National Treasure / National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets [Blu-ray] (Amazon.com Exclusive)

National Treasure / National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets [Blu-ray] (Amazon.com Exclusive)

National Treasure / National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets [Blu-ray] (Amazon.com Exclusive)

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Primary Contributor: Nicolas Cage
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Dolby, Surround Sound
Running Time: 256 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-20
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone

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DVD Review: Slight But Good-Hearted
Summary: 3 Stars

National Treasure - Book of Secrets is one of those slight, improbable, but good-hearted Saturday-matinee-serial adventure movies, kind of like what Indiana Jones started off being before George Lucas got all clunky and serious. An almost A-list cast (Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Helen Mirren - good lord, Helen Mirren? She must have had the rent coming due, or something! - Harvey Keitel and Ed Harris, backed up by also-rans Diane Kruger and Justin Bartha) delivers their lines with a fair degree of conviction and wit, which if it doesn't sparkle with a brilliant diamond shine at least does not flop to the ground, vaguely embarrassing us all for the characters who have to mouth them.

The plot is one of those which becomes even more wildly improbable the more you think about it, and the more you know of history; Queen Victoria a Confederate sympathizer? A secret and so far unnoticed message cast into the model for the Statue of Liberty? Secret and so far undiscovered passages underneath Mount Vernon's gardens? And a whole watery subterranean Olmec/Aztec city of gold underneath Mount Rushmore, a good many miles to the north of their known cities and strongholds? (Don't know how they passed up a chance to have water gush out of Washington's nose; I guess director Jon Turteltaub will distain the obvious, on occasion.) But it is an amusing family ride as long as you don't think about it too much, and the locations - Paris, London, Washington and the Black Hills of South Dakota are superb.

The extras are generous, and included on a separate disc; the usual blooper collection of blown lines and crackups, a collection of deleted scenes with a commentary from the director outlining, usually with some regret, why they were eliminated from the final cut, and a couple of production features; the best and most fascinating of these is about the Library of Congress, it's workings and ways, and the very real national treasures archived within. The historical feature about the Knights of the Golden Circle (who were a real organization, with fortunes which became fatally entwined with the Confederacy) was woefully sketchy. I think producers missed an excellent opportunity when constructing the extra features, to expand on the various historical points touched on in the movie: the assassination of Lincoln, the desk made from the timbers of HMS Resolute, etc.

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.

Description of National Treasure / National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets [Blu-ray] (Amazon.com Exclusive)

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

Like a Hardy Boys mystery on steroids, National Treasure offers popcorn thrills and enough boyish charm to overcome its rampant silliness. Although it was roundly criticized as a poor man's rip-off of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Da Vinci Code, it's entertaining on its own ludicrous terms, and Nicolas Cage proves once again that one actor's infectious enthusiasm can compensate for a multitude of movie sins. The contrived plot involves Cage's present-day quest for the ancient treasure of the Knights Templar, kept secret through the ages by Freemasons past and present. Finding the treasure requires the theft of the Declaration of Independence (there are crucial treasure clues on the back, of course!), so you can add "caper comedy" to this Jerry Bruckheimer production's multi-genre appeal. Nobody will ever accuse director Jon Turtletaub of artistic ambition, but you've got to admit he serves up an enjoyable dose of PG-rated entertainment, full of musty clues, skeletons, deep tunnels, and harmless adventure in the old-school tradition. It's a load of hokum, but it's fun hokum, and that makes all the difference. --Jeff Shannon

Amazon.com Review for "National Treasure: Book of Secrets"
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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