Thursday, May 31, 2012

MOVIE REVIEW: Men in Black III

The first Men in Black, released in summer 1997, was an unexpected blockbuster hit, both from the moviegoing public and the critics, earning more than the sequel to Jurassic Park's The Lost World, which was expected to top it all. It even won Best Makeup at that's year Oscars, beating even the film which swept most of the awards than night, Titanic.
Five years later, a sequel was made and was an unispired one, earning less than the first film.
This year, the third Men in Black was dubbed the film that nobody asked for, but you guys are gonna be in for a pleasant surprise.This is how a summer blockbuster sequel is supposed to be.
The movie starts off as convicted alien Boris the Animal, played by Jemaine Clement from Flight of the Conchords, escapes from Lunar Prison to find the agent that put him there and that made him lose one of his arms as well. It turned out to be Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) who suddenly disappears. When Agent J (Will Smith) finds out, he has to travel back in time in order to save K and not alter the course of history.
The element of time travel brings a fresh approach to a film whose last installment was ten years ago. Aside from the two leads, Men in Black III has some outstanding supporting actors with Clement, Oscar Winner Emma Thompson and Josh Brolin, who plays the younger Agent K. His mannerisms and way of talking are eerily like Tommy Lee's.
You don't have to watch this movie in 3D to enjoy. A regular screen would be fine to enjoy it like it was in 97, when the first one came out.