黑衣人3:黑超特警歸來
In pop-culture terms, it has been forever since the Men in Black franchise's last installment.
在流行文化詞條中，自上部《黑衣人》系列電影推出後，“黑衣人”三個字便成了永恆的經典。
And now, 10 years after the sequel and 15 after the original film, agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back in black and ready to save the Earth, again.
15年前電影《黑衣人》誕生，5年之後《黑衣人》續集上映。而如今，探員K（威爾•史密斯飾）和J（湯米•李•瓊斯飾）這個黑衣人組合又再次歸來擔當起拯救地球的使命。To say that no one was clamoring for a Men in Black 3 (MIB 3) would be an understatement. The announcement of the franchise's third installment came with a sense of impending flop.
要說沒有人期待看到一部《黑衣人3》這並不過分。《黑衣人3》開拍的消息一經公佈，就伴隨着一種即將失敗的預感。
"With something like Men in Black, a sequel is actually more difficult than the original," Walter Parkes, who has produced all three of the films, told the Los Angeles Times.，
出任三部《黑衣人》系列影片製作人的沃爾特•F•帕克斯在接受《洛杉磯時報》採訪時表示：“像《黑衣人》這樣的電影，事實上續集要比第一部難拍得多”。"The challenge is to be fresh and original but also deliver on the core values of the franchise."
“我們面臨的挑戰在於保持新穎與原創的同時，還要傳遞出《黑衣人》系列影片的核心價值觀。”Then, what's the magic of this franchise that makes Sony Pictures more than willing to approve a budget of millions even after a decade?
那麼，這一系列電影又具備哪種魔力，使得索尼影業能在十年後仍然樂意花費百萬預算來拍攝續集呢？Star power
明星效應"Before Smith starred the 1997 original film, he was this rapper-turned actor who impressed the audience with Independence Day. Everyone was wondering whether he was a one-hit wonder," The New York Times movie critic A.O. Scott wrote.
《紐約時報》影評人A.O.斯科特寫道：“在出演1997年的《黑衣人》之前，史密斯是一位由嘻哈歌手轉行來的演員，曾憑藉《獨立日》中的表演給觀衆留下了印象。所有人都在想他會不會只是曇花一現。”Things are different now. The first Men in Black has achieved so much success that it made Smith an A-list star. And look at him now–a box-office guarantee.
如今時過境遷。《黑衣人1》取得了如此巨大的成功，史密斯也因此成爲一線明星。現在他已經成爲電影票房的保證。Innocent and wacky
賣萌與古怪並存Having achieved the hybrid creation of cutting-edge yet nostalgic aliens, the franchise succeeds in maintaining the innocent and wacky take on old Hollywood creatures.
《黑衣人》創造的外星人形象新潮前衛，卻又帶有以往影片中的懷舊風格。《黑衣人》成功地延續了傳統好萊塢製造中那些賣萌與古怪的元素。"Films about aliens usually end up being dark, violent and scary, but the Men in Black series goes a different way–light-hearted, comedic, and even a little bit cynical," Ben Fritz wrote in his review for the Los Angeles Times.
本•弗裏茨在《洛杉磯時報》中評論道：“外星人電影往往都是以黑暗，暴力和驚悚爲主題，但《黑衣人》系列卻不走尋常路——輕鬆，幽默甚至有點玩世不恭。”"Like Steven Spielberg's E.T., a warm, touching story about an alien."
“就像史蒂芬•斯皮爾伯格的《E.T》一樣，講述了一個溫馨感人的外星人故事。” 。Buddy movie
友誼萬歲At the core of Men in Black is the relationship between agents K and J. Somewhere between the aliens and space travel there's a story about two partners–a futuristic take on those timeless themes of friendship, loyalty and extraterrestrials.
《黑衣人》的核心便是探員K和J的友情。在外星人與太空旅行這兩個主題之間，講述了一對搭檔的故事——運用科幻來詮釋出友誼、忠誠和天外來客這些永恆的主題。Funny and intelligent
風趣且睿智And to judge by what's on screen, the filmmakers not only managed to overcome their strife, they have created one of the satisfying summer popcorn movies.
從畫面場景來看，製作團隊不僅設法克服了內部分歧，更是爲暑期檔打造了一部令人滿意的爆米花電影。It's a funny, intelligent film shot through with strong performances by Smith and Josh Brolin (who plays a younger version of agent K), and an emotional finale.
這是部風趣又睿智的電影，史密斯與喬什•布洛林（出演年輕版的探員K）極富張力的表演貫穿始終，結局十分感人。"Yeah, there were some issues. And you've seen some media reports about overages and runaway production and no script. That was all true," Barry Sonnenfeld, director of all three of the Men in Black films, told AP.
《黑衣人》三部曲的導演巴里•索南菲爾德在接受美聯社採訪時表示：“是的，確實有些問題。人們可以看到，有媒體報道該片預算超標，製作過程失控，而且還沒有劇本。這些都是真的”。"Ultimately, the movie delivers. And the audience isn't going to care."
“最終，電影如期上映。而觀衆纔不會在意這些呢。”
