"We're not hosting an intergalactic kegger."
One fine evening, NYPD officer Will Smith is out chasing some busta all over the
place. Jumping off a bridge, hardcore parkouring off a Central Park wall,
climbing and running all over the Guggenheim Museum...but then, when he corners
the busta, the dude has sideways eyelids! That shit ain't right.
Ends up the dude is an alien from outer space and Will Smith soon finds himself
to be the newest recruit of the super secretive Men in Black agency. Which
seems like a very sexist name for an agency, but whatever. The job of the
MIB is to protect the Earth from extraterrestrial threats and to regulate the
aliens that are currently already here.
Old timer agent Tommy Lee Jones is tasked to show Will Smith the ropes.
Their first case is to track down a large illegal alien insect who recently
landed in upstate New York and ate the insides of farmer Vincent
D'Onofrio and is now walking around in his skin. That's just nasty and
kinda awesome, cause D'Onofrio does an amazing job of looking creepy as
fook! Ends up, insect D'Onofrio is looking for a small but powerful energy
device called "The Galaxy" and will stop at nothing to find it. Even if it
means blowing up the entire planet. Yikes!
MEN IN BLACK is an entertaining time-waster. Good acting, interesting
story that could have been a little bit darker, solid supporting cast, zero
tension, dated special effects that still look okay, a cute dog, a cute cat,
some not so cute roaches, an extremely depressing bit of dialogue, a Misfits
t-shirt and, for whatever reason, the 98 minute runtime seems to go by very
fast! I honestly thought there was like another 20 minutes or so coming
when the movie just...ended. Recommended.
Part 2 - Men in Black II (2002)
Part 3 - Men in Black 3 (2012)
Part 4 - Men in Black: International (2019)
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005)
"Jack, I swear..."
Wyoming, 1963. Two young cowboys are hired to take care of some sheep way off in the wilderness for a few months. They fall in love and then spend the next 20+ years living a lie. Both get married and have kids, but their hearts belong to each other and their entire existence revolves around the infrequent visits where they can be together.
Honestly, it was hard to simply write out that brief synopsis without crying. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN is such a great movie. A masterpiece of human emotions, regret and lost love. When Heath Ledger says "Jack, I swear..." all I could think about was how we're only blessed with one trip around this racetrack and it's so easy to waste that time and get caught up in life and dumb shit and unintentionally neglect the ones you love or to simple lose them for other reasons that are completely out of your control. Relationships (and humans) are such a fragile thing sometimes. Treat every day like it is your last.
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN isn't just a masterpiece of emotions, but also a masterpiece of filmmaking. Perfect direction by Ang Lee, breathtaking cinematography, heartbreaking story, great pace, masterful acting and the music is a joy. Highly recommended.
Wyoming, 1963. Two young cowboys are hired to take care of some sheep way off in the wilderness for a few months. They fall in love and then spend the next 20+ years living a lie. Both get married and have kids, but their hearts belong to each other and their entire existence revolves around the infrequent visits where they can be together.
Honestly, it was hard to simply write out that brief synopsis without crying. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN is such a great movie. A masterpiece of human emotions, regret and lost love. When Heath Ledger says "Jack, I swear..." all I could think about was how we're only blessed with one trip around this racetrack and it's so easy to waste that time and get caught up in life and dumb shit and unintentionally neglect the ones you love or to simple lose them for other reasons that are completely out of your control. Relationships (and humans) are such a fragile thing sometimes. Treat every day like it is your last.
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN isn't just a masterpiece of emotions, but also a masterpiece of filmmaking. Perfect direction by Ang Lee, breathtaking cinematography, heartbreaking story, great pace, masterful acting and the music is a joy. Highly recommended.
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