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NintendoFanKimmy's Movie Reviews #1 - Men In Black
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NintendoFanKimmy's Movie Reviews #1 - Men in Black Hello, everybody! This is my first movie review, so I offer my apologies in advance for possible disorganization and/or any other flaws this review may have. Constructive criticism is appreciated, especially when it criticizes my own criticism. That's what "Review Reviewers" do, right? Anyhow, please enjoy, fellow readers, and I hope to hear your feedback and own opinions on this review and the movie it's about! Visual Effects: 8/10 Despite my great liking to this movie, I must admit that its visual effects are not the greatest. However, it was produced in 1997, and for its day, I am positive that they were remarkable. Still now, they are pretty good, and they captured my attention, therefore earning this category's well-deserved 8 out of 10. I had better get to explain why the movie's visual effects were 'not the greatest' yet 'pretty good' in the first place. Firstly, the animated aliens' designs seemed slightly cheesy, and did not impress me to the extent I thought they would. Its saving grace, however, was its captivating nature that had me laughing quite often throughout the movie. Something I haven't gotten around to made me enjoy seeing the animated aliens in action, yet technology's capabilities have evolved since then, and can produce astonishing effects to even greater heights. Regardless of the aliens, the explosions and booms and other spark-generating madness on the agents' sides were positively thrilling and excellently done, making the movie a blockbuster but with brains - at least partially. Soundtrack: 9/10 Alright, please do not jump to conclusions straight away here and say I'm an overly generous 'fan' who's praising the movie's aspects unnecessarily for attention, but these rankings are published in all honesty, whether they are believable to you or not. I absolutely loved this movie's soundtrack. This is primarily because of the famous title theme that 'hypes' me up before the beginning of the movie even commences. The music used throughout the film was wonderful, and it was in perfect synchronization with the plot and events associated with it. There are a few themes that could have used slight working on here and there to sound more interesting or more appropriate with the corresponding scene, yet the pieces, overall, were fantastically composed, and I was especially delighted during the scenes in which action mostly dominated the atmosphere featuring Agents K and J getting down to some seriously important ass-kicking business. Character Development: 8/10 This was yet another one of those movies which got me attached to the characters and feel what the situation would be like if I were in their shoes. Agent J, previously known as James, has a decision to make - joining the Men in Black force to bust the aliens and save the world while being a silent, unknown hero, or remaining a normal citizen yet still known as a regular person by colleagues, friends, club mates, etc. He chooses the former. From that moment, on, he would be forgotten by the world and regarded as mere deja-vu by some. What a tough knot. Honestly, going into depth with the nature of MIB and how it requires no contact with members outside the agency deals with serious social deprivation for some members and really introduces an interesting element to the characters. It adds a sense of mystery to the agents and their backgrounds, and their names for that matter, which are simply abbreviated as the first letters of their first names. You feel sorry for K as he watches on a loved one he can never be with, especially upon J's comment, "Better to love and not be loved back than to never love at all". Also, loyalty between the Agents themselves and their bonds between each other changing throughout the motion picture make the character development even stronger. Story: 6.5/10 This movie has its perks, but like all, it has its downs, too. There's a reason blockbusters are called blockbusters - they are the movies that make a bunch of money for the thrilling action and visual effects, yet hardly any complicated plots or background stories. This film's idea of busting the aliens and saving the world from extraterrestrial beings is very 'cliche', one could point out. However, what saved this movie's category from receiving a failing score was its added originality mostly explained in the character development section. The fact that the required being hidden from society element in joining the MIB force brought up the story's over-used base to a 6.5, and I give it credit for that. The characters were taken seriously, and characters affect the plot greatly, so an above 5 rank for this category is appropriate. Overall: 7.5/10 And that's about it for my first movie review! Please let me know what you think; I'm always open for fair judgement, and feel free to leave a comment about your opinion on the movie itself and/or whether or not you disagree with the points I've made in this thread. As always, thank you for reading, and I look forward to hearing from