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Today I was naughty and saw TWO films lol.
First off....
Night at the museum
Well I had heard very mixed views on this film and to be honest I thought it was good, nothing spectacular but it was a nice enjoyable film for families, children especially. I think in the end we all know its going to be a lovely, heart-warming ending but then again it was mainly aimed at kids so they are not going to all of a sudden kill a character at the end. There arn't many surprises in there and most of the time you can tell everyone whats going to happen before it does, its very predictable. The CGI is awesome though and is cleverly done. Ricky Gervias and Robin Williams are known for their spontaneus (sp?) lines etc, but in this film they seem to have kept to their lines and seem quite boring and not as exagerated as thier usual characters, which is a shame because thats why they are popular. Ben Stiller was just Ben Stiller, nuff said there.
Anyways I would recommend to families - 7/10
A Prairie Home Companion
Robert Altman's last film R.I.P. Its a great story, so fun and emotional. Its got amazing performances by Kevin Kline, Woody Harrelson, John C. Reilly, Meryl Streep and Lilly Tomlin. I would say that Tommy Lee Jones was good but to be honest he doesn't really do much in the film and the character seems a bit meh. The songs in the film are a nice mixture, some are jolly and happy, some are sad and tearjerkers, and some are quite amusing. Its also quite strange how the entire film apart from about 10 mins at the end are all about one radio show. The characters are so interesting and you want to hear more of their great stories of how they started out and when they went out on tour. I doubt many people will get to see this film but if you get the chance, see it, its a bit different and for some can be quite hard to get interested in it (two rude people left after about 20 minutes) but stay till the end and feel really good that you went and saw something other than a "blockbuster".
I would highly recommend this film - 9/10