MEN IN BLACK II (2002) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | Reaction & Commentary

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  • @BriarShinn
    @BriarShinn Рік тому +87

    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

    • @bossfan49
      @bossfan49 Рік тому

      So K had sex with an alien from Zartha?

  • @Peter-oh3hc
    @Peter-oh3hc Рік тому +55

    "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

  • @Chris_Marrero
    @Chris_Marrero Рік тому +44

    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!

  • @vigorousera
    @vigorousera Рік тому +23

    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".

  • @kyledubbya0925
    @kyledubbya0925 7 місяців тому +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

  • @legionaireb
    @legionaireb Рік тому +21

    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.

  • @menolikey_
    @menolikey_ Рік тому +44

    Some folks hate MIB3 but it's my personal favorite and I've seen them all in the theater.

    • @Kennyisdarkvanilla
      @Kennyisdarkvanilla Рік тому +7

      MIB3 had a very good ending.

    • @dennislittau6320
      @dennislittau6320 Рік тому +5

      Same here, the 3rd one is awesome 🙂

    • @debbyemerson3877
      @debbyemerson3877 Рік тому +5

      What's to hate? Sometimes people just want to be controversial

    • @XcaptainXobliviousX
      @XcaptainXobliviousX Рік тому +1

      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.

  • @malcolmhodnett8874
    @malcolmhodnett8874 6 місяців тому +4

    Will has some of the best comedic screaming in the world 😂

  • @cometgirl217
    @cometgirl217 Рік тому +24

    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 🍕😂

  • @mdeluxe1929
    @mdeluxe1929 Рік тому +5

    Agent T (Patrick W.) at the time was the Tick in another series. Hence why he was Agent T.

  • @TheChickenlittle11
    @TheChickenlittle11 Рік тому +3

    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.

  • @chris...9497
    @chris...9497 Рік тому +27

    Wait until you see the next one in the series!
    Especially when you see what K goes through!
    And what J goes through!

  • @jackdoud
    @jackdoud Рік тому +7

    The locker still exists in the Sony archives. It's an incredibly detailed miniature that they inserted costumed actors into.

  • @Enembie
    @Enembie Рік тому +26

    Loved the reaction! Can't wait for 3. It's my favorite of the Trilogy... there are no more after 3...

    • @ShanelleRiccio
      @ShanelleRiccio  Рік тому +9

      Can't wait!

    • @-M0LE
      @-M0LE Рік тому +2

      3 is .. Ok

    • @peperino25
      @peperino25 Рік тому +6

      @@ShanelleRiccio part 3 is my FAVORITE♡

    • @kabooomcro3201
      @kabooomcro3201 Рік тому

      miss we wannt 3 !! :)@@ShanelleRiccio

    • @BigGil103
      @BigGil103 Рік тому +2

      There is a spin off, MIB: International with Chris Hemsworth, but it was meh lol not the same without Will & Tommy

  • @KingCorbinCosmos
    @KingCorbinCosmos 5 місяців тому +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

  • @joeyc630
    @joeyc630 Рік тому +11

    The 3rd Men In Black film is pretty cool too 😊

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому +1

    32:44 - I know, I like those callbacks too, especially since they didn't overdo it.

  • @timhibbard4226
    @timhibbard4226 Рік тому +6

    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

  • @justinm.1
    @justinm.1 11 місяців тому +5

    J losing it at the people in the subway lives rent free in my head 😂

  • @KyleMcintoshMAC316
    @KyleMcintoshMAC316 9 місяців тому +1

    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

  • @Rob_Infinity3
    @Rob_Infinity3 Рік тому +2

    4:27 - ** tries to not say "that's what she said" **
    4:32 - ** tries yet again to not say "that's what she said" **

  • @dbsagacious
    @dbsagacious Рік тому +8

    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 🤔

    • @plumdutchess
      @plumdutchess Рік тому +2

      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).

  • @BigGil103
    @BigGil103 Рік тому +4

    The blooper reel for this movie is gold! 😂even has Will Smith attempting the different names for the "ballchinian" haha

  • @pauld6967
    @pauld6967 Рік тому +2

    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.

  • @danholmesfilm
    @danholmesfilm Рік тому +7

    MIB 3 is a MASTERPIECE

  • @Jsspres
    @Jsspres Рік тому +7

    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.

  • @Daren_PNW
    @Daren_PNW Рік тому +1

    i love the fact that his friends' room with the bar is both short _AND_ has the old popcorn ceiling.

  • @athens_1psvr31
    @athens_1psvr31 Рік тому +2

    MIB3 might be my favorite and it actually made the first better.

  • @IntenseSarcasm
    @IntenseSarcasm Рік тому +8

    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.

