**PURE INSANITY!!** Men in Black (1997) Reaction: FIRST TIME WATCHING
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*PURE INSANITY!!* Men in Black (1997) Reaction: FIRST TIME WATCHING
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Vincent D'Onofrio (Edgar and alien cockroach) gave one of the best performances of his career in this film 🤣
I know eggar , and that's no eggar... 😂😂😂😂
This, Leonard from Full Metal Jacket, and the Kingpin on Netflix's Daredevil are his 3 best roles; but I can't crown a winner between them. All of them are SO good
@@MrTommygunz420he also did well as Detective Bobby Goren in one of the Law & Order shows
@@artembentsionov Law & Order Criminal Intent was awesome because D'Onofrio's character would always get the criminals to confess.
@@templedoombryan3200 he was based on Sherlock Holmes: a detective with his own demons and even an arch-nemesis
11:00 no, you don't get it. That actually WAS the test.
Everyone else just put up with the discomfort, but he took initiative to improvise.
Which is a big thing in Men in Black.
Yeah exactly! Adapting optimally to each situation!
The shooting range was the second test. As MiB you have to think, before you act and "Jay" showed that skill perfectly while the Army/Navy/Airforce Soldiers shoot before they think. In any regular combat situation, that comes in handy, because you identify your target and shoot. But in the agency, you could accidently harm or kill a friendly alien only because of his looks
@@Anthyrion Yes, adding on to that: Jay's observations about "Little Tiffany" mirror Kay's observations about Mikey in the opening scene. Mikey took on a disguise and traveled with immigrants, not realizing that being unable to understand another human language gives him away. Similarly, the hypothetical "Little TIffany" alien grabbed some books to disguise itself as a child from school, not realizing that the context of the books gives itself away in a similar manner. Both Kay and Jay display an aptitude for sniffing out the truth, which is crucial for MiB, while both Mikey and Little Tiffany made the same mistake of missing context clues and ultimately gave themselves away (very much like "the British 3 vs the German 3" in Inglorious Basterds).
I love this movie! What I appreciate is that Tommy Lee Jones can speak Spanish, and they put that in there as a skill.
I loved how he surprised everyone when he spoke Spanish in Man of the House (2005).
Oh dang I didn't realize he can actual speak Spanish! Yet another talent on his resume!
@@nickreacts6394 Yes! He indeed the man! 🤠🫡
@@williambryan3346My favorite is his single line in Spanish in no country for old men😂
Tommy Lee Jones being born and raised in Texas helped his Spanish skills :)
"This definitely rates a 9.0 on my Weird-Shit-O-Meter." Still one of my favorite lines ever.
One of my fav quotes comes from this movie and it's from Tommy Lee's Char- "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals, and you know it."
Sad, but true.
Such a great line!
A person can be smart. Most aren't.
It sadly gets more relevant every year.
The other great quote with a nice little nod to the US Forces: "Gentlemen, congratulations. You're everything we've come to expect from years of government training."
@@Anthyrion We at the FBI do not have a sense of humor we are aware of.
The scene where they are shaking the pug cracks me up every time.😂
Vincent D'Onofrio is such a great actor.
If you want to see another great movie with Tommy Lee Jones, you should watch The Fugitive (1993)
maybe even check out The Park is Mine.
It's all of them a little past their peaks, but Space Cowboys is a good one with him AND Clint Eastwood in it
Men in Black as a concept comes from conspiracy theorist / UFO lore, where it is used to describe government agents (in black suits) who allegedly interrogate, harass, memory-wipe or assassinate UFO witnesses. So yeah, that's why the movie is called that. Somebody took that concept and ran with it.
Yeah and the original Aircel/Malibu Comic Book which was later bought out by MARVEL around the time the first sequel to this film was in production was based on all sorts of conspiracy theories, not just aliens and the MIB themselves were much more morally ambiguous like in the original concept from the 1950s than outright heroic like in The Film, Video Game, Theme Park attractions and animated series!
did you notice that the actor who played the bug in the Edgar suit was the same actor who played Private Pyle in Full Metal Jacket?
He's also Kingpin from the marvel TV series, Detective Goren from Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and about a hundred other characters from various TV shows & movies. Vincent D'Onofrio is an amazing actor.
