Night at the Museum
2006 Directed by Shawn Levy
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Where History Comes To Life
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits. Larry tries desperately to keep the museum under control, but he's fighting a losing battle until President Teddy Roosevelt comes to the rescue.
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Oh look, it's the Ben Stiller Story Arc prancing around in a museum filled with poor CGI and lame humour.
Much mehness.
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Re-watching this movie I found it a lot more charming than I remembered. It's the story of a drifting divorced father that is trying to stay connected with his son. The movie isn't schmaltzy, even if the material could easily be read that way.
I thought of THE GOONIES while watching this. It is the type of movie a kid can watch over and over, then when they grow up they can watch it with their own kids and rediscover it the same way I did.
The CGI is pretty good here, if a bit silly. I would have liked to see more practical effects, but I know studios and budgetary restrictions make real props less of option these days.…
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Definitely only wanted to watch it for the A Day To Remember song reference ;)
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Fuck you Ben Stiller!
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Points for Paul Rudd, Ricky Gervais and Mickey Rooney - "Where is he?! I'll beat him with my fists!"
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dumb dumb
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There are a number of competent performances on show, but ultimately, the generic script with poor jokes and plot holes lets down the interesting concept and intriguing mcguffin, and lets not forget Ricky Gervais popping up as a museum curator, feeling ever so out of place.
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Yeah, that's about what I expected a movie starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Ricky Gervais to be like.
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Oh look, it's the Ben Stiller Story Arc prancing around in a museum filled with poor CGI and lame humour.
Much mehness.
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Decent movie. Oww look it's Dick van Dyke!
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Surprisingly funny, especially with Owen Wilson in the supporting cast as a miniature person.
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Despite the inclusion of a thoroughly unlikable protagonist and a bizarre plot twist early in the third act, the first entry in this popular franchise proves to be an adept and mildly entertaining family comedy.
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Good sunday afternoon family movie.