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Will Smith was the king of summer blockbusters in the mid 90s, Independence Day and Men in Black.

😂”There’s a little guy in there!” James, I love your childlike wonder so much. The fact u had no idea who/what the Men In Black are was fabulous. U fully & openly embraced the fun. Great reaction to 1st in an amazing franchise. 🕴️😎

You really HAVE to see Casablanca!! It’s widely considered to be one of the greatest films ever made. I love watching young people especially react to it-they are initially dismissive of any black and white film being interesting, then they are quickly sucked in and start forming allegiances to various characters.

The pawn shop guy is played by Tony Shaloub who, if I recall, received many accolades and awards for his role in the TV series “Monk”, and was great as the patriarch in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

My cat looked just like this one in the movie, he passed away last night after 22 years, to say I'm devastated is an understatement I'm a complete mess, but your posting this one today is so perfect, and brightened me up a little bit, so thank you for that.

J takes such a beating through the movie and I just love it. Will Smith makes some hilarious reaction noises. Tommy Lee Jones is great too of course, Linda Fiorentino is always gorgeous, and Vincent D'Onofrio's bug/Edgar suit is some amazing physical acting.

Reggie, the new dad alien trying to run away with the wife and the octo-baby, was also in Galaxy Quest as the alien Dr. Lazarus fan. Casablanca is, IMO, required watching. If you react to it here, I'd appreciate it. If you don't, that's cool too. It'd be a good date movie with your wife. Just a suggestion.

Another vote for Casablanca!!! Absolute must. I think you would really love it❤

Trivia for Men in Black: 1. Director Barry Sonnenfeld was previously the cinematographer for "Big" and "Misery." He also directed "The Addams Family" previously seen on James' reviews. 2. Steven Spielberg himself is one of the "aliens" that MIB is watching over (if you recognize Sylvester Stallone as Rocky, Spielberg is the one above him in the top left corner). Among the others on the board were Barry Sonnenfeld himself, his daughter, George Lucas, fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, and the infamous politician Newt Gingrich. 3. Nominated for 3 Oscars in 1997: Best Art Direction, Best Makeup, and Best Original Score. It won in the makeup category. Main designer Rick Baker holds the record for most nominations (11) and wins (7) since the makeup category was introduced in 1981. 4. Men in Black's Oscar win ties in interestingly: Titanic tied two records that year, most nominations (14) and most wins (11). Two of the three they lost were in the acting categories. Therefore, Men in Black was the only film to beat out Titanic in a technical category that year. 5. Vincent D'Onofrio (Edgar the Alien) put knee braces on so he couldn't bend his legs, and taped up his ankles, giving him his gait for the film. 6. Just like in "Rain Man" earlier this week, Ray-Ban sunglasses saw a significant increase in sales, that specific brand "Predator 2" going from $1.6 million to $5 million. 7. According to the novelization of the movie, J was right to shoot little Tiffany in the training sequence. It turns out J was right - she was studying quantum physics because she was an alien trying to destroy the world, and the other two are harmless. 8. Linda Fiorentino (Laurel/Agent L) reportedly beat Barry Sonnenfeld in a poker game to get the part. 9. To make sure that no animals were harmed, Will Smith actually crushed mustard packets at the end. 10. The truck driver at the beginning was Jon Gries, who played Uncle Rico in "Napoleon Dynamite." He mentions "fishing in Cuernavaca," and the sign points to Nevada State Road 375. Both are inside jokes - SR 375 is known as the "Extraterrestrial Highway," because it's close to Area 51, and Cuernavaca is a city, where it's rumored that a UFO crashed there in 1951.

I have seen these movies so many times over the years, the 3rd one is my favourite 🙂

One of the best and most entertaining movie reactions I've seen in a while! This is a great movie for first time reactions because it's so strange and unusual, and funny... A great combination! Loved it!

I love the little side gags that serve the story continuity, like J spitting out the lemonade at the lady's house, because E'gar had eaten all the sugar, or when it never shows what happened with the tow truck driver, except that the bug is carrying his gun later on.

The guy standing next to the dog when introduced was in “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” I’m glad you had fun with this movie!

Z, the boss, has the easiest name in all of Hollywood to remember. Rip Torn. Rip. Torn. If he ever had a pet rat, I bet he named it Shredder.

The MEN IN BLACK, always referred to government agents that always silenced people that talked about aliens, since the 60's

Casablanca is classic cinema at its finest, managing to blend many genres seamlessly. Its got great writing and dialogue. A pretty beautiful film as well. Its a must watch (but you do what you want, obviously).

