Men In Black 3(D)

[pleasedontask]

http://www.showbiz411.com/wp/2010/04/21/men-in-black-3-d-set-to-roll-with-will-smith

Will Smith and Tommy Lee are both back, most likely to come out next memorial day.

Eh?

[Poe-tryGirl]

Sounds real cool.

[Wake Up]

in before 3-D hate

[muttley]

:excited:

And I've come to terms with 3-D.

[Yellowcard2006]

I'm stoked as fuh

:bounce:

[mymusicismylife]

Loving it.

[Gaugzilla]

As long as it doesn't both suck and blow like MIB2, I'm down like a clown.

[popdisaster00]

As long as it doesn't both suck and blow like MIB2, I'm down like a clown.
ditto

[itsmesean0630]

I'd rather see Men In Black: Who Like To Have Sex With Each Other. One can dream.

[aradiantsunrise]

This is getting ridiculous.

[HometownHero]

This is beyond stupid

[Americanism]

It has been a while since I've seen them but I used to like the first one alot. Hate to be cliche and mention I am pretty strongly against 3D, ruining filmaking by replacing thought with special effects and what not. But hell, this could easily be good.

[secretsociety92]

I think if they film it in 3D than just convert it then at least that will be better but I am no fan of 3D personally.

[Hamlet]

3D does not work with films that were shot in 2D!

EDIT: Oh sorry I thought the films were being remade in 3D ala Toy Story 1 & 2. But it's another sequel. Kill me now.

[pennie]

Can't wait.Love both MIB movies.

[Why Bother?]

in before 3-D hate

Here for the 3D hate. Is there a 3D hate thread yet?

[Wake Up]

Here for the 3D hate. Is there a 3D hate thread yet?

I think you should make one. AP needs a place for the haters to convene.

[thesollopsist]

I don't care about the 3D or not. Don't see why everything has to be 3d though

[HometownHero]

I think you should make one. AP needs a place for the haters to convene.

Vote me for President

[Cheshire_Buddha]

I'd rather see Men In Black: Who Like To Have Sex With Each Other. One can dream.

I came in here with my hopes filled that someone who say this, and you have.

Thank you, sir.

[Wake Up]

Vote me for President

done.

[Ryan Rumsey]

I wish this was not happening.

[Kiguel182]

Hate 3D... I hope there is a 2D version so I can see the movie without the headaches x)

[Gaugzilla]

Hate 3D... I hope there is a 2D version so I can see the movie without the headaches x)
I'm pretty sure there will be, just like there's been a 2-D option for every 3-D movie.

[itsmesean0630]

I came in here with my hopes filled that someone who say this, and you have.

Thank you, sir.
"There's an Alien. Let's have sex with it."

[Kiguel182]

I'm pretty sure there will be, just like there's been a 2-D option for every 3-D movie.

Some movies I didnt find that option...

[anthonydarko]

As long as the plot doesn't suck out loud like the last one did, then I'm game.

[Guern1ca]

Jemaine Clement is confirmed in a supporting role. Fucking awesome. As a villain, too. Nice.


http://inspiredcanoe.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/jemaine.jpg

[Guern1ca]

And the plot hasn't been posted yet. It's Josh Brolin playing Tommy Lee Jones as a young MIB in 1969 using time travel. Wow lol so bad. it'll prly blow

[jwicklun]

And the plot hasn't been posted yet. It's Josh Brolin playing Tommy Lee Jones as a young MIB in 1969 using time travel. Wow lol so bad. it'll prly blow
to be fair, the whole theme to Men In Black is to be ridiculous.

[CalRahhh]

I'm excited, love the first one and really enjoy the second.

[Liam_Pace]

http://www.slashfilm.com/real-reason-men-black-iii-delayed/#more-100092

Sounds like a disaster.

[Recovery Room]

That is quite possibly the dumbest way to make a movie.

[Liam_Pace]

They weren't thinking it through, no.

[saturday_snow_squall]

blegh.

[zion the lion]

3D is just an insult to people who are blind in one eye.

[Smash Adams]

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/03/alec_baldwin_wont_star_in_men.html
Alec Baldwin isn't in this anymore

[Gaugzilla]

Wouldn't surprise me if this never happens.

