Davis P
National Treasure: Book of Secrets is a better movie then the original national treasure movie. The cast stays the same except trade in Sean Bean for Ed Harris and add on Helen Mirren. The acting is good here, I enjoyed cage and Kruger, very good chemistry, even better here than in the first. And I loved seeing Helen Mirren in this film, she is a fine actress and I loved her performance as Ben's mom and Patrick's ex-wife. The dynamic between Mirren and Voight is interesting and they work very well together. On to the action and treasure hunting. The action are done well, not overstuffed with over the top special effects and not cheesy looking. The movie has a nice pace to it and I enjoyed every destination they went to, they were all important to the movie as a whole. This is pretty enjoyable film that is sure to entertain all audiences. I definitely suggest it for family viewing, it's not too rough or intense or too weak and child like, perfect medium. The kids will have good fun with the treasure hunt and the clues they discover along the way and with the action sequences. And the adults can enjoy that and the interesting interactions between the characters that will probably fly over younger kids heads. 8/10 for national treasure: book of secrets.
Wuchak
Released in 2007 and directed by Jon Turteltaub, "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" brings back Nicolas Cages as Ben Gates, along with his assistant, Riley (Justin Bartha), hot girlfriend (Diane Kruger) and father (Jon Voight). This time Ben's great grandfather is accused of co-conspiracy in Lincoln's assassination and so Ben & Co. travel wide and far to clear his name. The first stop is Paris, then Buckingham Palace, then the White House and ultimately Mount Rushmore. Their misadventures include kidnapping the president (Bruce Greenwood) and desperately seeking to find Cibola (see-BOWL-uh), the legendary Native American City of Gold. Ed Harris appears as the villain, Helen Mirren as Ben's mother and Harvey Keitel as the chief Fed. It's best to watch the original 2004 movie first so you're familiar with the main characters. This is a slickly-made, fun sequel and there's a lot to like about it if you're a fan of the first movie and the Indiana Jones flicks. But it somehow pales in comparison to the nigh great original. Something about the story fails to fully engage; and the increasingly absurd clues become eye-rolling. Thankfully, there are several highlights, like the sequences with the president. And you can tell the cast had a good time together. The score is kinetic, composed by Yes' Trevor Rabin, like the first film. The movie runs 124 minutes and was shot in Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, South Dakota, Southern California, England and Paris.GRADE: C+ (5.5/10)
Paul Magne Haakonsen
Following in the wake of the 2004 movie "National Treasure", Benjamin Franklin Gates (played by Nicolas Cage) is back searching for one of the most significant treasures in American history. Gates is following clues left in John Wilkes Booth's diary in order to prove his ancestor's innocence in the Lincoln assassination. And that leads him on the track of a great treasure, a city of gold.The story in "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" is much similar to the story in the 2004 movie. A group of people chasing after important clues hidden in the most unlikely of places in order to get to an ancient city of gold. So if you liked the first movie, then you will also get some enjoyment out of this sequel.However, I found the clues and the locations in part two to be a bit too far fetched, and it was getting hard to buy into it after a while. That being said, I will claim that the movie is still entertaining enough, it just never managed to get over the mediocrity level.Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight and Harvey Keitel all return for the sequel, reprising their roles from the 2004 movie. In addition to these talents, then "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" also offers the talents of Helen Mirren and Ed Harris, both of whom did bring something good to the movie.It just wasn't fully as entertaining nor compelling as the first movie, and as such then I am rating "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" a mediocre five out of ten stars.
KUURRTTT KUURRTTT
Nicolas Cage does it again. Fantastic acting, funny faces, funny voices, garbage ideas like stealing the president. That's what makes it goood. Best part is when Riley says coupe du grais cuz it's random and really pointless. And when Nick and his girl are going in to the elevator in the Queen's palace and he says GEEETTT INNNNN. Greg Heffley is an actor in this from wimpy kid. When Wilkinson dies and stays back to hold the wheel door barrier thing he has a realllly funny face like he is going number two. Just saying. Anyway there needs to be a third cuz its amazing and Cage can't be beat. The bees! The next one be about stealing the original screenplay cuz there's secret Indian treasure clues somewhere in it. Amazing idea right? Tell Cage about it. I better be paid for that idea as well. Finally this movie is great. Funny scenes and acting make it a ten. Peace out. JUNIOR HIGH SPY BETTER.
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