rebzombie reviews

Ben Stiller is back as Larry Daley the night guard.  But this time around he has a bigger museum to play in.  I enjoyed the first Night at the Museum and Battle of the Smithsonian looked promising with all the famous characters Larry the night guard is bound to meet.

Also back for the sequel are Owen Wilson as Jedediah Smith, Robin Williams as Teddy Roosevelt, Mizuo Peck as Sacajawea, and Steve Coogan as Octavius.  Also featured in the movie are Hank Azaria as Kahmunrah/Abe Lincoln/The Thinker, Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart, Christopher Guest as Ivan the Terrible, Alain Chabat as Napoleon Bonaparte, Jon Bernthal as Al Capone, and Patrick Gallagher as Attila the Hun.

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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is much better than the first one. All the main characters are back but they’re in other unfamiliar environment. The sequel takes them to Africa, hometown of Alex (Ben Stiller). Together with Marty (Chris Rock), Melman (David Schwimmer), and Gloria (Jada Pickett Smith), they discover their origins and mingled with their kind.

As the case of the first movie, the penguins stole the show. I wonder if Dreamworks is already thinking of making a spinoff with the penguins. That is one cartoon that I would definitely want to see and I’m sure that I’m not the only one who feels this way.

The humor can make even the grouchiest member of the audience laugh. It is one movie that I would definitely recommend to everyone.

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Ben Stiller surprised me with Tropic Thunder. The last Stiller movie that I liked was There’s Something About Mary so I had some uncertainties regarding this movie. It’s a movie about the men behind making a Vietnam movie. Well, that’s what they thought they were doing.

Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. play as the actors. Their onscreen chemistry was good and had me laughing with their antics. I like Robert Downey Jr’s  role of an Australian playing an African American. He did justice to the role he was given and I felt that it was not offensive at all.

Though the three might have the top billing for Tropic Thunder, I think that the supporting cast saved the movie. Nick Nolte, Steve Coogan and Matthew McConaughey gave out great comedic performances for the film.

But I think that the biggest star of Tropic Thunder is Tom Cruise. His performance was excellent to say the least. He brought the house down with his dance moves. I didn’t recognize him at first. He should be doing more comedy movies.

Tropic Thunder is a funny movie right from the fake trailers in the beginning to Cruise’s dance when the credits are rolling. Even if you’re not a fan of Ben Stiller, Tropic Thunder is a must see.

Scorcher Preview Narrator: Now, the only person who could make a difference before, will make a difference again!

Tom Cruise did make the difference in this movie.