National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets (Widescreen)
by Jon Turtletaub
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Actor: Diane Krueger, Ed Harris, Harvey Keitel, Helen Mirren, Nicolas CageDirector: Jon Turtletaub
Brand: National
Cinematographer: Amir Mokri
Cinematographer: John Schwartzman
Cinematographer: Josh Bleibtreu
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 124 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-20
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
DVD Reviews of National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets (Widescreen)
DVD Review: Another Winner!
Summary: 5 Stars
As exciting and action-packed as the first movie. Nicolas Cage is great, as is Jon Voight. I can't wait for the next installment.DVD Review: National Treasure 2 - Book... (DVD) ~ Nicolas Cage
Summary: 5 Stars
Movie was Ok not as good as first Nationa Treasure movie . Recieved in perfect condition very fast . National Treasure 2 - Book... (DVD) ~ Nicolas Cage DVD Review: 2.5 stars out of 4
Summary: 3 Stars
The Bottom Line:
As a history major, film love, and all-around snob I could easily talk about how deplorable this movie is, but (just like its predecessor) it's a reasonably successful, if preposterous, romp through American "history" and treasure.
DVD Review: National Treasure 2 is wonderful!
Summary: 5 Stars
Nicolas Cage and Jon Voight are great in the movie it is definitely one of my favorites. I think it is just as wonderful as the first one.DVD Review: National Treasure 2
Summary: 5 Stars
Made a great present for a close family member(and I get to watch it also). Thank You Amazon.
Description of National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets (Widescreen)
Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) sets out to find the lost 18 pages from the diary of Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. One of the 18 missing pages has been discovered by Jeb Wilkinson (Ed Harris). On that page are the names of the Lincoln assassination conspirators. Thomas Gates, Ben Gates' great-great-grandfather, is listed on the page. After discovering this, Ben does not want Thomas Gates to be remembered "as a conspirator in the assassination of the man who brought this nation together." His quest to clear his family's name leads to unexpected twists and turns. Agent Sadusky (Harvey Keitel) tells Ben that a secret book has the information he needs. The president's "book of secrets" holds documents, for presidents' eyes only, of all the nations secrets; from the truth behind the JFK conspiracy, the missing minutes from the Watergate tapes, and Area 51. When Ben's request to see the book is denied, he says he must kidnap the president. Each clue leads him closer "to a discovery that the world isn't ready to believe."Less engrossing than its 2004 predecessor National Treasure, Jon Turteltaub's busy sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets is nevertheless a colorful and witty adventure, another race against overwhelming odds for the answer to a historical riddle. Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage), the treasure hunter who feverishly sought, in the first film, the whereabouts of a war chest hidden by America's forefathers, is now charged with protecting family honor. When a rival (Ed Harris) offers alleged proof that Gates' ancestor, Thomas Gates, was not a Civil War-era hero but a participant in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Ben and his father (Jon Voight) and crew (Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger) hopscotch through Paris, London, Washington DC, and South Dakota to gather evidence refuting the claim. The film is most fun when the hunt, as in National Treasure, squeezes Ben into such impossible situations as examining twin desks in the queen's chambers in Buckingham Palace and the White House's Oval Office, or kidnapping an American president (Bruce Greenwood) for a few minutes of frank talk. Helen Mirren, the previous year's Oscar winner for Best Actress, wisely joins the cast of a likely hit film as Ben's archaeologist mother, long-estranged from Voight's character but as feisty as the rest of the family. Returning director Turteltaub takes excellent advantage of his colorful backdrops in European capitals and the always-eerie Mount Rushmore, and oversees some wildly imaginative sets for this dramedy's feverish third act in an audacious and completely unexpected, legendary setting. If National Treasure: Book of Secrets doesn't feel quite as crisp and unique as its predecessor, it is still ingenious and wry enough to laugh a bit at itself. --Tom Keogh
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