If you like cute, funny, family-oriented films, you will like Night at the Museum 2. Sarah and the twins and I went this afternoon, while Larry took the older boys to see Star Trek. (She and I will see that movie ourselves later.) It was amusing, and fun, and cute, and better than the original. I think it’s a perfect example of what a family film should be like—there’s really almost nothing in it to scare younger children, and enough in it to keep the rest of us entertained (including a few jokes that only the parents are going to get, since all the teenagers were evidently watching Terminator: Salvation).
Max apparently likes to repeat the lines that make him laugh. I can put up with his behavior for another year or so, but after that, he gets the “Max, Aunt Meryl likes quiet when she watches a movie” talk. Even for the silly ones like this one, I prefer to watch movies without chatting. When I used to go to the movies with a group of friends, I’d always make sure I didn’t sit next to the one who could never shut up during a movie. (It was for his own personal safety. I’d have killed him, eventually.) But we were in a theater with parents and small children, so indulgences were made.
If you’re looking for sheer mindless fun, this is the movie for you. Hank Azaria is utterly hilarious, and so are the cast of figures from the Smithsonian that come to life.
Yeah, it’s a slow weekend for me. Feel free to read the news yourselves.
We can read the news ourselves, but only you can post pics of Gracie and Tig.