  • @Wix_Mitwirth
    @Wix_Mitwirth Рік тому +1

    I just realised the added horror element of the worms's apartment, that an undersized environment would have a popcorn ceiling...😱

  • @christopherschafer7675
    @christopherschafer7675 Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому +11

    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! 🤣

    • @zbennalley
      @zbennalley Рік тому +2

      'Though she be but little she is fierce'

    • @TheJamieRamone
      @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

      @@zbennalley I know, right? 😂

  • @-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-

    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.

  • @bekindandrewind1422
    @bekindandrewind1422 Рік тому +1

    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 ..

  • @lurkerrekrul
    @lurkerrekrul Рік тому +2

    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.

  • @pablosonic892
    @pablosonic892 Рік тому +2

    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

  • @scottvivian9859
    @scottvivian9859 Рік тому +31

    We need you in Hollywood to make movies great again 👍

    • @jreeves1990
      @jreeves1990 Рік тому +3

      MMGA!!!

    • @tomyoung9049
      @tomyoung9049 Рік тому +2

      Sad what has happened to Hollywood. Seems originality and creativity has died. 😢

  • @LacoSinfonia
    @LacoSinfonia Рік тому +1

    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

  • @tb104
    @tb104 Рік тому +7

    Can't wait for you to watch the third one. Definitely my favorite!

  • @MorlokKurak777
    @MorlokKurak777 Рік тому +1

    When K goes back to his old apartment, I believe the current occupants are actually the director (Barry) of this movie and his family.

  • @weissfussindianer
    @weissfussindianer Рік тому +2

    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.

    • @-M0LE
      @-M0LE Рік тому +1

      Imagine how good the footage would have been tho

  • @Deined
    @Deined Рік тому +1

    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. 😄

  • @MadcapMatt
    @MadcapMatt Рік тому +2

    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

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому +3

    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. 😁

  • @warre1
    @warre1 Рік тому +1

    Grey hair man at the beginning played Jim Phelps in the original Mission Impossible tv series.

  • @Lynn705Hal
    @Lynn705Hal Рік тому +7

    Always enjoy your reactions. Looking forward to The Fugitive. GREAT movie.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому +1

    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. 😊

  • @BobSingerDaGunslinger
    @BobSingerDaGunslinger Рік тому

    That intro is by actor Peter Graves, the Mr. Phelps of Mission Impossible (TV Show).

  • @thegingergyrl455
    @thegingergyrl455 Рік тому +2

    I saw this in theaters and I loved it at the time. Still fun now.

  • @KingCorbinCosmos
    @KingCorbinCosmos Рік тому +1

    Why is your voice , like in this video, sometimes waaay more relaxing than others

  • @chuckhackett4493
    @chuckhackett4493 Рік тому +1

    Fun fact: At 25:51 that's Barry Sonnefeld

  • @kyledubbya0925
    @kyledubbya0925 7 місяців тому

    This was one of the very first DVDs I ever owned. And Spiderman 2. Two AMAZING sequels imo

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

    9:04 - Well, I mean...you *DID.* Remember, in the 1st one, the "Edgar" suit? 😉

  • @alancrofoot
    @alancrofoot Рік тому +1

    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.

    • @-M0LE
      @-M0LE Рік тому +1

      First time i noticed it

  • @danaclinton7105
    @danaclinton7105 Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

    21:36 - Hey, they COULD ALSO be looking for anchovy fillets in virgin olive oil. 😁

  • @famat161
    @famat161 Рік тому

    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.

  • @danielhoehne801
    @danielhoehne801 Рік тому +2

    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.

  • @dwhelm84
    @dwhelm84 Рік тому

    "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.

  • @gumperman
    @gumperman Місяць тому

    3:41 🤦No, it's not the same font used on ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES, which was the same font used previously on THE ADDAMS FAMILY. I'm not sure why the person who incorrectly added that as trivia on the imdb page for the first MEN IN BLACK only mentioned VALUES when both ADDAMS FAMILY movies use the same font, which again is not the same font, though similar looking in some ways, used on the MIB films.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

    15:31 - 1 ) Notice how they mirroring J's first time in that room? And 2 ) Dat face! 🤣

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

    26:16 - Hehe, see Shanelle THAT'S why I prefer video over plain text for the trivia: The man in the apartment with the wife and daughter was Barry Sonnenfeld. I recognized him from an episode of the Directors, the TNT show that presents the history of great filmmakers from their mouths. 😉

  • @nimblehealer199
    @nimblehealer199 Рік тому

    25:51 the guy is Director Barry Sonnenfeld

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

    30:52 - Shanelle's head at this point in the movie: 🤯

  • @bossfan49
    @bossfan49 Рік тому

    Hailey (David Cross' girlfriend) is Julie "The Cat" from Mighty Ducks 2 and 3!!!

  • @christophermitchell6307
    @christophermitchell6307 Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @thejamppa
    @thejamppa Рік тому +1

    Despite the troubled production, like major re-working of the ending thanks to 9/11 that left somehow ending felt bit separate of the other film, as for sequel this is really well done. Out of trilogy my fave goes 3,1 and 2. I won't count reboot to this, it has its moments, thanks to chemistry between main cast, but still nothing beats OG trilogy.

