The whole sentimental bit between K and Laura is because Laura is implied to be K's daughter hence him calling her baby and saying she is just as beautiful as her mother
"It rains because you're sad baby." The way he says it and the look on his face gets me every time. I am a simple guy but I think this is a master class in acting
FYI -- the guy Will Smith speaks beatbox with at 13:45 is Biz Markie, a legendary old-school rapper and prolific beatboxer. His first hit, "Make the Music With Your Mouth Biz", showcased his beatboxing, but the rest of the world knows him from his Top 40 song "Just a Friend".
Your laughter and look of sheer joy was great when you saw Frank singing in the car for the first time! LOL!! Can't wait to see you watch the third one!
1:19 - Unfortunately Elle makes no appearance in this film. They exposit her out very early. However, they did a VERY good job with her character in the MiB animated series, so you might want to check that out. 10:03 - Frank singing I Will Survive was used in the promotional material for the movie. 20:20 - Rip Torn doing wire-fu was something I never knew I needed until I saw this movie.
I actually used to live down the street from the real Ben’s Pizza in NYC! My first time seeing this (fun, underrated) movie was the night I moved in; I was literally eating a slice of pepperoni from there and did a double-take when the exterior showed up on screen 🍕😂
ive never heard of any strong sentiment against it existing. its rated well higher than 2 on imdb. i think its pretty well established its at least better than 2.
This intro was the closest yet to being Shanelle ASMR Omg & that’s saying a lot since it’s you. You are perfect in every way INTERNET BFF. Voice actor roles could be another avenue venture
There was a WB cartoon for MiB that aired in the years between the first two movies. One of my absolute favorite additions that it made to the “canon” was that it revealed what Frank’s true alien form was. He looked exactly the same, except he was green, and retro alien style deely bobbers on his head. Shit made me laugh harder than it probably should’ve. lol
When I moved back to NY I saw this Men in Black II in a double feature at an old movie theater I used to go to before it was torn down. The second movie that evening during that double feature was Spider-Man
Yes, that is Peter Graves at the start of the film. Starred in a TV series called Mission Impossible. His older brother starred in a TV western series that had a 20 year run, his name was James Arness.
At the end you mentioned Linda Fiorentino. Kevin Smith also has talked about how much of a nightmare it was to work with her in Dogma, and a few years later she quit acting. I can only assume because noone wanted to cast her 🤔
4:27 - LOL!!! Even though that the reaction we all had when the movie came out, and everyone is in fact expected to have, it still got me when you looked so shocked at the size of the ship! 🤣
Oh Shanelle, the 1967 _'Doctor Doolittle'_ starring Rex Harrison is superior. Also, you had it right the first time. Mankind, with a capital 'M', means the entire race.
There is a guy known as Braco (or "The Gazer") who built a career based on lover eyes. He used to do public appearances, livestreams and one-on-one sessions where he just stared intimately. People claimed it healed them. Anyways, what I was getting at is that lover eyes are a powerful tool for any actor or director.
26:09 -- Hi Shanelle... Long Island is a strange place because depending on where you live there are hyperlocal accents. Always thought you were from the Hicksville / Farmingdale area, but mentioning that the Fire Island lighthouse is close means you're south shore.. Possibly BayShore - Deer Park / Dix Hills area.. I'm over in Commack ..
Fun fact: when J, K, and the alien worms go to K’s old apartment and we see the family on the couch the little girl is actually Tommy Lee Jones’s daughter.
