Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments. Book of secrets the junior novel was released on november 6, 2007. Book of secrets, but for the dvd release, the title was changed to national treasure 2. Dec 21, 2007 in 2005, national treasure hit theaters, and gave audiences an enjoyable if not slightly implausible romp through our nation\s history as ben gates nicholas cage and his cohorts went on a treasure hunt looking for the infamous treasure of the templar knights. The following is a brief summary of the content found in this pgrated actionadventure film. Its a highly visual movie, with lots of eyepopping outdoor color images. Book of secrets opened in first place on the sales chart and had the second best opening for the year with 3. Book of secrets 2007 when a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of treasure hunter.
At the end of national treasure 1, riley has a ferrari 360 spider. Book of secrets is a brilliantly depicted story of the history of a nation told by treasure hunter benjamin gates, whose family spent generations searching for cibola, the lost city of gold. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the book of secrets. Soon ben finds himself on a different kind of hunt. Book of secrets 2007 jon turtletaub, jon turteltaub on allmovie in. Along with his friends, riley and abigail, he will have to travel from the streets of paris to the middle of the united states to find a book that could revealone of americas greatest secrets and treasures. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie.
The physical action is so fast at times, with lots of high speed editing, that there is no danger that the audience will be required to do any thinking. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions. Jun 30, 2008 ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3. British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. The popular sequel will be available in onedisc, twodisc and bluray editions. Book of secrets movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. T he riproaring success of the first national treasure movie and naturally the rippingerroaringer success of the da vinci. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations.
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. Ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon. By the author of freemasons for dummies, christopher hodapp.
Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. Book of secrets, millions of moviegoers might have left theaters around the world believing that the library of congress, the worlds largest library, was home to a book that holds all of the u. It appears that there has been a conspiracy in america to keep the great attributes of the state of wisconsin a national secret. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer.
The first movie was good enough and successful enough that maybe it deserves a sequel, but how will they do it. Starring nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. National treasure 2 book of secrets by jon turteltaub. A few religious words and some colorful phrases are uttered, while a woman shows varying amounts of cleavage, and briefly kisses a man to distract him from something he shouldnt be seeing.
This film is not an historical accurate representation of us history, it is not a documentary, it is not great art, it does not necessarily make complete sense and it is not overburdened with great performances. The ferrari which gets impounded in the first few minutes of the movie is a ferrari f430 spider. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to. It is a sequel to the 2004 movie, national treasure. Book of secrets trailer 2007 when a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, bens greatgreat grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in abraham lincolns death. It was written by jim kouf and the wibberleys, produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by jon turteltaub. Thomas looks down and sees that carrolls handkerchief is stained with blood. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min, and received a score of. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. Shortly following the release of national treasure.
Book of secrets 2007 when a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the. Book of secrets ann llyod have you ever gotten accused of doing something that you didnt do. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which contains clues to the location of a lost city of gold, ben must compete against mitch to find the lost city, he. There was no novelization of the first movie, but a novelization of the second titled national treasure 2. The original national treasure film centers on the gates family legend of a fantastic treasure trove of artifacts and gold, hidden by the founding fathers of the united states, and the attempts by the scion of the family, benjamin franklin gates, to find the treasure before his exfriend, ian howe, steals the declaration of independence national treasure.
National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be and isnt. Abigail chase reteam with riley poole and, now armed with a stack of longlost pages from john wilkes booths diary, ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Nearby, a man by thename of thomas gates deciphers a code that. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out on what it takes to make a truly good movie. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out. T he riproaring success of the first national treasure movie and naturally. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero, ben franklin gates nicolas cage, flexing his deadpan, on a globetrotting quest that might have been. Book of secrets brings the hunt to dvd and bluray on may 20th feb 15, 2008. Book of secrets 2007 as ben and abigail look for the resolute desk. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which contains clues to the location of a lost city of gold, ben must compete against mitch to find the lost city, he goes to france and great britain. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. The west gate of the royal naval college was used as a double for the gates of buckingham palace for a scene in national treasure. Plot synopsis right, now lets get a few things out of the way before we start.
At the beginning of book of secrets, when his car is. 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. This time ben gates is on a quest to find the lost city of gold in order to prove that his great grandfather wasnt a. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. It is the first film in the national treasure film series and stars nicolas cage, harvey keitel, jon voight, diane kruger, sean bean, justin bartha and christopher plummer. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. National treasure is a 2004 american adventure film released by walt disney pictures. Jul 03, 2016 grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. Freemasonry around the world, featuring masonic news, history, trivia, and more. 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. In 2008, director jon turteltaub said that the filmmaking team would take its time on another national treasure sequel.
In 2005, national treasure hit theaters, and gave audiences an enjoyable if not slightly implausible romp through our nation\s history as ben gates nicholas cage and his cohorts went on a treasure hunt looking for the infamous treasure of the templar knights. The first couple of minutes includes a background of famous text, phrases, and clues from the movie. Movies locations people blog articles site info contact donate. At the beginning of book of secrets, when his car is being towed away, its a ferrari f430 spider.
Follow by assumptions and opinions, the name and honor of you family was lost by a single type of information. Now they\re back, and on the hunt for redemption, as new evidence brought forth by mitch. Book of secrets ratchets up the crazy by a factor of 10. Vernon was one of many dead ends which ben pursued in his search for charlotte and the templar treasure prior to the events of the first movie, which would explain why he knew about the hidden compartment and how it worked, or it might just be a sly reference to national treasure 2004. Congratulations of the nearly 300 million people in the united states of america, you are one of the 5. Parts of the story in the novel version differ slightly from what was actually filmed, owing to changes being made in the screenplay prior to and during production. Several years since benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage found the knights templar and became rich and famous.
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