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Men in Black II (2002) 6.1
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Metascore: 49/100
Reviews: 600 user | 207 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com Agent J needs help so he is sent to find Agent K and restore his memory. Director:Barry Sonnenfeld |
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| Tommy Lee Jones | ... | ||
| Will Smith | ... | ||
| Rip Torn | ... | ||
| Lara Flynn Boyle | ... | ||
| Johnny Knoxville | ... | ||
| Rosario Dawson | ... | ||
| Tony Shalhoub | ... | ||
| Patrick Warburton | ... | ||
| Jack Kehler | ... | ||
| David Cross | ... | ||
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Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine | ... |
Hailey
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| Peter Spellos | ... | ||
| Michael Rivkin | ... | ||
| Michael Bailey Smith | ... | ||
| Lenny Venito | ... | ||
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Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIBs untarnished mission statement: protecting the earth from the scum of the universe. It's been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. And now it's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay-who not only has absolutely no memory of his time spent with the Men In Black, but is also the only living person left with the expertise to save the galaxy-to reunite with the MIB before the earth submits to ultimate destruction. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}
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Back In Black. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence and some provocative humor | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
3 July 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
MIB 2 See more »Filming Locations:
American Museum of Natural History - Central Park West at 79th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$140,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$52,148,751 (USA) (5 July 2002)Gross:
£22,018,371 (UK) (27 September 2002)Company Credits
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Mysteries in History Narrator: Mysteries in History with your host, Peter Graves!
Peter Graves: Although no one has ever been able to prove their existence, a quasi-government agency known as the Men in Black supposedly carries out secret operations here on Earth in order to keep us safe from aliens throughout the galaxies. Here is one of their stories that never happened, from one of their files that doesn't exist...
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Written by Seiji Anno, Hideaki Sekiguchi and Toru Kuvibayashi
Performed by Guitar Wolf
Courtesy of Matador Records
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Newton, the Video Store owner, is also the Morgue attendant in the first Men in Black (1997). See more »Goofs
An obvious (and quite younger) stunt double can be seen for Zed during the fight scene with Serleena. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Mysteries in History Narrator: Mysteries in History with your host, Peter Graves!
Peter Graves: Although no one has ever been able to prove their existence, a quasi-government agency known as the Men in Black supposedly carries out secret operations here on Earth in order to keep us safe from aliens throughout the galaxies. Here is one of their stories that never happened, from one of their files that doesn't exist...
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Crazy Credits
In the opening credits, Serleena's ship travels across the universe, vaporizing any planets it comes across, before finally landing on Earth. See more »Soundtracks
Planet of the WolvesWritten by Seiji Anno, Hideaki Sekiguchi and Toru Kuvibayashi
Performed by Guitar Wolf
Courtesy of Matador Records
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My Take: Not as wildly enjoyable as the first, but makes a terrific sequel.
Summer movie sequels are usually the victims of the "sequelness". Most sequels to big blockbuster hits tend to simply repeat the success of the first film, and simply recycle the formula of its predecessor. MEN IN BLACK II (or simply MIIB) is no exception. It practically repeats the formula of the first film: Aliens are out again, J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back as partners to fight against it and the whole lot. The formula is copied, but the same cannot be said about the rest of the film. There are new rabbits in this same bag of tricks. Although most innovations are of special effects, MIIB provides some new fun moments in a somewhat formula approach.
Like said, MIIB returns Smith and Jones as the dynamic duo out to stop an alien, a creature called the Kylothian, who takes the form of a lingerie model (Lara Flynn Boyle), who, guess what? Trying to take over the world. of course. This is nothing new in comparison. It's mostly just a retread of the previous film. But few of these "been there, done that" sequels are fun in a different way. This one is, and it's actually surprisingly entertaining. The new script by Robert Gordon and Barry Fanaro contains a number of effective puns which elevates the humor from other formula sequels.
Of course, there are new and colorful special effects from mostly the same crew of the original film. The effects by effects house Industrial Light & Magic and make-up artist Rick Baker are still outlandish and imaginative. They still give us a host of aliens and creatures that we can feast our eyes upon. Not much imagination went to the storyline and characters, but a lot was certainly invested upon the effects and visuals. Kudos for director Barry Sonnenfeld, production designer Bo Welch and much of the special effects crew for providing a colorful atmosphere that bursts with liveliness in an otherwise formulaic episode of summer sequel season. It's the same old thing, but with new fun.
Rating: ***1/2 out of 5.