...
...make a great team. The story is basically about the 'Men In Black' who police all the aliens who come to earth. A bug has landed and it's their job to trak it down. Sounds pretty boring? It isn't. The film looks great, slick, the photography's good, the characters have real empathy with each other, and damn it, *they* look good too! This is a great family film (the kids will love it.) See it soon. ...

gailmill 16.07.2000 · Read full review
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...have been nice if more Men In Black stuff happened in the film, just little things would have been nice, rather than going straight into the big story. That way we could have seen more of what their job is like. On the upside though, the dvd looks like it will be PACKED with extras, which is always a very good thing. This brings the score up a notch. ...

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...don't know about it. The Men in Black are the first, best, last and only line of defense the earth has! Unfortunately earth becomes the scene of a robbery, a galaxy to be precise and the theif is an 18ft cockroach in the skin of a nasty farmer. To make matters worse the owners of the galaxy are holding the MIB responsible! They have 24 hrs to return the galaxy or the earth will be destroyed! J and K must find the galaxy, kill the bug and keep it ...
...and also has a hit soundtrack featuring Will Smith's hit single "Men in Black". Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones make good partners, providing comedy and entertainment all the way through the film. I would not be surprised if there was a sequal to this film! Definately one to watch and buy! Hilarious and only a PG. 94 mins of fast action fun! ...

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Tommy Lee Jones is Agent K, he works for MiB saving the planet from unwanted alien visitors and keeping alien refugees and immigrants in line. As he wishes to retire, a new agent must be found and shown the ropes. Will Smith, is a cop, frantically chasing a suspect that turns into some kind of weird creature that makes his eyes go funny. It turns out that he is one of the fastest aliens around that is trying to leave the planet quickly. Will gets ...
...look similar to Morks travelling shell (Mork & Mindy), and has a shooting test to determine whether he’d shoot aliens or a five year old studying up on science and weapons. He passed with flying colours and is named Agent J. All is personal details are erased, even his fingerprints, and he is now obsolete. He works for MiB. They soon discover that a group of aliens want their universe back or is going to blow up the earth within a matter ...

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