Men in Black III (2012)

Agent J travels in time to MIB's early years in the 1960s, to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Barry Sonnenfeld
Written By: David Koepp, Jeff Nathanson, Etan Cohen, Lowell Cunningham, Michael Soccio
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Emma Thompson, Josh Brolin, Tony Shalhoub, Jemaine Clement, Bill Hader, Will Smith, Jack O'Connell, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alice Eve, Mike Colter, Michael Chernus
Genres: Comedy, Sci-fi, Action, Adventure
Franchise: Men in Black
Country: United Arab Emirates, USA
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CinematicESP | 77 37th |
Succeeds because it doesn't try to rehash anything from the first film (I'm looking at you, MiB2...). Brolin is spot on, and Smith's J is charismatic as usual. We've seen this type of time travel comedy before, but it still manages to entertain. It might be the most emotionally focused of the three, which is admirable.
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cagedwisdom | 75 65th |
The introduction, with all its MIB-silliness and humor that wasn't even funny when the first film came out in '97, had me worried. But once the plot picks up and the series finally decides to focus properly on the characters, it becomes incredibly engaging. Will Smith does a good Will Smith, Brolin does a very good Tommy Lee Jones, and it even manages to be touching. It's been ages since I saw the first two but this might just be the best MIB. A pleasant surprise. Griffin was a great addition.
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KasperL | 55 39th |
The bad-guy is insufferable and there's a serious shortage of laughs. The multiple possible worlds idea has potential and I like the ending, but the film's biggest draw, hands down, is Brolin and his superb impersonation.
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Luna6ix | 83 83rd |
With Tommy Lee Jones aging a bit too much to aptly continue the role of K and his character being irreplaceable, it's only fitting to find a plot device like time travel to compensate for that. The good news is that it turns out to be a great movie and Brolin fits in perfectly.
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DavidBlast | 50 44th |
The only thing to take away from this film is comfort in the fact that on that terrible day, when we will all be without Tommy Lee Jones, there is another...
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Ytadel | 5 57th |
As a pulp sci-fi adventure, I actually found it pretty amusing, with fun set pieces, time travel, and a colorful, memorable villain. And Josh Brolin's Tommy Lee Jones is pretty magical. Comedically, though, it has an airless, overly scripted quality to it. I didn't laugh much at all. Still, it's so, so, so, so, so much better than Men In Black II.
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TheRealJ-Ro | 80 70th |
Everything here is really on-point, MiB3 brings the MiB atmosphere perfectly, which sometimes can be tricky with almost a decade gone by since the last movie. I actually found it a little funnier than other people seem to be finding it, and it kind of goes without saying that Brolin's Jones is fantastic. The heavy emotional swerve towards the end of the movie was unexpected but not unwelcomed; it added solid substance to a series that some could argue needed a reason for people to care about it.
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SirStuckey | 45 18th |
Pretty dull film full of mostly comedic misfires. Josh Brolin deserves props for his Tommy Lee Jones embodiment and Bill Hader was a welcome addition. Everyone else seemed to try but couldn't get past the script.
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Bown | 76 40th |
I was really pleasantly surprised by this. The main villain isn't all that interesting, the plot is somewhat formulaic, and the direction is for the most part competent and nothing more - but it's funny as hell, the cast are great (Brolin completely rules, and Bill Hader stole the show with his scene), the climax is very good, and, amazingly, it's actually genuinely emotional, with one sucker-punch at the end causing me to almost tear up. At Men in Black 3. I almost tore up at Men in Black 3.
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Bunken | 50 37th |
They've all gotten way to old for that shit...
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joel-w-m | 7 64th |
The key to this film's success is that Brolin as a young Agent K is marvelous and has the same entertaining chemistry with Smith's J as TLJ did. The future-past mash-up, meanwhile, adds both extra fun to the dynamic as well as hints of intriguing character work ("What happened to you man?"; see also the final reveal). Stuhlbarg's manic Griffin and Clement's delightfully over-the-top villain (see his hilarious interaction with his past self) are great secondary characters that fill things out.
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msprague | 60 32nd |
Josh Brolin is great as Tommy Lee Jones. That is all.
