National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets (Widescreen)
Directed by Jon Turtletaub
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #242 in DVD
- Brand: National
- Released on: 2008-05-20
- Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
- Formats: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
- Original language: English, French, Spanish
- Subtitled in: French, Spanish
- Dubbed in: French, Spanish
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
- Running time: 124 minutes
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Less engrossing than its 2004 predecessor National Treasure, Jon Turteltaub’s busy sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets is nevertheless a colorful and witty adventure, another race against overwhelming odds for the answer to a historical riddle. Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage), the treasure hunter who feverishly sought, in the first film, the whereabouts of a war chest hidden by America’s forefathers, is now charged with protecting family honor. When a rival (Ed Harris) offers alleged proof that Gates’ ancestor, Thomas Gates, was not a Civil War-era hero but a participant in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Ben and his father (Jon Voight) and crew (Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger) hopscotch through Paris, London, Washington DC, and South Dakota to gather evidence refuting the claim. The film is most fun when the hunt, as in National Treasure, squeezes Ben into such impossible situations as examining twin desks in the queen’s chambers in Buckingham Palace and the White House’s Oval Office, or kidnapping an American president (Bruce Greenwood) for a few minutes of frank talk. Helen Mirren, the previous year's Oscar winner for Best Actress, wisely joins the cast of a likely hit film as Ben’s archaeologist mother, long-estranged from Voight’s character but as feisty as the rest of the family. Returning director Turteltaub takes excellent advantage of his colorful backdrops in European capitals and the always-eerie Mount Rushmore, and oversees some wildly imaginative sets for this dramedy’s feverish third act in an audacious and completely unexpected, legendary setting. If National Treasure: Book of Secrets doesn’t feel quite as crisp and unique as its predecessor, it is still ingenious and wry enough to laugh a bit at itself. --Tom Keogh
Stills from National Treasure: Book of Secrets (click for larger image)
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Customer Reviews
Average.
National Tresure 2 - Book of Secrets starring Nicholas Cage is a solid sequel but I just feel something was something this time around. The action is pretty good but the plot was a little hard to grasp. Cage is perfect in this role, not sure I can say the same thing for Helen Mirren. This film is a mixed bag for me.
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I never received the item and could not make a contact to trace or communicate with the seller. And, by the way, I was charged for it.
National Treasure 2
Item arrived quickly and in great shape. It wasn't wrapped in the package though. I thought with it being listed "new" it would have been. Other than that great buy!
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