Woohoo, new shanaction dropped! Man you're getting hooked on these Thursday drops. And I've been waiting for this one for a while now since I saw it listed. 😁
Nice, quirky reaction, Shanelle! I saw MiB II on cable just a few years ago myself, and like you I thought it was a worthy sequel, if not as good as the first. Speaking of trivia: David Cross, who played the morgue attendant that got slimed to the ceiling by Edgar the Bug in MiB I, is also in this film as Newton, the guy with the glasses who gave J and K the fictionalized Light of Zartha video. I wonder if he's in MiB III, too. 😄
Heads up. I seem to be in the minority on this hot take, but the third entry in the series Men In Black III is my personal favorite and does the rate feat of coming up with not only a really good solid central story idea, but then has a good second act idea to carry us through the middle portion of the film, but then has a plot twist so unexpected, so out of left field yet when you go back and see the steps took and dominoes all set up to fall for the final chip result to happen, it is accomplished without taking any short cuts or cutting any creative corners, it's an amazing series upender and of mind-blowing character recontexualizing of their entire relationship with each other and also from the very beginning of it and affects and reinforms how we watch the first two films , particularly the first entry. This is a huge accomplishment and seems to have been lost to the mists of time. It's not contrived, it feels genuine and earned, no spoiler, but they pull off a magic trick that's up there with the Back To The Future trilogy of finishing the trilogy strong with a deepening of our two main characters. All that said, Will Smith dials it up to 11 in the role and it's easily his most charismatic turn as Agent J. He owns it and after the third act revelation, I had tears. Its incredibly moving. Cant wait
It's funny that you mention movies turning out to be simpler than you've built them up to be in your head. I've done that with games. I'll read a review or even the manual, learn about all the different options you have in the game, and think that it's going to really complex or hard to get to grips with. Then when I finally play it, it's not nearly as complicated as I expected. David Cross plays the video store owner. He was also the morgue attendant who seemed to have gotten killed in the first film, when he was stuck to the ceiling with bug goo. Nice to see he survived his encounter with the Edgar bug.
Did you notice that the guy with the videotape was the same guy from the first movie that sprayed the bugs in the morgue that got stuck in the ceiling.
"Life was simpler when the Baha Men were topping the charts." Lol, this was the summer after 9-11. We were rearing up to go to war, and were in the 1 year window when school shootings slowed to a trickle.
Barry Sonnenfeld(director) also directed Addams family. I never put that together, he must’ve really liked that font. Also I always thought she was K’s daughter
My mom wrote the definitive history of Fire Island and there are all sorts of interesting facts about the lighthouse, some humorous. I'll have to go back and look.
It’s pretty much rule one of theatre, don’t kill a dog in the first act unless you really, really mean it. It’s how we knew out the gate that The Thing wasn’t fucking around.
Agree with many responses about how I cannot wait for you to react to MIB3...my favorite, emotionally. Also, recommending, Seven Pounds, for a reuinion of Will and Rosario. Very different connection...and one of my faves.
Sad fact: The final scene in MiB² was supposed to happen on top of the World Trade Centre. Due to the events on September 11. 2001 they couldnt leave it that way. Also Spiderman, that startet in 2002 ...there was a teaser where a helicopter got stuck in a spiderweb between the twintowers.
I know you're working on seeing movies but the actress who played the girlfriend in this that looked a lot like Natalie Portman is actually another actress who played Kat in The Mighty Ducks franchise. Definitely worth checking out if you want a good Emilio Estevez trilogy
Did you notice how Johnny Knoxville's character just sort of disappears from the film altogether, the last mention of him is by the Worm Guys. Personally I don't rate this one as much as the original, but think MIB3 is an improvement on this entry.
"Life was so simple..." Shan...little to do with the time period, mostly to do with age. We all say that same thing about (insert song/decade).... at time when we had no worries or responsibilities. Although, you're right in that It's a little different now than 2002..cell phones were still relatively new. No smart phones yet. News and trends on the internet weren't quite as instantaneous as they are now because there was no social media yet.
Given you like Doctor Dolittle (1998) with Eddie Murphy, you should check out the 1967 original with Rex Harrison in the title role. Harrison's version of the character is less manic and more everyone's friend.
Look up the outtakes from this movie. (React to it for us?) They tried out several names for the "ballchinian". The next in this series is actually better IMHO.
