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. Whats the story treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 pages missing from assassin john wilkes booths diary. 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. Thomas looks down and sees that carrolls handkerchief is stained with blood. Though the movie begins on the night of lincolns assassination in april, 1865, the cipher page from that scene points to a clue laboulaye lady whose key information is a quote dated 1876. 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. If the book is so secretive, he wouldnt have been able to know about its existence. Several years since benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage found the knights templar and became rich and famous. A talented cast goes to waste in the improbable national treasure. Pendanski, who force the prisoners to dig holes in the desert in order to. 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. 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. Think about it, if the pres told the secret service hey, leave ben alone, hes doing the right thing, theyd want to know why, and the secret book wouldnt be a secret. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer.
Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. This movies plot doesnt play tennis without a net, but also without a ball and a racket. Stanley chooses the second option but he doesnt know what is waiting for him. This date ends up being used as part of a combination. Book of secrets movie plot holes and absurd quotes in a fun 100 things i learned format. 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. 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. Actually its quite interesting that everyones overlooking the most obvious way the government could have seized the pipe. 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.
Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from. Thats not what declaring something a national treasure means or does. National treasure was that one movie that everyone hated to admit that they liked. 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.
Oh, and i think this is our first official nicholas cage movie, so. Lets start off by stating exactly what national treasure. At the end of the movie, he is given back a 360 spider. If you know a film with major plot holes that you feel needs to be exposed, tell us. Book of secrets expecting logic and plausibility is on a fools mission. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Nicolas cage and justin bartha in national treasure 2004. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure 2. Book of secrets ratchets up the crazy by a factor of 10. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. Dec 21, 2007 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing national treasure. Everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets youtube. Book of secrets starring nicolas cage in this movies anywhere on directv.
Green lake park is run by a mysterious guardian with two assistants, mr. When a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of. Match the disney short to the feature film if youve seen your fair share of disney movies in theaters, odds are you were treated to an animated or liveaction disney short ahead of a few of them. At the end of national treasure 1, riley has a ferrari 360 spider. Match the disney short to the feature film disney insider. 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. Throughout the whole movie, riley never once mentions how he obtained knowledge or what clue that led him to the book. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments. Everything wrong with national treasure in minutes or less. Book of secrets on dvd 786936735390 from disney buena vista. National treasure book of secrets is a sinful ass movie, as youre about to find out if.
Book of secrets t he riproaring success of the first national treasure movie and naturally the rippingerroaringer success of the da vinci code has inspired. Everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets. 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. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. National treasure 2 book of secrets movie movie insider. There is a scene where they all meet up on the steps of the presidential trail, then supposedly climb to the top of mt rushmore, where behind the carvings they find a lake. Book of secrets is an indiana jonesstyle film featuring a headstrong, erudite historianarcheologist who goes on an adventure to recover lost artifacts with his gruff but lovable father and strongwilled love interest. The idea that ben gates had to run away despite the presidents being okay with the kidnapping does not make sense. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. National treasure book of secrets keystone forum tripadvisor. It has your classic good vs evil, with its own little twist, plot, quirky characters and the sense not to try and take itself too seriously. 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. Book of secrets brings the hunt to dvd and bluray on may 20th feb 15, 2008. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers.
Though the movie begins on the night of lincolns assassination in april, 1865, the cipher page from that scene points to a. Um, cause doing that would reveal to the entire world that such a book exists. Many of you have been requesting this for a long time. 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. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. This is a mouth agape movie, during which your mouth hangs open in astonishment at one preposterous event after another. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. In fact, though, the film is so boring that even reacting to all the flaws seems to be too much of. National treasure book of secrets is a sinful ass movie, as youre about to find out if you watch this video. They go to the black hills to search for the lost city of cebola. Probably going to need a good nic cage break after ghost rider and now this.
National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be and isnt. Mt rushmore is in the 2nd one, national treasure, book of secrets. Book of secrets t he riproaring success of the first national treasure movie and naturally the rippingerroaringer success of the da vinci code. Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. Anytime that i would bring it up, someone would attempt to. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing national treasure. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. Dec 19, 2007 the person who attends national treasure. Aug 21, 2014 many of you have been requesting this for a long time.
The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. Dec 22, 2007 lets start off by stating exactly what national treasure. 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. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by well. Plot unfairly accused of stealing a pair of sneakers, stanley yelnats iv must choose whether going to prison or serving the sentence at green lake park. Book of secrets trailer benjamin franklin gates and dr.
The first movie was good enough and successful enough that maybe it deserves a sequel, but how will they do it. As ben is flipping through rileys book, riley says that only the united states presidents have seen and heard about the book of secrets. There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. At the beginning of book of secrets, when his car is being towed away, its a ferrari f430 spider. Staring nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger and helen mirren.
Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Shortly following the release of national treasure. And guys like ian would rob the library of congress in national treasure 3. In this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure, nicolas. In order for the treasure trail to be followed both desks would need to have existed in 1865 when the code was deciphered. The popular sequel will be available in onedisc, twodisc and bluray editions. I know the movie is a guilty pleasure, has some plot holes, and plays with history, but thats no.
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