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rmanganaris 2012-05-17 16:32:24

Great flick to share with the grandkids

I really enjoyed this movie in spite of it continuity errors and justenjoyed the "suspension of disbelief" and the laughter of thegrandchildren. I have watched the movie several times. A big surprisehowever in the HBO showing!!! In the scene when Ben Stiller is tryingto shut down the launch of all aircraft and rockets. Yes the scene withRon Howard's brother. Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart in the cockpit of heraircraft drops the "F" bomb. The closed captioning says "oh fine" butthat not what we adults heard. Later we played that scene several timesto make sure we didn't hear it incorrectly. Did anyone else notice???Again this is the movie as shown on HBO.

Sara Maria Vizcarrondo 2012-05-17 12:20:43

Second (and third) chances abound for this cast of characters.

Kevin McCarthy 2012-05-15 14:25:18

The sequel is missing what made the first film so special; magic and mystery. The first flick is far superior.

2012-05-15 05:43:02

Not as great as the first one.

I am a mother in my forties. My kids and I loved the first movie. I didn't like this one. They should of used all new characters. I loved the characters in the first movie, but by using all the same characters in the second movie is what made the sequel boring. It was the new characters that made the sequel somewhat interesting like the Einstein bobbleheads, Abraham Lincoln and Amelia Earhart. The woman who played Amelia Earhart did a great job! The villian in the movie was the stupidest character and pretty much helped ruin the movie. Very poor casting for that character! If you are trying to decide between the two movies to buy, go with the first.

Simon Miraudo 2012-05-06 00:41:08

I'm not sure if anyone in this film actually acted alongside anyone else, or if the performances were all cut together in the editing suite.

2012-05-05 16:27:10

Saw it in the theatre, just bought this and taking our first trip to D.C.!

This review is from: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Single-Disc Edition) (DVD) We saw this movie in the theatre with our 5yr old daughter. If you over analyze the historial facts of each character in this movie, you may not like it, as the one star review below. But take the movie for it's child friendly humor and overall use of historical characters and it's a Great movie! We loved it and so much so, that we are taking our daughter to see the Smithsonian for ourselves. There we may learn more acurate historical facts but still have this fun movie to watch and remind us of our trip. Like this movie and especially for the pre-order price amazon is offering!

Scott Tobias 2012-05-04 22:16:00

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is a more enriching experience, and it features Joan Of Arc as an aerobics instructor.

2012-05-04 05:55:02

family fun

This review is from: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Single-Disc Edition) (DVD) Really enjoyed this. Not quit as good as the first one but worth watching.

Luigi Di Pilla 2012-05-04 03:49:45

Disappointing sequel

My expectations were high but at the end I was disappointed. I watchedthis sequel with my wife and my little seven year old son. My son wasbored all the time except the funny scene with the monkey. There weretoo many dialogs with too much people in the roles. Me and my sonexpected more animals and adrenaline in the film story. I missed also acertain speed or some aha effects. In my opinion the storyline lackstoo much on substance elements. Yes, sometimes I asked myself what thehell is the director mixing in this cocktail. So at the end my son washappy when it finally finished and he found that he would watch onlythe first one in future and he would skip it. I share my opinioncompletely with my son. Just a 5/10.

2012-05-03 18:07:40

Great Movie

This is a movie. a great sequel to the first film. night at the museum 2 rocks. i love this movie. if you have not seen this movie then i recommend you do.

2012-05-02 18:01:14

Silly Waste

Sorry - I watched this movie with 3 other people.... they all stopped watching about half way through and I nodded off my way through it... The dialgoue was ridiculous, plot and story line ridiculous, was not funny in any of it... just a stupid movie. I can't believe anybody would honestly like this movie. I wish I could get my money back and I love movies... don't waste your time unless you have absolutely nothing to do in your life....

2012-05-02 06:40:02

The first one was better

There are a few funny scenes in this film, but I thought the first one was a lot better. Ben Stiller looks like he is just going through the motions while the other actors do most of the work. He looks bored and tired in this second film. I was disappointed overall.

wonder-32 2012-04-27 01:12:12

Great Entertainment

I LOVED this movie, absolutely laughed my head off, though the kidswill not get most of the humor. It certainly helps to see the firstmuseum film of course to understand the basic premise but kudos to thewriters and to Azaria, he never disappoints.The concept delivers big time and the research that must have been doneto write the dialog is impressive. I especially love the museuminteriors in both films and in the first one especially, I would havesworn it was actually filmed inside the Museum of Natural History.Will Stiller try a third one? I cannot imagine how he would be able tofollow this one, but they are all so clever, I will be there with mygrandchildren once again if they do.

MaryAnn Johanson 2012-04-26 12:19:01

[A] morass of Three Stooges-level slapstick and juvenile-style playground taunting...

Vijay Padiyar 2012-04-21 23:00:47

Not as good as the first movie

The first Night At The Museum movie was really entertaining as well aseducational. It was exciting and fast-moving.This one seems more like a history lesson, with deliberate historicalclarifications (e.g. "Ivan the Awesome" as opposed to "Ivan theTerrible"), character descriptions, etc. inserted into the screenplaythroughout the movie. I didn't enjoy it that much.Ben Stiller is great as usual as Larry. Of the rest, Amelia Earhart andKah Mun Rah were good. Didn't like Al Capone and Napoleon much. Wasgood to see Darth Vader and the muppet again.Hope the next installment will be better.

DarkVulcan29 2012-04-21 10:49:04

An entertaining adventurous film for the whole family.

