Men in Black International 3D Movie Review

Written By: Krista Strom

3D

I watched Men in Black International in a Cinemark XD theater. Based on this experience I prefer IMAX to XD. That being said it’s hard to tell in terms of 3D what is due to the specific theater and what is due to the movie itself? Essentially I think the 3D in the movie looks fine. I don’t recall any truly noteworthy 3D scenes. I liked how the stars appeared in the beginning of the movie. I also liked the brief portion in the movie where the character of Agent M was floating. I was confused by the smoke aliens lack of depth. For aliens that were functionally made of atmospherics, they didn’t really seem to look like atmospherics. They honestly appeared a bit like 2D graphics stuck into a 3D movie. During certain instances this can work but in this instance I don’t think it was intentional. Other than that, there wasn’t really anything blatantly bad about the 3D in the film. The 3D is fine but it is hard to recommend. I didn’t hate the 3D but I didn’t really enjoy it either. Ultimately if someone asked me if the 3D in Men in Black International is worth it, I would simply say no.

Final Verdict: Weak 3D 2D Recommended

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Movie

Men In Black International is the forth Men in Black(MIB) movie. This is a soft reboot sequel that doesn’t really mention the previous films but it does consider them canon.

Men In Black Internationaltakes us to the London MIB office and it follows newbie Agent M (Tessa Thompson) and veteran Agent H (Chris Hemsworth). Essentially the plot is Agent M and Agent H are playing hot potato with a macguffin. They have an important intergalactic object that they must keep away from everyone else. Not even the MIB can be trusted with this object. Just like with the 3D, I think the plot is passable, but I can’t help but feeling disappointed. I went into this film excited, but I think it failed to live up to my expectations. I liked Agent M’s back-story and appreciated that the main character being a black woman. Although it did seem slightly sexist that she did more than ‪Will Smith’s character (Agent J) to impress the MIB, yet had a harder time getting hired into the organization. Still, I had to love the “women in black” lines thrown in throughout the movie. As for Agent H, he is charismatic enough to enjoy watching but the set up of his back story seemed a bit off – which granted, is ultimately explained, but is a bit unsettling for a first time viewing. The movie is overstuffed with exposition. The movie also takes a little too long to get going. The movie also has a secondary plot about the MIB itself being compromised. This secondary plot was poorly handled because you have too many new characters to juggle and it’s hard to really care about anyone. I think there were a couple of elements in the ending that are creative and original. I am slightly holding out judgment, as it seems clear that they are setting up future installments in the franchise.

Overall I liked the movie and I am still looking forward to more MIB adventures, but I am not as excited as I was before. Men in Black International is not a terrible movie it’s just a mediocre movie.

Final Verdict: 6/10

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The Secret Life of Pets 2 3D Movie Review

Written By: Jake Jarvis

3D

Overall the 3D looks nice but it doesn’t do anything special. The 3D does not significantly add anything to the movie going experience. The film doesn’t have any wow 3D moments. The film features several chase and climbing scenes where the 3D is well used. The 3D aspect of this film is neither terrible nor amazing it is just fine.

Final Verdict: Good 3D

Movie

If you liked the first The Secret Life Of Pets movie , you will probably like this second installment as well. This film is for pet owners who have little kids. I expect all kids will enjoy it too, but most of the jokes are skewed to pet owners.

The Secret Life of Pets 2 is a multistoried sequel to the original film. The first major story is that of Max and Duke's owner Katie. Katie gets married and has a child. We also get a story involving a white tiger and one story about babysitting Max's toy ball. In fact, the movie is more like three Illumination shorts edited together into a full-length movie. The stories only exist to showcase the gags. Two of the stories eventually connect but the third story feels very disjointed. Like the first film, most of the humor is pet/owner-based jokes. These jokes showcase the behaviors of animals that every pet owner can relate to. The humor is heavily based on poop / bodily fluid jokes rather than slapstick (unlike the original). There is a really good cat hairball gag that is laugh out loud funny. This film does live up to its title and gives you a look at the secret life of pets.

One notable change in the cast is that of the main character of Max. Patton Oswalt was an inspired replacement for Louis C.K. as Max. Hopefully the kiddos will not ask why Max sounds differently or the parents might have to have an awkward #metoo conversion. Regardless of this change Patton Oswalt really nails Max's anxiousness. Pretty much all the other voice actors from the first film are back and Harrison Ford voices a new character in the franchise, Rooster. He's an old farm dog seemingly inspired by John Wayne's character in True Grit. I think he’s supposed to be a parody of toxic masculinity, but probably just shoe horned into the plot for the laughs. Overall the movie has a good cast that play well off each other.

The Secret Life of Pets 2 is a good yet forgettable animated film.