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Capone's spends a NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM and emerges from the BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN relatively unscathed!!!

First by wildphantom07	May 22nd, 2009 08:56:05 AM
Saw this on Wednesday and was surprised how decent it was definitely better than the first one. Good few laughs in there
Vader and the muppets by shutupfanboy	May 22nd, 2009 08:56:33 AM
If I do see this film it is because of those two. I will say Robin was pretty good in his role as Theodore Roosevelt and minus Zoolander I didn't feel the need to kill Ben Stiller at the end of the first one.
Anyone going to see this movie... by alfiemoon	May 22nd, 2009 08:58:18 AM
...knows what to expect, surely? I thought the first one was an okay family movie with a few laughs and good setpieces, and I expect this to be more of the same. I'll probably see it.
why no talkbacks? by theycallmemrtibbs	May 22nd, 2009 08:58:41 AM

me no understand by theycallmemrtibbs	May 22nd, 2009 08:59:13 AM

first by holy____batman	May 22nd, 2009 09:02:43 AM

Haha, if they do go to Russia by terry1978	May 22nd, 2009 09:03:56 AM
The first stop must be Lenin's tomb.
I loved the commentary track from the first one. by rev_skarekroe	May 22nd, 2009 09:07:43 AM
Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon pick apart the logical fallacies of their own movie, and eventually start digresing into completely unrelated subjects (why does C-3P0 speak all these languages and R2-D2 only uses beeps? Why not put that same technology into R2 so that people can understand him?).
Having already seen Terminator Condemned... by DellsDontBounce	May 22nd, 2009 09:14:03 AM
I'm hitting this at an early matinee tomorrow. I did not see the first one until it hit DVD and loved it. I'm watching the Blu-ray tonight with the commentary on.
Night at the Hermitage? by Monkey Butler	May 22nd, 2009 09:21:15 AM
I would have thought that they'd go with the Louvre.
I was wondering when we'd see a review of this film by chrth	May 22nd, 2009 09:33:45 AM
With all the negative buzz on Terminator, I wonder if it'll win the weekend?
How about "A Night at the L.A. Automotive Museum" by cookylamoo	May 22nd, 2009 09:37:51 AM
Teddy Roosevelt versus the Batmobile. Classic.
Night at MoMA would be weird by slone13	May 22nd, 2009 09:43:23 AM
But I'd probably still see it
I had the same reaction to Amy's pants by haggardatbest	May 22nd, 2009 09:46:47 AM
just from the trailer. She's a doll.
This whole premise makes for some strange.. by conspiracy	May 22nd, 2009 09:51:21 AM
possibilities... Can you imagine "A Night at the Holocaust Museum" a laugh riot that one.
remember you are reviewing a kid's movie.. by Rupee88	May 22nd, 2009 09:58:29 AM
this is like a review of the latest Muppet Movie..it wasn't made for adults. Sure it is a "family film", but that means little kids and sub 90 IQ grownups.
Really? by spectrebeeyatch	May 22nd, 2009 09:59:35 AM
The trailers leave me shaking my head. I agree that a movie about a museum coming to life is a great idea. Too bad it was ruined in the first movie. But because that movie did so well it looks like they didn't change anything for the second one just made it even more silly. And silly is fine but I was kind of hoping for more timeless comedy instead I feel like this movie will be more like the Shrek movies that has too much comedy that works only right now. Watch it a couple years from now and you'll be going "Why did I think this was funny?"
No one's judging you, Capone by NivekJ	May 22nd, 2009 10:16:36 AM
Amy Adams' ass holds the key, nay, IS the key to salvation. Of the box office, that is.
KIDS COME IN ALL AGES by LT Weezie	May 22nd, 2009 10:24:56 AM
I really enjoyed the first film and can't wait to see this one, although I will wait until the DVD comes out. Loved Silvestri's music as well! I dislike the term "Kids Movie" since even PIXAR films, which are universally admired and enjoyed by millions of all ages, shapes, and sizes, might fall into that inaccurately assigned category. In the case of HANNAH MONTANA and that ilk, however, that would be definitely a KIDS movie!
NivekJ by haggardatbest	May 22nd, 2009 10:37:41 AM
Great minds think alike, and so do ours.
NATM 1 was on cable the other night by Knobules	May 22nd, 2009 10:38:23 AM
My wife said. This is nothing but Ben Stiller running away from stuff. That pretty much was it.
That reminds me, are they making National Treasure 3? by chrth	May 22nd, 2009 10:44:47 AM
To imdb!