The alien who's wife was having a baby on the turnpike was also in Galaxy Quest. He was the one who got shot and Alan Rickman's character had to give him the line he never wanted to repeat, but this time he meant it. By Grabthar's Hammer, you will be avenged

I really hope you do 2, I actually like it even more than the first and it is one of my favorite movies to this day

One guy you didnt mention is Carel Struycken. He was the very tall alien that gets killed in the diner.. You saw him as the butler Lurch in the Addams Family. Most of us know him from a recurring role on Star Trek the next generation though. The guy playing Zed that you recognized from dodgeball was Rip Torn. Thats a tough name to forget.

Love that you immediately caught the music as Beetlejuice-like since it is the same composer

Great (mostly classic) movies based on books: "John Carter" (2012) based on Edger Rice Burroughs' 1912 "A Princess of Mars" "The Guns of Navarone" (1961) based on a book by Allister McLean "Where Eagles Dare" (1968) based on a book by Allister Mclean "Breakheart Pass" (1975) based on a book by Allister McLean "Jackie Brown" (1997) based on "Rum Punch" by Elmore Leonard "Out of Sight" (1998) based on a book by Elmore Leonard "3:10 to Yuma" (2007 remake) based on a book by Elmore Leonard "Ice Station Zebra" (1968) based on a book by Allister McLean

Tommy Lee Jones is absolutely amazing you really should watch the sequel to The fugitive which is U S MARSHALLS. Also highly recommend space cowboys

Yes! Watch "Casablanca"! You will love it!

"Oooh this music has a Beetlejuice feel!" You'll always know a Danny Elfman score when you hear it XD

More fun movie facts for you! The worm guys are speaking Huttese, the language of Jabba the Hutt. To me that makes the MIB cannon in star wars and that's awesome

One of my absolute favorite childhood movies.I have a life long investment in aliens because of this, and holy shit is this movie packed with great actors, amazing special effects, and a core simple story. 🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾 10/10

A little fun fact: The guy at the restaurant who "got a break" was a dummy created from moulds of the special effects make up artist, Rick Baker, who did all the make up effects in the MIB movie series. (He also makes a cameo in one of the other MIB movies where he's making new alien arrivals look human... he's the make up artist with the grey ponytail.)

This movie is a fractal based upon the synechdoche: "What is the last thing to go through a bug's mind when it hits a windshield? Its ass." Most obvious with the bug in the opening titles, Mikey, Sneed, the exterminator getting gassed by his own spray nozzle, the ship hitting the truck, J flying back into the winshield of a car upon firing his Noisy Cricket, and of course, K blasting his way out of the bug and Dr. Weaver finishing it off. Every scene is basically built up to a head and then popped like a pimple. And somehow, despite the monotony of repetition, it never gets boring.

I know you’re gonna love this movie, James! The entire trilogy is escapism at the movies at its finest. I especially love how K loves cheddar on his apple pie. 🥧🧀🍽️ Your shirt is a beautiful reminder of keeping loved ones in our wellness wishes & prayers. Much love to your Mom and to you & yours!💞🎬🤟

In my own headcanon, I think the Noisy Cricket is precisely a newbie weapon, still powerful enough to be useful, but the humongous recoil is meant to dissuade the user from firing without thinking on the consequences, as a learning experience not to misuse their highly advanced weaponry.

I remember in 1997 a lot of good movies came out. I was in high school and this was one of my favourite movies - until As Good As It Gets, a terrific comedy drama with Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear and Cuba Gooding came out. After all the good movies that came out in the late 80s and early 90s, I thought things were slowing down, but 1997 roared back with a vengeance. Will Smith was fresh off Independence Day and was a certified movie star after this. I still see Seven Pounds as his best film, but when this came out, I was just the right age and I couldn’t get enough of it.

I haven’t even started the video yet but I know you’re gonna laugh a lot and that’s all I need 😂😂

My favorite part of this movie is listening to Edgar’s wife speak. She’s so funny!

Danny Elfman composer hits again !! 🎉

It's not _technically_ Marvel; just owned by them. It was a Malibu Comics original, but Marvel bought them out for a coloring patent. MiB is pretty much the only property of Malibu that's been afforded the chance to make a mainstream splash.

Such a fun film. The 2nd one is good also.

The Men in Black refers to a conspiracy theory surrounding a group of clandestine agents who show up to suppress and silence witnesses to paranormal events, usually surrounding UFO sightings. Stories about such a group have been around since at least the 1940s, if not earlier. The comic took this concept and turned it into a very dark, cynical comedy, and from that we got this buddy cop movie, which is severely less dark, but still cynical and comedic.