[jwicklun]

Shucks. The whole process of this is a nightmare.

[drudo182]

IyaFEBI_L24

[jwicklun]

Not a really good trailer, but Brolin's Tommy Lee Jones is dead on.

[Regards]

I thought the trailer looked awesome :shrug:

[Nolessthanblink]

Looks terrible, like it's gonna be for kids... I feel a PG coming. Shame.

[Regards]

Looks terrible, like it's gonna be for kids... I feel a PG coming. Shame.
It'll probably be PG-13 just like the other two, which is what it should be. I would rather it have some "childish" humor behind it, that's what made the first two have the charm they had.

[Nolessthanblink]

It'll probably be PG-13 just like the other two, which is what it should be. I would rather it have some "childish" humor behind it, that's what made the first two have the charm they had.

I think it should be a PG-13 also. I dont even count the 2nd as being in existence because of how terrible it was compared to the first one, but I just see this one being more campy/child laughs than the previous film... Maybe it has to do with the idea of it being in 3d and just how much I hate this 3d trend.

[popdisaster00]

I loved the first one growing up, but the second one was such a let down.

[Gaugzilla]

Good Lord. Does Will Smith age?

Also, the movie looked good up until the time traveling stuff.

[Fox83]

Good Lord. Does Will Smith age?


We are in The Willenium, sir. So, no, he does not age.

[muttley]

Loved the first one, loved the second one, and I will break my 1+ year movie theater dryspell with the third.

[aradiantsunrise]

Love Will Smith so I will see this.


Edit: I didn't notice anything about it being 3D in the trailer, which is fine with me.

[Losthope182]

Good Lord. Does Will Smith age?

Dude is the black Rob Lowe...only younger looking because he is.

[DickfaceChillah]

It looks transplanted straight out of the 90's. Emma Thompson literally looks as if she were plucked out of an old episode of Law & Order. This is a horrible teaser, as it displays nothing to get excited about. There was no money shots - what sort of hype does one expect to build with a Flat Stanley alien and technology that looked futuristic in the 90's but looks dated now?

[Gaugzilla]

Loved the first one, loved the second one, and I will break my 1+ year movie theater dryspell with the third.
Not trying to talk down, but you are the first person I have ever seen say they love the second one. Actually, the first one to say anything positive about it.

[Liam_Pace]

Looks amazing! Best summer movie of 2012.

[wall e]

Could go either way. If it sucks, they should have stopped after the first one, which is untouchable.

[Simulcast]

MAKE ID4:2 INSTEAD

x

[Star Slight]

will watch

[muttley]

Not trying to talk down, but you are the first person I have ever seen say they love the second one. Actually, the first one to say anything positive about it.
It's all good. I enjoyed the second one wholeheartedly. Funny as hell, in my opinion. I'm surprised it gets so much hate, but then again, I thought Wild Wild West was good, too. Apparently no one liked that movie either.

[Brandon Allin]

Might be into this. We'll see.

[Chemical Love]

Looks entertaining.

[speakhandsforme]

The first one was great, sufficiently dark.

The second one was awful and cartoonish. Plus, female villains always suck.

[Losthope182]

It's all good. I enjoyed the second one wholeheartedly. Funny as hell, in my opinion. I'm surprised it gets so much hate, but then again, I thought Wild Wild West was good, too. Apparently no one liked that movie either.

I'm with you on this. While I didn't love the second one, I'll never understand the hate it gets. And I liked Wild Wild West too, haha. But I haven't watched that in close to 10 years though.

[Regards]

It's all good. I enjoyed the second one wholeheartedly. Funny as hell, in my opinion. I'm surprised it gets so much hate, but then again, I thought Wild Wild West was good, too. Apparently no one liked that movie either.
I enjoyed both as well :shrug:

I guess it's what I expect when I go into a semi-comedy Will Smith movie.

[honestykills]

Not sure about this one yet. Trailer just made me go "Oh, looks pretty good." First trailers always need to make me go "HOLY SHIT BALLS" or I probably won't get excited at all.

