"MIB" OWNS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART & WILL SMITH IS MY CHILDHOOD HERO!!!

Rating: 10/10 (2 August 2018)

Yes we all know that MIB (1997) is an absolute CLASSIC FILM!!! Everything about this movie is perfect & i loved this film ever since i first watched it at the cinema way bk in the summer of '97 & always remember when WILL SMITH name came up at the beginning all the girls cheered!!! WOW Will Smith is a super star & I've been a fan since "Fresh Prince" & he's my favourite actor, I've been watching Smith since then & this movie is a huge piece of Nostalgia for me & owns a piece of my movie loving heart along with the "Ghostbusters" films!!!
Some films you just love, you can't get enough of it & always come back to a certain or a few main films & mine are "Men In Black" & "Ghostbusters 2" & "Dragnet" & "MIB2" & "The Fog 1980" & "Jaws" among a few other's & these certain movies seem to have had a huge impact on me & i mean so much to me but if i had to narrow it all done to a single movie that i cherish the most it would be the JAWS, followed closely "Ghostbusters 2" but & "MIB" . My favourite actor Will Smith in his most iconic role & the magical genius pairing of mr.Smith & the Hollywood veteran legend Mr.Jones, i adore both actors & love Rip Torn too, i love his voice R.I.P. all cement MIB as a Classic from the 1990's
I think i love this film so much is because it's always been there from my late nights up watching it on video during the 90's & Men In Black became a "Comfort Film" to me & i would put it on so much that it was simply comforting to have it playing in the background & hearing the voices of these guys from like hanging out & seeing old friends again, strange maybe but true to how I've always felt about this film but my love for this particular film has bern resurrected as i loved it as the best film ever i think through the 90's but fell back into my love for my childhood favourite "Ghostbusters" but now i appreciate the "MIB" even more so now as I'm a 35yr old guy who is still a huge Will Smith fan & he's still my favourite actor ever, & i can look at it the from a much more older/grown-up/mature view & i fell in love with this wonderful feelgood sci-fi buddy Comedy even more!!!. Also as an adult i feel this movie is even more special as we're now in a movie world crammed with way over budget & way over the top huge C.G.I bloated films & so my very 90's Men In Black film feels much more relaxed & easy going in flow & much more character based than c.g.i fx based, back then the Alien Creatures were mostly Animatronics & puppets with some c.g.i but now everything is c.g.i mad!!!
The Amazing legendary creatures designer "Rick Baker" created everything special & slimey on screen so what you saw was a work of Art & hard work but now it's cheap looking computer fx & often feels soulless.
There's too many perfect elements that came together to create this wonderful film & that's why it deserves to be a "CLASSIC" movie & it definitely is.
MIB is perfect escapism from the real world. The cast is perfect, i mean the great Tommy Lee Jones partners with the super star Will Smith works perfectly with hilarious chemistry comic timing & the Biggest villain "EDGAR" is one of the greatest villains ever created & that's because of vincen d'onofrios amazing & funny as hell performance. Everything just works perfectly including the comedy & the incredible iconic music & the fun tone & the action & the Awesome creatures, it's truly a CLASSIC & WILL SMITH on top blockbuster form.
The 90's was Awesome & this movie was one of the biggest films of that era to impact me & made me love Will Smith even more so & got me very interested in U.F.O's which i believe in as I've seen one!!!
MIB is one of those just BRILLIANT films where everything just works perfectly from the amazing cast & special fx & Beautiful music score by Danny Elfman & excellent production design & Amazing script & Comic-Sci-fi tone & all the fantasy elements to the pure 90's comforting cinematography & the lovely New York City setting during the summertime.
New York City is a big character for our main characters to explore & for the "Aliens" to try & live normal average lives within the beautiful city.
I love the easy watching & easy flowing tone to this movie, it's such a nice feelgood watch & ridiculously entertaining!!!
This is definitely one of my most watched films of all time & i think i wore out my old video of it long ago.
it's a Classic sci-fi film & one of the biggest & best films of the 90's as Well as an important movie for me as it made such a huge impact on me growing up, i love this film.
The main charm of this film is it's pure escapism fun & nice banter-full chemistry between "Smith" & "Jones" & the great "Rip Torn" (RIP) is fantastic as Zed, the hit song by Will Smith has cemented this as a true 90's MASTERPIECE & time capsule of that time. I had the action figures to this film too & the soundtrack Album, oh the memories & Nostalgia are strong with this one.
I have massive Nostalgia for this movie massive 90's Nostalgia as that was my era,my growing up years as a young teen & was obsessed with Men in Black & Will Smith.
This first MIB movie is truly a Classic & one of my most watched & beloved movies i remember the summer it came out & i remember talking to my friends about it at school it was great times & collecting the awesome action figures & books of the film & posters, so yes this movie has had a huge impact on me growing up just like the Ghostbusters films did too.
Will Smith at his absolute best & i love Smith in his great later films like "I,Robot" & "I Am Legend" & "Suicide Squad" & others but his first "MIB" film is the landmark movie that changed everything for this quick rising mega star, his "ID4" was obviously a huge hit but "MIB" cemented Smith as a global blockbuster movie star with charm & quick witted humour,goofiness & yet brave,Cool & heartfelt image, he became a Legend of Hollywood.
As much as i Love most of his film especially I,Robot,MIB 2,I Am Legend, ID4,Bad Boys,Enemy of the State,MIB 3,Suicide Squad, Wild Wild West, Bright & Aladdin among other great films it's his 1997 first Men in Black film that i mostly come back to or well along with MIB2, as this is the most iconic Will Smith on screen as Agent J & it's such a good character & his MIB performance & work i think will be what Will Smith will be remembered for mostly within the movie world. A perfect blend of sci-fi Action & buddy Comedy, so thank you "Barry Sonnenfield" for directing this masterpiece!!! I could be Happy watched this movie everyday of my life, i wouldn't get bored & it wouldn't still Cheer me up & make me laugh. One of my favourite movie's of the 90's is "MIB" & my favourite movie of the early 2000's is "I,Robot" these flicks are important to me as a film lover & geek.
Will Smith was a childhood hero of mine from his "Fresh Prince" days & has remained my hero still today!!!
There's lots of actors that i love & grew up watching & are also hero's to me (Eddie Murphy, Schwarzenegger, Estevez, Aykroyd, Chase, Roy Scheider, among others) but it's Mr. Smith that has had the most important impact on me throughout my life. The world is definitely a little bit better with Will Smith in it with us.