You need to watch "Casablanca" soon! A lot - and I mean a very lot - of movies have little/tiny references to this old masterpiece. And some classic quotes like "Play it, Sam!" or "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in the world, she walks into mine.", "We'll always have Paris" or "Round up the usual suspects". *great_movie

MiB 2 is a pretty damn good sequel. Nice to see you react to this one bud.

Rip Torn (Zed) actually went on a few dates with my grandma. Back when she lived in Texas and they were out there shooting a movie. He was drinking moonshine and went to the bathroom. He was in there for a long time so she went to go check on him and she heard scratching. She asked if he was OK. Inside the bathroom, everything was tiled. The walls and the door we’re all tiled. With him being drunk, he couldn’t find the door, and was scratching around, trying to find where it was.

3:43 I love the alien's utility fanny pack.

Awesome Movie and Work Bro Thanks 👍👍 Greetings from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸

This film was the first video I used while testing Video on Demand technology in 1998. I saw pieces of the film so many times. It took me a few years to actually see the entire film all the way through in order to really enjoy it.

I loved playing marbles as a kid. I wonder how many galaxies I won, lost, and hit another one really hard.

Buffy was so much more than being "Monster of the Week." You should watch it in it's entirety. It's up there as my favorite show with Twin Peaks, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Yeah, that's the Guggenheim. The story I heard is that Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned to design the Guggenheim. He hated the job so much that he made it a toilet. I could be wrong.

Will Smith did the theme song with a fun music video too.

There was actually more than one Galaxy Quest person in this movie. Ironically, it's the guy that you say doesn't look like an alien who's wife is pregnant. He was the alien who idolized the doctor and dies in his arms.

You know with aliens dressed up as people like Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Sylvester Stallone, and Danny DeVito, that would explain a lot of things, haha.

'Men In Black' premiered at a theater near you 27 years ago today, July 2, 1997

Your reaction is contagious and just as fun as the movie!!🤣💝💞

You have to see Casablanca! Greatest movie of all time, given the state of cinema art and technology of the time (1942)...

"I knew Tommy Lee --- whatever his name was" ha! love your reactions.

Never seen Casablanca??? Well-written story. Best picture 1944. Iconic cast. Need I say more?

First MIB is iconic. I vaguely remember second one and don't know if i have seen 3rd at all (haven't seen latest one). It doesn't compare. But maybe that's just me :) Hope your mom doing better.

Men in Black 1 and 2 are good. 3 & 4 are just cash grabs in the crazy reboot world we live in now.

this is a great movie i love it

Now you need to watch the music video from this movie. Also now you need to The Wild Wild West with Will Smith and the music video from it I only knew Edger from Law and Order Criminal Intent, my favorite of the Law and Order series

I got to see this in a drive through movie Theater when I was a kid, me and my sister got to lay on top of the station wagon With pillows.

Men In Black is a phrase with a very specific meaning that has been in use since the 1950s. It alone should have told you (and every other American who has ever had an awareness of the world around them) what the movie was about.

All four of the movies in this franchise are excellent, but this first one is generally considered the best of the bunch.

I love this movie a lot. Its one of my top five favorite movies of all time.

I'd love to see you review "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy". It's a film that sat in development hell for two decades because the conventional wisdom is that you couldn't make a sci-fi comedy - despite the fact that it had already succeeded in radio and television. This film broke down that barrier and the Hitchhiker's got made. :)

The pug was trained to enjoy being shaken.

21:52 ... Riff Raff ...if you know, you know.

Definitely should react to the second one. It's very good.

Love your shirt! Hope mom is doing okey! Great reaction this movie is so much fun.

Another great movie,glad to see your patrons aren't trolling you

the Men in Black movies are so entertaining and fun i personally had fun watching all em i do thing the 1st few are the best but to me theyre all so fun

You should definitely watch "Mystery Men" very few people have reacted to it & it has a star-studded cast & is hilarious

When the smuggler says "Silencio" they cut to a shot of Mikey so for a long time I thought that was his character's nickname.

Hey, James! I noticed your shirt.... Good for you, man! I have a pink t-shirt that reads: "Real men rock pink". I wear pink in remembrance of my first wife. While it was Ovarian Cancer that took her from me, she was also a Breast Cancer survivor. I have a lot of pink shirts that I'll wear, especially this month (she died in Aug 2006). Men in Black is a fun movie, and kinda relevant these days, if you think about it. With UAPs becoming a more commonly known thing. I think we are being slowly prepped to learn the full truth, because K makes a great point in this movie: "The PERSON is smart. PEOPLE are dumb, panicky animals".

