National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
PG | 13 December 2007 (USA)
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Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestor's innocence in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

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VividSimon

Simply Perfect

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Crwthod

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

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Arianna Moses

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

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Deanna

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

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Filipe Neto

This movie is the sequel of "National Treasure" and is just another movie about insane conspiracy theories based on false historical premises. This time, everything revolves around Cibola, a variation of the South American myth of El Dorado. Out of curiosity, there is no pre-Columbian ruin in North America with some minimal similarity to the one showed in the film, at least as far as I know. What it portrays is clearly influenced by ruins lefted by the Mayans, Aztecs or Incas, who lived in more southern latitudes. That, and the crazy theory around the Resolute desks, is enough to make the plot absolutely indigestible for anyone with a minimum of historical knowledge. The cast includes many actors from the first film, with Nicholas Cage and Diane Kruger leading the way and keeping the flaws and virtues shown earlier, like the lack of depth and personality of their characters and some very enjoyable comical vein. Ed Harris was effective in the role of villain and managed to counteract the lack of depth of the other characters. The film still has good visual and special effects, although scenarios are sometimes a bit disappointing or unrealistic.

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Python Hyena

National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007): Dir: Jon Turtletaub / Cast: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Helen Mirren, Justin Bartha: Exciting adventure about facts buried from truth. Nicolas Cage quests to find evidence proving that his great-great grandfather was not responsible for the assassination of President Lincoln. To prove this he must locate the lost city of gold. Director Jon Turtletaub is backed with thrilling action and visual elements that play out through the entire film. He is a director who crosses many genres with films ranging from While You Were Sleeping and Phenomenon. Cage leads the cast and is thrust head strong into adventure as he sets out to clear his family name. On the negative end the romantic elements are quite obvious and predictable. Diane Kruger plays his ex-girlfriend who is talked into joining him and who will obviously end up with him by film's end. Jon Voight plays his father who must face his ex-wife, played by Helen Mirren for assistance. She is skilled at reading special markings on artifacts. Both will clearly reconcile but along the way they are responsible for a great deal of humour. Justin Bartha returns as Cage's best friend but the role is sidelined by the central roles, which are more interesting. While it is not Raiders of the Lost Ark, it is still entertaining and pointless fun that should be a treasure for the entirely family. Score: 8 ½ / 10

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Janelle Mercer

I read some of the other reviews and I have to say WOW!! I find it hilarious anyone would say a movie wasn't realistic or it was far fetched. So I suppose Star Wars, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, etc. Are completely plausible story lines right?! Here's a dose of reality: we go to the movies to escape reality and be entertained. Being a Mom I always look at things in the standpoint of is it acceptable and entertaining for my family to watch. This movie completely lives up to those requirements! It is fun/ funny and has an Indiana Jones for kids feel to it. Plus I absolutely enjoy the humor in it. I can watch this movie with my kids or by myself. If you're looking for a fun and uplifting flick this is a great pick.

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SnoopyStyle

Gates family history is Patrick Gates (Jon Voight)'s grandfather Charles' recollection of the night of Lincoln's assassination. Charles's father Thomas was given a book to decipher. It turned out to be Booth's diary and the man was actually a member of Knights of the Golden Circle. KGC were confederate saboteurs working in the north. The diary had a clue to a treasure that the confederates want. Thomas threw the pages into the fire and was killed for it. The confederate spy was able to retrieve a part of a page. Thomas Gates was always a hero in the story until now when Mitch Wilkinson (Ed Harris) shows up with the missing page. Mitch is a antiquities soldier of fortune and wants the treasure. His ancestor was a confederate general. The missing page has Thomas Gates' name along with the other conspirators. Everybody now believes that Thomas was a Booth co-conspirator and Ben (Nicolas Cage) has to clear his family name with the help of Riley Poole (Justin Bartha), ex-girlfriend Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger), and even his mother Emily Appleton (Helen Mirren) who can't stand his father.The gang is reunited. The bickering couple chemistry is funny and good. The group has a lot of fun. The movie seems to be trying very hard to be cutesy fun. The addition of Helen Mirren added surprisingly little. Ed Harris is a little too scary and mean. He seems capable of killing anyone. They travel around the world in a wild chase for treasure. It's one big monument after another. It just turns very repetitive as they find clues in a series of over-the-top capers. About halfway into the movie, it gets way too ridiculous even for a National Treasure movie. I could still let this movie get a pass, but the final crazy City of Gold really sank this one. When they got on the ridiculous tippy top table, I couldn't wait for this to end.

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