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Product Description
National Treasure: From Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of Pirates of the Caribbean, comes the definitive NATIONAL TREASURE. Get closer to the edge of your seat with the 2-Disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray of this thrilling adventure starring Academy Award(R) Winners Jon Voight (Best Actor, COMING HOME, 1978) and Nicolas Cage (Best Actor, LEAVING LAS VEGAS, 1995) as Benjamin Franklin Gates. Since boyhood, Gates has been obsessed with finding the legendary Knights Templar Treasure, the greatest fortune known to man. As he tries to find and decipher ancient riddles that will lead him to it, Gates is dogged by a ruthless enemy (Sean Bean, THE Lord of the Rings trilogy). Now in a race against time, Gates must steal one of America's most sacred and guarded documents -- the Declaration of Independence -- or let it, and a key clue to the mystery, fall into dangerous hands. Heart-pounding chases, close calls and the FBI turn Gates' quest into a high-stakes crime caper and the most exciting treasure hunt you've ever experienced, now with a treasure trove of new special features National Tresure 2- Book of Secrets: Join Nicolas Cage on a heart-pounding adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat in a race to find the Lost City of Gold. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, Disney's NATIONAL TREASURE 2: BOOK OF SECRETS takes you on a globe-trotting quest full of adrenaline-pumping twists and turns -- all leading to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing centuries of secrets. But there's only one way to find it -- Ben Gates must kidnap the President. Packed with fast-paced action and crackling humor, NATIONAL TREASURE 2: BOOK OF SECRETS is a movie your entire family will want to rediscover again and again
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Customer Rating: Summary: Unbelievable to the Point I Laughed Comment: National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets is a $130 million adventure film that looks great, has a great pace, and stars Nicholas Cage, Harvey Keitel, Helen Mirren, and Ed Harris, among others. All the more shame because no emphasis was put into making this story anymore than a souped-up version of a Dan Brown novel. Off the subject but I actually thought Ron Howard's Da Vinci Code film was better. Jon Turteltaud (3 Ninjas, Cool Runnings) directs and the infinitely successfully Jerry Bruckheimer produces. One thing is for sure, Book of Secrets aimed to make money and that happened so we might see more sequels.
Like the first film, this one focuses on intricate and ambitious conspiracy theories in American history. This story ultimately surrounds the assassination of President Lincoln. Benjamin Gates (Cage) is back and finds himself personally motivated to unveil the truth. So much so, he finds a ways to infiltrate both Buckingham Palace and the Library of Congress, in addition to kidnapping the president of the United States.
National Treasure 2 is an easy target and I could probably be more critical but other than the perpetually creepy Jon Voight, the cast, which is really just punching in for a days work, is better than one would expect here and even half-hearted performances out of Ed Harris and Helen Mirren are better than the average actor. Nicholas Cage may get even more credit for putting almost everything into such trivial screenplays, but the cynic in me is sad that he seems to only care about the money time and time again. I guess he's just a fun-loving guy but I think of films like Wild At Heart, Adaptation, and Leaving Las Vegas, and it reminds me that Cage is one of the most talented actors alive today. Anyway, I definitely don't recommend this film unless you're tolerant to outrageously unreal plot elements and a quick and shallow popcorn flick. Customer Rating: Summary: Nothing special Comment: I enjoyed "National Treasure 1" far more than I thought I would. That is a fun movie that manages to get you to suspend your disbelief and go along for the ride on the strength of sheer goofy energy, fast pacing, and fun. I'll buy into almost anything for 2 hours as long as you keep it moving, keep it fun, and keep it interesting.
"National Treasure 2" unfortunately bogs down under all of its weight. The plot bears the disjointed, cobbled-together hallmarks of any script burdened with three (count 'em, three!) different sets of writers on story alone. (It makes you wonder how many script doctors took a whack at it as well.) As a result, you never really know what this movie is about. Is it a romantic adventure? A Civil War story like National Treasure? A Spanish Colonial story? A story about a Blackwater-type CEO who is a mercenary treasure hunter manipulating Cage? A story about Cage's parents? The script doesn't know, and neither do we. As a result, we never really get things moving in a clear manner, which pulls you out of the movie and makes you start trying to figure out what's going on. (Finding the lost city of gold clears a guy of conspiring to kill Lincoln how, then?)
On the plus side, all of the actors are fantastic. How could you go wrong with Nicholas Cage (channeling the early, enjoyable phase of his career), Harvey Keitel, Ed Harris, Jon Voight and Helen Mirren? Ed Harris did great with what he had to work with. It would have been a better film if it had been more about Harris and Cage trying to outwit each other, if only because Harris would have had more screen time and a more clearly defined character.
This is worth a rent if you liked "National Treasure" or like action movies. It's nothing special; it won't be a personal favorite; you may well forget all about it a week later. But it won't make you throw your shoes at the TV, and sometimes that's enough.
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