I saw Men in Black last night. The credits explicitly cite the comic book
as a source. It was pretty funny, with clever twists on the usual
alien-invader nonsense. It's basically a much-needed spoof of the flying
saucer cultists. However, in my opinion, it is far from the funniest movie
of the summer (Newsweek). That title goes to "My Best Friend's Wedding."
Take a break from SF and go see this movie which joins the great tradition
of of the screwball comedies of the 30s.
>Anyone seen MiB yet? I read the book. The book is great! How's the movie?
> Did you know MiB used to be a comic a long time ago. It started on the
>rumor that whenever a UFO was sighted, men in black would arrive at the scene
>to cover it up... So does that old comic make MiB a remake?
Paul Brians, Department of English,Washington State University
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