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		List Price: $34.99		Label: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Salesrank: 1410 Released: April 24, 2007
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		MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Media: Blu-ray

Editorial Review:
Ben Stiller leads an all-star cast including Robin Williams and Dick Van Dyke in this hilarious blockbuster hit. When good-hearted dreamer Larry Daley (Stiller) is hired as night watchman at the Museum of Natural History, he soon discovers that an ancient curse brings all the exhibits to life after the sun sets. Suddenly, Larry finds himself face-to-face with a frisky T. rex skeleton, tiny armies of Romans and cowboys and a mischievous monkey who taunts him to the breaking point. But with the help of President Teddy Roosevelt (Williams), Larry may just figure out a way to control the chaos and become a hero in his son's eyes. Boasting jaw-dropping special effects and laugh-out-loud moments, Night at the Museum is your ticket to nonstop fun!

Description of Night at the Museum [Blu-ray]:

An irresistible concept meets computer-generated wonders in Night at the Museum, inspired by a 1993 children's book by Milan Trenc. Ben Stiller stars as Larry Daley, an underachieving inventor waiting for his ship to come in while getting evicted from one apartment after another for lack of funds. Larry's son needs some stability, so the well-meaning ne'er-do-well takes a job as night watchman at New York City's Museum of Natural History. What the soon-to-retire guards (Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs) don't tell him is that an ancient pharaoh's tablet in the museum causes everything on display to come to life at night. Thus, Larry meets representations of Teddy Roosevelt, Attila the Hun, fire-worshipping cavemen, and Roman Empire soldiers, and learns to cope with an excitable T-Rex and man-eating, ancient animals. The film might have left things at that, but an added story element gives Night at the Museum some extra urgency and excitement, especially for kids: Larry becomes responsible for keeping this nightly miracle going and preventing anything in the museum from dying due to exposure to sunrise. Computer effects, as well as wildly imaginative costumes and makeup, help make the film appeal to the 8-year-old in everyone. Director Shawn Levy (The Pink Panther) works with a hugely talented cast, including Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Carla Gugino, and Steve Coogan. --Tom Keogh

Night at the Museum Extras

Ben Stiller on Director Shawn Levy

Ricky Gervais on the size of his trailer and eating cheese.

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Night at the Museum [Blu-ray] Reviews:
I can't believe I bought the two-pack
2009-12-22 - If you are into silly, then this might be OK, but I thought that, based on the cast, it would address a broader--read adult+child--audience. This movie helps me to appreciate the skills of Disney and Pixar. What was I thinking when I bought BOTH the first and sequel? Not a good deal unless you are absolutely sure you will like this genre.

Not as good as the first
2009-12-22 - Cute. This is for older children and adults to get many of the jokes.

DVD - Night at the Museum
2009-12-19 - I was satisfied with both the speed of delivery and the quality of the DVD when I watched it.

Daddy was off plundering and pillaging..I understand
2009-12-16 - Ill add my 2 cents here. I agree with everyone that this was an adorable movie. Was added immediately to my DVD collection. There are so many fun moments in this;
a) Stiller's psychiatry session with Attlia the Hun. 'You were left alone while Daddy was off plundering and pillaging. I understand'
b) The minature Romans being true to form as conquerors even in their display case. 'Expand or perish !!'
c) Stiller's lecturing of the Civil War soldiers to bury the hatchet; 'And you Southerners. You lost the war, true. But you have the Allman Brothers and..uh...NASCAR'.
d) Robin Williams fun portrayal as TR with all of TR's Edwardian courtliness but still the sligh Robin Williams humor.
e) The unredeamed Attlia negotiating with Stiller to be allowed to pull Dick Van Dyke apart, just a little bit.
f) The cavemen running amok everywhere.

With most movies these days just muck, this was delightful. All kudos to the director for pulling this off so successfully.
By the way, movies like this are great for museums. DaVinci Code spawned countless visitors to the Louvre. This movie did the same for the Museum of Natural History in New York.

A night with Stiller
2009-12-04 - Good family fun... Great scenes with Stiller and his boss.. His boss wants to speak well but sure has a hard time getting his view across with words.. Good times..