  • @mattsmith7490
    @mattsmith7490 Рік тому

    I love your expressing at 2:57. You remind me of my grand daughter waiting for a birthday present!

  • @McBeelzebub
    @McBeelzebub Рік тому

    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.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

    4:20 - Shanelle, this is the internet. Of course you're an expert, EVERYONE here's an expert. Also, regarding the temporal placement of that remark: nice! 😂

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

    14:11 - "I'm like: Is that machine real? Shanelle!" 🤣🤣🤣

  • @danholmesfilm
    @danholmesfilm Рік тому +3

    AHHH THE FUGITIVE IS A PERFECT FILM!

    • @kebernet
      @kebernet Рік тому

      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.

  • @wendyscribbles
    @wendyscribbles Рік тому

    12:08 Random comment about "who let the dogs out." I remember I was in high school when the song was first released and someone hollered 'Who let the dogs out!' in the hallway and everyone started barking. That song was every where.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

    11:43 - And with that comment you're head-to-head with Karen Gillian's "Ooo Doctor, you sonic'd her!" 🤣

  • @sutej72
    @sutej72 Рік тому

    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.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

    36:01 - YASS! The Fugitive, confirmed! 😃

  • @lurkerrekrul
    @lurkerrekrul Рік тому

    If you like talking animals, watch the series Mr. Ed. It's about a talking horse. It ran for 143 episodes between 1962 and 1966. I grew up watching the syndicated reruns.

  • @Kevinesrealitychannel
    @Kevinesrealitychannel Рік тому +1

    Now you have to watch Part 3. It's way better than part 2.

  • @otakuwolf4ever985
    @otakuwolf4ever985 Рік тому

    "Jeff excuse my partner, he's new and he's. . ."
    "WOOOOOOOOOOOOWWW!!!! WOOWWW!!"
    "Kinda stupid."

  • @lokithecat7225
    @lokithecat7225 Рік тому

    "Smoking!"
    Was from "The Mask"

  • @j.m.marshall669
    @j.m.marshall669 Рік тому +2

    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.

    • @debbyemerson3877
      @debbyemerson3877 Рік тому

      Now that you mention it yeah. Is there a story there or just editing?

    • @j.m.marshall669
      @j.m.marshall669 Рік тому

      @@debbyemerson3877 I'm honestly not sure, might be a story behind it somewhere.

  • @godfreyofbouillon966
    @godfreyofbouillon966 Рік тому

    Fiorentino is known for being hard to work with to put it politely, it's not the first time.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

    19:35 - Damn gurl, took 'ya long enough! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

    12:44 - Ugh, I know what you mean. That's a type of shot that falls under the category of "iconic"! And did you notice that though widely used, it's not passed that threshold of becoming cliché. It's like a Goldielocks kinda thing, you know?

  • @wonderweasle2212
    @wonderweasle2212 Рік тому +1

    Mankind is the correct wording

  • @brianstanton6026
    @brianstanton6026 Рік тому +1

    I really enjoyed this one more than the original I gotta be honest, just the idea of more Frank and the Worm Guys made this one pretty good. The original is still awesome and yes Frank singing to Who Let The Dogs Out does stick in my mind.

  • @misterno-ice-guy8082
    @misterno-ice-guy8082 Рік тому

    Patrick Warburton is in this (that's Joe from Family Guy) and so is Johnny Knoxville! They're both in Big Trouble also.. (the one with Tim Allen and Rene Russo). Also, Martha Stewart is in that one too, I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen and/or heard of it.
    All of Dave Barry's works are something special

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

    25:46 - Yeah, that checks out. The C.G.I. only approach would've been noticeable.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

    0:52 - Good call, give the public what they want. 😉

  • @vwlssnvwls3262
    @vwlssnvwls3262 Рік тому

    I have always said that the word "again" can make funny even funnier.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому +2

    5:00 - Have I told you recently I love your reactions? 😂

  • @sarahjane86guitar
    @sarahjane86guitar Рік тому +2

    I can’t wait for your reaction to Men in Black III!

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

    22:40 - I shall make that my new mantra for every new video: "Shan's back! All hail the reaction giver! All hail the reaction giver!" 😁

  • @MadcapMatt
    @MadcapMatt Рік тому +1

    Watching this just before watching Clerks 2 was a nicely timed accident

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

    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. 😉

  • @seaminer5894
    @seaminer5894 Рік тому

    26:00 That´s Barry Sonnenfeld , the movie´s director

  • @kebernet
    @kebernet Рік тому +1

    "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.

  • @arndnaj
    @arndnaj 5 місяців тому

    I love this one as much as i love the others. It was a fun story, fun performances, love it.

  • @TheJamieRamone
    @TheJamieRamone Рік тому

    18:19 - "Smokin'!"? No silly, it's from Batman! 🤪