[x1onexwo1fx]

looks good for some mindless fun entertainment. i did get that 90s vibe from the trailer. i guess a sequel being made 10 years later doesn't exactly mean the story takes place 10 years later.

[Recovery Room]

New trailer (http://www.slashfilm.com/men-black-3-trailer-2-will-smith-josh-brolin/#more-122351).

[brentkid]

new trailer looks alright. i still don't really understand what's going on with the plot though.

[drudo182]

Doesn't look that great.

[popdisaster00]

New trailer isn't actually that bad, but I'm really hoping that this doesn't turn out to be a big mess.

[Full Effect Ed]

Wasn't this filmed over a 2-3 year period without a finished script?

[popdisaster00]

Wasn't this filmed over a 2-3 year period without a finished script?

Yes. They filmed half, shut down production for a while, and then picked it up again. They were finishing the script in between the break.

[blimpcityhero11]

I don't really care about this movie if we don't get a smash Will Smith rap single from it.
http://gifsoup.com/view6/3484249/mib-o.gif

[as_we_learn]

I don't really care about this movie if we don't get a smash Will Smith rap single from it.
http://gifsoup.com/view6/3484249/mib-o.gif

Let me see ya just bounce with me, just bounce with me, just bounce with. Come on let me see ya just slide.

[blimpcityhero11]

The official theme song to the movie will be made by... Pitbull. Why even make a Men In Black movie if Will Smith isn't going to make a smash hit single for it?!? This is bullshit!

[popdisaster00]

Probably because Pitbull sells records and Will Smith..does not, haha

[jupiterblaze]

As someone who genuinely enjoys Will Smith's records, that's pretty disappointing. Pitbull is one hell of a step down.

Just watched the trailer for the first time, the movie doesn't look bad at all. Nothing real hilarious, but it looks enjoyable.

[Zee-Brah!]

really curious what Jemaine Clement's character looks like. Hopefully fucking silly

[popdisaster00]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/05/20/how-will-smith-s-men-in-black-3-almost-became-a-disaster-movie.html

Luckily for all involved, Men in Black 3 reaches American multiplexes riding a wave of strong prerelease buzz. And to judge by what’s on screen, the filmmakers not only managed to overcome their strife, they have created one of the most satisfying summer popcorn movies in recent memory. It’s a fizzy, funny, intelligent film shot through with strong performances by Smith and Josh Brolin (who channels a younger version of Tommy Lee Jones’s granite-faced Agent K), and an emotional finale that even managed to make some preview audiences misty-eyed. “We were on a tightrope, but we weren’t working without a net,” Sony’s Belgrad says. “Yeah, there were some issues. And you’ve seen some media reports about overages and runaway production and no script. That was all true. Ultimately, the movie delivers. And the audience isn’t going to care.”

[Indoor Living]

Yep, apparently this is pretty awesome.

[popdisaster00]

Welp, I guess I'll be seeing it. 2d matinée.

[Star Slight]

As i said, will watch. Movies were both fun

[aradiantsunrise]

Welp, I guess I'll be seeing it. 2d matinée.

Also what I'll be doing.

[Recovery Room]

If this is actually good (I've even heard the 3D is well done) after the whole fiasco with the script and time off, then they deserve a ton of credit. That might just be the biggest miracle in the history of filmmaking.

[8SlicesOfPie]

Probably seeing this at midnight on Thursday.

[Gaugzilla]

As i said, will watch. Movies were both fun
The first one was. That second one was one of the most phoned-in sequels I've ever seen.

[AgainstTheCurrent]

Excited! glad the reviews are good, and I always liked the second one (probably because I saw it as a 8 year old). Seeing this with my best friend who I saw the first two with when they came out.

[Star Slight]

The first one was. That second one was one of the most phoned-in sequels I've ever seen.

Considering I was 11 when it came out, I really didn't have any problems with it being phoned in. Plus Knoxville was in it!

[Indoor Living]

Considering I was 11 when it came out, I really didn't have any problems with it being phoned in. Plus Knoxville was in it!

Will Smith + aliens + the star of that show your mom doesn't know you watch = little kid's perfect movie

[popdisaster00]

Men in Black 3 isn’t as good as the first film, but it’s better and smaller than the second. There are some very, very memorable scenes, lots of forgettable ones, and in the end nothing more than a passable, entertaining piece of summer entertainment.

