I
think I might have to start permanently calling these posts TMM: Tuesday Movie Meme,
because when Nicole posts her's on Monday, I'm usually too busy to get
a post up right away. When I post, it's usually the night before, or
some miracle leads me to churn something out between 5:30 and 6:30 am
and up it goes. I've asked her oh so kindly to tell me the night
before what the topic is, but that's cheating she says. Her whole deal is
spontaneity. Fine, I can be spontaneous. Just a day late ;-)
Today's
(well, yesterday's) topic is museums. Name movies that have to do
with museums, whether real or not. I immediately knew what I wanted
to write about.
I'm
not a Ben Stiller fan, mostly because I'm not a physical humor fan,
and the whole pizza scene in Dodgeball just was ridiculously
unnecessary. But, my kids like movies, so I've suffered through a
slew of bad Disney movies over the years. I was pleasantly surprised
that I liked these movies. The premise is original, and the story is
just plain fun. I was worried about the sequel because in general
I'm not a sequel fan – 99% of the time they are far below the
original on just about every scale. However, Battle of the
Smithsonian turned out to ALSO have an original premise and a very
satisfying ending. So don't dismiss these as kids movies. Go have
some fun, giggle at absurdities, and enjoy some history come to life.
Literally.
