Nicolas cage and his rapidly receding hairline return in the form of the worlds oldest, most enthusiastic eagle scout in the enjoyably preposterous adventure sequel national treasure. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. National treasurenational treasure 2 book of secrets. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Book of secrets desktop wallpaper picture 800 x 600 pixels. Still, the tribute to the original archeological treasureseeker cant be. Nicholas cage reprises his role as benjamin franklin gates, finder. Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln, by uncovering the mystery w. Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out. While this sequel falls a little short of the original, which is not saying much, it does hold together and does what it sets out to do.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing centuries of secrets. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of.
British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2. Book of secrets is nevertheless a colourful and witty adventure, another race against overwhelming odds for the answer to a historical riddle. Book of secrets 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Shooting of the film in london in the book, ben finds a picture of the missing plank from the desk and an entry by president coolidge, who found the plank in 1924, had it destroyed, and commissioned gutzon borglum to carve mount rushmore to erase the maps landmarks in order to protect the treasure. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Nicolas cage, diane kruger, ed harris, harvey keitel, helen mirren, jon voight, justin bartha, bruce. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments.
Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing.
It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure franchise. Of course book of secrets is just as wildly farfetched as the original national treasure but turteltaub keeps things moving at a good clip so you dont mind suspending disbelief. Reality is suspended and any numbers of worlds open up that are impossible to obtain for those munching on popcorn in the aisles. It was dark, i poured some liquid into a tall glass, took a sip, and realized it was actually rum. In national treasure 2 book of secrets 2008, nicolas cage reprises his role as artefact hunter and archaeologist, ben franklin gates. Book of secrets, which is opening in an estimated 3,500 theaters on friday, december 21. Our inner indiana jones is called to in national treasure 2. Book of secrets 2007 when a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the. In order to prove that his greatgreat grandfather was innocence, gates must find the treasure that existed with national treasure 2. A talented cast goes to waste in the improbable national treasure. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2.
When a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage as a conspirator in lincolns death. National treasure 2 book of secrets available in bluray, dvd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris the pg movie has a runtime of about 2. In book 2 of the national treasure, ben gates wanted to prove innocence of his greatgreat grandfather for being the grand architect of the lincoln assassination. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets on dvd 786936735390 from disney buena vista. But theres only one way to find it ben gates must kidnap the. To use this picture as your desktop wallpaper, rightclick on it with your mouse and then select set as windows wallpaper or set as background, or whatever similar option your particular browser provides in the rightclick popup menu. Book of secrets interview margi bash interviews nicolas cage, diane kruger, jon voight, hellen mirren, ed harris, and justin bartha on national treasure 2. In national treasure 2004, nicolas cage stars as benjamin franklin gates, an archaeologist from the seventh generation of a family of treasureseekers who. Like the first movie, book of secrets is a historical treasure hunt, but this. When a film does very well at the box office it is only natural that a sequel will quickly get the green light for production.
Bens globetrotting quest to prove his ancestors innocence leads him to a closely guarded book containing the nations deepest secrets. Book of secrets, which is eerily similar to the first film. Book of secrets certainly does its best to make sure you have a good time. The first time i ever got drunk was during a drinking game to the 2007 movie national treasure 2.
The sequel gives more information about the characters and its always fun to see people you enjoyed make a come back. Staring nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger and helen mirren. Ben and his father, patrick jon voight, take great pride in their ancestors and their familys devotion to the united states. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold.
Book of secrets nicolas cage jon voight harvey keitel 2007 a page from the diary of john wilkes booth implicates ben gates nicolas cage greatgreat grandfather as a major conspirator in the assassination of. National treasure 2 book of secrets movie movie insider. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the films opening 3day weekend box office friday to sunday, without going over, will win a copy of halloween unrated directors cut. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004.
Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure 2. Less engrossing than its 2004 predecessor national treasure, jon turteltaub s busy sequel national treasure 2. When a missing page from the diary of abraham lincolns assassin, john wilkes booth, surfaces, one of bens ancestors is implicated as a. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Driving orchestral score teamed with heavy handed sound design, create an audio palate that is intertwined to highlight interactive voiceover. Theres a car chase that borrows a page from the bourne movies with the shaky, handheld camera shots to ratchet up the intensity and rawness of the chase. Book of secrets in order to clear the name of his ancestor, ben gate must solve a series of puzzles to find a hidden city of gold in america. National treasure 2 book of secrets official trailer. When mitch wilkinson ed harris produces a page from the diary of lincoln assassin john wilkes booth allegedly linking bens greatgreat. The premise of national treasure 2 was a little out there, in my opinion, but that doesnt spoil the excitement and intrigue of following the cluse and solving the mystery in the face of great odds. National treasure 2 book of secrets on dvd may 20, 2008 starring nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight.
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