Men in Black 3 (2012)

Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

Good idea lost in the noise

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Let's face it, anything could've been better than 'Men In Black 2' in what is quite possibly one of the most boring sequels ever. A franchise hiatus and our beloved secret agents are back in another entertaining sci-fi adventure. Boris The Animal has escaped from a lunar prison and wants to take revenge on Agent K. What better way to do it than to erase him from time itself. However, Agent J still remembers him and must go back in time to save Agent K and the world from an alien invasion. Automatically have to deduct a point just for the use of time travel and not addressing paradoxical elements. It's a lazy uninspired gimmick and is only used decently in a quarter of good sci-fi flicks. In saying that, the 'Men in Black' aesthetic appeal still remains. It's as if this sequel was made in the 90's and I appreciated the need for continuity. It wasn't overly dark and depressing, t'was a light fun romp that everyone in the family can enjoy. But, that's all it is. Don't go into this wanting to be blown away by another revolutionary plot, it is something we have seen numerous times in the past. The narrative was good, very well paced. Several occasions of going to point A to B to C etc. which introduces an array of humorous characters like an undercover Andy Warhol. Boris The Animal was a memorable antagonist who literally could've decimated Agent K and J easily. Seriously. He kills everyone else with ease. But I suppose we wouldn't have ourselves a feature film then. Tommy Lee Jones needed far more screen time. Will Smith was Will Smith. The stand out, and most revelatory casting choice in years, is Josh Brolin as a young Agent K. He got Jones' mannerisms down to perfection. Thoroughly enjoyed his performance. Dare I say I wanted to see more of Scherzinger as well? The visual effects were fine, the human CGI has dated pretty badly but on the whole it is watchable. A good and enjoyable sequel, that for some reason addresses racial stereotypes...!

Men In Black 3 (2012)Will Smith took an unheard of 4 years off (something he had never done before) after Seven Pounds, to help promote his children in show business. His daughter had a hit single with Whip My Hair and his son Jaden started in the remake of The Karate Kid and dabbled in music too. When he returned to the big screen, he played it safe and went with a sequel to one of his biggest hits. Plot In A Paragraph: Agent J (Smith) travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.4 years is a long time between movies for an actor, and it's pretty much like American audiences didn't really care when he returned. Even in a big budget sequel, he couldn't crack the top 10. It is the highest grossing entry in the MIB series globally though.Personally this is my favourite Men In Black movie, it's vastly superior to the second and more touching than the first. Josh Brolin totally steals the show as a young Tommy Lee Jones, who doesn't really have much to do. I'm not sure why Nicole Scherzinger was hired, what is nothing more than a cameo and some close ups of her boobs. Another nice performance for me was Michael Stuhlbarg who plays Griffin in what can only be described as a Robin Williams esque performance. He is a joy. Men In Black grossed $179 million at the domestic box office, to end the year the 14th highest grossing movie of 2012.

A comedy with aliens, where wit and humour meets ET!Probably the best movie in the whole saga. The main actors have a real chemistry and enjoy doing this movie. Even the animated creatures have fun!An enjoyable 7 out of 10 movie you won't regret watching, and will laugh with friends about it.

Men in Black 3 has to be one of my top 5 favorite films of all time, along with the first Men in Black and a few others. With the five year anniversary of Men in Black 3 coming up, I figured that this would be a good time to finally write my review for it.The basic plot of the film involves a villain from the past who comes back for revenge on Agent K. Boris the Animal, played by Jemaine Clement, escapes from Lunarmax prison and goes back in time to July 16, 1969 to kill Agent K. With the timeline altered, the Boglodites begin a full scale invasion of Earth, and Agent J has to go back in time to save his partner. As much as I love Jemaine Clement's portrayal of Boris, the best part of the film has to be Josh Brolin as the young Agent K. He's near spot-on identical to Tommy Lee Jones in terms of voice, impression, and appearance. When I first saw the film, I was highly convinced that a younger version of Tommy Lee Jones went forward in time under the name "Josh Brolin" specifically so that he could play this part in the film. Needless to say, the chemistry between Agent J and the young Agent K is pulled off very well.As the two agents follow clues, they run into Griffin the Archanan (played by Michael Stuhlbarg), an alien capable of seeing all possible timelines at once. Griffin ends up giving the two agents the ArcNet defense system, which is a shield capable of protecting the Earth from the Boglodite invasion. It turns out that the ArcNet needs to be attached to the Apollo 11 rocket, which is a part of the story that I found very creative. There is also a very emotional part at the ending that I won't spoil.While it has its fair share of plot holes (what time travel films don't?) and it's not the greatest film in the whole world, Men in Black 3 most definitely succeeds where Men in Black II failed, and it is a more than worthy sequel to the original. If you're a fan of the franchise and haven't seen the film yet, or if you're just into alien and time travel stories, you need to see Men in Black 3. You don't know what you're missing.