Night at the Museum (2006)
What a fun premise! And what a great movie to take your kids to over Christmas break. If you missed it in 2006, or your kids weren’t born yet, you can still rent it and stick your kids in front of the digital babysitter when they’re on school vacation. Be careful, though, you’ll probably wind up sitting through the whole movie with them.
Ben Stiller stars as a man who takes a job as a night watchman for the Museum of Natural History. You’ll love the beginning when he gets the job, since he’s welcomed in by three old-timers, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, and Bill Cobbs, who show him around and warn him to keep on his toes. Just when he thought he was in for a boring, easy job, he finds out the secret to the museum: everything comes to life at night! With a hilarious host of cameos, you’ll get to see the different historical displays burst with life and interact with someone from today’s world. Robin Williams is Teddy Roosevelt, Owen Wilson is a cowboy from the Wild West, Steve Coogan is a Roman emperor, and a pre-discovered Rami Malek is an Egyptian pharaoh. You’ll see cavemen, Pocahontas, Attila the Hun, and Vikings, as well as countless wild animals and skeletons that come to life.
This is a really fun flick, so make sure you rent it with the whole family. Grandparents will like seeing the old-timers, parents will appreciate the historical replicas, and the kids will only have eyes for the animals. They’ve made a couple of sequels, but I haven’t rented them yet.
More Mickey Rooney movies here!
More Dick Van Dyke movies here!
Ben Stiller stars as a man who takes a job as a night watchman for the Museum of Natural History. You’ll love the beginning when he gets the job, since he’s welcomed in by three old-timers, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, and Bill Cobbs, who show him around and warn him to keep on his toes. Just when he thought he was in for a boring, easy job, he finds out the secret to the museum: everything comes to life at night! With a hilarious host of cameos, you’ll get to see the different historical displays burst with life and interact with someone from today’s world. Robin Williams is Teddy Roosevelt, Owen Wilson is a cowboy from the Wild West, Steve Coogan is a Roman emperor, and a pre-discovered Rami Malek is an Egyptian pharaoh. You’ll see cavemen, Pocahontas, Attila the Hun, and Vikings, as well as countless wild animals and skeletons that come to life.
This is a really fun flick, so make sure you rent it with the whole family. Grandparents will like seeing the old-timers, parents will appreciate the historical replicas, and the kids will only have eyes for the animals. They’ve made a couple of sequels, but I haven’t rented them yet.
More Mickey Rooney movies here!
More Dick Van Dyke movies here!