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Written by James M. Tate / 5/25/2012 / No comments / 2012 , action , barry sonnenfield , science-fiction , tommy lee jones , will smith

MEN IN BLACK III

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<b>title:</b> MEN IN BLACK III<br />
<b>year:</b> 2012<br />
<b>cast: </b>Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin<br />
<b>rating: </b>**  <br />
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Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones return as Agents J and K… sort of. Before you know it, K’s wisped off as if he never existed – at least in his partner’s lifetime. The main villain is an imprisoned alien named Boris the Animal. The angry goon, resembling a mutant biker, has one arm thanks to Agent K years earlier.<br />
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After breaking out of the moon’s prison, Boris goes back in time and kills K for revenge. To resurrect his partner, J leaps into the 1960’s where young K works for The Agency. For a little while the film becomes a 48 HRS replica: the hard-nosed "cop" doesn’t trust the energetic "convict" who keeps begging for a gun. Although it takes some talking into, K’s soon convinced of their basic mission: kill the bad guy to save himself <i>and</i> the earth won’t be taken over.<br />
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Sound confusing? Well some parts are – but it doesn’t matter. There’s a few good action scenes that occur much too quickly and the counter-culture shock (including a run-in with Andy Warhol) seems a mere distraction. Josh Brolin as the young K imitates his NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN co-star dependably and has decent chemistry with Smith. But they’re joined by an annoying alien who, resembling a dimwitted college student wearing a snow cap, provides so much exposition about the “time continuum” our heroes have little to figure out on their own while the climax, set at the Apollo 11 takeoff, lacks the bombastic punch of the original. And the lesser aliens along the way are too bright and flashy and…'90’s-looking, most likely an intentional homage to the fifteen-year-old predecessors – but a better script (and villain) would have helped.

2012, action, barry sonnenfield, science-fiction, tommy lee jones, will smith

MEN IN BLACK III

Tommy's not around for long here title: MEN IN BLACK III year: 2012 cast: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin rating: **...

Written by James M. Tate / 10/01/2010 / No comments / anthony higgins , barry sonnenfield , bob balaban , gabrielle anwar , michael j. fox , nineties , richard b. schull , romantic comedy

FOR LOVE OR MONEY

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju30qDLLYC6asq2Te5U4aSNsqafkXF5jxa2qW2CdEqqXwq_o0Movyy2IdgU1BczOobmrexOghT6XrvUMbMBHyR63bopgwwOCWTluYNaVRwv4wdV4qguKWz59LV243ygad0pvPcDnDquCM/s1600/For+Love+or+Money.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523141597543487538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju30qDLLYC6asq2Te5U4aSNsqafkXF5jxa2qW2CdEqqXwq_o0Movyy2IdgU1BczOobmrexOghT6XrvUMbMBHyR63bopgwwOCWTluYNaVRwv4wdV4qguKWz59LV243ygad0pvPcDnDquCM/s200/For+Love+or+Money.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 156px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">title:</span> FOR LOVE OR MONEY<br /><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">year: 1</span>993<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">cast:</span> Michael J. Fox, Gabrielle Anwar, Anthony Higgins<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">director: </span>Barry Sonnenfeld<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">rating: </span>***1/2<br /><br />Michael J. Fox revamps his "Secret of my Success" in a film that's even better. Seems like a goofball throwaway until Fox... as a hotel concierge whose job is to take care of the rich and powerful, in trying to seal a deal for his own dream hotel helps a millionaire keep his young lover in line... falls for the girl and has to choose between... well you already know the title. As Fox gets more inebriated with Gabrielle Anwar things get more complicated and entertaining. This is a romantic comedy with not only hijinx but interesting characters. Anthony Higgins (a British actor who played a Nazi in "Raiders of the Lost Ark") makes a perfect charming sleazeball ala Donald Trump.<br /></div>

anthony higgins, barry sonnenfield, bob balaban, gabrielle anwar, michael j. fox, nineties, richard b. schull, romantic comedy

FOR LOVE OR MONEY

title: FOR LOVE OR MONEY year: 1 993 cast: Michael J. Fox, Gabrielle Anwar, Anthony Higgins director: Barry Sonnenfeld rating: ***1/2 Mich...

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