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Product Description: 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 DVD of this thrilling adventure starring Academy Award(R) Winner Nicolas Cage (Best Actor LEAVING LAS VEGAS 1995) as Benjamin Franklin Gates. With heart-pounding chases and close calls this high-stakes crime caper is the most exciting treasure hunt you've ever experienced -- now with a treasure trove of new special features.System Requirements:Running Time: 131 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/BOUNTY HUNTERS Rating: PG UPC: 786936746594 Manufacturer No: 05562700 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 Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-07-01
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. Rating: 
Date: 2008-06-24
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. Rating:
Date: 2008-06-24
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.
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Date: 2008-06-23
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. Rating:
Date: 2008-06-22
A Film with Broad Appeal
I've read a lot of criticism of the National Treasure films; critics couldn't believe the box office take of these movies. And I must admit, I had never been interested in the National Treasure series. I had the impression they were big, dumb movies. But after searching long and hard for a movie my 9-year-old would enjoy I realized these films are PG, don't rely on potty jokes for their humor, don't have gobs of sexual content and don't show kids being bratty and acting superior to every adult in the film. These movies are great for children not old enough to watch PG-13, but who are too old for films like The Tigger Movie. The plots are about educated people trying to do the right thing and are a perfect mix of action, humor and suspense. It was a joy to watch my son watching these movies. They have a VERY broad appeal and I wish studios would make more films like them -- they'd find themselves making money hand over fist. |