you, everyone! NintendoFanKimmy, over and out! NintendoFanKimmy's Movie Reviews #1 - Men in Black Hello, everybody! This is my first movie review, so I offer my apologies in advance for possible disorganization and/or any other flaws this review may have. Constructive criticism is appreciated, especially when it criticizes my own criticism. That's what "Review Reviewers" do, right? Anyhow, please enjoy, fellow readers, and I hope to hear your feedback and own opinions on this review and the movie it's about! Visual Effects: 8/10 Despite my great liking to this movie, I must admit that its visual effects are not the greatest. However, it was produced in 1997, and for its day, I am positive that they were remarkable. Still now, they are pretty good, and they captured my attention, therefore earning this category's well-deserved 8 out of 10. I had better get to explain why the movie's visual effects were 'not the greatest' yet 'pretty good' in the first place. Firstly, the animated aliens' designs seemed slightly cheesy, and did not impress me to the extent I thought they would. Its saving grace, however, was its captivating nature that had me laughing quite often throughout the movie. Something I haven't gotten around to made me enjoy seeing the animated aliens in action, yet technology's capabilities have evolved since then, and can produce astonishing effects to even greater heights. Regardless of the aliens, the explosions and booms and other spark-generating madness on the agents' sides were positively thrilling and excellently done, making the movie a blockbuster but with brains - at least partially. Soundtrack: 9/10 Alright, please do not jump to conclusions straight away here and say I'm an overly generous 'fan' who's praising the movie's aspects unnecessarily for attention, but these rankings are published in all honesty, whether they are believable to you or not. I absolutely loved this movie's soundtrack. This is primarily because of the famous title theme that 'hypes' me up before the beginning of the movie even commences. The music used throughout the film was wonderful, and it was in perfect synchronization with the plot and events associated with it. There are a few themes that could have used slight working on here and there to sound more interesting or more appropriate with the corresponding scene, yet the pieces, overall, were fantastically composed, and I was especially delighted during the scenes in which action mostly dominated the atmosphere featuring Agents K and J getting down to some seriously important ass-kicking business. Character Development: 8/10 This was yet another one of those movies which got me attached to the characters and feel what the situation would be like if I were in their shoes. Agent J, previously known as James, has a decision to make - joining the Men in Black force to bust the aliens and save the world while being a silent, unknown hero, or remaining a normal citizen yet still known as a regular person by colleagues, friends, club mates, etc. He chooses the former. From that moment, on, he would be forgotten by the world and regarded as mere deja-vu by some. What a tough knot. Honestly, going into depth with the nature of MIB and how it requires no contact with members outside the agency deals with serious social deprivation for some members and really introduces an interesting element to the characters. It adds a sense of mystery to the agents and their backgrounds, and their names for that matter, which are simply abbreviated as the first letters of their first names. You feel sorry for K as he watches on a loved one he can never be with, especially upon J's comment, "Better to love and not be loved back than to never love at all". Also, loyalty between the Agents themselves and their bonds between each other changing throughout the motion picture make the character development even stronger. Story: 6.5/10 This movie has its perks, but like all, it has its downs, too. There's a reason blockbusters are called blockbusters - they are the movies that make a bunch of money for the thrilling action and visual effects, yet hardly any complicated plots or background stories. This film's idea of busting the aliens and saving the world from extraterrestrial beings is very 'cliche', one could point out. However, what saved this movie's category from receiving a failing score was its added originality mostly explained in the character development section. The fact that the required being hidden from society element in joining the MIB force brought up the story's over-used base to a 6.5, and I give it credit for that. The characters were taken seriously, and characters affect the plot greatly, so an above 5 rank for this category is appropriate. Overall: 7.5/10 And that's about it for my first movie review! Please let me know what you think; I'm always open for fair judgement, and feel free to leave a comment about your opinion on the movie itself and/or whether or not you disagree with the points I've made in this thread. As always, thank you for reading, and I look forward to hearing from you, everyone! NintendoFanKimmy, over and out! |
