How many family films are actually family friendly at all levels? Night At The Museum is.  If you watch this film knowing that it was built for kids in mind, you will be very happy with the experience.  I watched this film with my four year old son and ten year old son.  I realized early on that the adult characters were not portrayed as dim and the this held my attention more than anything.  But let's get to the plot...

Ben Stiller (Larry) plays a divorced father with visitation of his ten year old son.   He is coming to terms with not being a business mogul or standout success in life and takes a job as security guard simply because he must have a job as to not let his son down.  So you have a guy that is wanted to be great accepting a job that is not so great.    What happens is he finds that as another character in the movie says, "Some are born great, others have greatness thrust upon them".   And there is lies the plot without giving away the story.

I don't want to spoil the fun, and you must know that from the trailers or even the box cover, that in the museum where Larry works every exhibit comes to life at night.   The cause of this effect I'll leave you to learn from watching the story for yourself.   But if you are prone to allowing your self to suspend disbelief during movie experiences, this one is easy to accept.

Ben deals with a lot of chaos in a logical and sensible manner.   The special effects are perfect as they pretty much go un-noticed.  I mean for instance a prehistoric T-Rex (only the bones) meanders around and never once did I ...   more »

I write articles meant to provoke converstaion and get things out in the open.  This article is more of a reflection and not meant to provoke. Please don't read it as such. 

OK, I'm not going to get people upset I promise.  Heck, if anyone should be upset it is me, but I'm not.  I'm just a bit confused.  Yesterday I picked up my children at my parents home and had to drive to good ole' Costco.  I'm driving up Old Baltimore Pike when I see someone is tailgating me.  Apparently I'm driving too slowly for them.  This bothered me I’ll admit.  I don't like it when people do that.  But there is no way to stop them unless you slam on the breaks and then you risk both of you being in an accident.  You get the idea.  And in fact, years ago in my twenties I remember once or twice tapping the breaks and holding them to cause the tailgater to back off in a panic.  I assure, I didn't do that on this occasion ...and I had my two children in the car so don't second guess me here.

So what happened?  I actually decided to let this person by.  Old Baltimore Pike has two wide shoulders now and I just pulled over to let them through.  No sooner did I pull over did the driver give me the long "beep" of the horn like I was an idiot (for whatever reason) and as she drove by with her child in the back seat in a baby seat, she puts her window down and gives me the finger, yelling something I couldn't hear.  I beeped back and put my hands up to show her "what did I do?"

I looked back at my kids and the both had ...   more »