When I saw Night at the Museum back in 2006, I thought it was fun andenjoyable, but at the same time I thought a sequel to this film wouldbe highly unlikely, because it didn't feel like would be necessary. Butsomeone thought differently, And I found myself enjoying this sequel alittle bit more.Ben Stiller returns as Larry, who is now in marketing. But at timeslikes to go visit his friends at the museum. Only to find, that some ofthem have been shipped to Washington D.C. by mistake. Not to mentionthat magical thing that makes them come alive at night was shippedalso. Larry must get there ,get the device,and get his friends back.But he has to deal with an evil Egyptian king(Hank Azaria).This was a great family film. Ben Stiller is great, so is RobinWilliams, Owen Wilson, and Steve Coogan. Hank Azaria is pretty funnyalso. I really loved Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart, she brought a lot ofwit and charm to the role. It is funny and it has a lot of adventure,and amazing special effects also. If you are in the mood for a funfilm, then check this movie out.

2012-04-21 01:27:30

Better than the first

This review is from: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Single-Disc Edition) (DVD) I agree with what other reviewers said. This is light weight fun, lots of action, good comedy,and good writing and acting. The Dialogue and banter are witty and not too over the top. The historical characters are fun and well-done and Amelia Earhart is a welcome addition, and the action sequences are good. Highly recommended.

2012-04-20 14:48:08

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Three-Disc Edition + Digital Copy + DVD) [Blu-ray] (2009)

This review is from: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Three-Disc Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy) (Blu-ray) I received this product on time and in the new condition promised. It also was a great movie as the first Movie and if there is a third I will get it as well.

Floated2 2012-04-19 23:55:33

the first one was better

So when I watched this movie I didn't have any real expectations,although I did like the first one and thought it was creative andreally well done. This one is alright. IMO it wasn't as good as thefirst one but others tend to disagree. I didn't like the new charactersin this. Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) was very annoying and bothered me alot. Also, I hated the Egyptian villain (Hank Azaria). His accent wasvery cheesy and he was annoying the way he tried to make jokes. JohanHill makes a cameo as a security guard for one scene at the beginning.That was pretty funny! Robin Williams and Owen Wilson should have hadbigger roles like they did in the first one. Wilson's role was alrightbut Williams should have been in it more. The plot was kinda confusingbut I understood it towards the end. I liked the scene when they're allfighting. And when Larry and Amelia Earhart are running away from theEgyptian guards because he has the gold talisman. So they run into theposters, that was better...still this movie lacked something good, itreally wasn't that funny. I had no big laughs, just a few chucks

2012-04-19 11:27:55

NOT A ONE NIGHT STAND

Sequels are a tough sell in the end. Sure, people will rush to see them based on their love of the first film. But for the most part, sequels tend to fall short. Fortunately such is not the case with NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE FOR THE SMITHSONIAN.Ben Stiller returns as Larry Daley, the newly hired night watchman from the initial film. The movie starts with Larry no longer working there but now a successful businessman and pitch artist selling gadgets he creates on TV like a glow in the dark flashlight.A stop by the old museum on his way home one night leads Larry to discover that most of the pieces are about to be shipped out to the Smithsonian to make way for more up to date items. Having developed a little pull with the board, Larry tries to put a stop to it.Before this can happen he gets a call from Jebediah (Owen Wilson) the pint sized cowboy from the first film. It seems the Dexter, the troublesome monkey we met in part one, has stolen the Egyptian tablet that enables them all to come to life. Not only that but Pharaoh Kahmunrah (Hank Azaria), the diabolical brother of Ahkmenrah, plans on using the tablet to open the door to the Underworld and return with his warriors from the dead to take over the world.Larry hop, skips and jumps to D.C and the Smithsonian where he has a funny encounter with a guard there. This results in his heisting a security badge from the guard and walking through the buildings in an attempt to save his friends. But, as is expected, things don't quite go as planned. Before he can rescue them, Kahmunrah catches Larry who escapes with a little bit of help from Gen. George Armstrong Custer (Bill Hader) and Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams). Kahmunrah then teams up with a young Al Capone (John Bernthal), Ivan the Terrible (Christopher Guest) and Napoleon (Alain Chabat). It seems to work as Kahmunrah captures Larry and then places Jebediah into an hourglass, sand pouring over him, giving Larry just that amount of time to decipher the tablet so that he can unlock the door to the Underworld.With the help of Amelia, Larry takes off through the Smithsonian in an attempt to solve the puzzle. Along the way they encounter paintings, statues and pieces come to life as they did at the Museum of Natural History in New York. It takes a visit to the National Air and Space Museum where he remembers seeing bobble heads of Einstein that Larry discovers the answer.A final showdown between Larry and his friends and Kahmunrah to see who will control not just the museum but the world ensues once the secret is unlocked. Figures from history around the world come to life in a battle royal, winner take all.The thing that makes both of these films so enjoyable is the way they bring history to life. It's not just about the museum or Larry, though his life is the centerpiece of each film, but about a past we rarely think about or expect our children to know about any longer. Perhaps these films will be a way to get them interested and delve into that knowledge on their own.Stiller turns in a great performance, never overbearing or demanding attention be paid only to him. He shares the screen willingly to the point where at one time I wondered if he was the center, only to realize he'd been there all along, just never demanding attention. A good actor knows how to share the screen and here, Stiller does an admirable job of that. The special effects are top of the line, equaling if not surpassing the first film. The art exhibit sequence where we see pictures on the wall come to life and statues we've known for years get up and walk is hilarious. And a certain picture in this area results in a funny joke you need to watch part of the credits for to see. This movie is the sort of movie the entire family can enjoy together. It doesn't dumb down to the adults and it isn't over the top for youngsters. It's a movie that entertains from start to finish. .