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NintendoFanKimmy : Great for you're first movie review. I made movie reviews before but they were on another site which is closed now, I especially liked how you rated the visual effects. Great for it's time. But for a movie like this the review was short. But i know how long it takes and how hard it is. So good job for you're first movie review.You could rate it differently without numbers. That is better for a movie review. So what i think makes for a awesome review is this: \ Make it over 2000 words ( I know it's tough but someone like you could pull it off.) Rate without numbers but with words (Pretty easy really. It makes it better) That was about it. It was great for a first movie review! And keep making them i will read them. You have a fan!! \ Make it over 2000 words ( I know it's tough but someone like you could pull it off.) Rate without numbers but with words (Pretty easy really. It makes it better) That was about it. It was great for a first movie review! And keep making them i will read them. You have a fan!! |
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Hey, this is pretty neat! I actually enjoyed it as a nice change to all the game reviews, and it makes me eager to see more things like that. I think it'd be awesome if more people wrote reviews on stuff like this as well. Perhaps you should ask play4fun if he wants it in his review center forum? If I remember right, he has a rented forum for other kinds of reviews (like movies and music) It's also interesting that you chose an older movie. I think most people would expect a newer movie, so I found that pretty cool as well How did you think the first movie compared with its sequels? It's also interesting that you chose an older movie. I think most people would expect a newer movie, so I found that pretty cool as well How did you think the first movie compared with its sequels? |
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NintendoFanKimmy : I loved Men in Black, Will Smith is one of my favorite actors that blend comedy with action and he does a great job with it. I also loved the work that had been put in with Tommy Lee Jones. I loved the movie, though it is my least favorite of the series. I did not care for the music much, but everything else was pure golden. You did a good job going over this movie, however.... Local Mods : I feel it would be a good idea to move this to Play's Review forum. You did a good job going over this movie, however.... Local Mods : I feel it would be a good idea to move this to Play's Review forum. |
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Singelli : To be honest, as much as I loved this movie, I found its sequels to be even better! The story line was improved excellently, and its other categories either remained the same or improved as well - at least most of them. It's funny how this movie series rolls along, actually, since in most cases, the movies get increasingly horrible as more sequels are produced. In this wonderful case, it was the exact opposite - I preferred MIB 3 over MIB 2 and I preferred MIB 2 over MIB 1. In this series, the movies got increasingly better! Regardless, all of them are fantastic, and I enjoyed all of them. |
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This was a great review. Honestly as some people have already said, Length was the only issue here. Going more into detail during the story section could have helped a bit seeing as all we got was "Shoot aliens save people wooo" and the like. Personally I did disagree with some of what you said however it was only a few quirks and nitpicks here and there. Nothing big enough to go into discussion about. Thanks for the good read, though short it may have been I enjoyed it. Oh, and just for fun, as an unprofessional version of one of those "Reviewers reviewing reviews" people, I'd give this a 7/10 in the least. Real great job here. Thanks again, BAI. This was a great review. Honestly as some people have already said, Length was the only issue here. Going more into detail during the story section could have helped a bit seeing as all we got was "Shoot aliens save people wooo" and the like. Personally I did disagree with some of what you said however it was only a few quirks and nitpicks here and there. Nothing big enough to go into discussion about. Thanks for the good read, though short it may have been I enjoyed it. Oh, and just for fun, as an unprofessional version of one of those "Reviewers reviewing reviews" people, I'd give this a 7/10 in the least. Real great job here. Thanks again, BAI. |
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That's very interesting, Kimmy.  I can't say I was very fond of the third one at all though. I mean, I don't remember it well, but if I can recall correctly, I didn't find it all that funny. The funniest part in my opinion was the part where Will Smith accuses the police officers of being racist. I can't say I was very fond of the third one at all though. I mean, I don't remember it well, but if I can recall correctly, I didn't find it all that funny. The funniest part in my opinion was the part where Will Smith accuses the police officers of being racist. |
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