Night At The Movies
Men In Black (1997) (Columbia/Tristar)
Synopsis:
    A super-secret organization moniters and regulates alien life on Earth.  The movie follows J, who becomes an agent after capturing an alien.  It is up to him and his partner K to protect the earth from the scum of the universe, in this case, a bug who wants an infinite source of power hidden somewhere on the earth.

Availability:
    VHS:  Widescreen and Pan and Scan

Cast/Crew:
Barry Sonnenfield                Director
        The Addams Family
        Addams Family Values

Will Smith                            J
        Independence Day
        The Wild Wild West
        Bad Boys
        Six Degrees of Separation
        Enemy of the State

Tommy Lee Jones                K
        The Fugitive
        US Marshalls
        Blown Away
        Coal Miner's Daughter

Rip Torn                              Zed
        Hercules
        The Larry Sander's Show (televison)

Miscellaneous:
    The film was based on a short lived comic book series.
    A sequel is in the works.  Rumors say that K will regain his memory to assist the MIB.
    A cartoon series was created and is currently shown on the WB network

MPAA Rating:
    PG-13 for language, violence, some adult situations

My Rating:
    Combine Ghostbusters, The Blues Brothers and Mission Impossible, and you've got something close to this film.  The concepts behind it aren't fresh, but it seems new.  It takes a toungue in cheek approach with the audience, and it's just a fun ride.  The only downside is that it was about a half hour too short.
***1/2
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