Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasure hunting historian. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. Nicolas cage chase scene national treasure 2004 youtube.
See more ideas about national treasure, national treasure movie and nicolas cage. It seems that the secret longlost pages ripped from the diary of abraham lincoln assassin, john wilkes booth and found on his corpse, are a secret no more. The popular sequel will be available in onedisc, twodisc and bluray editions. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold.
The staircase and reception of lancaster house were used in national treasure. 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. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. National treasure but primarily the declaration of independence duration. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. National treasure pop classics book 5 lindsay gibb. 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. 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. Book of secrets, which is opening in an estimated 3,500 theaters on friday, december 21. Everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets duration.
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 was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out. Book of secrets, cast nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight. Book of secrets 2007 were used as the interior of buckingham palace, where ben makes a scene to distract security. Mystery on church hill the virginia mysteries book 2. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be. 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.
The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. Book of secrets abigail chase 2007 the hunting party mirjana 2007 days of darkness star 2007. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. Somebody run to hollywood and slap the casio out of this mans toxic hands. National treasure series with younger cast in development. Book of secrets on dvd 786936735390 from disney buena vista. A national treasure 3 is happening and disney are behind it. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. 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. Book of secrets by ann lloyd why did you decide to read this book i always wondered if this was a book, as i love the movies. National treasure has been amoung my most favorite movies, even have it on my ipod touch. Shortly following the release of national treasure.
The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. The treasure franchise has severe indiana jones overtones, yet turteltaub is no spielberg. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris the pg movie has a runtime of about 2. Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. Staring nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger and helen mirren. The film, directed by jon turteltaub, was released in 2004 and spawned a sequel, 2007s national treasure. This just about sums up all the details there are for the third national. National treasure ii although not as good as the first movie still holds you in your chair to see what will come next. Mt rushmore is in the 2nd one, national treasure, book of secrets. 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. Book of secrets starring nicolas cage was filmed far from california, in locations such as london, paris, washington dc and mount rushmore.
There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. They go to the black hills to search for the lost city of cebola. A national treasure 3 is happening and disney are behind. Bens globetrotting quest to prove his ancestors innocence leads him to a closely guarded book containing the nations deepest secrets. The original movie series starred cage as benjamin franklin gates, a historian and selftaught cryptologist who hunts for longlost treasure through clues found in american historical artifacts. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure.
Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets brings the hunt to dvd and bluray on may 20th feb 15, 2008. An lushan rebellion one of the bloodiest conflicts in history duration. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Dec 20, 2007 there is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Nicolas cage chase scene national treasure 2004 war movies. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Love the amount of unraveling the secret clues and twists and turns in the story.
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