list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Men in Black II on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Men_in_Black_II/205730/default.aspx Title: Men in Black II
Year: 2002
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Plot: Otherworldly villains are on the loose again, and it's up to Earth's interstellar police force to bring them to justice in this sequel to the sci-fi comedy blockbuster Men in Black. Agent Jay (Will Smith) has become a high-ranking member of the Men in Black, the secret government task force designed to deal with unruly visitors from other worlds, while his former cohort, Agent Kay (Tommy Lee Jones), had his memory wiped clean and now lives a simple but contented life as a mailman. However, an especially nasty alien threat has reared its not-so-ugly head; Serleena (Lara Flynn Boyle) is a shape-shifting Kylothian alien who is in pursuit of another escaped visitor who holds the key to powers that would allow her to destroy the world. Making Serleena all the more dangerous is the fact she's taken on the appearance of a lingerie model, making her irresistible to most men. When the rampaging Serleena takes control of the MIB offices, Jay is forced to turn to the only man who can help him save the world -- the former Agent Kay. After restoring Kay's memory, the two remaining Men in Black set out to conquer Serleena with a motley band of friendly aliens, including a handful of worm creatures and a talking dog named Frank (voice of Tim Blaney). Jay, meanwhile, has his head turned by Laura (Rosario Dawson), an attractive waitress who was an unwitting witness to an alien attack. Men in Black 2 also features Rip Torn, Tony Shalhoub, David Cross, Patrick Warburton, and Johnny Knoxville. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:08:33 GMTMen in Black II2002Barry SonnenfeldOtherworldly villains are on the loose again, and it's up to Earth's interstellar police force to bring them to justice in this sequel to the sci-fi comedy blockbuster <a href=/films/111023/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Men in Black</a>. Agent Jay (<a href="/players/P____66596/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Will Smith</a>) has become a high-ranking member of the Men in Black, the secret government task force designed to deal with unruly visitors from other worlds, while his former cohort, Agent Kay (<a href="/players/P____36238/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Tommy Lee Jones</a>), had his memory wiped clean and now lives a simple but contented life as a mailman. However, an especially nasty alien threat has reared its not-so-ugly head; Serleena (<a href="/players/P_____7850/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Lara Flynn Boyle</a>) is a shape-shifting Kylothian alien who is in pursuit of another escaped visitor who holds the key to powers that would allow her to destroy the world. Making Serleena all the more dangerous is the fact she's taken on the appearance of a lingerie model, making her irresistible to most men. When the rampaging Serleena takes control of the MIB offices, Jay is forced to turn to the only man who can help him save the world -- the former Agent Kay. After restoring Kay's memory, the two remaining Men in Black set out to conquer Serleena with a motley band of friendly aliens, including a handful of worm creatures and a talking dog named Frank (voice of Tim Blaney). Jay, meanwhile, has his head turned by Laura (<a href="/players/P___199028/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Rosario Dawson</a>), an attractive waitress who was an unwitting witness to an alien attack. Men in Black 2 also features <a href="/players/P___114388/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Rip Torn</a>, <a href="/players/P____64745/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Tony Shalhoub</a>, <a href="/players/P____15909/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>David Cross</a>, <a href="/players/P____74594/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Patrick Warburton</a>, and <a href="/players/P___295763/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Johnny Knoxville</a>. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide2Slightly Tagged (1-5)48252http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t30623qvpgi.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Men_in_Black_II/205730/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/4/16/27362.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 4/16/2008 2:02:00 PM
