Halloween is over and now the escape from chocolate Santa Clauses and Last Christmas on the radio begins. If you want to retreat to the safety of the sofa and material for you cult-nostalgic film marathon needs, you could now find it on Amazon Prime.
Really un-Christmassy and wonderfully colorful as an alternative program to the gray, foggy weather, all four Men in Black films await you there: Men in Black, Men In Black 2, Men in Black 3 and Men in Black: International. That means: crazy action, bizarre aliens, lots of humor, buddy cop feeling and guaranteed one entertaining mental break.
In the Men in Black series on Amazon Prime, the world must be saved from all kinds of alien threats
The bright, former cop J (Will Smith) accidentally discovered a hidden world for himself: that of the Men in Black (MiB). Secret service to protect against all alien problems in the world. The Men in Black operate in secret and guard the secret that we humans are actually not alone in the universe.
Some aliens are causing a lot of trouble on Earth – right even threaten humanity. That’s where J and his senior partner K (Tommy Lee Jones) come into play. Despite their differences, they investigate skillfully, track down dangerous aliens and regularly save the world. They don’t even stop at jumping through time.
In fact, there are not only MiB in the USA, which include J and K. There is also an international division that operates across the globe. They are joined by Molly (Tessa Thompson), who has been obsessed with the secret service since an alien encounter as a child. Together with Agent H (Chris Hemsworth) they cover one global conspiracy that could change everything for MiB.
The Men in Black series is unique and incredibly entertaining and rightly cult
Men in Black positions itself differently than an apocalyptic war of worlds or the nerve-racking alien open, brazen and good-humored as a comedy series. Over the last 30 years, humor has provided countless positive memories and repeated quotes. Smith and Jones’ dynamic in particular delivers wonderful peaks here.
At the same time, Men in Black contains a fair amount of childlike enthusiasm and fascination for the strange from outer space. There is always something to discover here. The alien designs range from grotesque to hilarious and are often created through fantastic makeup artists and practical effects work. The entire underground world of MiB is unique and iconic, from the lightning thing to the sunglasses.
Oh yes, and unforgettable action sequences there are still too. Just like completely honest feelings between partners that somehow get you in the end. Men in Black simply entertains on all levels, comes up with something new with every film and has more than earned its cult status.
So if you’re in the mood for some light-hearted sci-fi action, you can now have one with the Men in Black films wonderful marathon on Amazon Prime insert.
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