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Best movie ever!
KnotStronger
This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
Siflutter
It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
Yash Wade
Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
billross4-586-590595
It's a great movie. Nick Cage is brilliant in all the movies he's in. I want to know about page 47!
Fluke_Skywalker
Plot; Benjamin Gates attempts to clear his family name by discovering a legendary city of gold.As is the case with so many sequels, everything that worked in the first National Treasure works here, only a bit less so. The story zips from beat to beat, but the puzzle solving and mythmaking are scaled back and it ultimately lacks the original's propulsive energy. The cast sees some major additions in Ed Harris, Helen Mirren and Bruce Greenwood, all of whom do more w/less, as you'd expect. The returning cast all fall back into their original chemistry and help to keep you invested even when the plot doesn't. The final act is a bit more tense and exciting than the original, sticking the landing on an otherwise decent but unspectacular routine.
SnoopyStyle
Gates family history is Patrick Gates (Jon Voight)'s grandfather Charles' recollection of the night of Lincoln's assassination. Charles's father Thomas was given a book to decipher. It turned out to be Booth's diary and the man was actually a member of Knights of the Golden Circle. KGC were confederate saboteurs working in the north. The diary had a clue to a treasure that the confederates want. Thomas threw the pages into the fire and was killed for it. The confederate spy was able to retrieve a part of a page. Thomas Gates was always a hero in the story until now when Mitch Wilkinson (Ed Harris) shows up with the missing page. Mitch is a antiquities soldier of fortune and wants the treasure. His ancestor was a confederate general. The missing page has Thomas Gates' name along with the other conspirators. Everybody now believes that Thomas was a Booth co-conspirator and Ben (Nicolas Cage) has to clear his family name with the help of Riley Poole (Justin Bartha), ex-girlfriend Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger), and even his mother Emily Appleton (Helen Mirren) who can't stand his father.The gang is reunited. The bickering couple chemistry is funny and good. The group has a lot of fun. The movie seems to be trying very hard to be cutesy fun. The addition of Helen Mirren added surprisingly little. Ed Harris is a little too scary and mean. He seems capable of killing anyone. They travel around the world in a wild chase for treasure. It's one big monument after another. It just turns very repetitive as they find clues in a series of over-the-top capers. About halfway into the movie, it gets way too ridiculous even for a National Treasure movie. I could still let this movie get a pass, but the final crazy City of Gold really sank this one. When they got on the ridiculous tippy top table, I couldn't wait for this to end.
KUURRTTT KUURRTTT
Nicolas Cage does it again. Fantastic acting, funny faces, funny voices, garbage ideas like stealing the president. That's what makes it goood. Best part is when Riley says coupe du grais cuz it's random and really pointless. And when Nick and his girl are going in to the elevator in the Queen's palace and he says GEEETTT INNNNN. Greg Heffley is an actor in this from wimpy kid. When Wilkinson dies and stays back to hold the wheel door barrier thing he has a realllly funny face like he is going number two. Just saying. Anyway there needs to be a third cuz its amazing and Cage can't be beat. The bees! The next one be about stealing the original screenplay cuz there's secret Indian treasure clues somewhere in it. Amazing idea right? Tell Cage about it. I better be paid for that idea as well. Finally this movie is great. Funny scenes and acting make it a ten. Peace out. JUNIOR HIGH SPY BETTER.
