Wednesday Knights Blog

I saw Night at the Museum over the weekend. When this movie first came out I was not terribly interested in seeing it. However, it was playing on IMAX near us, and my wife wanted to see it. It is clearly not going to make it onto the list of the 100 best movies ever.

Nevertheless, I really enjoyed the movie. It was fun and had plenty of laughs. I thought that Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, and Bill Cobbs did a great job as the three old night guards that were being downsized.

I thought that the best scenes in the movie were those involving Steve Coogan as Octavius and Owen Wilson as Jedediah. Their fights were quite fun. The scenes at the end where they are trying to flatten the tires on the van, and they are chasing the bad guy through the park are both entertaining.

I would never have thought to cast Robin Williams as Theodore Roosevelt, however, he does a great job in the role. The contrast between his giving advice to Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) and his unrequited love for Sacajawea (Mizuo Peck) was fantastic.

There are also several times where the Huns come charging full speed and screaming at the top of their lungs. Every time I saw this, I kept waiting for someone to pop up and ask “What’s in Your Wallet?” Sadly, this never happened.

In sum, if you want to see a movie just to have some fun, this is a good choice.