Tonight was the world premiere of The Librarian 2 - Return to King Solomon’s Mines. I’ve been waiting for over a year for this movie to come out. For those of you unfamiliar with it, it’s a sequel to The Librarian - Quest for the Spear, starring Noah Wyle (of ER fame), Bob Newhart, and Sonya Walger. The sequel had Noah and Bob, but the female lead was Gabrielle Anwar (I remember her as Queen Anne from The Three Musketeers), who looked like she’d been struggling with anorexia a bit.

Funny movies, kinda Indiana-Jones-ish, but less serious. Not huge on the special effects, but the humorous spirit, inter-character banter, and Wyle’s way of using his knowledge of trivia to to figure things out made the movies quite enjoyable. This second was a bit different from the first one and maybe not quite as good, but it was still fun and interesting. Both movies are favorites of all of my kids. Even Camber, the 5-year-old, enjoys them. Just don’t take them too seriously or expect too much out of them, or you’ll ruin the effect. (And, of course, the sequel will make more sense if you’ve seen the original, but it’s not required, just recommended.)

It was a little more predictable than the first one was, but still interesting and enjoyable.

I won’t give any spoilers on the movie, but check TNT for listings, since it’s coming up again (e.g., Dec. 6 at 9pm and Dec. 9 at 4pm).

[tags]librarian, king solomon’s mines, noah wyle, movies[/tags]