@@jemal999 I first saw him as Dawson in "Adventures in Babysitting." It's hard to believe the roles are played by the same actor. David Bowie might be the Chameleon of Rock, but Vincent d'Onofrio is the Chameleon of Hollywood.
It all comes around at the 3rd movie! Brilliant! Great Trilogy!
Do Men in Black 2 and 3 too!
but dont bother with Men In Black International, that wasnt anywhere near as good.
@@starscreamthecruel8026I prefer the 1 and 3 over the 2 also. The 2 is a little lacking but I want to see if nick agrees!😏
That was Vincent d'Onofrio as the Bug, yes, a stupendous actor, and clearly a fun one, too!
The man behind the makeup is Rick Baker. He was nominated 12 times for Best Makeup at the Academy Awards. He won 7 of them. His first award was actually the very first one when the category was created. The movie was An American Werewolf in London. His seventh award was for The Wolfman.
You guys are so fun to watch and the sense of humor you both got is great!! I hope you two watch all 3 movies they are so great!!
I absolutely adore this trilogy. Anytime any of the movies air on tv, it will usually be put on in our household.
Fun fact: this first movie is an Academy Award winning film! (For Best Makeup)
Definitely check out 2 & 3 as well, you two. All three are worth it!
Oh, but not 4 (International). Bleh. Also, Nick, note that this is based on the Marvel Comics! :)
The Farmer who gets killed and has an alien wearing his body isVincent D'onofrio --the King PIn in Daredevil ,the psychotic Marine Recruit in Full Metal Jacket ,breakout role in Mystic Pizza with Julia Roberts .
Many will know him as Detective Goren from the T.V. show Law and Order: Criminal Intent.
I never noticed that was him.
He was also Thor/the mechanic in Adventures in Babysitting. I'd seen that movie so many times before I realized that
Oh i think that guy in the morgue with the fly swatter was the wheelchair dude in Scary Movie 2.
The one that got his head blown off and then it grew back i think i read is Tony Shalhoub (Monk, Mrs Maisel)
Both correct. The other guy's name is David Cross. He's been friends with Ben Stiller and Jack Black for forever.
Tony Shalhoub has a great role in Galaxy Quest too. 😉
I think one of the best things about the Men in Black movies is that on the surface, Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith seem like a dynamic that wouldn’t have a lot of chemistry together, but they’re dynamic is just incredible 😆
One of the things to recognize with the marble scene is the scale of things. When you saw the galaxy on orion's collar, you commented on how small it is and if there are microscopic beings living in there. Put 2 and 2 together with the final scene being a relation to that scene. You thought that galaxy was small. Those aliens were playing marbles with several galaxies. To them, we would be just as tiny as you thought of the potential beings in the one on the collar. And what's to say that the marble playing aliens aren't in the same situation, and how many more levels does it go? Obviously, it is a plot point and not realistic since we can see several other galaxies outside the milky way, but it is something interesting to think about.
Reminds me of the locker moment in MIB2.
It makes your head spin!
It reminds me of a moment when I was a teen (I was really into astronomy and everything about planets and stars and space then) and I suddenly started thinking what is around the universe. And If there are multiple universes maybe they are like bubbles in another much bigger space and on and on. Besides just a few trops of water my contain a tiny microcosmos of it's own. It's cool how the movie put's you attantion to the vast space but also to small things.
As a space nerd, it reminds me of the video of the end of the universe. Scares most people when they watch it, but amazes me with how vast things are and how small we are. @@sawanna508
After ID and MIB, you must complete the 90's fun sci-fi trilogy by watching the Fifth Element (1997). An absolute blast!!
I would love to see you two react to MIB2. The energy in this video was AWESOME.
I loved this movie growing up! My mom and I used to watch it together and die laughing everytime because theres so many good jokes that you cab pick up the more you watch it same with the sequel.