"Life was so simple when ... Baha Men topped the charts".. Yeah, you know what, as a Gen Xer, you are very not wrong. "The end of history" as it was termed, from 1991 fall of the Berlin Wall, to the 2001 terrorist attack was truly salad days. There was the dotcom crash in 2000, but it was nothing compared to 2008 or 2020.
24:54 - Actually, J told her that. That was 'cause K first gave a standard explanation, so he...let's say "spruced" it up. That's what you missed and is tripping you up now. 😉
Shanelle you mentioned that the apartment where J & K and the worms aquire the weapons, the little girl was TLJ's daughter, well the man with the glasses in the same room was the films director Barry sonnenfeld. Hope you enjoyed the 4th of July celebrations.
It really is. People point to "Back to the Future" or "Tootsie" as the perfect screenplay, but "The Fugitive" hits all the beats AND has like 9 fully developed characters.
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The whole sentimental bit between K and Laura is because Laura is implied to be K's daughter hence him calling her baby and saying she is just as beautiful as her mother
So K had sex with an alien from Zartha?
"It rains because you're sad baby." The way he says it and the look on his face gets me every time. I am a simple guy but I think this is a master class in acting
FYI -- the guy Will Smith speaks beatbox with at 13:45 is Biz Markie, a legendary old-school rapper and prolific beatboxer. His first hit, "Make the Music With Your Mouth Biz", showcased his beatboxing, but the rest of the world knows him from his Top 40 song "Just a Friend".
Your laughter and look of sheer joy was great when you saw Frank singing in the car for the first time! LOL!! Can't wait to see you watch the third one!
Agent T (Patrick W.) at the time was the Tick in another series. Hence why he was Agent T.
1:19 - Unfortunately Elle makes no appearance in this film. They exposit her out very early. However, they did a VERY good job with her character in the MiB animated series, so you might want to check that out.
10:03 - Frank singing I Will Survive was used in the promotional material for the movie.
20:20 - Rip Torn doing wire-fu was something I never knew I needed until I saw this movie.
I actually used to live down the street from the real Ben’s Pizza in NYC! My first time seeing this (fun, underrated) movie was the night I moved in; I was literally eating a slice of pepperoni from there and did a double-take when the exterior showed up on screen 🍕😂
The blooper reel for this movie is gold! 😂even has Will Smith attempting the different names for the "ballchinian" haha
The locker still exists in the Sony archives. It's an incredibly detailed miniature that they inserted costumed actors into.
J losing it at the people in the subway lives rent free in my head 😂
Will has some of the best comedic screaming in the world 😂
Some folks hate MIB3 but it's my personal favorite and I've seen them all in the theater.
MIB3 had a very good ending.
Same here, the 3rd one is awesome 🙂
What's to hate? Sometimes people just want to be controversial
ive never heard of any strong sentiment against it existing. its rated well higher than 2 on imdb. i think its pretty well established its at least better than 2.
I forever thought the guy at the beginning who yells "Harvey" was Jon Lovitz. Spot on voice for him. Was so sad when I found out it wasn't
This intro was the closest yet to being Shanelle ASMR
Omg & that’s saying a lot since it’s you. You are perfect in every way INTERNET BFF. Voice actor roles could be another avenue venture
There was a WB cartoon for MiB that aired in the years between the first two movies. One of my absolute favorite additions that it made to the “canon” was that it revealed what Frank’s true alien form was. He looked exactly the same, except he was green, and retro alien style deely bobbers on his head. Shit made me laugh harder than it probably should’ve. lol
Wait until you see the next one in the series!
Especially when you see what K goes through!
And what J goes through!
O my
The 3rd Men In Black film is pretty cool too 😊
Men in Black 3 has some time travel . The actor with the video rental was also in the first movie. He was the clerk at the mourge.
When I moved back to NY I saw this Men in Black II in a double feature at an old movie theater I used to go to before it was torn down. The second movie that evening during that double feature was Spider-Man
i love the fact that his friends' room with the bar is both short _AND_ has the old popcorn ceiling.
