"Men in Black 3" a well done, fun sequel

Rating: 8/10 (26 May 2012)

I am not a big fan of sequels, I saw the original "Men in Black," but skipped number 2. I did go to see "Men in Black 3," however, and I am glad I did.
Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith are back as the super secret agents keeping the alien visitors on Earth in line. In this script, something happens in the past that comes back to haunt Smith's Agent J. J must go back in time to 1969 to save his partner, Agent K, played by Jones in the present and Josh Brolin in the past.
First good thing here is the addition of Brolin. It is uncanny how well he plays a young Tommy Lee Jones. I was convinced Jones had dubbed his voice, but no so. Mister Brolin did it perfectly.
Second good thing is Smith and Jones back as the perfect couple, and third is a script that was well written and well executed. The filmmakers resisted the temptation to overdo the effects and gadgets, but had a good time with them in the 1969 scenes. Adding to the fun is Jermaine Clement as Boris and Emma Thompson as Agent O, along with Michael Stuberg, Bill Hader and David Rasche.
In addition to the plot, you will learn things about Andy Warhol, Mick Jagger, some Chinese restaurants, fashion models, and why you should never flush a goldfish you won at a carnival down a toilet.
This is a great 2 hours to escape and enjoy. "MIB 3" gets, appropriately enough, a very good 3 out of Fordyce.
Credit Check: Nothing happens at the end of the credits, so feel free to leave. At the showing I attended more people than usual waited for the end and seemed disappointed. I think we were all hoping for a hint at what's next from the "Men in Black."