| | | Same Planet. New Scum.|Back in black!
Features: DVD, Special Edition, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), English, Subtitled, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith are back in black as the scum-fighting super-agents Kay and Jay-regulators of all things alien on planet Earth. Their latest mission: to save the world from a total intergalactic disaster! When a renegade Kylothian monster disguised as a lingerie model threatens the survival of the human race, the boys of the MIB get the call to step up... and get busy! But first, Jay needs to drag Kay out of an early retirement with the U.S. Post Office--and there's not much time to get him up to speed. With their headquarters under siege and time running out, the boys in black enlist the help of Frank the Pug and a posse of hard-living worms to help them kick some seriously sexy alien butt! This 2-disc edition is loaded with special MIB II features!
"...[Smith] balances hip sassiness with bug-eyed astonishment.." Joe Leydon, San Francisco Examiner
"Funnier than the first!" Joel Siegel, Good Morning America
"A smart, witty follow-up." Paul Clinton, CNN
Editor's Note
Reuniting director Barry Sonnenfeld with most of the original hit film's cast, MEN IN BLACK II picks up with alien-monitoring secret agent Jay (Will Smith) in a rut. Weary of the isolated life of an MiB operative, Jay continually fires new partners until MiB director Zed (Rip Torn) teams him up with the talkative pug, Frank (voiced by Tim Blaney). Together they investigate an "alien-on-alien" murder witnessed by the lovely Rita (Rosario Dawson), who Jay immediately falls for. The case eventually leads Jay and Frank to track down agent Kay (Tommy Lee Jones), who now works at a rural post office, completely unaware of his former life. Unfortunately, it's what Kay can't remember that may save the world from destruction at the hands of the shape-shifting alien Serleena (Lara Flynn Boyle). As Jay attempts to jog the memory of the reluctant Kay, Serleena takes over MiB headquarters, building up to a big New York City showdown.A fast-paced follow-up to the 1997 sci-fi comedy, MEN IN BLACK II sticks to its guns, offering up more action, aliens, and intergalactic weirdness. This time around Smith and characters such as Frank and the wisecracking worms are the focus, although Jones makes the most out of his screen time with his deadpan persona thoroughly intact. And, as with the first movie, MIB II features plenty of enjoyable scenes, including an underground romp involving a subway-sized alien and Frank the Dog's head-out-of-the-car-window rendition of "I Will Survive."
| Features | Will Smith Music Video | | Marketing Campaigns | | Multi-Angle Scene Deconstructions | | Weblinks | | DVD-ROM Features: MIB Website, Script To Screen, Crossfire: MIB II Interactive Game | | Exclusive Featurettes: Take 2: Looping MIB II, Alien Esoterica, Animatics Montage, Bo Welsh, Danny Elfman, Foley Artists, Frank the Pug, Jarra, Jeebs (T. Shalhoubs), Jeff the Worm, Rick Baker (make-up effects), Scrad/Charlie, The Worm | | Filmographies | | Alternate Ending | | Blooper Reel | | Director Commentary |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 6/3/2008 |
| Running Time: 88 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2002 | | Catalog ID: 09432 | | UPC: 00043396094321 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...Enjoyable...The movie delivers....What matters is Smith and Jones, whose snappy comic timing hasn't rusted..." 07/25/2002 p.76Hollywood Reporter
"...Smith and Jones continue to play off each other smoothly....[The] technical effects are top-notch..." 06/25/2002 p.20-44 USA Today
"...Everywhere you turn, makeup guru Rick Baker provides a variety of aliens..." 07/03/2002 p.1D San Francisco Chronicle 8 of 10
...in every way an improvement over the original...from 1997... The movie does something rare that all sequels should do. It takes everything good about the original and amplifies it, and everything bad about the original and eliminates it. - Mick LaSalle
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