Escape to the Movies: Men in Black 3
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In the same way that I would consider proper reviews more than Zero Punctuation, I am going to ignore Movie Bob here and listen to a proper critic like Ebert or anyone from Rotten Tomatos (where it also has an 84% audience rating). I generally don't agree with Bob on his movie opinions anyway, so there's that.
I think Bob might be taking these movies a little too seriously, they're supposed to be silly.
HOLY CRAP, now I remember that show! It was brilliant to watch as a kid growing up.Marik2 said:
I actually enjoyed the third film. I think that critics sometimes get wrapped up in expecting series to evolve in a critical way, and forget that series like MIB were always going to be stupid in the first place. The first movie was better, yes, and so was the second. If you busy yourself with how "disappointed" you are with this movie, after placing such expectations on a sequel, you've obviously been expecting more than is realistic.
It's a VERY RARE third movie that isn't a planned part of a trilogy that doesn't turn out a bit "meh". I think of this as an average movie, not a bad one. Emotional reactions of disappointment are certainly what hardcore fans of the franchise may have, but everyone else knows it's just a stupid film to take your family to see.
I'm not saying recommend the film, but don't start calling something terrible simply because it did not meet expectations. That's bull. It's not terrible, it's average. Very average, lots of wasted potential as well. However, I got laughs out of it. I'm sure you could do much worse with some other movies that are on. A few of those really are terrible.
It's a VERY RARE third movie that isn't a planned part of a trilogy that doesn't turn out a bit "meh". I think of this as an average movie, not a bad one. Emotional reactions of disappointment are certainly what hardcore fans of the franchise may have, but everyone else knows it's just a stupid film to take your family to see.
I'm not saying recommend the film, but don't start calling something terrible simply because it did not meet expectations. That's bull. It's not terrible, it's average. Very average, lots of wasted potential as well. However, I got laughs out of it. I'm sure you could do much worse with some other movies that are on. A few of those really are terrible.
Bob watched the first 15minutes of the movie, the trailer on youtube, then wrote his review. After watching the movie, I honestly do not believe he saw more than what he could record for a bootleg before the theater threw him out. I've never seen him more obvious in his shtick of just hating on sci-fi cause it isn't the kind of super-serious sci-fi he likes.doggie015 said:
After him saying Tree of Life was the movie of 2011, I wouldn't trust his recommendation or condemnation of anything when it comes to cinema.
You should see his last movie; 7 Pounds. It is both a bad movie and demonstrates that Will Smith's acting range is limited. Some say Hancock is his worst movie, but it's not. Not by a long shot.Lionsfan said:
Have to agree with MovieBob, the MiB franchise had so much potential, it could have been big. The animated series did a lot of things and it did them very well.
Also, series 1 to 7 of Power Rangers comes in a 40 disc collection, how much of that is episodes and how many are special features?
WOW this review sucked. THe movie was great, extremely funny and emotional, good thing i watched the movie before the review you dissapoint me BOB 
I went in and saw a movie with a couple of friends, and we had a blast! I have no idea why anyone would dislike the movie...Its just pure fun to watch, a great popcorn flick.
-I'm still going to see it, just love the universe. It takes something pretty bad for me to deny my completionist tendencies.
-Leonardo DiCaprio as a grumpy Gatsby? No thanks. Wasn't one of the things about Gatsby that he was ALWAYS be smiling?
-As obsessed as I was over thepink ranger power rangers, I don't want that brick of DVDs
-Leonardo DiCaprio as a grumpy Gatsby? No thanks. Wasn't one of the things about Gatsby that he was ALWAYS be smiling?
-As obsessed as I was over the
For me this was one of those not-interested-in-the-least movies... Until I realised that it is Jemaine playing the bad guy! I am a HUGE FotC-fan and I just HAVE to see Jemaine play a crazy sooped-up biker!! Unfortunately I realise that the movie will still most likely suck =/
So I just saw the movie tonight fully expecting the worst due to Bob's extremely negative review and... well it's really not that bad. I think Bob's point about the series just refusing to acknowledge J's experience as a MIB Agent as he continues to act like the ignorant new guy is spot on. Bob's also got a point with the large similarity in plot structure between this movie and MIB 2.
All that said, the alien designs are cool, the set pieces are awesome, the fights are great, the acting is fantastic (Josh Brolin was amazing, you literally forget that he's not actually Tommy Lee Jones), the new characters are hit and miss (O is a waste, Griffin is amazing), the time travel element is well-handled, and the story is fun and at times quite poignant. I had negative preconceptions about this movie even before Bob's review largely thanks to some simmering disappointment with MIB 2, but honestly, MIB 3 is pretty good (imho).
All that said, the alien designs are cool, the set pieces are awesome, the fights are great, the acting is fantastic (Josh Brolin was amazing, you literally forget that he's not actually Tommy Lee Jones), the new characters are hit and miss (O is a waste, Griffin is amazing), the time travel element is well-handled, and the story is fun and at times quite poignant. I had negative preconceptions about this movie even before Bob's review largely thanks to some simmering disappointment with MIB 2, but honestly, MIB 3 is pretty good (imho).
On the contrary, if a movie constantly reviews poorly nowadays it stops me dead in my tracks to go see it. Movies are just getting to be to damn expensive to go see, and I don't have the patience to sit through 90 minutes of ho-hum entertainment.