Elvis is not dead he just went home is one of my favorite jokes of all time. 😂😂 definitely a classic! 💗💗
PLEASE REACT TO THE TRILOGY (n°3 is my fav)
also i recommend you :
★ *Small Soldiers* (1998) _/starring _*_Kirsten Dunst_*_ & _*_Tommy Lee Jones_*_ (voice)_
Directed by *Joe Dante* (Gremlins SAGA)
★ *Wild Wild West* (1999) _/starring _*_Will Smith_*_ & _*_Salma Hayek_*
Directed by *Barry Sonnenfeld* (Men In Black SAGA)
BONUS TRACK
🔥 *The Devil's Advocate* (1997) 🔥
starring *Al Pacino* , *Charlize Theron* & *Keanu Reeves*
Directed by *Taylor Hackford*
Oh yes - Small Soldiers please. Love it!
Small Soldiers is one of my favorites!
I died at Nick’s face when she said she believes that the Earth is flat 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Just to be fair & clear, she did Clarify that she believes that people are dumb enough to believe that, not that she believed it herself! :P
@@jemal999 I know, I’m talking about the initial face when he thought she was saying that 😂
6:28 - Great pre-active joke here, Edgar getting stopped by the bug screen.
29:45 - They established when J was first getting screened that the towers were space ships in disguise. J remembered them by looking at the mural. All Edgar needed to do was recognize the ships on that postcard, which is why he took it.
39:17 - The idea that the government knows about aliens and has been keeping the knowledge from the public has been around ever since people started believing aliens exist. The image of men in suits has always been associated with government agencies, so the idea of men in suits covering up alien encounters developed fairly quickly and evolved into the concept of the Men in Black. This concept was adapted into a comic book in 1990 and the comic was the inspiration for the movies.
First test - Problem solving. Personally, I would have pulled my chair to the table.😁
Second test - Attention to detail. You should pause some of your shows and see what's on the book shelves. My son pointed out a scene in a Scooby-Doo cartoon that had a copy of
"The Marquee De Sade" on the shelf. He paused the video, his son was watching, on a library scene out of curiosity.
Third test - Physical ability. That WAS an impressive run down.
I really hope you do all three movies! The third one is by far my favorite.
I concur.
Ooof and the villain for the third is also my favorite
The DVD of this actually had a bonus feature of the scene where the ball bounces around the office but without the visual effects, and it's hilarious just watching people react to nothing and things moving for seemingly no reason whatsoever. It's probably somewhere on UA-cam if you want to look it up.
You two had a lot of fun with this one. :-) You might like to see Tommy Lee Jones in "The Fugitive" along with Harrison Ford. Intense but very good. ....but I do like to see you have fun.
Great reaction, as always!
Definitely watch MIB 2 & 3. Both are good. Really like #3, because not only the original cast, but Josh Brolin as a young "K." He definitely pulls it off well. Great back story also.
You guys have such great chemistry. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much!
The Skinwalker (The Bug) always reminds me of the School Chef from "You can't do THAT on television"
_"I 'eard tha-at!"_
I love these movies, though 2 not as much. In the DVD special features, Vincent D'Onofrio said something like he spent 4 hours in makeup to, "Almost look like I normally do." It's wild to think that Vincent D'Onofrio went on to play Kingpin in the MCU. You never would've expected that based on this performance.
This was a rly fun movie, I loved the idea that a galaxy can be so tiny since we can't even process how small our solar system is in the universe 🙂
Oh u need to react to "I am Legend" and "Seven Pounds" after this, two of my favourites of Will Smiths acting
And also "I, Robot" and "Hancock" are awesome too
Still remember seeing this on VHS as a kid and the sequel in theaters thanks to some movie ticket coupons I won in school!
Back when my local AMC theater wasn't a dine in theater and instead an acrade theater!
I still call supermarket tabloids 'the Hot Sheets'. For more Tommy Lee Jones try THE FUGITIVE (1993), and the mini-series LONESOME DOVE (1989) a four-part Western mini-series based on a 1985 Larry McMurtry novel, starring Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones as former Texas Rangers who decide to become cattlemen in the 1870s. For an unrelated Action Rom/Com try ROMANCING THE STONE (1984) with Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner.
I see those two "space ships" in queens. On the grand central i believe. NY
Can't wait for the rest of the series!
Great TLJ movie is the Fugitive, definitely watch that!
Funnily enough, in the Comic the Bugs look like a mix of dragonflies and humans rather than the giant cockroaches of the Film.
28:06 “Fxxxing…why did the cat do that?!?” If you can answer this simple question many of us ask every damn day, you will truly be a Jedi Master.