Loved the reaction! Can't wait for 3. It's my favorite of the Trilogy... there are no more after 3...
Can't wait!
3 is .. Ok
@@ShanelleRiccio part 3 is my FAVORITE♡
miss we wannt 3 !! :)@@ShanelleRiccio
There is a spin off, MIB: International with Chris Hemsworth, but it was meh lol not the same without Will & Tommy
I just realised the added horror element of the worms's apartment, that an undersized environment would have a popcorn ceiling...😱
Yes, that is Peter Graves at the start of the film. Starred in a TV series called Mission Impossible. His older brother starred in a TV western series that had a 20 year run, his name was James Arness.
MIB 3 is a MASTERPIECE
32:44 - I know, I like those callbacks too, especially since they didn't overdo it.
At the end you mentioned Linda Fiorentino. Kevin Smith also has talked about how much of a nightmare it was to work with her in Dogma, and a few years later she quit acting. I can only assume because noone wanted to cast her 🤔
I always got this arrogant vibe from her. Not sure if that's the issue they had. I've only seen her in these two movies (Dogma and MIB).
4:27 - LOL!!! Even though that the reaction we all had when the movie came out, and everyone is in fact expected to have, it still got me when you looked so shocked at the size of the ship! 🤣
'Though she be but little she is fierce'
@@zbennalley I know, right? 😂
MIB3 might be my favorite and it actually made the first better.
Oh Shanelle, the 1967 _'Doctor Doolittle'_ starring Rex Harrison is superior.
Also, you had it right the first time. Mankind, with a capital 'M', means the entire race.
There is a guy known as Braco (or "The Gazer") who built a career based on lover eyes. He used to do public appearances, livestreams and one-on-one sessions where he just stared intimately. People claimed it healed them. Anyways, what I was getting at is that lover eyes are a powerful tool for any actor or director.
I'm looking forward to The Fugitive, Tommy Lee Jones is fantastic in it. The sequel is also pretty good, mainly because of TLJ again.
26:09 -- Hi Shanelle... Long Island is a strange place because depending on where you live there are hyperlocal accents. Always thought you were from the Hicksville / Farmingdale area, but mentioning that the Fire Island lighthouse is close means you're south shore.. Possibly BayShore - Deer Park / Dix Hills area.. I'm over in Commack ..
4:27 - ** tries to not say "that's what she said" **
4:32 - ** tries yet again to not say "that's what she said" **
Fun fact: when J, K, and the alien worms go to K’s old apartment and we see the family on the couch the little girl is actually Tommy Lee Jones’s daughter.
We need you in Hollywood to make movies great again 👍
MMGA!!!
Sad what has happened to Hollywood. Seems originality and creativity has died. 😢
Can't wait for you to watch the third one. Definitely my favorite!
Woohoo, new shanaction dropped! Man you're getting hooked on these Thursday drops. And I've been waiting for this one for a while now since I saw it listed. 😁
Nice, quirky reaction, Shanelle! I saw MiB II on cable just a few years ago myself, and like you I thought it was a worthy sequel, if not as good as the first. Speaking of trivia:
David Cross, who played the morgue attendant that got slimed to the ceiling by Edgar the Bug in MiB I, is also in this film as Newton, the guy with the glasses who gave J and K the fictionalized Light of Zartha video.
I wonder if he's in MiB III, too. 😄
That intro is by actor Peter Graves, the Mr. Phelps of Mission Impossible (TV Show).
36:35 - And you weren't off, I thought the same (as you). And I don't know anyone who interpreted it like they say in the trivia.