Night at the Hands On Ann Arbor Museum by thepoohguy	May 22nd, 2009 11:09:48 AM
Starring Amy Adams. Now that would be worth going to see.
Didn't care for the first one by Tin Snoman	May 22nd, 2009 11:18:18 AM
aside from Steve Coogan. I love how filmmakers think that because it's a "kid's film" they can make it stupid, can't risk being too smart and losing the audience. As if there wasn't this company called Pixar making intelligent "kid's films", making money like crazy every summer. I'll probably end up seeing this at some point, but not opening weekend.
Jonah Hill by Ryalto 3.0	May 22nd, 2009 11:22:33 AM
is not a great comic actor. He's the opposite of that.
I Like The Clip With The Thinker by RichardAlpert_TimePimp	May 22nd, 2009 11:32:03 AM
from the commercials, but other than that, I wasn't planning on seeing this. Maybe DVD. Maybe
The first Museum is TERRIBLE and suffers from idiot disease by D.Vader	May 22nd, 2009 11:45:29 AM
As in, Still gets the instructions for what to do when the exhibits come to life, and he reads them ONE BY ONE, never scanning the list to see what else needs to be done, so that when the list is stolen by the monkey, Stiller will have no clue of what to do. They make him a fucking moron so the plot can progress. I can't stand shitty writing like that.
D.Vader by zacdilone	May 22nd, 2009 12:06:58 PM
Um...you haven't noticed yet that there are plenty of idiots in the world who would do just that? It's not bad writing--it's realistic characterization!
How was Darth Vader in it? by SubliminalJones	May 22nd, 2009 12:11:59 PM
And did Hayden Christansen play him for SAG scale, to stave off his inevitable new career at the corner of Santa Monica and La Cienega?
Jonah Hill isnt even funny by firstxavenger	May 22nd, 2009 12:20:18 PM
Lets face it guys, hes just flat and boring, and does the same character every movie.
Realistic characterization??? by D.Vader	May 22nd, 2009 12:21:01 PM
Fuck that zacdilone! I know there are morons to spare in this country alone, but I don't doubt for one second that when the shit hits the fan and T-Rexes and mummies are running around, that any sane person would do a quick scan of the list instead of reading just one, then following it, then two, then following it, etc etc. There are other examples I came up with when I first saw it, but its been so long I don't remember the rest.
D. Vader, I would chalk that to Stiller being scared by terry1978	May 22nd, 2009 12:29:03 PM
Yeah, a normal person reads a full list, but if you got all this supernatural shit taking place around you, you're obviously not thinking, and are just trying to take care of the immediate danger you think is about to happen to your ass. It's a stupid plot point, but that is how the character is.
Well, that's partially my point, Terry by D.Vader	May 22nd, 2009 12:32:57 PM
Stiller is an idiot. And not in the good, funny sense like Steve Martin's Jerk. He's a moron, and I just couldn't get invested in a film about a character I despise like that.
"some of the greatest comic actors working today" by skimn	May 22nd, 2009 01:04:25 PM
And you include Robin "still doin manic schtick that killed in '77" Williams, and Jonah Hill? I liked Hill in Superbad, but everything else his mug has popped up in, I want to smash a grapefruit in his face ala Jimmy Cagney. A grapefruit filled with broken glass. Wonder if Stiller and Azaria reminisced about Mystery Man between takes...And Amy Adams IS adorable, but what if they wanted to go the real comedy route and cast Kristen Wiig?
Ass by BeornsRevenge	May 22nd, 2009 01:05:17 PM
Capone, no need to be so apologetic. There's no shame in appreciating a fine ass on a beautiful woman.
What marketing genius decided THIS would open on IMAX by skimn	May 22nd, 2009 01:10:48 PM
and not Terminator? Even if the movie is a suckfest, the action scenes would have to be spectacular in IMAX.
one_guy_from_andromeda is right by itrainmonkeys	May 22nd, 2009 01:17:39 PM
If you think this movie or the first one suck it's because you expect it to cater to your demographic and sense of humor. It's a simple family film meant for a few laughs and made mainly for kids and families. This is not intended for the same audience as Terminator or Avatar
Pixar make kids movies too by palimpsest	May 22nd, 2009 01:42:14 PM
and they play to an adult audience. Saying "kid's movie" is no excuse. There's two kinds of films. Good ones and bad ones.
"Kids movie" by skimn	May 22nd, 2009 01:48:35 PM
ET is a "kids movie". Star Wars is a "kids movie". Lucas even referred to it as a big Disney flick. Just because its a "kids movie" doesn't mean it has to seem like it was made BY kids.