/Film rating 6 out of 10

http://www.slashfilm.com/men-black-3-review-rough-start-saved-strong-finish/

[deanster321]

That's pretty much what I'd expected.

[drudo182]

The buzz, or the fact that people aren't hammering it, have increased my excitement quite a bit.

[deadkidsean]

It's impressive how there isn't a single person on staff at /Film that can write.

[BottleRocket]

It's impressive how there isn't a single person on staff at /Film that can write.
That is kinda hilarious.

[popdisaster00]

It's impressive how there isn't a single person on staff at /Film that can write.

The same could be said for this website at times

[deadkidsean]

The same could be said for this website at times
All the time.

[popdisaster00]

All the time.

Btw, what is your go-to movie news site?

[deadkidsean]

Btw, what is your go-to movie news site?
Mostly just a variety of bloggers and critics' Twitter accounts, but if I had to say a site, it'd be Indiewire / The Playlist.

[Chris M.]

I don't find /film bad for news. I don't really read reviews so I couldn't care less whether they write well or not.

[Smash Adams]

I don't find /film bad for news. I don't really read reviews so I couldn't care less whether they write well or not.
You just described my feelings on pitchfork haha

[deadkidsean]

Their news articles are horribly written, too. Whatever. Doesn't really matter.

[Chris M.]

Their news articles are horribly written, too. Whatever. Doesn't really matter.

That is true, haha, but when I'm just looking for news it doesn't really bother me.

[hailthewarrior]

This was a ton of fun. I laughed the whole time and felt like an 8 year old again watching Will Smith back on screen in this universe.

Also, can we talk about the emotional rollercoaster that was the last ten minutes of this movie? The two girls (low-20s like me) besides me went from laughing to crying almost instantly and I was seriously moved. Did not expect that at all.

[8SlicesOfPie]

Really enjoyed this. I liked Boris the Animal a lot.

[Star Slight]

Really enjoyed this. Extremely entertaining and it didn't play heavily on the nostalgia card

[ChaseTx]

I was really impressed with this. I feel like it's the best one yet. Fulfills everything you want in a MIB movie but is also a well done time travel movie. It even has an effective sentimental scene.

[ChaseTx]

This was a ton of fun. I laughed the whole time and felt like an 8 year old again watching Will Smith back on screen in this universe.

Also, can we talk about the emotional rollercoaster that was the last ten minutes of this movie? The two girls (low-20s like me) besides me went from laughing to crying almost instantly and I was seriously moved. Did not expect that at all.
I had to hold back tears myself haha

[blimpcityhero11]

I may have to see this. I'm quite surprised at all the positive feedback I'm hearing about this. Between the script writing as they filmed and the break in filming/re-shoots, I wasn't sure if this would work out.

With that said, it looks like it's going to have a somewhat lackluster weekend with a 4-day take in the $65-75 million range, which may be disappointing since it reportedly cost somewhere in the $250-300 million range to produce.

[popdisaster00]

I may have to see this. I'm quite surprised at all the positive feedback I'm hearing about this. Between the script writing as they filmed and the break in filming/re-shoots, I wasn't sure if this would work out.

With that said, it looks like it's going to have a somewhat lackluster weekend with a 4-day take in the $65-75 million range, which may be disappointing since it reportedly cost somewhere in the $250-300 million range to produce.

This will probably do pretty well overseas too. Add the positive word of mouth, and maybe it stays strong over the next couple of weeks.

I'm really happy to see that everyone is liking it. I'll be seeing it next week for sure.

[blimpcityhero11]

This will probably do pretty well overseas too. Add the positive word of mouth, and maybe it stays strong over the next couple of weeks.

I'm really happy to see that everyone is liking it. I'll be seeing it next week for sure.
Yeah. I think it'll be just fine. Granted, it was quite awhile ago, but the other two movies didn't go over $600 million. It should do well overseas though.

[popdisaster00]

Yeah. I think it'll be just fine. Granted, it was quite awhile ago, but the other two movies didn't go over $600 million. It should do well overseas though.