Body: The internet is an evil construct that’s causing us to submissively open our arms to totalitarianism! No, this isn’t another one of my posts about how our society is entering the world of The Matrix. This is the belief and fear of Barry Sonnenfeld, the director of Men in Black, Men in Black II and Wild Wild West, clearly a fan of lighter sci-fi than of the Orwellian sort. Speaking this week at the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Vegas, he lashed out against the internet, because of how it’s threatening democracy: Sonnenfeld fears that children today will grow up with “no concept of the right to privacy and in fact not understand the need for it. Because the Facebook generation is not concerned with what people know about them . . . they will have no problem with additional governmental supervision, spying and intervention. They will be thrilled that the Internet will be able to follow their every move. Bonnenfeld’s main issue, of course, may be with his claim that kids are on the internet all day long and may not take a break this summer to go see Space Chimps, which he produced. Or that one day we’ll no longer have the freedom to choose which dumb comedic Will Smith sci-fi movies we go to see. But he does have a point, nonetheless. And the point does in fact support my writings about the plugged in generation and its Matrix-like passivity. There is, however, the other way of looking at the internet, as actor Tim Robbins addressed, also at the NAB Show: “just when we were close to a national news media providing a general consensus on what the truth is,” he added, “along comes the Internets [sic] that allows its users a choice on the kind of news it watches and the YouTube. My God, we’ve got to stop them.” Obviously we’re at a crossroads, where some people are using the force of the internet for good and others are letting it take them over. But for movie fans, the horizon looks mighty cool, with its combination of The Matrix, Star Wars, Spider-Man 3, Equilibrium and other geeky delights (Robbins also claimed: “We are at an abyss as an industry and as a country.” That’s cool, I love The Abyss, too). Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:02:00 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com4/16/2008 2:02:00 PMThe internet is an evil construct that’s causing us to submissively open our arms to totalitarianism! No, this isn’t another one of my posts about how our society is entering the world of The Matrix. This is the belief and fear of Barry Sonnenfeld, the director of Men in Black, Men in Black II and Wild Wild West, clearly a fan of lighter sci-fi than of the Orwellian sort. Speaking this week at the National Association of Broadcasters Show in Vegas, he lashed out against the internet, because of how it’s threatening democracy: Sonnenfeld fears that children today will grow up with “no concept of the right to privacy and in fact not understand the need for it. Because the Facebook generation is not concerned with what people know about them . . . they will have no problem with additional governmental supervision, spying and intervention. They will be thrilled that the Internet will be able to follow their every move. Bonnenfeld’s main issue, of course, may be with his claim that kids are on the internet all day long and may not take a break this summer to go see Space Chimps, which he produced. Or that one day we’ll no longer have the freedom to choose which dumb comedic Will Smith sci-fi movies we go to see. But he does have a point, nonetheless. And the point does in fact support my writings about the plugged in generation and its Matrix-like passivity. There is, however, the other way of looking at the internet, as actor Tim Robbins addressed, also at the NAB Show: “just when we were close to a national news media providing a general consensus on what the truth is,” he added, “along comes the Internets [sic] that allows its users a choice on the kind of news it watches and the YouTube. My God, we’ve got to stop them.” Obviously we’re at a crossroads, where some people are using the force of the internet for good and others are letting it take them over. But for movie fans, the horizon looks mighty cool, with its combination of The Matrix, Star Wars, Spider-Man 3, Equilibrium and other geeky delights (Robbins also claimed: “We are at an abyss as an industry and as a country.” That’s cool, I love The Abyss, too). Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Unnecessary_Movie_Sequels/Re_What_are_some_of_the_worst_Sequels_or_the_best/22/7142/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 4/16/2007 2:12:40 PM
Body: Some of the worst? I'm sure there's a lot worse ones, but I don't watch too many sequels, especially if the first movie looked like it sucked of course.Here's some horrible ones I've seen though.Bad Boys II (never saw the first)Men in Black IIPhiladelphia Experiment II (never saw the first)Meet the Fockers
]]>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:12:40 GMTRisseladaUnnecessary Movie Sequels4/16/2007 2:12:40 PMSome of the worst? I&#39;m sure there&#39;s a lot worse ones, but I don&#39;t watch too many sequels, especially if the first movie looked like it sucked of course.Here&#39;s some horrible ones I&#39;ve seen though.Bad Boys II (never saw the first)Men in Black IIPhiladelphia Experiment II (never saw the first)Meet the Fockers http://www.spout.com/groups/Five_for_Five/Let_me_know/255/5691/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 2/22/2007 12:55:27 PM
Body: I just posted a few lists. Let me know what you think. I also wanted to do Barry Sonnenfeld as the director with:5 stars - The Addams Family4 stars - Big Trouble3 stars - Men in Black1 star - Men in Black IISo I didn't have a 2 star movie, but movies of his I haven't seen like Wild Wild West and RV seem like very good candidates.Of course his cinematography work for the early Coen brothers movies qualifies him for several more 5 star movies.
