Advantages: great entertaining sci-fi action Disadvantages: none
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Producor: Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes and Lowell Cunningham
Writers: Ed Solomon and Lowell Cunningham
Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D' Onofrio and Rip Torn
Released in the summer of 1997 this hour and forty minute movie, based on the comic strip of the same name, involves some well dressed people who apparently are at hand to save the world from alien threats…
** BRIEF PLOT **
... ...young New York police officer, becomes involved in some strange activities whilst investigating a crime he doesn't quite what is happening. Getting even more confused when Agent K, (played by Tommy Lee Jones), a man dressed entirely in Black, asks him many questions regarding some out of this world incidents, asking him to become a member of a special agency…
But this is no normal agency, which Edwards soon discovers, this is a top secret Agency ...
blissman70 25.09.2008
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Advantages: Funny, memorable, doesn't get old Disadvantages: Don't think there are any...
...Rumour has it that the Men in Black do actually exist, but that in reality what they do is visit people who have reported sightings of UFOs and potential alien things, and "encourage" them to keep it to themselves. This could mean they are not such nice people, and may use threatening or even violent tactics to achieve their goals. Of course, whether or not this is true, I don't know. But this film has been inspired by those theories, to create something ... ..."Forget-me-nots" song, "Here come the Men in Black"? It certainly went down well at its time of release, even if it was not to be a long lasting song. The soundtrack is generally quite good and still sounds new, even after how many years? 12? I think this is meant to be a cool film, and one that people remember, and in that it has been a success.
Conclusion
Definitely worth a watch, especially if you're into either sci-fis, comedies, or both. Since ...
Ayesha- 01.06.2009
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Advantages: Accessable by everyone Disadvantages: None
This film is great fun, and easy to watch, also, with it bein a PG, it can be viewed by all the family, as good old clean fun!
The plot is straight forward enough, and not too difficult to get your head round, basically James Edwards (played by will Smith) gets recruited from the NYPD for a trial with a 'secret government agency' (which protects the world from aliens) by agent K (played by Tommy Lee Jones). He succeeds, becoming known as J, and ... ...that aliensa re leaving earth in a rush, they find the reason why, a very deadly 'bug' has landed, which is bad news for everyone. What follows is the 'Men in Black finding why the bug is here, and typically, trying to save the world.
Although this film appears to follow all the hollywood plot outlines, it really doesnt matter, as this is just a light hearted bit of fun, which ends in a great film. Will Smith and Tommy Lee are both fantastic, and ...
mathomas13 27.10.2008
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