3d ticket prices should help too.

[pleasedontask]

Woah, jus realized I made this thread. Weird.

Seeing this tomorrow probably.

[ChaseTx]

Even Roger Ebert (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120523/REVIEWS/120529988) said it was the best of the three.

[TJ Wells]

Men in Black 3 (Barry Sonnenfeld, 2012) B+
http://nursingshorelines.com/2012/05/26/men-in-black-3-barry-sonnenfeld-2012/

The amount of excitement I had going into the latest film in the Men in Black series can be summed up by the fact that I chose to just read a quick synopsis of the first two films rather than watch them again in preparation. I’ve never been a huge fan of the series (the first film is fun but disposable, the second an abomination) and didn’t think it warranted one sequel, let alone two. But as we’ve learned in recent years, when a movie does as much box office as this series has, it’s not if sequels will be made, but when. However, Men in Black 3 took me by complete surprise, a fun, gross, and sometimes actually moving little film that is probably the most pleasant surprise I’ve had in a movie theater this year.

Smith is back as Agent J, who is forced to go back in time to try to prevent Agent K’s (Tommy Lee Jones) death at the hands of a villain from his past (a completely unrecognizable Jemaine Clement), who himself has gone back in time and killed K, erasing him from everyone’s memory except for J’s. That’s about the most I’m willing to try to summarize the plot, because its time travel logic does tend to get a bit wonky at times.

I like Will Smith. I really do. He’s fantastic in The Pursuit of Happyness, Enemy of the State, Ali, etc. But I’ve never been so taken out of a movie by a performance like I was by his here. Every single facial tic, line of dialogue, whatever, is ridiculously overdone and cheesy. Jemaine Clement as the villain was not scary at all, though I think that blame rests more on the one-dimensional-ness of the character rather than his performance. The rest of the cast, however (aside from Jones, who, for the short time he appears in the film, seems to wish he could be anywhere else), does a great job with the across-the-board weird characters they get. I’d like to get a DNA test on Josh Brolin to find out if he’s in some way related to Jones, because he nails every single aspect of him; speaking cadence, expressions, even his accent. I found myself at times wondering if maybe they did go back in time to make young Tommy Lee Jones play this role, it’s that dead-on. Bill Hader as Andy Warhol (but actually an undercover MiB agent) is funny with his few lines (when is he not?). But A Serious Man‘s Michael Stuhlbarg is easily the standout as Griffin, an inter-dimensional being who is able to perceive all realities at all times, something that is mostly a burden, but also provides one of the film’s most moving moments, late night at Shea Stadium.

One of the most interesting things about the movie was the amount of earnest sentimentality it employs. Along with the scene at Shea, there’s also a beautiful little monologue Brolin gives in a diner about his relationship with O (Emma Thompson in the present, Alice Eve in the past) and a truly heartbreaking scene near the end of the film. It’s a tactic I can’t remember Sonnenfeld employing in the first two films, and it manages to work fantastically each time.

I would be remiss to not mention Rick Baker’s monster creations; the man is a living legend, and his work here is just as good as it’s always been. The way the time travel is animated is quite interesting, and not something I’ve seen before. I’d be curious to know if another film has employed this tactic (J has to jump off the roof of a massive building, and as he falls he is taken through all different periods of time in quite short succession) in the past.

Fortunately, the slight confusion I had at times, as well as the occasional easy jokes (Lady Gaga is an alien, ha ha) and one or two bad performances didn’t do anything to diminish the amount of fun I had with this movie. While I can’t say I’ll be looking forward to a fourth one, the idea of it certainly doesn’t bother me.

[BottleRocket]

Really don't get why people write off the first one as if it was "disposable"

[Liam_Pace]

One of the funniest movies I've ever seen

[aradiantsunrise]

Just got back from seeing this. I really liked it. Stayed fun and kept a nice pace. The last couple minutes were a bummer, man.

[Liam_Pace]

Saw it again today and kept laughing so hard. I think I laugh-farted at one point

[dancelukedance]

Wasn't much chop. Entertaining? Yes. But the film just didn't have to be made.

I swear some of Will Arnett's scenes were deleted as that was the most pointless appearance...