Movies For This Week
Terminator Salvation
When convicted killer Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington) donates his body to science he has no clue that in 15 years he’ll be re-animated as a Terminator; a machine used to hunt and destroy leaders of the human resistance in the year 2018. Specifically Marcus is to be responsible for the destruction of John Connor (Christian Bale) and Kyle Resse (Anton Yelchin). But will Marcus accept his new fate, and will the machines succeed with their dastardly plan? More importantly will this cliche plot give you a satisfying feeling after you’ve watched the film? In short, no. The film is comprised of re-hashed ideas, and sad attempts to pay homage to previous Terminator films. Massive plot holes also deflate this beast further. Additionally, none of the acting really proves to be a stretch for the actors, Bale in particular. The one shining spot happens to be the special FX. Perhaps worthy of a rental at a later date to stay up to date on the story line. Terminator Salvation is rated PG-13.
Night at the Museum: Battle of The Smithsonian
Former night guard for the Museum of Natural History Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is called back into action when several of the exhibits along with a magical Egyptian tablet that turns exhibits to life after dark are moved to the Smithsonian archives for permanent storage. But can Larry move the exhibits back where they belong before Kahmunrah (Hank Azaria), Ivan the Terrible (Christopher Guest), Al Capone (Jon Bernthal) and Napoleon Bonaparte (Alain Chabat) unite to dominate the world? Assisted by Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) and Teddy Roosevelt (Robin Williams) Larry clearly has his work cut out to do. Not really a lot of fresh ideas in this script, but it almost doesn’t matter because of the jovial nature of the film. Decent acting, and semi clever family friendly humor keeps the film moving nicely, plus the handful of cameo appearances from actors and historical figures manages to muster a few chuckles as well. Worthy of a matinee. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is rated PG.