Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

This is the third and final film of the trilogy "Night at the Museum" and takes place mostly in London, at the British Museum. The script consists of a hasty trip to the British capital in order to repair the Egyptian tablet, responsible for animating the figures and statues of the Museum of Natural History, New York. Larry is the right man at the right time, even though his connection to the museum is far more relevant now than a night watchman. The script, however, fails when it tries to create emotive subplots, an error that had already occurred in the previous movie. This time the problem is a no-point family conflict between Larry and his son, who is now a rebellious teenager. This does not interfere with the main plot and ends up being a loose string in the movie, perfectly expendable during the editing stage. More effective in this aim is Laaa's love interest in Tilly, the chubby night guard of the British Museum. Humor and jokes leave a little to be desired, as there is not much new material and old characters have already lost the joke. Its Rebel Wilson, in the role of Tilly, who gets the most memorable jokes along with Dan Stevens, who played Sir Lancelot. Still about the actors, this film retained almost all of the previous cast, notably Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais and Dick Van Dyke, who makes a brief cameo such as Hugh Jackman, in the role of himself. This film, unfortunately, also marks the farewell of Robin Williams and Mickey Rooney, two actors who passed away before the film was released and are honored in the final credits. Thus ends this comic trilogy, with a well closed end that does not allow developments for the future.

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014): Dir: Shawn Levy / Cast: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Dan Stevens, Rebel Wilson, Skyler Gisondo: Third and the best of this pathetic trilogy, and that is saying little since this one sucks to. It celebrates life and friendship through its suppose secret in the tomb. It begins in the distant past with the discovery of a tablet that is moved and is eroding so badly that it threatens the existence of the various figures and creatures that come to life after hours. Ben Stiller returns again as the security guard overseeing the museum and befriending the bizarre historical characters. Central plot regards his travels to Britain in order to have the Egyptians that come to life in that museum, examine and fix the tablet. Director Shawn Levy returns again, and the special effects are the big high point. Stiller seems to be reciting this time out as he struggles to maintain order. The sad factor is this being the final on-screen performance by Robin Williams as Theodore Roosevelt who rides in on his horse. Skyler Gisondo plays Stiller's son who desires to be a disc jockey. Rebel Wilson plays the security guard at the Britain museum. The one shining performance comes from Dan Stevens as Sir Lancelot whose best moment arrives when he crashes a play performed by Hugh Jackman and Alice Eve believing him as an imposter and her as his lady love. If only the entire film was this funny. In the end it is a pointless family improvement over the first two films but unfortunately it still belongs in the trash. Perhaps not as far down in the trash as the other two, but in the gutter nonetheless. Score: 3 ½ / 10

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB review by Mike Smith Larry leaves New York City and travels to London to embark on another epic quest to save the Tablet of Ahkmenrah before the magic that brings the museum to life is gone forever.Night at the Museum 3 is an awesome way to cap off the trilogy. Just like the last 2 films this movie has a nice blend of adventure, comedy and family friendly fun.The whole cast is back and better then ever! Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Patrick Gallagher, Mizuo Peck and Crystal the Monkey all reprise their rolls but we have some new comers to the franchise; Sir Ben Kingsley, Dan Stevens and Rebel Wilson. Everyone works so amazing together and keeps you glued to the screen and makes you laugh. The new character I wanted more of was "Garuda" who was voiced by the legendary Robin Williams.It's hard to believe that it's been 6 years since the last time we've seen these characters. I have to admit when I heard that a third movie was being made I had no interest and thought is was dumb BUT I was wrong once again. Knowing that this was the last film Robin Williams made me sad and made me realize that we all took him for granted. It is a good send of to a legendary career.With laughs, excitement and heart felt moments Night at the Museum 3 Secrets of the Tomb is a great movie to lose your self in, have a fun viewing exercise and never underestimate a sequel. Unfortunately, like the last two films, this movie will most likely be forgotten. Cheers and remember life won't suck as long as there is a good movie to watch.Also keep your eyes open for what maybe the funniest cameo in a long time 8.5 out of 10 Edited By Samantha Locke Twitter: FatMikeTPKFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/FatMikesMovieReviews

The NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM franchise continues as night guard Larry(Ben Stiller)has the assignment of managing the museum's new night exhibit. The grand opening presentation goes amok and causes a frightened audience full of dignitaries to run for their lives. Larry finds himself in the worst trouble of his career, but discovers that an ancient tablet in the Egyptian exhibit needs immediate repair and it requires a hurried trip to a museum in London to correct this problem. Larry at this time is also trying to mend a disagreement with his son Nick(Skyler Gisondo).Larry and Nick will make the trip to England with many of the favorite characters of the museum. Teddy Roosevelt(Robin Williams), Attila(Patrick Gallagher), Octavius(Steve Coogan), Dexter the monkey and others will tromp through the museum to locate the Egyptian exhibit to find the secret to repairing the golden Tablet of Ahkmenrah(Rami Malek). Without the tablet, the museum's characters will not be able to come to life at night; losing the magic of the museum.I found this movie more interesting than the previous "Nights" in spite of Stiller's lumbering throughout. His scenes trying to understand his son were weak and not genuine. The special effects really made up for the simple story line. William's scenes are bittersweet. The movie does liven up to tunes like "Calling London" by The Clash, "Dancing Queen" by Abba and "Shake Your Groove Thing" by Peaches & Herb.Also in the cast: Ricky Gervais, Mizuo Peck, Owen Wilson, Ben Kingsley, Rebel Wilson and Dan Stevens as Sir Lancelot. Also small roles for Dick Van Dyke and the late Mickey Rooney.