United States United States United Kingdom Canada Australia Germany France South Korea
USERNAME
PASSWORD
 |  New member  |  Lost password

Home   News   Movies   Players   Recorders   Drives   Media   Firmware   Community   Forum   Deals


Most Popular Blu-ray Deals at Amazon

Show latest price drops  
Avatar (Blu-ray)
$24.99

The Wizard of Oz (Blu-ray)
$16.99

The Men Who Stare at Goats (Blu-ray)
$16.99
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Blu-ray)
$19.99

Face/Off (Blu-ray)
$9.99

Serenity (Blu-ray)
$11.99
Planet Terror (Blu-ray)
$9.99

Run Lola Run (Blu-ray)
$9.49
Up (Blu-ray)
$17.99

Iron Man (Blu-ray)
$19.49

Death Proof (Blu-ray)
$9.99

Dawn of the Dead (Blu-ray)
$8.99

Planet 51 (Blu-ray)
$21.99

True Blood: The Complete First Season (Blu-ray)
$42.99

The Hangover (Blu-ray)
$19.96


Deals


 New deals
 Top deals
 Big price drops


Reviews


 New reviews
 Browse reviews

Release lists


 Now available
 New releases
 Coming soon
 Recently listed
 New pre-orders
 New covers

Top lists


 Top rated
 Top sellers
 Top pre-orders

Search


 Browse movies
 Search movies
 Search reviews
 Search cast & crew

By genre


 Action (3126)
 Adventure (1961)
 Animation (548)
 Anime (234)
 Biography (284)
 Comedy (2109)
 Crime (1512)
 Documentary (643)
 Drama (4010)
 Family (827)
 Fantasy (1263)
 Film-Noir (21)
 History (367)
 Horror (1113)
 Music (1099)
 Musical (257)
 Mystery (763)
 Nature (178)
 Other (218)
 Romance (1331)
 Sci-Fi (1358)
 Short (74)
 Sport (295)
 Television (686)
 Thriller (3086)
 War (476)
 Western (142)

By studio


 20th Century Fox
 Criterion
 Disney / Buena Vista
 DreamWorks
 Lionsgate Films
 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
 New Line Cinema
 Paramount Pictures
 Sony Pictures
 Universal Studios
 Warner Bros.

 Show all studios


About


 Blu-ray movies
 Blu-ray studios

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Blu-ray

United States
20th Century Fox | 2009 | 105 mins | Rated PG | Dec 01, 2009

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Blu-ray)
Large: Front Back




Video
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1

Audio
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles
English, French, Spanish

Discs
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
Digital copy (on disc)
DVD copy
Price
List price: $39.99 
Amazon: $16.49 (Save 59%)
Third party: $9.75 (Save 76%)
Usually ships in 24 hours

Buy Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian on Blu-ray

Blu-ray rating
Users 3.8 of 5 3.8
Reviewer 3.5 of 5 3.5
Overall 3.8 of 5 3.8
Based on 9 user ratings

Playback
Region A (locked)


Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

 (2009)

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy



Shawn Levy directs the sequel of his hit film 'Night at the Museum'. Night guard Larry Daley (Ben Stiller), now a successful entrepreneur, returns to the Museum of Natural History to visit his friends--the exhibits that come to life at night--only to learn that they are being shipped off into deep storage at the Smithsonian Institution. To make matters worse, the exhibits at the Smithsonian, including the pharaoh Kahmunrah (Hank Azaria), are suddenly coming to life--and they aren'’t at all happy about their new visitors. Determined to save his friends, Larry rushes to Washington, D.C., and makes his way into the inner workings of the largest museum complex in the world while Kahmunrah recruits the likes of Ivan the Terrible (Christopher Guest), Napoleon (Alain Chabat), and Al Capone (Jon Bernthal). Larry, meanwhile, finds himself with spunky Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams) as a co-conspirator and love interest, and General Custer (Bill Hader) leading the battle for the Smithsonian.

For more details about Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian on Blu-ray, see the Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Blu-ray Review

Starring: Ben Stiller


Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Blu-ray, Video Quality

  n/a


Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian comes alive on Blu-ray with a 1080p/AVC-encoded transfer in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio. I popped in the included DVD for comparison and, as expected, there’s no contest; the Blu-ray version is sharper, ultra- colorful, and much more vivid. Throughout the movie’s run-time I was impressed by the depth of the color saturation. Steve Coogan’s cloak is an absolutely intense red, Ben Stiller’s guard uniform is a deep blue, and every corner of the frame bursts with color, from the bold golden yellows of Egyptian relics to Amy Adams’ fiery orange hair. Contrast runs a little hot during the few outdoor daytime scenes, but once we get inside the museum the image is nearly perfectly tuned, with inky and substantial blacks and luminous but never overblown highlights, all coming together to create a satisfying sense of dimensionality and presence. The black and white scene inside the VJ- Day photograph is equally impressive, with a strong gradation of smooth grays. Clarity is excellent in both close-ups and long shots; just examine the intricate detailing on Hank Azaria’s tunic or watch as he sits in Archie Bunker’s recliner atop a pile of ornate treasures. Shot on 35mm, NATMBOTS definitely retains its filmic quality in this transfer, with a thin layer of fine grain that gives the image some cinematic warmth, and that carries no traces of DNR or overt edge enhancement. My only real complaint is that some of the digital inserts and artificial backgrounds can flatten the otherwise dimensional image.


Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Blu-ray, Audio Quality

  Array of 5


Compared to the stellar visuals, Battle of the Smithsonian’s DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround track comes as somewhat of a disappointment. With all the shenanigans and tomfoolery caused by museum pieces come to life, I was expecting a raucously immersive audio experience. Instead, I got a much more subdued track that’s almost entirely front-heavy for the first half of the film. Even when the action heats up, there’s really not as much engagement as there could have been. Take the scene inside the Air and Space Museum; there are rockets warming up and dozens of aircraft taking off and flying about, but the rear channels only get a few timid fly-bys and swooshes. Where are the loud cross-channel dynamics and pin-point pans? Or listen to the climactic battle scene; for a sequence of such action and intensity, the soundstage is comparatively barren. There are some nice flourishes—like the tinkling of shattered glass on the floor as the Wright Flyer crashes through a window—but the sound design is surprisingly anemic. That said, Alan Silvestri’s larger-than-life score picks up some of the slack with deep bass, frenetic orchestration, and pounding electronic elements. Dialogue is almost always clean, clear, and easily understood, though there were a few moments when it could stand to be a little louder in the mix. There are some missed opportunities here for a truly bombastic audio track, but the mix is at least well-balanced and dynamically solid.


Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Blu-ray, News and Updates



Blu-ray Sales, December 7-13: Potter Enchants Charts (Update) - December 17, 2009

Warner's 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' easily won the week for Blu-ray Sales during the week ended December 13, according to Nielsen VideoScan. Universal's 'Public Enemies' got second place. The other major new theatrical release of the week, Sony's ...

Blu-ray Sales, November 30-December 6: Terminator Demolishes Muse... - December 10, 2009

'Terminator Salvation' was the clear winner in the Blu-ray sales race last week, according to Nielsen VideoScan First Alert. McG's postapocalyptic actioner sold nearly three times as many BD copies as the other major new release of the week, 'Night at the ...

Today on Blu-ray - December 1st - December 1, 2009

Over the past 25 years, the Terminator series has proven to be one of the most successful science fiction franchises of all time. Comprising of four films, a television series, video games, comic books, and even theme park rides, the Terminator has become an identifiable ...

Night of the Museum Sequel BD Announced - September 17, 2009

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release the family blockbuster 'Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian', starring Ben Stiller, on Blu-ray on December 1, day-and-date with the DVD. The BD edition will be a "Triple Play", comprised of a Blu-ray, ...


Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Blu-ray, Forum Discussions



Topic
Replies
Last post
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithson... (

Official Thread

)
42 Dec 27, 2009
night at the museum grainy? 49 May 08, 2007
Night at the Museum looks awesome 46 Apr 21, 2007
Night at the Museum Detailed 16 Apr 01, 2007

» Show more forum threads

Latest Deals United States



The latest deals
on Blu-ray movies
at Amazon.

Show new deals »



Best Deals

 United States

The hottest deals
on Blu-ray movies.
Save up to 74%.

Show top deals »



Big Price Drops United States



The biggest price drops on Blu-ray movies at Amazon.

Show price drops »



Avatar

 United States




$39.99  $24.99
Pre-order now!



Toy Story 1 & 2

 United States


 

$79.98  $39.98
Pre-order now!



Armageddon & Tombstone

 United States


 

$59.98  $31.98
Pre-order now!



  

Top 10 Sellers

  United States

1.  Avatar

2.  The Twilight Saga: New Moon

3.  The Blind Side

4.  The Wizard of Oz (3-Disc Emerald Edition)

5.  Sherlock Holmes

6.  Toy Story

7.  Toy Story 2

8.  The Princess and the Frog (Three-disc Edition)

9.  Life

10.  The Men Who Stare at Goats

  » See more top sellers



  

Top 10 Pre-orders

  United States

1.  Avatar

2.  The Blind Side

3.  Sherlock Holmes

4.  Toy Story

5.  Toy Story 2

6.  Life

7.  The Men Who Stare at Goats

8.  Fantastic Mr. Fox

9.  The African Queen

10.  Mad Men: Season Three

  » See more pre-orders



  

Top 10 Bargains

  United States

1.  The Wizard of Oz (3-Disc Emerald Edition)
$16.99, Save 66%

2.  The Men Who Stare at Goats
$16.99, Save 58%

3.  Up
$17.99, Save 61%

4.  Star Trek
$19.49, Save 51%

5.  Inglourious Basterds (Special Edition)
$19.99, Save 50%

6.  Serenity
$11.99, Save 56%

7.  Planet Earth
$49.99, Save 50%

8.  Planet Terror
$9.99, Save 67%

9.  Iron Man (Ultimate Edition)
$19.49, Save 51%

10.  The Dark Knight
$17.99, Save 50%

  » See more bargains





This web site is not affiliated with the Blu-ray Disc Association.
All trademarks are the property of the respective trademark owners.
© 2002-2010 Blu-ray.com. All rights reserved.
Registration problems | Business Inquiries | Legal Notices