]]>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:55:27 GMTRisseladaFive for Five2/22/2007 12:55:27 PMI just posted a few lists. Let me know what you think. I also wanted to do Barry Sonnenfeld as the director with:5 stars - The Addams Family4 stars - Big Trouble3 stars - Men in Black1 star - Men in Black IISo I didn&#39;t have a 2 star movie, but movies of his I haven&#39;t seen like Wild Wild West and RV seem like very good candidates.Of course his cinematography work for the early Coen brothers movies qualifies him for several more 5 star movies. http://www.spout.com/groups/Totally_Over_rated/Re_Your_overrated_list/170/4060/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 12/6/2006 12:22:12 PM
Body: [quote user="Rock"][quote user="Risselada"] I Am Sam - WOW...why was this on your list?Shrek - Must not like animated movies?Selena - Didn't like J-Lo doing the film? I thought it was a great biopic on her life.Million Dollar Baby - GREAT FILM. What didn't you like?The Wedding Singer - Good film. But not sure that it was hyped to begin withMeet The Parents - Good film. Hilarious sceens. again I'm not sure there was alot of hype to begin withTrue Lies - Personally my favorite film of both Arnolds. I thought both Arnolds interacted well together. I'd like to see a return of those charactersBad Boys II - While it was a decent film. I too didn't think it lived up to the original filmToy Story - I really think you don't like animated moviesThe Whole Nine Yards - Great film. Almost as good as the Hudson HawkMen In Black II - I thought it was a worthy sequelThe Truman Show - I believe that film showcased Jim Carrey's best acting abilitiesLiar Liar - Again, Jim Carrey's best acting but in a comedic role. I thought it was his best comedy.Fahrenheit 9/11 - I soo dislike Michael Moore.Meet the Fockers - Funny film. Field of Dreams - You must not be a dreamerAlien Vs. Predator - They must continue this series. I loved it.Gladiator - WHY is this on your list?[/quote] [/quote] A lot of these I don't like because they are what I usuaully call manipulative. I am watching them and I can feel the filmmakers trying their hardest to make me feel a certain emotion. Sometimes they succeed. However if I can feel them doing it, then it seems false. It seems like it's a trick and there's no reason for it. I Am Sam is probably at the top because I give it the worst rating possible. Let's get some sweet innocent mentally challenged people, a precocious, lovable child, people that want to fight for a cause against those darned courts. And of course lots of Beatles music. Who the hell doesn't love the Beatles? When you look at the cirumstances of the movie it's so untrue. Things never could or ever would happen the way they ever do in that film. But they put you in the most emotionally reactive situations possible. Why? As an exercise? Weird that you mentioned Hudson Hawk. I've never seen it, but my impression was that it was in the same category as Ishtar and Waterworld as movies that had a lot of hype and budget to them, but then totally tanked.
]]>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 17:22:12 GMTRisseladaTotally Over-rated12/6/2006 12:22:12 PM[quote user="Rock"][quote user="Risselada"] I Am Sam - WOW...why was this on your list?Shrek - Must not like animated movies?Selena - Didn't like J-Lo doing the film? I thought it was a great biopic on her life.Million Dollar Baby - GREAT FILM. What didn't you like?The Wedding Singer - Good film. But not sure that it was hyped to begin withMeet The Parents - Good film. Hilarious sceens. again I'm not sure there was alot of hype to begin withTrue Lies - Personally my favorite film of both Arnolds. I thought both Arnolds interacted well together. I'd like to see a return of those charactersBad Boys II - While it was a decent film. I too didn't think it lived up to the original filmToy Story - I really think you don't like animated moviesThe Whole Nine Yards - Great film. Almost as good as the Hudson HawkMen In Black II - I thought it was a worthy sequelThe Truman Show - I believe that film showcased Jim Carrey's best acting abilitiesLiar Liar - Again, Jim Carrey's best acting but in a comedic role. I thought it was his best comedy.Fahrenheit 9/11 - I soo dislike Michael Moore.Meet the Fockers - Funny film. Field of Dreams - You must not be a dreamerAlien Vs. Predator - They must continue this series. I loved it.Gladiator - WHY is this on your list?