I just realised, one of the officers at the start of the movie is Tara's dad in Buffy.
When J mentions his teacher, K knew who she was right away. How would he know that? I mean, they had only just met, right.
That answer comes at the end of Men in Black III, the best one,
One of the best movies of the 90s 😊
The dragonfly at the beginning was a reference to the fact that in The Comic instead of looking like giant cockroaches The Bugs in The Comic looked more like a mix of humans and dragonflies, also most of them aside from Edgar were pacifists like the Arquillians.
Iconic! Pls react to *Men In Black 3* 💫
the 2nd one is not a big deal (it's fun tho), but the 3rd movie is great :)
Men in Black 2 is amazing but I adore Men in Black 3.
One of my favourite movies of the 90s. Always a fantastic reaction. Wynn (?)'s energy is amazing. So enjoyable to see you two reacting together. The banter is priceless.
Thanks so much! I've said it a million times but I'm a lucky guy, her name is spelled Quynh :)
Thank you so much! I had to guess from the sound. I was way off!
Jones' Spanish is better than mine. Tommy Lee Jones played a cop in The Eyes of Laura Mars(1978).
The globe and the two structures are real. They are from the 1965 NY World's Fair located in Flushing, Queens, NY( near the Mets Baseball stadium).
The movie was named after this urban legend:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_black
I love Tommy Lee Jones. My favorites of his movies are this, The Fugitive & U.S. Marshalls and Volcano.
Another Will Smith favorite is Wild Wild West with Kevin Kline.
Linda Fiorentino is a total badass in The Last Seduction. Wicked. 🖤
Dogma...
That wasn’t Linda Fiorentino. That was Wendy…Wendy Kroy…
I love how the FX for the car going real fast is just sped up footage like student films in highschool
Masterpiece ever. Great
I went to Universal Studios and played the men in Black game and it was amazing because you basically you’re on the little car going around shooting at the aliens
You two should watch Galaxy Quest, I think you'd really have a blast!
I saw this movie in the theater when I was 8 years old and I'm turning 35 tomorrow. I'm afraid it's all over, folks.
Happy birthday!! 🥳
I really like the scene where all the potential recruits were shooting the targets and Will only shoots the little girl. if you think about it, it shows exactly the kind of perceptiveness an MIB agent would need. A majority of the aliens they'd be dealing with will be nonviolent so going in guns blazing every time they see a freaky alien would be bad. Whereas with an alien up to no good, you'd have to be on the lookout for subtle signs that wouldn't be immediately obvious to anyone else. It's a nice piece of subtle worldbuilding that isn't overtly explained to the audience but is obvious if you think about it.
Lucky guy. She's adorable ✌️❤️
For fun you should check out Will Smith's Men In Black music video!
I will!
You guys are a great pair at reacting... The way you react together is lovely. You make a beautiful couple... Thor has found his Sif!
I love this movie! MIB 2 is great as well, better even in some ways.
The test scene means he passed, because he adapted to the situation in an unconventional way that no one else even considered. Something crucial in that line of work.
The other test shows that he is using his brains instead of prejustice in a hostile situation. He's not going by how they look but what seems truly suspicious. Another crucial matter in that line of work. Not all aliens are bad even if we think they are odd-looking or even ugly.
You two are so adorable together.
In the beginning credits it shows that it's based on a comic book series.
This is really such a fun movie and never takes itself seriously. You guys are a super cute couple and I love watching your reactions.
comedy gold, the actors great, story...so much fun!
I just came looking for people who saw the series so please finish the trilogy, this was fun
Vincent D'onofrio 😎 is one of my favorite actors - he was convincing as the cockroach here, but he's also amazing in Law & Order Criminal Intent, and as the whacked-out recruit in Full Metal Jacket. 👍
6:07 Even if you can't see it, based on what you hear, it's probably best you couldn't. Sometimes it's what you don't see is scarier.
9:10 On imdb trivia they actually have the entire joke.
11:26 Real Test: who's smart enough to use the table.
11:55 Yeah he's not shooting indiscriminately like the others, he actually took time to analyze each target and come up with a good reason not to shoot.
12:36 K's like: Okay you still don't believe me, I'll just show you the aliens then to seal the deal.
