An original sequel with great performances by all

Rating: 9/10 (1 August 2013)

A worthy sequel in the series, but nothing beats the ground-breaking first MIB movie! With obvious homage to both "Back to the Future" and the "Mad Max" movies, it has big shoes to fill. James Brolin as the young "K" is absolutely amazing. More of the same with a twist, of course: There's always a monstrous alien villain who wants to conquer the universe. But this time, it's personal. "Boris The Animal" wants revenge. "K" shot off his left arm and Boris was imprisoned on the Moon for 40 years. But Boris also killed "K" some 40 years ago! To restore K's life, Agent "J" must go "back in time" to fix everything. So, he "time jumps" (literally) off a tall NYC skyscraper using a banned alien gadget and "lands" in 1969 before all these things ever happened. Fantastic CGI, as always. Like "Sky Captain", made a few years ago, almost everything is blue screen fabricated, including most of Cape Canaveral. Boris is a real motorcycle riding meanie. He kills his victims by shooting his poisonous quills into their foreheads. A hideous "crab creature" emerges from his sweaty palm to do his evil biding. It's very creepy and intense. It has a great retro 1969 "atmosphere" with all the right costumes, props,and scenery you would expect from a first-class production. In order to save the Earth, a protective radar "Sky-Net" has to be launched from an Apollo booster rocket and Boris must be killed this time instead of just captured. A great movie to be sure, but it doesn't seem to have enough aliens in it, for my taste. Definitely worth watching and worth owning. I hope it's a series re-launch.(Will there be a MIB 4?) A surprising and heartwarming ending that fully explains why MIB Agents "J" and "K" work so well together.