This seems more like HANK AZARIA: THE MOTION PICTURE by SnapT	May 22nd, 2009 02:27:32 PM
The trailer is DOMINATED by Hank Azaria's face AND voice. I don't want that much Hank Azaria in something that isn't a SIMPSONS movie.
I'm actually going to go see this by Continentalop	May 22nd, 2009 02:27:51 PM
I'm probably one of the bigger snobs on this site and usually avoid mass audience movies but I am going to see this because I met the writers Robert Ben Garant & Thomas Lennon when a friend of mine was working on an online of Reno 911 and they were super cool. Guys could have blown me off but instead were polite and chatted with me for while I was in the room. Plus my friend had a tough deadline and work an all-niter, and when they heard about that they bought him a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue Label for him. Class act!
Lennon & Garant by skimn	May 22nd, 2009 02:37:36 PM
My guess that they do work like this, and The Pacifier, for the bucks, but remain true to their comedic hearts by producing new episodes of 911. Although as producers, I'd guess they get a chunk of DVD sales, and the movie didn't do badly for a low budget job. And that they're nice guys too...bonus.
Okay, they get points for that one, Continentalop by D.Vader	May 22nd, 2009 02:43:13 PM
That about makes up for some of their atrocious writing in films of late. And hearing about their humbling commentary track on "Museum" helps a lot too.
Muppets in Space had a ton of adult humor... by HB_Dad	May 22nd, 2009 02:50:21 PM
...but it was still a kids movie. My kids and I love watching the DVD together. We just laugh at different parts! Bottom line, good "kids" films are made to ALSO entertain the parents that inevitably are being dragged to the theater with the kids.
Don't worry D. Vader by Continentalop	May 22nd, 2009 02:52:30 PM
I am sure I won't like it and can easily understand why someone would want to avoid it like the plague. But sometimes you like the guys who make the movie so much you'll even support a potential turd.
jonah hill by TheExterminator	May 22nd, 2009 02:59:30 PM
is pretty funny...he is the same character in every movie though
Definite Amy Adams camel toe in some of the pics by Tacom	May 22nd, 2009 03:06:37 PM
Is it enough to make me see the movie? YES.
Carla Gugino by David Assholehoff	May 22nd, 2009 03:11:22 PM
No Carla? Man, too bad. She's hot. MILFALICIOUS
I like Jumanji type movies but not this by droids22	May 22nd, 2009 03:13:15 PM
I cringed at some of the corny jokes in the trailer so I don't know if I could sit through this.
Night at the Museum by David Assholehoff	May 22nd, 2009 03:21:26 PM
The first one was a fun little flick, actually. This one looks a little more forced in it's joke insertion. But then again, that could be the work of the sloppy trailer? The first one had a nice, "worked" pace they probably wont be able to capture. Hope I'm wrong, as my kids want to see it, followed by the Up chaser next week. Cover me, I'm going in!
I liked the first one by lockesbrokenleg	May 22nd, 2009 03:47:47 PM
It was pretty funny. I'm sure this one is mildly amusing.
I Felt Exactly The Opposite Thing, Capone... by KosherWookie	May 22nd, 2009 03:48:51 PM
When I see Robin Williams going off and improvising in a film I view it as irritating and self-indulgent; honestly, his schtick is 30 years old and needs a rest. I'm glad that Levy was able to get him to behave. I'm not a big fan of actor-centric filmmaking; I love the auteur school of thought where the director is boss and we get to see his vision. I liked this film quite a bit!
Amy Adams pants ass is worth the price of admission... by LaneMyersClassic	May 22nd, 2009 03:52:17 PM
I'm there, but only when it comes out in DVD so I can spank it in private.
Ricky Gervais is the new Benny Hill by LaneMyersClassic	May 22nd, 2009 03:53:30 PM
Someone said Benny was gay as well.
I'm seeing this, the first was a good kids movie by SoylentMean	May 22nd, 2009 04:13:28 PM
If Capone says this one is better than the first, then I have to see it. With all the negatives I've heard about T4, I think I'd actually rather catch this opening weekend. Then again, it has T-Rex bones that come to life, which apparently is the closest we're going to get to Jurassic Park 4. Dammit.
greatest comic actors working today--people like by Series 7	May 22nd, 2009 04:13:39 PM
Jonah Hill?? What day are you working in? I don't think its fair for all other stand ins to be allowed to get starring roles? Worst off he wasn't even Seth Rogen's stunt double because he is about as fit as a bag of lard. He was just his stand in while Seth went and did shitty voice over work, shit now Jonah can't even be Seth's stand in because someone got their stomach stapled.
