Film 99 - Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 20/12/2014

I enjoyed the first of the Night at the Museum films, a kids film that was very entertaining, the second in the franchise seemed as though the actors really could not be bothered being there and were just happy for the cash in, so this left me a little apprehensive going into the third installment.  Also the increasing amount of rowdy kids joining the auditorium was another concern.  I know it is a kids film, but there were far more options available for these kids, how about those Penguins from Madagascar?

Night at the Museum (SOTT) continues the adventures of the exhibits and night watchman Ben Stiller as the magic is wearing off.  The tablet that brings all the characters to life every night is losing it's mojo and so the team decides to take it to London to the Egyptian Exhibit to see if there is something that can give it more juice again.

Ben Stiller and his son break into the London Museum only to realise that the usual group, Teddy Roosevelt, Dexter the Pee Monkey, Jedediah, Octavius, Atilla the Hun and Ahkmenrah have all joined them on this excursion.  

I enjoyed NATM:SOTT as a little guilty pleasure, the story was nice and easy and the laughs flowed, sometimes it was the same joke as previous films rehashed, but it meant no harm.

At the end of the film the real power hit, the choice to leave the tablet with it's rightful owners means that our exhibit friends will have to return to America and forever be frozen in time.  This is when Robin Williams gives his goodbye speech.  The adults in the audience remained silent throughout the whole monologue, I felt a lump form in my throat, not due to the acting prowess of Mr Williams, but knowing that this was his last film and he was, in sorts, bidding the world goodbye.

RIP Robin Williams