Toadsly’s Succinct “Men in Black 3” Movie Review: An Exciting, Funny, Nostalgic, Emotional Summer Blockbuster

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It’s been ten years since Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and Agent J (Will Smith) last scooted around using “neutralizers” on humans to erase their memories and blasting aliens with Flash-Gordon-like space guns. Men in Black 3’s (MIB3) plot involves sending J back in time to intercept and kill an escaped, contemporary alien criminal (Boris the Animal), who has utilized the space-time continuum to return to 1969. If J fails, present-day Earth is doomed and young K (brilliantly played by Josh Brolin – he’s a dead-ringer for a 29-year-old Tommy Lee Jones) will be murdered. The film’s charm lies in its retro look, often played for laughs, and some great sidebars such as discovering Andy Warhol is a secret, sarcastic, jaded MIB agent who can’t stand the weirdoes he’s keeping tabs on in his Manhattan “Factory.” He hates the “crappy” art he’s creating to provide his cover. The special effects amaze – especially the recreated Cape Canaveral on the day Apollo 11 blasted off for its historic lunar manned mission. The real surprise, the one that lifts MIB3 above most summer cinema-sizzlers, is its touching revelation about the relationship between J & K. Many viewers near me fought back tears! And keep an eye out for Griffin the alien. He’s reminds one of Hobbit Frodo, and is the sweet heart of this incredibly affecting tale! Much, much better than the previous two MIBs!

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ceejai
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ceejai, May 30, 2012 - 07:51 PM

Okay! This sounds like something both of us will enjoy.
Toadsly
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Toadsly, May 31, 2012 - 03:19 PM
I think you will! I also caught "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel." Was good, but no masterpiece.
ceejai
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ceejai, June 01, 2012 - 02:40 PM

Say, what gives with the blog roll over here? The list seems to have thinned a lot. Has the PG conversion to Facebook comments sorta sunk the Plus section? I mainly check Facebook and don't spend as much time on Plus.

Toadsly
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Toadsly, June 01, 2012 - 04:33 PM
Yeah, mm44 seems to have disappeared. Most of the posts are by DAFrizzi detailing Clemente's last season when he got his 3,000th hit. I haven't been posting much because I take care of my Mom's, brother-in-law's, and my yard, and during the spring I'm cutting grass and clipping hedges and so forth almost everyday. Will try to be more diligent. Judging by the hits my blog posts get, the number of PGPlussers is not declining. Thanks for reading my fluff!
ceejai
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ceejai, June 01, 2012 - 04:49 PM

That's good to hear-- the hits I mean. Maybe blogging isn't as easy as it looks!
Toadsly
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Toadsly, June 01, 2012 - 05:18 PM
Hey, if a talking frog in a pink muumuu can do it, blogging's as easy as floating on a giant lily pad whilst munching a free-range cricket!
ceejai
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ceejai, June 01, 2012 - 06:04 PM

Maybe so, but it looks like it's gotten the better of a few beer swilling sports fanatics.
Jersey Joe
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Jersey Joe, June 05, 2012 - 11:36 AM
In case you have not noticed this latest + upgrade has downgraded accessibility to the blog threads. There are many on the Pirates Blog who have not been able to post for weeks at a time.




Toadsly
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Toadsly, June 05, 2012 - 10:21 PM
That's a shame, Jersey JOe. I hope PG+2 quickly fixes this glitch.

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