National Treasure (review)

[icedawg]

National Treasure was a pretty fun movie, and I'd recommend it (regardless of what Ebert & Roeper had to say). Sure, there was some weak dialogue interchange at times, and more than one hard-to-believe coincidence (i.e. weak connecting lines in plot), and lack of character development, but it's still a pretty good movie. It only takes place in about two days, and it's rather fast paced and sort of flies by.



'k bye

[hysteria]

but...it's by DISNEY

[icedawg]

Originally posted by Paperdoll EP
but...it's by DISNEY

uh, HELLO, Diane Kruger. oh...and i think Nicholas Cage might have been in it too. :mrgreen:

[Rakkantekimusouka]

I saw it with my Dad a couple of days after it first came out...we both really liked it. It was very exciting. My Mom had said that it was based on real speculation, as in, a bunch of people think that there really is some sort of map or code on the back of the real DOI.

[pinkcheese]

*tears in eyes*
...stairs.
( movie joke ^^ )
LOL, I was laughing so hard all throughout that movie.

[icedawg]

Originally posted by Rakkantekimusouka
I saw it with my Dad a couple of days after it first came out...we both really liked it. It was very exciting. My Mom had said that it was based on real speculation, as in, a bunch of people think that there really is some sort of map or code on the back of the real DOI.

i heard the only probable truth of the story was the existence of the treasure itself, and that a stone bearing details of its location is buried on an island on the east coast of Canada; from what i recall, someone in Great Britain deciphered some code on stones in a castle that tells of the stone's existence. apparently many treasure hunters have scoured about that island trying to find it, w/o any luck.

[dreamwalker007]

That movie was a rip off on the Da Vinci Code. Although I liked both of them.

[bradybaker]

It had it's moments, but overall was pretty terrible. Possibly Nick Cage's worst performance ever, he must've owed a favor to Bruckheimer or something.

The concept definitely had potential but was poorly executed.

[LucidDreamGod]

doesn't it have something to do with the great seal( saw it on the back of a doller bill, never seen the movie though.

[Rakkantekimusouka]

Yeah, and in the movie, they say, "look, the eye and the unfinished pyramid" -- it's got something to with the freemasons. That's what Nick Cage's character was descended from. That's why he was in on it all, his father too. His whole family line had been trying to find the "National Treasure" apparently, but with no luck until Cage steps into the picture.

[justme]

im pretty much getting sick of moives... which shoundnt be happening til im like 40 not 14....

[bradybaker]

Mainstream movies like National Treasure are garbage. Go and watch movies like Closer, Million Dollar Baby, The Aviator, Sideways, Hotel Rwanda, Ray and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Those should restore your faith in motion pictures.

[XxAphroditesAngelxX]

Originally posted by bradybaker
It had it's moments, but overall was pretty terrible. Possibly Nick Cage's worst performance ever, he must've owed a favor to Bruckheimer or something.

The concept definitely had potential but was poorly executed.


-I'd have to agree with BradyBaker.. it had a cool idea behind it.. and there were some funny moments.. but it was pretty crappy all in all.

[Placebo]

I really expected the worst of it, and I actually enjoyed it.
Although I agree it was very poorly done...