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

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!

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

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 🍕😂

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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

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

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.

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

MIB 3 is a MASTERPIECE

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

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

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! 🤣

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 😁

We need you in Hollywood to make movies great again 👍

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

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

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.

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. 😄

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

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 ..

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!" 😁

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! 😂

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. 😊

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. 😉

AHHH THE FUGITIVE IS A PERFECT FILM!

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

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

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.

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

Such a fun movie, always great to watch with you

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

I love this one just as much the second one. Great and lovely reaction. Thoroughly enjoyed rewatching this. The third one, which took a while to remember is also a very fun ride. I look very much forwards to that one. I watched MIB: International on tv, and it doesn't have the same charisma, but I could be wrong. There are great jokes in this, and I think Frank is a great addition to the team. There is also chemistry between J and K, and between J ; K and Frank... It's a magickla film, good fun humour and action, as well as sentimental times. Also you can't go wrong with Peter Graves (from original Mission:Impossible and Airplane I & II )

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Just the 1/2 hour I need to get for myself as the kids are trying to sleep. ❤️

"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.

Cool reaction as always Shanelle, you have a good night sweetie 🥰❤️

Thanks Shanelle - another great reaction. This is still a fun film to watch, even though I've seen it many times. Hope you are going to continue with the third film, as i look forward to watching your reaction.😂

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.

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.

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

"Why'd you put them rats in my locker man?"

youre reaction videos for movies are the best.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

"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.

Great movie thanks Shanelle! Next one is epic!

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

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

Mankind is the correct wording

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.

Twister with Rosario Dawson sounds like a fun night.

25:51 the guy is Director Barry Sonnenfeld

The next one has an awesome story and a twist that will melt your heart.

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

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

Looking forward to MIB3!

I can't wait for you to watch MIB III.

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.

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

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