Hapless Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is in danger of losing his son, Nick (Jake Cherry). He’s not really concerned about his ex-wife, but Nick? That worries him. Especially when Nick mentions that he’s ready to hang up his hockey skates and start practicing to be a stockbroker, like his new dad, Don (Paul Rudd).
Spurred on by the thought of losing his son’s hockey career to the over-achieving Don – or at least to his utility belt of cell phones, Larry decides that he needs to get on with his life and do something. So begging for a job at the unemployment office, he begs for just about anything. What he gets is something that no one would have expected.
You see, Larry gets a job as a night watchman and the Museum of Natural History. And as they say, history has a way of coming to life. It’s never been more true than it is at this place after they lock the doors for the night.
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Comedy on September 23rd, 2006 by Chad Everett
I wrote an entry comparing this movie to Animal House nearly ten months ago, but I never really reviewed the movie itself, so I figured that it was time to rectify that situation.
Overall, the movie is certainly enjoyable. It’s nothing like Animal House, true, but very few movies are. Frankly, I don’t think it’s even as good as Old School, but it’s definitely a closer comparison. The problem is that it simply doesn’t flow. Both Animal House and Old School stayed true to their vision throughout, while Wedding Crashers starts and stops, which detracts from the overall enjoyment.
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Family on June 11th, 2006 by Chad Everett
In this latest release from the team of Disney and Pixar, we enter the world of (you guessed it) cars. There are no humans whatsoever in this one, as there have been (albeit only somewhat) in most of their other releases. This time around we are in a world that is inhabited solely by mechanized vehicles. Mostly cars, but also RVs, trucks and even a helicopter or two.
The star of the show is Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson), the hot rookie on the Piston Cup circuit, and he is headed to California for a three-car showdown in the final race of the season to settle once and for all who will be the winner of the Piston Cup (after a bizarre three-way tie in the last race of the season).
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