Hopefully Ben and Thomas by Series 7	May 22nd, 2009 04:15:12 PM
Fucking do something different with the money they get from this because more Reno 911 would be like beating a dead horse. Its over, move on.
Whatever. Family film. Bring on Twolander! by Dingbatty	May 22nd, 2009 04:16:59 PM

Sadly, Series 7 I know what you mean by skimn	May 22nd, 2009 04:20:12 PM
I use to look forward to new seasons of 911, now....haven't watched in year or two..
isn't funny even once by Series 7	May 22nd, 2009 04:22:36 PM
Isn't that the story of Owen Wilson's life?
Those pants are called "jodhpurs." by Dingbatty	May 22nd, 2009 04:22:48 PM
And by pants, I mean trousers, for those of you in the UK.
Reno 911 by Series 7	May 22nd, 2009 04:24:02 PM
Had one funny joke last I remember. The first new show after the movie it started with Dangle jumping over a small shark in a tank, yelling We are jumping the shark! And then he promptly crashes into it.
God I hope this bombs by Series 7	May 22nd, 2009 04:26:25 PM
Even like crappy entertainment things are like, why did they make this. But I guess its better then T4.
films like this remind me to wear a condom by Rupee88	May 22nd, 2009 04:42:05 PM
or at least pull out...don't want any kids that drag me to movies like this to suffer through.
I'm sorry, but... by Khan_Noonien_Zing	May 22nd, 2009 04:42:47 PM
is it on purpose that the trailer is attuned to the same kind of people who enjoyed Baby Geniuses? It's nothing but 2 minutes of everyone participating in an out-slumming contest. Was there a bet on the set to see who could phone it in the most? This looks unwatchable. The 2 minute trailer is unwatchable. Bring on the gushing reviews from the AICN fanboys.
Night at the Radio and Television Museum? by crankyoldguy	May 22nd, 2009 04:50:36 PM
Jackie Gleason pops out of B&W TV...."To the Moon...!" Jack Benny morphs up out of an old-time radio...."I'm thinking, I'm thinking..."
battle the Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History by cookylamoo	May 22nd, 2009 04:58:03 PM
in Bardstown, Kentucky. At least everyone would have a good time.
Night at the Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum? by lockesbrokenleg	May 22nd, 2009 05:05:16 PM
All the weird shit comes to life?
Sounds like a nice, harmless kids movie. by Sal_Bando	May 22nd, 2009 05:20:23 PM
Ala those older Disney things like 'Strongest Man in the World' or 'Treasure Island' or 'Bloodfeast'. You just never know. Am not the biggest Stiller fan-so there ya be.
Night at the Tate Modern by BadMrWonka	May 22nd, 2009 05:26:14 PM
Bringing pretentious modern art to life in 2012!!
Did anyone check out the trailer to by Series 7	May 22nd, 2009 07:21:10 PM
Gamer, it was never posted on AICN. But its got Terry Crews in it, and he is a bad ass. I think we should talk about that rather then this piece of penis movie.
JUST RETURNED FROM WATCHING IT... by THE TRUE PINBACK	May 22nd, 2009 09:55:05 PM
...and it was a complete waste of six bucks... I only went because my six-year-old daughter wanted to see it (not much of en excuse, I know) but it was little more than a cinematic equivalent of a hyperactive juvenile fit. UTTER CRAP!!! AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
Saw this yesterday... by My friends call me Killjoy	May 22nd, 2009 10:06:33 PM
Amy Adams is truly delightful.
Pinback by My friends call me Killjoy	May 22nd, 2009 10:08:31 PM
Have you seen the first film? I'm not sure that this will convert folks that didn't like "Museum", but I'd recommend it to anyone that enjoyed the first.
The first film was pleasant enough by Nasty In The Pasty	May 22nd, 2009 10:10:35 PM
Yeah, it wasn't Pixar, but it certainly wasn't Baby Geniuses. It was what it was...90 minutes' worth of admittedly cool-looking museum exhibits coming to life. Maybe I just have a weakness for museum movies (I've seen The Relic about seven goddamn times). And Amy Adams makes my pants tight.
Series 7 by Futureman_	May 22nd, 2009 10:13:58 PM
Owen wilson can be plenty funny - on the condition he is in a wes anderson film.
The Relic Kathoga Monster Should Eat Ben Stiller by SoylentMean	May 22nd, 2009 10:31:15 PM
You would all watch that with evil, evil joy.
Nasty, The Relic is a fun time at the movies by SoylentMean	May 22nd, 2009 10:33:19 PM
Are the FX just a wee bit dated? Hells yes, but then again so are the FX for the original King Kong. I still don't understand why they changed the setting from New York to Chicago for the movie, but man, do I love that creature design.
