In the late 90's Will Smith was the king of cinema and Men in Black is one of his best remembered blockbusters from this time period. We remembered it being pretty fun so we dragged kid 1 down memory lane with us.
Smith plays an earnest cop who goes beyond the call of duty to get his guy but this time he gets more than he bargains for when his guy is not a guy, but an alien! Shortly after this he is drafted into a super secret government agency whose job is to police the universe and all alien life; he becomes a Man in Black... and part of this call of duty is to save the world, blah, blah blah... and save it he does! With the help of his mentor Tommy Lee Jones, some fun alien tech and badass sunglasses.
What surprised us about Men in Black was that the special effects and humour held up pretty well. Yeah the plot was paint-by-numbers but it was a pretty fun movie and we wished that more light hearted action movies like MIB and other 90's blockbusters were around today.
Rating: Like I said, we had a fun time! And a fun enough time that we will probably watch MIB again in a few years time (with kid 2).
Naughty bits: MIB is a more mature kids movie. I would recommend your kid is in double digits before showing them. The language is a bit coarse, there is heaps of human vs. alien violence and the monster at the end is pretty gross and a bit scary. Entomophobics beware; the bugs are plentiful and creepy crawly.Snacks: Popcorn! with green jelly
Family In-quotes: "Put up your arms and all your flippers!"
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Men in Black spin off TV Series
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