Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

When the lights go off the battle is on.

Set to release in Malaysia on the 21st May 2009 (Thursday)

I've had the pleasure of watching it in the company of crazee loved ones yesterday at GSC Mid Valley. Thanks to Chombi for the complimentary tickets. :)

Rela members were stationed everywhere for body scans and security checks. They were actually present right in the screening rooms itself and constantly patrolling to make sure that nobody is fleecing the movie during the special screening. Stringent measures indeed but necessary.

Synopsis:

When the Museum of Natural History is closed for upgrades and renovations, the museum pieces are moved into federal storage at the famous Washington Museums. The centerpiece of the film will be bringing to life the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world's largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) flew on her non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone's (Jon Bernthal) rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy's ruby slippers, Fonzie's jacket from Happy Days, the still from M*A*S*H and Archie Bunker's lounge chair from All in the Family. With a forwarded resume, Larry (Ben Stiller) becomes another caretaker at the Smithsonian, where Kahmunrah, an evil Pharaoh will come to life with the reestablishing of a tablet as a magical force in the museum bringing the old exhibits (Such as Theodore Roosevelt and Dexter) and new exhibits (like General Custer and Al Capone) back to life, and in conflict with each other. Larry enlists the help of Amelia Earheart, who he develops a romantic interest in, and together they try to put everything back in order. (Source: The Internet Movie Database)

Plenty of laughs innit. But as both me and Buu agreed on, they were predictable. I was hoping to see more participation by the old characters in this movie but that didn't happen. A tad disappointed coz who doesn't love Atilla the Hun and Dum Dum!!

Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) IS vey sprightly.. erm abit too sprightly for me till I wanna smack her. But maybe that's the whole point. I was pretty sure Larry (Ben Stiller) would love to do that too. hehehe. Can't help noticing how she flits around like a little dancer, so very nimble and lithe. Oh, a digression - they have a Degas bronze statue inside!

Ok, back to the story. The very indignant evil pharaoh Kahmunrah talks with a lisp and has some funny scenes indeed. And why oh why does his brother Akmenrah have to look like a Greek Adonis? Makes me melt with his affable smile.

Lovable Jeddediah and Octavious will not disappoint. I've come to appreciate Octavious more in Battle of the Smithsonian as compared to the previous movie where Jeddediah bowled me over instead.

Ah, and don't hasten to leave your seats too soon. Wait for the credits rollout and a special scene. You might find out how a certain phone brand came about. *winkz*

P/S: I just noticed I've been blogging more on movies. Bento has taken a back seat for the time being. Still, me hopes to get me bento kitchen up and running again soon! I wonder does anyone actually miss my bento posts?