Rating: Summary: A Disappointment Review: MIB II is a disappointment. It simply does not have the originality of the first and everything is too predictable. Tommy Lee Jones looks like he's been on a bender in this one, too, and hasn't quite got it together. This was a movie that could have been even better than the first, but it fails by a wide margin.
Rating: Summary: It started off so promising. Review: I am starting to believe the hype that all great movies get disappointing sequels. I loved the original Men in Black. I think it was one of the finer movies released in the latter part of the last millenium, with great acting, superb storyline, and a sense of humor that was present in many of Will Smith's earlier films.So, it's no surprise Men in Black 2 turned out to be quite bad. They completely forgot everything that made the first movie so great, taking out Tommy Lee Jones' character, Q, (for a while), giving J a love interest, etc. I don't see why this movie was made to begin with. it was probably for the sole purpose of trying to make some easy money, because very little time and effort was spent trying to make this film good or watchable. The humor that was so present in the original has completely disappeared. About the only time I laughed out loud was when J and his group of bug friends go to a family's house and push a button which unveils a weapons lab behind the wall. Other than that, nothing. The dog was not funny, the characters were not funny, and J made very funny few lines (besides the racist lines, which could be offensive anyways.) The storyline is that an alien is coming to earth to secure a precious diamond-type metal which is the key to earth's survival.. or something. It just gets so confusing later on when it turns out it might actually be better for J and Q to GIVE HER THE DAMN THING, when they actually don't. About the only thing I liked about this movie was that they actually had some sort of continuity this time. As we all know, at the end of part 1, Q wiped out his memory of MIB, so J spends most of this movie helping Q remember who he really is. It's too bad it can't save this dull effort. Like I've said before, there's no reason to see this. It's boring, brutally unfunny, and the story stinks. I hated the characters, and most of the special features are boring as well. The bloopers are okay, but who wants to waste time hearing what the worms thought about the movie? It's quite sad when the best thing on the DVD is a music video for a song called "Nod Your Head." Please don't watch this if you value your sanity.
Rating: Summary: back in black...more like boredom.... Review: yadda yadda yadda....sorry but this was very dull...after waiting so long for a sequel i would of thought it could of been better... it just seemed to be lifeless and dull..glad i got it on discount and not full price it was that dire...
Rating: Summary: too bad they let the aliens direct Review: ouch... wotta waste of a great franchise. It was painful to watch.
Rating: Summary: Will Smith and Special Effects doesn't always make a film . Review: A lomg-awaited sequel. Never had I heard some much bad word-of-mouth about a movie even before it premiered. I was very disappointed in Men In Black II. I somewhat enjoyed the first film. Will Smith just seems to be playing the same smart-aleck character in every film he does. In this one, he is cutting people off in mid-sentence wanting them to shut up. Being rude and insulting to white people in this film was really a turn off. Bad writing. I did not feel there was enough screen time for Mr. Tommy Lee Jones. Is there even a plot in this film? Interesting was the cameo appearance of singer/actor/entertainer Michael Jackson. Perhaps Michael Jackson would have been better than Will Smith. (Michael Jackson was good in THE WIZ [1978]). The outtakes were of just Will Smith taking up valuable time just to be silly and get attention. The Blooper reel shows just how unprofessional Will Smith can be whereas Tommy Lee Jones can prove how much of a consummate actor he is. Tommy Lee Jones can be serious and jump right back into character when the director needs it. The sequel just might have killed the entire Men In Black franchise once and for all. Will Smith and Special Effects doesn't always work for a film. They say in Hollywood, that if a film needs unnecessary, unrelated cameo appearances and then a shot of the Statue of Liberty, it's probably a bad film in trouble. Men In Black means "black suit" not "ethnic". I would like to see Tommy Lee Jones do a Men In Black without Will Smith. I like the alternate ending when Will Smith was put in the egg pod. They should have cut right there and left it like that. Watch Tommy Lee Jones in THE EYES OF LAURA MARS (1978).
Rating: Summary: Aimed toward younger audience Review: I remember watching Men in Black a long time ago and I remember it being pretty good. So naturally, when I heard Men In Black 2 was coming I was ready to go see it. It turned out to be nothing I expected. I think the directors aimed this movie toward a younger audience. Because the jokes were very childish and my niece thought it was hilarious. Anyway, for a children's movie, it was decent, but I'm not watching it again, even though I like Disney movies....
Rating: Summary: A Much Appreciated Sequel, But Overall Just Mediocre Review: You knew it was inevitable given how popular the first MIB was. What I love about this sequel is that all the same people are in it (except Linda Fiorentino), the same sets, same aliens, etc. What I didn't much care for is how forced most of the humor feels in this one. The first MIB had humor that was much more subtle. I admit, I did laugh out loud a few times, but still think the first MIB was the funniest. Another strange thing was the really bad looking special effects. Some of it looked realistic enough, but Lara Flynn Boyle's tentacles and Johnny Knoxville's mini head looked very cartoonish. The first MIB had this problem too, but I didn't notice it as much because I was enjoying the movie itself. That leads me to the plot....... it's mediocre at best, but given how much this sequel grossed at the box office, few seemed to mind. Overall I would say if you liked the first MIB, check out the sequel. It's certainly not a great movie, but it's not really that bad either.
Rating: Summary: feels like a warmed up outake Review: rather than a sequel. [Weak] plot, horrible acting and dialogue (this is supposed to be a comedy?) warmed over costume and set designs. Movie is also very short (thankfully)- Barry Sonnenfeld obviously has no talent and has ruined what should have been a slam dunk sequel.
Rating: Summary: Yes! Finally!...Wait a minute... Review: When I first heard of the Men in Black sequel I was like "YES! FINALLY! I LOVED MIB! THIS IS GONNA ROCK!". Then I rented the film, after having no chances of seeing it in theatres. W-w-w-...what is this? ...was my first thought after the end credits started rolling. The dog was funny, yes, and the plot was...original, I guess...but it seemed that the creators had done a half--- job with MIIB. It was nice and short, with many a laughter...but really, couldn't they have made the conclusion a lil' better than that? The woman goes into space. She is the "chosen one"...it was all happening so fast! And then the locker part in the end?! W-w-w- ...What IS this?! We all live in a giant locker and we don't even know about it?! I found it easier to like this movie without going deeper into the plot. I had to do that with Spy Kids 2, and now I actually want to see it again, like this movie.
Rating: Summary: This is a very cheesy film..... Review: This movie has so many things wrong with it; 1. Bad dialoge between Jones and Smith. 2. Sonnenfeld's weak direction. 3. A bad script. 4. Rick Baker's horrible make-up effects. 5. Lousy visual effects that look too CGI. 6. Cameos by big name stars that do nothing for the film. 7. An ending that makes you hope they do not make another movie. Just another bad comic to film production.
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