Seriously, Almost 20-Years

Rating: 9/10 (21 July 2015)

Man, this movie is almost 20-years old. Two-years from now it will be 20-years old. I'm sure almost everyone who sees this movie, could agree that it doesn't look old and would find it hard to believe that it's 18-years old, already. I remember seeing this movie in the movie theaters as a kid. I saw it two times during that summer, and was a fan of the movie. Despite movies like these being PG-13, they expect a lot of kids under 13 to watch these movies as they're definitely entertaining for younger audiences. It's entertaining for kids to see good verses evil, or saving the Earth from aliens. So, most kids would enjoy the movie.
This is one of Will Smith's most memorable movies. It came out less than a year after a higher grossing movie he was in, Independence Day which also had to do with protecting the Earth from aliens. Interestingly, if you read the IMDb trivia, you'll see that Will Smith initially did not want to accept the role, but his wife encouraged him to take the part!! Good for her, Will Smith belonged in this movie and was like perfect for the role. He wants to be in great movies, and this is probably the second highest grossing one he did, next to Independence Day. Smith's most recent movie he did, or at least the most recent movie I heard of him starring in alongside his son. I haven't heard any movies either of them have been in since, is After Earth. Although, reading the plot of the movie it might almost sound like it would be a role that would fit him after this movie. I haven't seen that movie, and it has been critically bashed. Will Smith even considered it his worst movie he's ever done. If you look at most of the IMDb reviews for that movie, most of them are negative. A lot of people reviewing that movie, no longer see Will Smith's son Jaden Smith as a good actor from his performance in that movie. The only other movie I saw him in was Karate Kid, which was a great movie and he did well for the role. So, too bad Will and Jaden had to star in a movie that hurt their careers.
Well, I've mostly been talking about the actor Will Smith and his career. But, why is he great in this movie? Well, Will Smith is a cool looking guy and he also looks funny too. He can play funny roles in his movies, as he plays a very comical role as Jay in this movie. This movie is not only an entertaining sci-fi movie, but a funny one and the action in this movie isn't as serious as the action in Independence Day, it is still a funny entertaining movie with great action.
It is also cool to see the technology in the movie. The technology in it seems beyond what we even have today, 18-years later. It is also cool to think of a secret organization in NYC that protects the Earth from aliens, without us ever knowing anything is wrong, along with aliens being among regular looking people in a crowd, especially in NYC.
So, if you're up for an entertaining funny movie with action. If you're up for seeing an awesome movie with Will Smith in it, then this is one to see. They've done two other Men In Black movies since this one came out. I don't really care for the other two. I saw the second one, and the 3rd one I saw part of but fell asleep. But, from what I saw with the 3rd one, it didn't entertain me. I feel like the second and third one take the movies a different direction we see from the first movie, and are also more cheesy. This movie can be cheesy at times.
Having a movie of an organization protecting the Earth from aliens reminds me of a show that was popular a few years before the movie came out, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, that are more for kids than this movie though have the idea of protecting the Earth from aliens. While there are no references to Power Rangers in this movie that I am aware of, I think it would have been cool if an alien from the movie, looked like a monster from Power Rangers. It would have been cool if an actor from Power Rangers made a cameo, which we could relate to. It's cool if a movie has references to other things in pop culture. Oh well! Now that I've talked about the Power Rangers, I ought to mention that the show it was based on called Zyuranger in Japan is a better show, and more worth watching than Power Rangers.
I guess, I've gone off topic and have probably talked more about Will Smith in the movie and went to other points. However, there isn't much more I can say about the movie if I don't want to talk about the plot which would count as a spoiler. To summarize briefly, this movie is a fun entertaining action movie with the plot of the M.I.B. a secret organization protecting Earth from the Extra Terrestrial, when they're threatening. It's cool to see the technology, and this is a movie Will Smith is great in.
But, to conclude with movies about aliens coming to Earth. If you want to watch a movie I consider better and more entertaining, is a movie I feel is way underrated called Earth To Echo. I could even consider that movie, the greatest movie ever made!! Thanks for reading and sorry if this review wasn't helpful.