When I purchase a movie on DVD, I usually watch the movie, then the comentary (if it's on the disk). You get some interesting insight into a movie with the commentary! Then there's the special features - the stuff that shows you how a scene was put together! Very interesting!
It sounds like these movies (both of them) were largely re-written as they filmed! I guess that's what makes it so funny - Will Smith is responsible for some of the funniest dialog! Some of the aliens weren't named by the writers, but Smith managed to come up with some good ones - like the "ball-chinian". FUNNY!
Both movies are full of special effects and computer generated graphics. And both stories are positively comic-book quality stuff. Niether story is much as far as a story line goes. Both movies deal with [outer-space] aliens, bent on destroying the Earth. And of course, Will Smith (Agent J) and Tommy Lee Jones (Agent K) save the day!
One thing I've never understood alien movies - why all the slime? Why is it that almost every non-humanoid alien is slimy? or spits slime or....... etc.
While I don't attend theaters to see movies, I do watch a lot of them as soon as they are available on Cable or DVD,Video. So, come share your opinions on movies with us!!! Click here!!
Men in Black (1997)
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
Writing credits
Lowell Cunningham (comic)
Ed Solomon (screen story)
Plob Summary
In present-day America, Tommy Lee Jones plays Agent K, a member of an organization that has been keeping track of extra-terrestrial aliens on Earth for over 40 years. When K finds himself in need of a new partner, a brash NYPD detective, James Edwards (Will Smith) fills the position, becoming Agent J. Armed with space-age technology (which J barely understands) and their razor-sharp wits, J and K investigate a newcomer (played by Vincent D'Onofrio) who is bad news for Earth.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
| Tommy Lee Jones | Agent K (Kay) |
| Will Smith | James Edwards/Agent J (Jay) |
| Linda Fiorentino | Dr. Laurel Weaver/Agent L (Elle) |
| Vincent D'Onofrio | Edgar |
| Rip Torn | Chief Zed |
| Tony Shalhoub | Jack Jeebs |
| Siobhan Fallon | Beatrice, Edgar's Wife |
| Mike Nussbaum | Gentle Rosenburg the Arquillian Jeweler |
| Jon Gries | Nick the Van Driver |
| Sergio Calderón | Jose |
| Carel Struycken | Arquillian |
| Fredric Lehne | INS Agent Janus (as Fredric Lane) |
| Richard Hamilton | Agent D (K's first Partner) |
| Kent Faulcon | 1st Lt. Jake Jensen |
| John Alexander | Mikey |
Men in Black II (2002)
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
Writing credits
Lowell Cunningham (comic book Malibu Comics)
Robert Gordon (story)
Plot Summary
It has been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. Kay has since returned to the comforts of civilian life while Jay continues to work for the Men in Black, the highly funded yet unofficial government agency that regulates all things alien on earth. While investigating a seemingly routine crime, Jay uncovers a diabolical plot masterminded by Serleena, an evil Kylothian monster who disguises herself as a sexy lingerie model. It's a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay--who not only has no memory of his time spent with the agency, but is also the only person alive who has the expertise to save the galaxy--to reunite with the MIB before Earth is destroyed completely.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
| Tommy Lee Jones | Kevin Brown, Agent Kay |
| Will Smith | Agent Jay |
| Rip Torn | Zed |
| Lara Flynn Boyle | Serleena |
| Johnny Knoxville | Scrad/Charlie |
| Rosario Dawson | Laura Vasquez |
| Tony Shalhoub | Jack Jeebs |
| Patrick Warburton | Agent Tee |
| Jack Kehler | Ben |
| David Cross | Newton |
| Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine | Hailey |
| Peter Spellos | Captain Larry Bridgewater, The Motorman |
| Michael Rivkin | Man with Harvey, the Dog |
| Michael Bailey Smith | Creepy |
| Lenny Venito | New York Guy |
