The Inevitable Downfall Of Men In Black 

Plus the MIB and 21 Jump Street crossover had so much potential, and they opted for a lazy soft reboot with a trash script instead.

The animated series was a better continuation of the 1st film then the movies

I wish they got L back for the sequel, 2 would’ve been better that way

first was great second was a money grab which they were forced to make and the third was a okay we will tie it up again nicely and not fuck with it this time.

That little twist..... awkward though it was(the uniform) actually hit me pretty dam hard.

You'd expect them to elevate the Sequel, with J & L as the New Duo, but instead They want Old Man K for the Memberberry Points.

No sequel has EVER "recaptured the magic" look at successful sequels, they take the existing concept and make NEW magic. Terminator 2 flipped the concept of a bulletproof terminator as an assassin to a bulletproof terminator as a protector against and even greater threat.

@@Treblaine Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is another good example.

Aliens is an example of a sequel done right. So is Riddick, it took Pitch Black and made it fresh some how

What are you talking about? They didn't try anything other than girl boss crap.

Natural as that's where aliens usually hang out?

@@mmorkinism natural as give 'em one look and it makes you immediately goes "of course they put that kind of alien in this location"

New York is definitely a different planet

New York always suffers in movies

yaa the alien itself speaking

that scene and the entire training sequence still makes my dad legit laugh out loud. it's just damn good physical comedy

Not judging but I’m curious about how?

just because people have higher credentials than you, don’t be afraid to be different and use critical thinking instead of following the herd. the whole scene showcased that tbh. it took me multiple viewings to figure that out doe, since I was too young back in the day when I was watching this repeatedly.

True same lol. It was just very relatable lol

@@S1LVAW0LF oh my word same lol

Agent L was hot in that show

It really felt like a continuation of the movie. Shame they can't seem to do that today.

That intro was a banger too

@@CodyDockerty God damn, the intro had one of the best breaks in music in general. That was pure 90's Trip Hop greatness. I still play that song from time to time on parties and get always asked what this is and people can't believe that it is from the MIB Animated series. I also think that the Godzilla and Ghost Busters Animated series came from the same team. Loved the whole aesthetic

@@Craxin01 I always thought the Alpha character would make an awesome villain in a film

yeah the first movie established this rigorous selection process involving top class military training due to the weapon use involved, the whole training sequence, and then International was like "ok she's good at computers, and she has an interest in aliens? ok you're hired!"

Woke culture in a nutshell

the "strong independent woman" Gimmick strikes again

The Mary Sue disease....Yep. Flat and center.

Feminism at its best

I guess we're going to have to agree to disagree with Nerdstalgic.

@@christopherheckman7957 HAHAHA LETS AGREE TO DISAGREE *throws spikes

Top Gun Maverick, MIB 3, Bad boys 3 and Ghostbusters afterlife are my favorite sequels that came out years after the original

agreed, it’s unfortunate that he has been getting nothing but “comedic relief dumb guy” roles for the last few years.

@@matthewmccoy7437 what!? 😂 that’s hensworth fault and how he markets himself he told the marvel studios if they didn’t make Thor funny and comedic that he was done playing the character and now that people are not liking the comedic side of Thor anymore he wants to revert back to him being serious maybe Chris should take himself serious and then he’ll get serious more mature roles 🤷🏾‍♂️

Did international have anything to do with the original films?

@@matthewmccoy7437 Literally the description of his character in Ghostbusters (2016)

@@redx9656 im gonna need a source for where the hell hemsworth said that

This lead to the films' working title to be named "Blue Harvest".

@@Carloszavalalol wasn't blue harvest from star wars?

so thaats why it looks so good in 4k

This is more fact lol

The actor who played her was supposedly a huge pain in the ass to work with according to the people who worked on set

If that's the case then they should have recasted her ​@@MASTEROFEVIL

Yeah, same here

It is no "trilogy". It is a movie with two sequels.

@@sidnew2739 Shut up

​@@sidnew2739 way to be a contrarian lol

@@sidnew2739 that’s a trilogy 💀

actually it's more like: Men in Black 1 was somewhat true to the comic book that it's based on that told a great story still holds up to this day. It’s an amazing blend of sci fi, action, with great characters and a tightly written. Men In Black 2 is the Thor, Love and Thunder, except its a very short film focused too much on comedy, and side stepped everything that made the previous installment so great. Men In Black 3 was a time traveling movie it's the thor ragnarok/bad boys 3, the movie forget what made the first one good and too many side characters that u don't care about and a convoluted plot and a garbage finale.

@@Oldschool1943 nah mib3 is the goat

​@@pashauzanI always felt like MIB3's message of "telling the truth" was the opposite of the first one, "lying to the entire world is better than have massive panic"

Key & Peele have messed up the saying lightning in a bottle for me forever :')

MIB is a classic like Jurassic Park and Matrix...masterpiece all of them, but they want to squeeze out more money with a half assed story :/

i honestly wish that 21 Jump street/MIB movie happened. its such a wacky idea for a crossover i think even if it was bad it would have been more memorable than International which is just the epitome of a bland forgettable movie. at the time Jump Street was super popular i think it really could have helped bring in new fans to the MIB franchise

The cartoon was worthwhile.