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Ross | 65 64th |
The MIB series have weirdly uninteresting villains, and this one is probably the worst at it. But I still really liked it. Smith and Jones are as always very likable and Brolin is great. I also loved the Arcanian and his parallel worlds ability.
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recklessmess | 65 41st |
It would have been cool if they found out the Fratellis were aliens.
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BillyShears | 65 42nd |
Jemaine Clement is so obnoxious. Every time he was on screen I put a revolver in my mouth and dry fired it. Maybe next time. Overall it's EHN, there are no big laughs, it's very painful to sit through the parts that are SUPPOSE to be funny (O speaking in that stupid alien language) and just fall flat. Josh Brolin IS Tommy Lee Jones. It's REALLY obvious which parts were stapled in from a stronger script. That closing was too good for what came before it. Blech Jemaine Clement
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moraesfelipe | 54 40th |
Yes, the special effects are more refined, and yes, the gags are not that funny anymore -- actually, they weren't funny at all in 2002, when the second movie came out. Smith is silly as usual, the aliens look great, but seem dated -- the graffiti guy didn't show up, that's bad --, and the best lines and scenes come from Tommy Lee as Tommy Lee as Brolin as Brolin/Tommy Lee. Oh, and the joke about president Obama is really cool.
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RealMacgyver | 70 53rd |
WAY better than the second one which felt like a TV show
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eric-jan | 65 30th |
Although Josh Brolin's acting is amazing to look at, this movie isn't all that good. The first 5 minutes of the movie are the best.
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canadianor | 70 48th |
It's hard not to roll your eyes when a seemingly unnecessary sequel (are sequels ever really necessary?) comes out so long after the last. Fortunately, 'Men in Black III' does it right. There is very little focus on tying it to the other films. They assume you know who everyone is and jumps into a new story with the same characters, rather than rehashing the original. Smith's Agent J is just as you remember him and Brolin's Agent K is spot on. 'MIB3' reminded me why I enjoyed the fun original.
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Judge Holden | 2 15th |
Worst villain ever. Otherwise, I don't really care about Brolin's Tommy Lee Jones impersonation. If I found impersonations entertaining at 26, I'd probably be a retard.
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1 | lunheur | 50 27th |
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Better than MIB II for sure
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1 | last request | 73 68th |
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Does what it says on the tin. The alternate future seeing guy was supposed to be likeable (I think) but I just found him annoying and his face was a bit creepy. Obviously there are contrived plot elements that can be nitpicked - particularly the Villain's escape from jail at the start but most films have stuff like that. Overall good stuff and got a few laughs out of me.
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DaWolfey | 62 78th |
Watching this film made me forget about the crushing dullness of my life for a few hours, not because I was enthralled, just because it was something on the screen for a bit. I could have just as easily read a book or watched the clouds go by. That is the best I can do for this review, if they aren't going to put any effort into acting it, why should I spend any time reviewing it? It's fine. It's Ok. Average. Mediocre. Yeah. Not bad.
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1 | doughbaron | 69 45th |
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I lost all hope that any addition to the MIB franchise would be worth a shit after the unbelievably boring MIB 2; however, I found myself really entertained here. Cool monsters, great effects and a cohesive story really made the difference.
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hellboy76 | 65 45th |
Infinitely better than the second film, but still tries too hard. Brolin is the highlight.
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1 | damil | 60 43rd |
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It's pretty much more of the same here. Will Smith is the same as Agent J and somehow doesn't seemed to have aged since 1997. Tommy Lee Jones' part is reduced, but Josh Brolin does an freakishly good impersonation of him, so it's not a big change. The highlight for me was Jemaine Clement as the villain. He was just awesome. The majority of the jokes fell flat for me though. Anyway, I thought it was fairly enjoyable and a decent sequel.
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Aureliusz | 90 86th |
Wysmienity film zwlaszcza w 3d :)
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Leonardis | 80 35th |
It isn't as good as the first installment, but Men in Black III, unlike some films, runs a successful third installment thanks to the lead performances. Worth watching. Good writing and acting and visual effects.
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Mist600 | 59 20th |
Surprisingly painless & made me laugh quite a bit. Exceeded my very low expectations but without coming close to MiB1
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