Jun 8, 2009

Just a short review since I have been forgetting to blog about this and it’s back to working days for me. Caught the movie 2 weeks back and here’s something for those who have yet to catch this film !

Night at the Museum left a really good impression on me a few years back with its funny plot and interesting characters. Ben Stiller made the museum a whole lot more interesting, leaving me secretly wishing that our local museums might come alive someday (haha)

Frankly, I was not expecting an exciting sequel since “the first is always the best” myth is usually the truth. Nonetheless, I had an enjoyable time trying to figure the whole mayhem. A nice way of developing the story was bringing the whole story out and recreate something new from there, a grand scale I must add. It was a good start with the audience wondering what Ben Stiller “Larry” would do – friendship or the reality aka money ? Though the story is a pretty “duh,else the movie can’t go on” storyline but it was simple to hook on to and be part of the journey.

Love the new additions to the cast, like Hank Azaria as “Kah Mun Rah” was hilarious with his dramatic acting even if it gets boring after awhile. Amy Adams as “Amelia Earhart” is gorgeous but I thought her character was a little weaker than I would have imagined. I still think Owen Wilson “Jedediah” and Steve Coogan “Octavius” were the main limelight stealers, perhaps because of their size and the buildup from the previous film. Most of all, I miss the cuteness from Easter Island Head that goes “Dum-dum, you give me gum-gum”! But the cupids were really adorable, especially when they were so irritating with the singing. Overall, I think the introduction of new characters was practically chaotic but it is not too difficult to comprehend since most of them are quite iconic figures.

But I guess there are bound to have loopholes here and there between the sequels. If I’m not wrong, in the last film , everything will turn into dust if not returned to their original places by sunrise. However, in this film..it doesn’t appear so ? Continuity error ?

Quite a slapstick comedy with a lively realization of historical iconic figures, far from brilliant though, as compared to the first. Nevertheless an enjoyable film for the simple plot and neat special effects ! Worth the watch I say, what do you think ?