![]() ![]() Secrets easily manages to hold our attention from the first exciting frames featuring theĪssassination of Abraham Lincoln to the rolling of the end credits (these are some spiffy lookingĬredits, too). With several tricks and plot twists, National Treasure 2: Book of ![]() Will Gates salvage his family's pride and maybe evenĭiscover a long-lost treasure along the way, or will Wilkinson be proven right, thus disgracing the ![]() Maryland professor Emily Appleton (Helen Mirren, The Queen). Along the way, Gates receivesĪssistance in his search from a new character in the series, his mother and University of Palace in London, the Oval Office, and Mount Rushmore. Them on a journey to clear the Gates family name, one that will take them to Paris, Buckingham (Justin Bartha, Failure to Launch), discover a code on the back of the diary page, leading With the help of ex-girlfriend Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger, Troy), Ben Gates and his sidekick, newly published author Riley Poole One of the Gates ancestors was a conspirator in the assassination of the President only five daysĪfter the end of the Civil War. Harris, The Rock) presents Gates and his father Patrick (Jon Voight, Deliverance) with one of those missing pages, a page that suggests that Pages from the diary of John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln.įollowing the lecture, Mitch Wilkinson (Ed As the movie begins, Gates is presenting a lecture about the famed Nicolas Cage ( Face/Off) returns as Benjamin Franklin Gates, treasure hunter, and nowĪ man with a legacy all his own, known the world over for his discovery of the Templar TreasureĪs depicted in the first film. I know! It was John Wilkes Booth! Now where is my $100,000? I need to buy some Blu-rays. The film after this second viewing on Blu-ray. (although I must admit to tiring of the "let's have the couple that got together at the end of theįirst movie be separated at the start of the second" plot device), but overall, I was pleased with Told in this film is a bit more interesting, the characters showing a new level of development In fact, I think that while the movie is equal to the first on the overall scale, To my surprise, I really liked the movie this Left in my mouth aside and approaching it fresh. Interest to go into the sequel with a more open mind, and I did, pushing the bad taste the movie Watching theįirst National Treasure again on Blu-ray, a movie I definitely like, sparked an Review the movie on Blu-ray, I'd be giving it a score of 5/10. Story, action, everything failed to impress, and I vividly recall my firm belief that should I Walking out of the theater disappointed, best remembering my severe bout of boredom. I'm not sure what was going on that day, but I remember I saw National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets in theaters several months ago,Īnd the movie failed to impress me. It sure is funny how one can have two completely different takes on a movie upon seeing it for a Is the second installment of the 'National Treasure' series worth its weight in gold?Įverything I am is because of my ancestors. National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets Blu-ray Review The result is a more complete understanding of the franchise, one that might just turn National Treasure skeptics into begrudging admirers.National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets Blu-ray Their analyses unearth lesser-known stories from history while considering the ethics of character decisions, assessing comparisons to similar film franchises, interpreting key deleted scenes, and revealing behind-the-scenes secrets from filming. But even so, the films have been heavily criticized for purportedly “crazy” storylines, forcing National Treasure enthusiasts to defend their fandom against those who think it merely a guilty pleasure.īut what if the majority of National Treasure’s plot points were inspired by real figures and events, its heists drew upon actual techniques in science and technology, and production choices were made with the hope that viewers would better remember both triumphs and failures of history? In this book, franchise experts and hosts of the National Treasure Hunt podcast Aubrey Paris and Emily Black set the record straight, taking a scene-by-scene approach to prove that National Treasure, like protagonist Benjamin Franklin Gates, is not crazy, but rather one step short. Years after the films were box office hits, quotes and sentiments from the two-part franchise are frequently referenced in response to both the most joyous and most scathing moments in recent history. “I’m going to steal the Declaration of Independence.” These eight treasonous words delivered with intense earnestness by Nicolas Cage would launch a pop culture phenomenon in National Treasure (2004) and its sequel, National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets (2007). ![]()
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