Heads up. I seem to be in the minority on this hot take, but the third entry in the series Men In Black III is my personal favorite and does the rate feat of coming up with not only a really good solid central story idea, but then has a good second act idea to carry us through the middle portion of the film, but then has a plot twist so unexpected, so out of left field yet when you go back and see the steps took and dominoes all set up to fall for the final chip result to happen, it is accomplished without taking any short cuts or cutting any creative corners, it's an amazing series upender and of mind-blowing character recontexualizing of their entire relationship with each other and also from the very beginning of it and affects and reinforms how we watch the first two films , particularly the first entry. This is a huge accomplishment and seems to have been lost to the mists of time. It's not contrived, it feels genuine and earned, no spoiler, but they pull off a magic trick that's up there with the Back To The Future trilogy of finishing the trilogy strong with a deepening of our two main characters. All that said, Will Smith dials it up to 11 in the role and it's easily his most charismatic turn as Agent J. He owns it and after the third act revelation, I had tears. Its incredibly moving. Cant wait
It's funny that you mention movies turning out to be simpler than you've built them up to be in your head. I've done that with games. I'll read a review or even the manual, learn about all the different options you have in the game, and think that it's going to really complex or hard to get to grips with. Then when I finally play it, it's not nearly as complicated as I expected.
David Cross plays the video store owner. He was also the morgue attendant who seemed to have gotten killed in the first film, when he was stuck to the ceiling with bug goo. Nice to see he survived his encounter with the Edgar bug.
25:51 the guy is Director Barry Sonnenfeld
15:31 - 1 ) Notice how they mirroring J's first time in that room? And 2 ) Dat face! 🤣
21:36 - Hey, they COULD ALSO be looking for anchovy fillets in virgin olive oil. 😁
This was one of the very first DVDs I ever owned. And Spiderman 2. Two AMAZING sequels imo
Did you notice that the guy with the videotape was the same guy from the first movie that sprayed the bugs in the morgue that got stuck in the ceiling.
9:04 - Well, I mean...you *DID.* Remember, in the 1st one, the "Edgar" suit? 😉
11:43 - And with that comment you're head-to-head with Karen Gillian's "Ooo Doctor, you sonic'd her!" 🤣
Hailey (David Cross' girlfriend) is Julie "The Cat" from Mighty Ducks 2 and 3!!!
30:52 - Shanelle's head at this point in the movie: 🤯
"Life was simpler when the Baha Men were topping the charts."
Lol, this was the summer after 9-11. We were rearing up to go to war, and were in the 1 year window when school shootings slowed to a trickle.
Barry Sonnenfeld(director) also directed Addams family. I never put that together, he must’ve really liked that font. Also I always thought she was K’s daughter
My mom wrote the definitive history of Fire Island and there are all sorts of interesting facts about the lighthouse, some humorous. I'll have to go back and look.
It’s pretty much rule one of theatre, don’t kill a dog in the first act unless you really, really mean it. It’s how we knew out the gate that The Thing wasn’t fucking around.
Always enjoy your reactions. Looking forward to The Fugitive. GREAT movie.
36:01 - YASS! The Fugitive, confirmed! 😃
"Smoking!"
Was from "The Mask"
26:00 That´s Barry Sonnenfeld , the movie´s director
Agree with many responses about how I cannot wait for you to react to MIB3...my favorite, emotionally. Also, recommending, Seven Pounds, for a reuinion of Will and Rosario. Very different connection...and one of my faves.
19:35 - Damn gurl, took 'ya long enough! 🤣🤣🤣
23:32 - "Oh!" for the video title or "Oh!" for recognizing the morgue clerk?
25:46 - Yeah, that checks out. The C.G.I. only approach would've been noticeable.
Sad fact: The final scene in MiB² was supposed to happen on top of the World Trade Centre.
Due to the events on September 11. 2001 they couldnt leave it that way.
Also Spiderman, that startet in 2002 ...there was a teaser where a helicopter got stuck in a spiderweb between the twintowers.
Imagine how good the footage would have been tho
18:14 that was the mask
When K goes back to his old apartment, I believe the current occupants are actually the director (Barry) of this movie and his family.
I know you're working on seeing movies but the actress who played the girlfriend in this that looked a lot like Natalie Portman is actually another actress who played Kat in The Mighty Ducks franchise. Definitely worth checking out if you want a good Emilio Estevez trilogy
Now you have to watch Part 3. It's way better than part 2.
