Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (also known as Night at the Museum 2) is the sequel to Night at the Museum. Ben Stiller leads the cast again with Owen Wilson and Robin Williams reprising their roles.
Ben Stiller and Amy Adams in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"
Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is a successful man, he’s the CEO of his own company, which invents things like Glow-in-the-dark torchlights. Larry has George Foreman (as himself) as the guest star of his own invention TV Show.
The Museum of Natural History, the place where the first Night at the Museum movie was based is closed for upgrades and renovations. It was already two years since Larry leaves his night guard job. Out of curiosity, Larry steps into the museum to check out what happen. His former boss tells him that the museum will be using high-tech technology to beam the exhibits to life instead of showcasing wax figures. The existing exhibits will be moved into federal storage at the Smithsonian Institution instead.
Larry attempts all possible ways to save the exhibits but to no avail. When he receives a call from Jedediah Smith (Owen Wilson), whom tells him that the capuchin has stolen the tablet which brings things to life and therefore, everything in the world’s largest museum complex has come to life. In order to save his friends, Larry breaks into the prohibited area of the Smithsonian Museum to save the world.
Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) who flew on her non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic joins Larry in his adventure to prevent Kahmunrah, a wacky evil Pharoah (played by Hank Azaria) from activating the tablet to resurrect his armies.
While attempting to save the old exhibits which are held captive by Kahmunrah, Larry and Amelia encounter many new exhibits including Al Capone (Jon Bernthal), Ivan the Terrible (Christopher Guest), Napoleon Bonaparte (Alain Chabat), The Thinker and Abraham Lincoln (both played by Hank Azaria as well).
Even Sesame Street’s Oscar the Grouch and Star Wars’ Darth Vader are not spared as they want to join Kahmunrah in his evil’s bid, but both are deemed unqualified by the Pharoah.
Larry and Amelia develop some feelings for each other while trying to save the exhibits. Larry has sold his own company to fund the The Museum of Natural History and once again, the exhibits are back to its original place. The museum is even opened at night and the exhibits themselves act as tour guides. The boss of the museum doesn’t have a clue that it’s not technology but the exhibits really come alive. Larry encounters a lost tourist whom assembles Amelia and the movie ends with Larry acting as tour guide for the lost tourist. Shortly after the credits appear, the sailor who finds Larry’s cellphone in the exhibits picture frame is seen called by his mom as "Motorola".
Overall, the movie is hilarious and fun to watch as the visual is stimulating. Somehow, the excitements end there. Kahmunrah, as an evil Pharoah, is wacky and at times, funny and not at all terrifying while Al Capone, Ivan the Terrible and Napolean Bonaparte are not ruthless enough. A good film for the family.
Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian is the sequel to Night at the Museum starring Ben Stiller and Amy Adams. The second movie is about security guard, Larry Daley rescuing Jedediah (Owen Wilson) and Octavius (Steve Coogan). Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian will be released on May 22, 2009.
Charlie Wilson’s War is a movie about Texas congressman Charlie Wilson’s covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects. The movie has released in the States on December 21, 2007 and will only be released in the rest of the world in 2008.
In an animated world of Andalasia, Giselle is a beautiful young woman who lives in a forest dreaming of her one true love, singing along with the birds, rats and other animals. Prince Edward hears her singing and they fall in love immediately and plan to wed the following morning.
Prince Edward’s step-mother the queen who is also a witch wants the threat to her crown removed so she plots a scheme to get rid of Giselle. On the day Giselle is supposed to wed Prince Edward, Queen Narissa disguises as a wicked old woman who pushes Giselle down a well where she enters the ‘real’ world of New York.
In New York, Giselle (Amy Adams) meets a divorce attorney, Robert Philip (Patrick Dempsey) who is about to become engaged to Nancy (Idina Menzel) and his 6-year-old daughter.
Prince Edward kneeling down in front of Giselle
A lot of funny moments happen between the time Giselle waits for her prince charming, Prince Edward to rescue her. As the story goes on, both Robert and Giselle unconsciously fall in love with each other.
In order to stop Prince Edward from finding his true love, Giselle, Queen Narissa sends Nathaniel (Timothy Spall) to the real world to stop them by giving her poisoned apple. After Nathaniel fails in numerous attempts, Queen Narissa comes to the real world in her last attempt to break up the couple.
When Queen Narissa finally manages to poison Giselle, only true love’s kiss can wake Giselle up. Prince Edward tries to kiss Giselle several times but to no avail. When Robert kisses her, it takes awhile before she wakes up. Thereafter, sparks by her angers, Queen Narissa turns into a blue dragon and kidnaps Robert. She climbs up the building to the highest floor. Giselle kills the queen with Prince Edward’s sword in order to save Robert from certain doom. Edward returns to the animated world with Nancy and Giselle stays in New York with Robert and his daughter and they all live happily ever after.
Overall, it’s a humorous romantic film with great laughters throughout the movie. Though fairytale does not happen in real life, it does not need to be complicated. In one occasion, Giselle manages to bring a couple back from the brink of divorce and reunite the couple to the once lovey-dovey state they were in.
Moral of the story:
Don’t fall in love with anyone and get married after one day
Have as many dates with each other in order to understand each other
All relationships have problems and hardships – it’s worth it to face all the problems and hardships for the good return, just like a business and its ROI… LoL!