As much as I love The Relic (MAJOR guilty pleasure)... by Nasty In The Pasty	May 22nd, 2009 10:38:45 PM
...the plot is full of holes, such as... -How can a monster that's at least 15 feet tall conceal itself under water that's only up to armpit level on a human? -How come the monster's footsteps are so loud they rattle the jars on the shelves Penelope Ann Miller is haiding behind, yet earlier in the movie, the monster pops up out of NOWHERE and starts biting that guy's head off? -How can the monster be chasing Miller through the basement of the museum, yet then come crashing in through the SKYLIGHT?
The Amy Adams BUT SHOW by CENOBITE	May 22nd, 2009 11:07:29 PM
Quote: Amy Adams has an “X-rated” sense of humour. The ‘Doubt’ actress is nothing like the pure, innocent characters she portrays on screen, her ‘Junebug’ co-star Embeth Davidtz claims. Embeth told BlackBook magazine: “The sweet girl in ‘Junebug’ is not who Amy really is. Amy's much naughtier than anyone I know. “I can't give you examples because they are so beyond X-rated. She's got the wickedest sense of humour and says what nobody else would think to say.” Amy, 34, doesn’t understand why people think she is so meek and virtuous. She said: "It's interesting to be perceived as innocent. Innocent of what? I'm certainly not naive. "I misbehave. I just do it in private." The actress – whose performance in ‘Doubt’ earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress – thinks her next role will help shatter her good-girl image. She is playing Amelia Earhart in ‘Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian’ and her pants are almost indecently tight. She adds: "It's going to be an Amy Adams butt show. I'm not known for showing my a*s on camera, but there it is."
Redhead + 34 years old = a FREAK by CENOBITE	May 22nd, 2009 11:09:32 PM
...in bed
I hope this movie trounces T4 by MANZILLA	May 23rd, 2009 02:12:43 AM
Because t4 sucked Balls!
Why do most, if not all by The McPoyle Clan	May 23rd, 2009 07:17:33 AM
mentions of Adams' filmography conveniently omit Cruel Intentions 2? If you're a fan or hers or her ass, know that she plays a naughty schoolgirl. Need I say more?
They think she's innocent due to her characters by terry1978	May 23rd, 2009 08:47:31 AM
A lot of people honestly cannot differentiate between actors and their roles. She's played mostly naive, wholesome females...which is already somewhat of a fetish in and of itself.
Hank Azaria rules by jaysin420	May 23rd, 2009 02:43:30 PM
Other than Adams ass he carries this movie.
Burned by Stiller. by malificus	May 24th, 2009 02:59:12 AM
I absolutely hated Tropic Thunder, what an overrated, completely unfunny turd that movie was, and partway through I came to the conclusion that Ben Stiller was fucking ruining comedy for me. I have, in the past, enjoyed some of his movies, the first Museum movie was a tolerable piece of fluff, but this new one is a rental at best. Stiller needs to do supporting roles in other people's movies, he could have coasted for years on his 3 minutes of Anchorman, but instead he keeps stretching his unfunny ass into leading roles and fucking movies up.
"Night at the Mutter Museum"? by KillerTomato	May 24th, 2009 07:53:43 AM
Medical-oddity exhibits coming to life? Awesome Cronenbergian goodness.
A Long Night at the Museum by rono	May 25th, 2009 12:20:54 PM
What a crapfest. This turd was nearly unwatchable except for Hank Azaria and Amy Adams' ass. The rest was a bunch of shit. Don't go to this Museum!
Adams' ass is magnificent by Abominable Snowcone	May 26th, 2009 08:34:46 AM
in this movie. Her eyes and her ass make the movie what it is. Whenever she was onscreen, I was looking at that lovely, grab-able ass of hers.
enjoyed it by only1	May 26th, 2009 08:35:51 AM
I saw this flick with my 4 year old... imagine that, seeing it with the intended audience! Bottom line... kid loved it (especially Darth Vader... wish he had a big part in it). What I liked was I never saw the first one and was never feeling left out watching this. I didn't feel like I missed out on anything before. It reminded me of the flicks I watched as a kid just for the sake of being a kid. ....all you talkbackers who go to see it just bedcause you have to see all the big summer movies (or big movies in general) don't go as you'll tear it apart. If you have kids, nieces, nephews... then take them to see it.
Millions will masturbate by Abominable Snowcone	May 26th, 2009 08:36:10 AM
to Amy Adams' appearance in this movie when it hits DVD.

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