Love & Prayers! ✌👽❤

YOU HAVE NOT SEEN CASSABLANCA?!?! 🤦‍♀As a movie reaction channel, you have to watch what many consider to be a best of all time. It's a classic that any serious movie lover has seen. Please react ASAP. 😋

Judging by the big guns in the pic you can bet it's an action movie. 😋 Your gonna love it! I was feeling for the poor Pug too. I haven't seen any of the other MIBs but yeah check them out. (But not before seeing Cassablanca.)

16:34 oh my god, I remember those! That weird tabloid that was half joke, half schizo, and had those bizarre pictures on the front! Oh man I used to love looking through those when I was a kid anytime my mom took me with her to the store.

Considering the opening credits did mention 'Alien Design' why was it a surprise when an alien is shown? Apart from that, a fun reaction to a fun movie.

The guy who plays Edgar the cockroach went on to be a lead detective in Law And Order SVU for probably 15 years. It was a really popular show. Pretty funny. I hope you do all 3 MIB as i think the 3rd is more widely liked. I wish you could skip 2 but i know you can't lol. Hope you and your family are doing well

Edgar /Edgarsuit was played by Vincent D’Onofrio (Gomer Pyle in Full Metal Jacket )

I was unaware of this but apparently there was a lot of theories around this time that Elvis was an alien which probably explains the hinted idea in the animated movie Lilo and Stitch(it comes on & an alien says he loves this song as if to imply Elvis is an alien still singing in space). This is an interesting movie series, if you're curious there are women in black we just focus on the guys until the 4th one Men in Black International.(I thought it was nice but some say it's a mixed bag) If you're looking for a weird book with interesting stories you should try House of Leaves. Just be careful cause the way text is put on some pages are meant to be weird/mess with you.

Great time as always,james.those movies are so much fun.I hope yoh will will get to the others eventually

You must see Casablanca!

The second one is okay (not as good as the first). The third one is probably the best one (at least it is my favorite). The fourth is back to okay, but I think is the least liked of the four, but I liked it better than the second (which is still enjoyable). The actor who plays Jeebs (the actor who was also in Galaxy Quest) has been in a lot of films, mostly in supporting roles, but is most well known for being the lead in a TV show called Monk where he plays a detective suffering from OCD and agoraphobia. It's a great show and brought attention to the issues of OCD-though many complained that it made light of condition turning it into a running gag. (It is very serious and devastating to those who suffer from it)

Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson won best makeup at the Oscars for this picture

Demolition Man is a must

The thing that’s interesting with the make up in this movie is well, that not many people pick up on, is look at his skin. It starts to go gray and deteriorate as the movie goes on. Because it’s rotting.

Do get to Casablanca at aome point. Classic for a reason.

The first one is definitely the best out the 3. (Yes I know about the 4th one, but I heard it was actually really bad, so yeah. Doesn’t count.) The third is definitely a step-up compared to the 2nd one. I would just stop after the 3rd one.

Consider reading the book "Men in Black" by Steve Perry (and another writer). It's fun, more background stories and the parts from Bug's point of view are hilarious, lets just say he's a true noble hero in his mind.

Edgar suit, I will find a way to use "Edgar suit" in as many situations as possible.

The main alien is the guy from Law and Order Criminal Intent and he plays Kingpin

This Movie shaped my childhood.

If the bug ate J at the end, it wouldn't do much, he doesn't chew his food so he would have been swallowed, and fell out the stomach since the bug was already in half lol.

Hello there James, How are you, I hope all is going well. I love all of these movies. Enjoy I think you will. ❤😊

Men in Black is a movie series where all the movies actually are good. (In my own personal opinion.) They're all watchable and funny and enjoyable with great action stuff going on, including the latest one. Btw. The dog probably had the time of his life being shook about. Dogs like being played with. :D Also, does a movie HAVE to be Murican for you to watch it? Because, you might want to watch "Ronin". It's a friggin incredible 1990s thriller/heist type movie. Awesome actors, awesome story, wicked wicked action sequences. Noticably different an experience compared to same genre US movies, why exactly that is you'll see when you see it. :)

This movie is gem, so glad you reacted to it.! Your comments were priceless! 😄

Wild Wild West is another fun Will Smith movie similar to this one in the comedy scifi genre.

Watch past all the credits and there is a dance video with Will dancing with aliens.

James, you really should watch all three MIBs. They work very well as a trilogy. imo they are all great movies - thanks for your reactions....maybe you can talk to us about some of your favorite books in the different genres. What movies have you watched that are based on books you've read? What's your favorite book?