@@ericvulgate I bet, never saw it. Probably like how I liked the Ghostbusters cartoon more than the sequels.

Like the Hangover

Are you a part of my family? Because this is us.

Its when the wackiness of the 60s met the 80s technical prowess, the 90s truly were lightning in a bottle.

Watch Lord of the Rings. For your own sake, you’ll thank me later

Blade is alright, Lord of the Rings is a must watch however so please give it a chance some day!

Cinderella2 is not that great😑

Well. MIB2 IS a Will Smith movie and it's a comedy.

1 and 4 are some of the best parts of the trilogy lol.

@@chattaboxxx2332 I liked it in one and parts of two but in 3 not as much.

@@chattaboxxx2332 4? I haven't seen it, can you please elaborate.

@@beauxr.benoit1374 I think he meant the points written in 1 and 4

While it pales next to 1, MIB 2 definitely has some good jokes and moments in it. I was about 9 or 10 when it came out and really enjoyed seeing it at the drive-in. And Lara Flynn-Boyle in lingerie definitely jumpstarted puberty for me. Even if the scene was kinda traumatizing for young me as well.

😂😂 completely agree, the only thing she does well is smugness. And that's no compliment.

There is one he said bombed internationally. It probably did well locally. So that would be you and several other people

Today years old?

I think she isn't annoying in Creed and is actually great

I liked her in Veronica Mars

@@mandalorianhunter1 I agree about that comment on her on Creed. But goddamn if she wasn't annoying in MIB International and the Thor movies

I actually liked her in Thor Ragnarok, don't get me wrong she was still annoying asf but that was a big part of the character, I honestly wouldn't expect anything less than painful from an alcohol abusing overconfident bounty hunter who lost her people and dealt with it in an unhealthy way, which I guess is the point, she NEEDS shitty characters to play, where it makes sense for the character to be a POS for her acting to work, because she doesn't have any range, all she can properly play is herself, which is annoying, stuck up, arrogant, and full of clearly underlying issues that haven't been dealt with, and when she is in that role, she does great, but short of that no f*cking way.

That Fool is Unwatchable!

Just like Fast n Furious movies should've ended after the movie where the cgi Paul Walker drove off into the sunset

I do not hate Will Smith. I do not like the idiot he hit. He (the idiot ) makes his stand up by cutting others down. Had I been there I would have slapped him too. I love will Smith. And guess what I am not black😊

Comparing those two franchises is very intriguing, and I see your points on a lot of it. GHOSTBUSTERS and MEN IN BLACK both started out incredibly strong with high-concept premises, were popular with audiences, had animated series that expanded on their worlds, and were even set in New York City! But neither one had sequels that ever quite recaptured their respective magic, whether the original stars were involved or not. (Oh, and Chris Hemsworth has now been involved with both franchises!) Thank you for the insights! PS: I likewise agree with you in being annoyed when franchises (in)conveniently disregard established characters and/or relationships. Keeping fans satisfied and treating us like we remember plot points and care isn't that hard!

2 Ghostbusters sequels were good (not great) though that's 2 more than Mib has

Marcel Walker Don't forget the fact that they both are owned by Sony Pictures. I don't mind the A plots on these sequels. It's the B plots that can either make or slightly put a dent on the overall presentation. P.S. MIB 2 was average aside from the arbitrary switch from the first film MIB 3 was a decent watch. MIB animated: I thought it was pretty cool and has its hilarious moments. I haven’t seen MIB international. I thought GB 2 was alright for what it is, but still, there are plenty of things left to be desired, to say the least. GB Video Game is the best one out of the 3 sequels. GB Afterlife, I really liked it at first, but as time moved on, I thought it was alright. bringing back Gozer felt a bit tiresome. I honestly wish it was either one of the villains from The RGB's brought to the screen like The Boogie Man, Samhain, Cthulu, The Grundel, or probably even Prodius or just a new villain from Ivo Shandor's lineage at least. The RGB's was great until J. Michael Straczynski was nixed off the show. I didn't watch much of Extreme Ghostbusters.

Not only that but they literally changed Janine character. The Louis thing felt a bit weird but he was hanging out at the firehouse more as their lawyer.

A lot of great world building and lore to work with.

That’s a great idea. Especially the stuff they can do on a smaller budget now.

I buy that idea

Not in this modern world when everything is woke trash

Flipping the world upside down?

@@murderman8578 I mean they invert the order of things, all the pieces of the world are established but are working in a different opposing way. We're not just seeing the same elements of the world work the same way. Terminator 3 is just a rehash of Terminator 2, same elements doing the same thing. It didn't change everything around like Terminator 2 did for The Terminator. It hardly iterated.

Which is funny, considering the first movie begins with a truckful of illegal aliens being allowed into the united states because Human politics are small potatoes compared to dealing with alien life on earth

@@jordanloux3883 if i had to choose between a truck full of people rotting in jail, or illegal entrance to a country, it's not going to be a hard decision

FACTS my guy did 2 scifi movies in the same decade