[/quote] [/quote] A lot of these I don't like because they are what I usuaully call manipulative. I am watching them and I can feel the filmmakers trying their hardest to make me feel a certain emotion. Sometimes they succeed. However if I can feel them doing it, then it seems false. It seems like it's a trick and there's no reason for it. I Am Sam is probably at the top because I give it the worst rating possible. Let's get some sweet innocent mentally challenged people, a precocious, lovable child, people that want to fight for a cause against those darned courts. And of course lots of Beatles music. Who the hell doesn't love the Beatles? When you look at the cirumstances of the movie it's so untrue. Things never could or ever would happen the way they ever do in that film. But they put you in the most emotionally reactive situations possible. Why? As an exercise? Weird that you mentioned Hudson Hawk. I've never seen it, but my impression was that it was in the same category as Ishtar and Waterworld as movies that had a lot of hype and budget to them, but then totally tanked. http://www.spout.com/groups/Totally_Over_rated/Re_Your_overrated_list/170/4052/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Rock
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Post Date: 12/6/2006 9:21:17 AM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"] I Am Sam - WOW...why was this on your list?Shrek - Must not like animated movies?Selena - Didn't like J-Lo doing the film? I thought it was a great biopic on her life.Million Dollar Baby - GREAT FILM. What didn't you like?The Wedding Singer - Good film. But not sure that it was hyped to begin withMeet The Parents - Good film. Hilarious sceens. again I'm not sure there was alot of hype to begin withTrue Lies - Personally my favorite film of both Arnolds. I thought both Arnolds interacted well together. I'd like to see a return of those charactersBad Boys II - While it was a decent film. I too didn't think it lived up to the original filmToy Story - I really think you don't like animated moviesThe Whole Nine Yards - Great film. Almost as good as the Hudson HawkMen In Black II - I thought it was a worthy sequelThe Truman Show - I believe that film showcased Jim Carrey's best acting abilitiesLiar Liar - Again, Jim Carrey's best acting but in a comedic role. I thought it was his best comedy.Fahrenheit 9/11 - I soo dislike Michael Moore.Meet the Fockers - Funny film. Field of Dreams - You must not be a dreamerAlien Vs. Predator - They must continue this series. I loved it.Gladiator - WHY is this on your list?[/quote]
]]>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:21:17 GMTRockTotally Over-rated12/6/2006 9:21:17 AM[quote user="Risselada"] I Am Sam - WOW...why was this on your list?Shrek - Must not like animated movies?Selena - Didn't like J-Lo doing the film? I thought it was a great biopic on her life.Million Dollar Baby - GREAT FILM. What didn't you like?The Wedding Singer - Good film. But not sure that it was hyped to begin withMeet The Parents - Good film. Hilarious sceens. again I'm not sure there was alot of hype to begin withTrue Lies - Personally my favorite film of both Arnolds. I thought both Arnolds interacted well together. I'd like to see a return of those charactersBad Boys II - While it was a decent film. I too didn't think it lived up to the original filmToy Story - I really think you don't like animated moviesThe Whole Nine Yards - Great film. Almost as good as the Hudson HawkMen In Black II - I thought it was a worthy sequelThe Truman Show - I believe that film showcased Jim Carrey's best acting abilitiesLiar Liar - Again, Jim Carrey's best acting but in a comedic role. I thought it was his best comedy.Fahrenheit 9/11 - I soo dislike Michael Moore.Meet the Fockers - Funny film. Field of Dreams - You must not be a dreamerAlien Vs. Predator - They must continue this series. I loved it.Gladiator - WHY is this on your list?[/quote] http://www.spout.com/groups/Totally_Over_rated/Your_overrated_list/170/4033/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 12/5/2006 4:50:55 PM
Body: Swingers's detail pageI thought I wouldn't like participating in this group at first because it get's frustrating complaining about movies, but I can't seem to hold myself back. Puhnner, you asked me to list some of my overrated movies, referring to my definition of overrated by ratio. Well I'm not sure if this is going by the same criteria, but I've come up with a list from another source. I also rate movies at the website movielens. It will give you recommendations based on your ratings and whatnot. It also gives some interesting statistics. For one, it tells me which movies I have rated the lowest compared to the average rating on their site. So I have looked at that list and picked several of them. The thing about this method is that I am not using what my impression of the ammount of acclaim a movie has received for the ratio but rather what the ammount of acclaim a website thinks a movie has based on the votes from it's users. Some of these movies I have not seen for a long time, so my feelings about them are not as