Fiorentino is known for being hard to work with to put it politely, it's not the first time.
Loved Rosario in RENT, excellent movie
0:52 - Good call, give the public what they want. 😉
"Jeff excuse my partner, he's new and he's. . ."
"WOOOOOOOOOOOOWWW!!!! WOOWWW!!"
"Kinda stupid."
'T' was portrayed by actor Patrick Warburton, the voice of Joe Swanson in Family Guy!!!!!👮
Grey hair man at the beginning played Jim Phelps in the original Mission Impossible tv series.
1:05 - Don't feel bad, when this one came out it did feel like the first one was released just the year prior. At least that's how I remember it. 😊
I put in 35 years with the post office (retired), so i can attest to that fact that the post office is full of aliens!
Did you notice how Johnny Knoxville's character just sort of disappears from the film altogether, the last mention of him is by the Worm Guys. Personally I don't rate this one as much as the original, but think MIB3 is an improvement on this entry.
Now that you mention it yeah. Is there a story there or just editing?
@@debbyemerson3877 I'm honestly not sure, might be a story behind it somewhere.
I have always said that the word "again" can make funny even funnier.
"Life was so simple..." Shan...little to do with the time period, mostly to do with age. We all say that same thing about (insert song/decade).... at time when we had no worries or responsibilities. Although, you're right in that It's a little different now than 2002..cell phones were still relatively new. No smart phones yet. News and trends on the internet weren't quite as instantaneous as they are now because there was no social media yet.
Actually, the font first showed up in Dr. Strangelove, I think.
I love this one as much as i love the others. It was a fun story, fun performances, love it.
Mankind is the correct wording
Given you like Doctor Dolittle (1998) with Eddie Murphy, you should check out the 1967 original with Rex Harrison in the title role. Harrison's version of the character is less manic and more everyone's friend.
I like mib 1 and 2 but IMO 3 is the best
18:19 - "Smokin'!"? No silly, it's from Batman! 🤪
I saw this in theaters and I loved it at the time. Still fun now.
13:44 that’s Biz Markie an 80s rapper who beat boxes.
I absolutely loved your reaction. Many people don't care for this movie. I liked it, and I'm exceedingly happy that you did too.
Look up the outtakes from this movie. (React to it for us?)
They tried out several names for the "ballchinian".
The next in this series is actually better IMHO.
14:11 - "I'm like: Is that machine real? Shanelle!" 🤣🤣🤣
"Life was so simple when ... Baha Men topped the charts".. Yeah, you know what, as a Gen Xer, you are very not wrong.
"The end of history" as it was termed, from 1991 fall of the Berlin Wall, to the 2001 terrorist attack was truly salad days.
There was the dotcom crash in 2000, but it was nothing compared to 2008 or 2020.
24:54 - Actually, J told her that. That was 'cause K first gave a standard explanation, so he...let's say "spruced" it up. That's what you missed and is tripping you up now. 😉
30:08 - *Sniff, sniff* That was beautiful! 🥺
12:20 - I suppose so...Aw, what do I know, I was just a few years outta secondary school. 🤷♂
Twister with Rosario Dawson sounds like a fun night.
It's funny that not one banana was squished when Jeff the giant worm tosses J out of the hole and J lands on the fruit cart, not one. I love it.
First time i noticed it
Shanelle you mentioned that the apartment where J & K and the worms aquire the weapons, the little girl was TLJ's daughter, well the man with the glasses in the same room was the films director Barry sonnenfeld. Hope you enjoyed the 4th of July celebrations.
Why is your voice , like in this video, sometimes waaay more relaxing than others
AHHH THE FUGITIVE IS A PERFECT FILM!
It really is. People point to "Back to the Future" or "Tootsie" as the perfect screenplay, but "The Fugitive" hits all the beats AND has like 9 fully developed characters.
18:33 - ALL TWO MOVIES?! 🤣🤣🤣