16:44 This guy here plays Lurch in the Addams Family movies(Same director as Mib: Barry Sonnenfeld)
26:06 Remember Rosenberg was tiny too, for him and the other Arquillians the galaxy would be the size of a beachball.
31:01 That's the answer we all want it to be.
33:13 Just this giant squirmy bug with all those legs stuffed into the Edgar suit(and we've seen him constantly adjusting himself to keep from poking out like nails in a burlap sack) nevermind the fact that even his ship was way smaller than he is snd he still managed to fit in it.
38:12 Earlier Frank the pug says that something important can even be very very small like size of a marble or a jewel. The other galaxy was used as a jewel on the cats collar and this galaxy is being used as a marble.
Throwing in another UFO sci-fi/comedy recommendation, REPO MAN (1984) with Emilio Estevez. Feels like it influenced Quentin Tarantino’s LA films
Men In Black is my favourite Will Smith and Tommy lee Jones movie. I mean from both actors. My second favourite Will movie is Independence Day and Jones is The Fugitive
This movie cracks me up 😂
I hope you watch 2 and 3! Theyre such good movies!
Sorry Nick, I didn't quite understand: had you already seen this movie in full, or just had some background knowledge on it?
Great reaction either way of course :)
Background knowledge
Next must be MiB2 and MiB3
Knowing this movie is about aliens is not a "spoiler".
Movies are not anticipated and then seen in a vacuum. People tend to know a bit about a movie before watching it.
Men in Black started as a comic.
Also, Kay`s much older, more cynical and humorless in The Comic. Jay and Dee are the conscience and Dee quits when he discovers a dark secret of the MIB rather than retiring of old age like in The Film, Dee`s also closer to Jay`s age in The Comic.
The baby design feels almost identical to Independence Day aliens
Please watch Galaxy Quest!
You have to do the rest of the trilogy
I've seen this film I don't know how many times, but it was just today that I realized the joke about the NYPD acronym when he was chasing his 1st alien -- "[k]Nock Your Punk-ass Down!"
And if you need more Tommy Lee Jones, might I suggest "The Fugitive?"
It must be hard to make a video about this movie tiptoeing around the score! The Danny Elfman soundtrack plays a HUGE role
The Men In Black goes back to the 50s I believe. People who have witness an U.F.O were suddenly visited by 2 men dressed totally in black and wearing dark sunglasses. These, men in black, would then prevent the witnesses from discussing what they saw to anyway and threatening the U.F.O. witness if they didnt agree. A very dark stories. Very different from the movie.
This movie series is great. I also really loved the Men In Black song Will Smith did for it. =)
Yes, i knew the song before I saw the movie.
the tentacle attacking J was the Mother as she delivered the baby. Like when a mother squeezes the hand of their partner, she was banging him against the hood of the car as she brought her child into the world.
After a really really tough and tiring day, watching you two really made me laugh and smile! Just what I needed! You guys are honestly so sweet and funny! 🤗🌼
What always surprised me about the test of the "applicants" at the organization's HQ was how little the boys made use of their improvisational talent. No thinking outside the box. Will Smith, only used the obvious thing, namely the table. But it could also have been permanently installed and therefore immovable. It may be my German mindset, but I would have just gotten out of the silly 70s armchair and filled out the questionnaire on top of the thing. Of course, that means writing while standing. Often the simplest solution is the smartest. Because with the low table, you'll get back pain in no time while writing from this armchair...
Please react to the rest of MiB 😍
Since I saw this movie I want to have a pug dog and that car "Ford LTD Crown Victoria Sedan 1981 black" XD
500 years ago everyone did *not* know the world was flat. Most had known it was round for at least a millennium or two
Part 2 when man?
I want to watch Men In Black 2 and 3.
I live not too far from the “spaceships” in Queens 😂
You two are just adorable together, how did you meet?? Does she have a channel?
another classic with Tommy Lee Jones
The Park is Mine.
13:00 😂😂😂
Great reaction as always Nick. Quỳnh has really become excellent at these videos.
Thank you so much! It's so much fun watching movies with her and I 100% agree I think she's an excellent reactor (probably better than me honestly)!
I love this movie. There was an animated series that was very good. This is the only movie I like from the franchise.