immediate in my memory, but maybe it will give some dicussion. I Am SamShrekThe CoolerCrash (2005)In AmericaSelenaMillion Dollar BabyThe Wedding SingerChungking ExpressThe Lion KingEmpire RecordsAnything ElseMeet The ParentsTrue LiesBreathlessThe Nutty Professor (1996)Bad Boys IIJules and JimOpen WaterWhale RiderAmerican PieToy Story10 Things I Hate About YouSwingersGrand CanyonRuthless PeopleHappy, TexasWhat the #$*! Do We Know?!BanditsA Fish Called WandaThe Whole Nine YardsHigh FidelityMen In Black IIVanilla SkyE.T.The GameThe Truman ShowLiar LiarFahrenheit 9/11CollateralMeet the FockersField of DreamsLawrence of ArabiaBig DaddyThe GraduateHaiku TunnelAlien Vs. PredatorArlington RoadLa Femme NikitaGladiatorThe Motorcycle Diaries Also, I have added the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind to the overrated list for this group. I also want to say I often hope my list in this area will stay short. Many of these movies I have had an impression from the start that I would not like it. I usually have a good sense ahead of time about what movies I will like more or less. I can't tell exactly how much I will like a movie, but I'm usually pretty close on the general range of how much I may like it. Most of these movies I was coerced into seeing. Some of you may argue that the fact that I told myself I didn't want to see it in the first place may have had an effect on how much I liked it. Such as if I go in telling myself I won't like it, I'll probably find more reasons not to like it. That may be true to some extent, but not enough to really effect my decision that much. Go ahead and ask me about these selections and make a list of your own using whatever criteria you feel is appropriate.
]]>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:50:55 GMTRisseladaTotally Over-rated12/5/2006 4:50:55 PM<a href='http://www.spout.com/films/Swingers/93403/default.aspx'>Swingers's detail page</a>I thought I wouldn't like participating in this group at first because it get's frustrating complaining about movies, but I can't seem to hold myself back. Puhnner, you asked me to list some of my overrated movies, referring to my definition of overrated by ratio. Well I'm not sure if this is going by the same criteria, but I've come up with a list from another source. I also rate movies at the website movielens. It will give you recommendations based on your ratings and whatnot. It also gives some interesting statistics. For one, it tells me which movies I have rated the lowest compared to the average rating on their site. So I have looked at that list and picked several of them. The thing about this method is that I am not using what my impression of the ammount of acclaim a movie has received for the ratio but rather what the ammount of acclaim a website thinks a movie has based on the votes from it's users. Some of these movies I have not seen for a long time, so my feelings about them are not as immediate in my memory, but maybe it will give some dicussion. I Am SamShrekThe CoolerCrash (2005)In AmericaSelenaMillion Dollar BabyThe Wedding SingerChungking ExpressThe Lion KingEmpire RecordsAnything ElseMeet The ParentsTrue LiesBreathlessThe Nutty Professor (1996)Bad Boys IIJules and JimOpen WaterWhale RiderAmerican PieToy Story10 Things I Hate About YouSwingersGrand CanyonRuthless PeopleHappy, TexasWhat the #$*! Do We Know?!BanditsA Fish Called WandaThe Whole Nine YardsHigh FidelityMen In Black IIVanilla SkyE.T.The GameThe Truman ShowLiar LiarFahrenheit 9/11CollateralMeet the FockersField of DreamsLawrence of ArabiaBig DaddyThe GraduateHaiku TunnelAlien Vs. PredatorArlington RoadLa Femme NikitaGladiatorThe Motorcycle Diaries Also, I have added the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind to the overrated list for this group. I also want to say I often hope my list in this area will stay short. Many of these movies I have had an impression from the start that I would not like it. I usually have a good sense ahead of time about what movies I will like more or less. I can't tell exactly how much I will like a movie, but I'm usually pretty close on the general range of how much I may like it. Most of these movies I was coerced into seeing. Some of you may argue that the fact that I told myself I didn't want to see it in the first place may have had an effect on how much I liked it. Such as if I go in telling myself I won't like it, I'll probably find more reasons not to like it. That may be true to some extent, but not enough to really effect my decision that much. Go ahead and ask me about these selections and make a list of your own using whatever criteria you feel is appropriate. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/aliens/MemberTagFilms.aspxaliens
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