MIB3

[huntergrayson]

I'm calling this as going down in John Carter-esque flames.

They started without a script and Will Smith's diva demands and rewrites caused the reported budget to balloon to $250 million. Throw in marketing and whatnot and this has to bring in Twilight/Avengers/Avatar level money to make a profit. And I just don't think it will.

[Door]

You are likely right but I'm hoping against hope it brings back the fun spirit of the first film.

[Deleted]

I'm going to see it mainly for Josh Brolin. He's like the perfect young Tommy Lee Jones.

[FiggyPudding]

I will probably see it. It can't be worse than the second one, right?

[Deleted]

I saw this tonight, and it was...really good. Miles better than the second one. Josh Brolin was excellent, and there's a couple of awesome cameos I got a kick out of. They got a new writer for it (Etan Cohen, who co-wrote Tropic Thunder) so I think that made all the difference. The story actually made sense despite the time travel stuff, and there were actually some genuinely sweet moments. I think Sonnenfeld et al learned from their mistakes with the second one.

[FiggyPudding]

That's exactly how I felt! The second one was in the same comedic vein as the first, but felt really by-the-numbers and I didn't buy the love story at all. This one's not as original as the first movie of course, but I think they tried to put more heart into it.

I particularly liked some of the new aliens, and one of the cameos was really cute. Also, the villain seemed more dangerous than Lara Flynn Boyle's.

[Deleted]

Boris was freakin' scary. Lara Flynn Boyle didn't seem all that threatening in her role.

[Mutagen]

Does Bill Hader have more than a cameo? This is kind of a deciding factor for me.

[Deleted]

Not really, but it is a super awesome cameo- SPOILER ***He plays Andy Warhol, who is actually an undercover MIB and hates the persona he's been forced to adopt.***

[Mutagen]

Thanks roisin!