World Famous Comics: National Treasure (Widescreen Edition)
National Treasure (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Jon Voight Directed By: Jon Turteltaub Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: May 03, 2005 Running Time: 131 minutes Theatrical Release Date: November 19, 2004
Amazon.com: 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
Product Description: Coming from a long line of treasure hunters, Benjamin Franklin Gates is given clues by his ancestors leading to a valuable and mysterious treasure hidden during America's revolution and sought after by both his enemies and the FBI. Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure Rating: PG Release Date: 22-AUG-2006 Media Type: DVD
Great Beginning This is a great start to, hopefully,a new movie franchise. Nicolas Cage is perfect for the role of Benjamin Franklin Gates.
Extremely entertaining My first exposure to National Treasure was actually the sequel, National Treasure 2. So I had to go back and see how it all started.
This movie is an extremely well done, albeit short, flick that has some good humor and history behind it that makes it one of my favorites. It's not conspiratorial, although the idea behind the movies that certain centuries old mysteries can be solved is really intriguing. This movie follows the traditional story that the treasure the Templar Knights found was passed from them to the Freemasons who hid it to keep it from the British during the American Revolution. I'm not certain all of the history they included is correct, but unless you go looking for errors it doesn't make that much difference and the speculation about the treasure is believable in my opinion. If it is correct, there are some really interesting tidbits in here about the founding of New York and the history of the founding fathers. Nicholas Cage gives an extremely believable performance and has a few funny lines to boot. It's one of the best roles he's done in my opinion.
After watching the first two films, I just hope there's a National Treasure 3 in our future.
Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seatbelts. If you are an edge-of-your-seat adventure fan, this is the movie for you. With action, excitment, and nonstop thrills, you can't go wrong. Nicolas Cage stars as Ben Gates, a man who has been obsessed from childhood with finding a legendary treasure which has been hidden for centuries. However, to find the treasure Ben and his sidekick, Riley Poole, must steal America's most precious document, the Declaration of Independence, while at the same time staying ahead of a gang commanded by Ben's former friend and treasure hunter. As a bonus, you will get a glimpse into key artifacts, documents, and places of the American Christian Revolution. Trust me, this is a movie you do not want to miss. Join me next time for my review on National Treasure 2 Book of Secrets.
The birth of a new franchise I'll be the first to admit, I can't stand Nicholas Cage. He's just not a good leading man and he bears a strange resemblance to ALF. However, this movie is GOOD. Kind of like a cross between the Indiana Jones movies and the Mummy movies. But National is smarter and classier than both of those franchises. The script, acting, pacing, fx, everything is top notch. I recommend this movie for action fans, history buffs, conspiracy theorists, pretty much everyone. I still can't believe this movie came from the good folks at Disney. The start of a new franchise, will Hollyweird screw up like they always do? NOPE!!!!!! I saw two and it's even better than this one. I can't wait till part three!!!!!!! I love these movies, so far............. Cage is excellent, Riley is goofy funny, Abagail is feminine but tough as nails and twice as smart. Hollyweird does good, for once. Highly recommended.
I Am Legend I Am Legend (Widescreen Single-Disc Edition) The movie was suspencful, left you wondering what was going to happen next. There was only two things I didn't like: (1)I didn't like what happened to the dog even though he was a hero, (2) the hero, Will Smith character)shouldn't have to die.
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