National Treasure

good movie ,suspenseful and entertaining for most ages there is the old treasure hunt plot which is a good find .also some good humor

Added this movie to my collection because it’s fun for the whole family. The DVD was in perfect condition. Shipping was fast, no issues.

Good movie

I suffered through many kids targeted productions that kids wanted to watch over.. and over..and over.. and over again. You know the drill.. When I bought this movie I did not know anything about it but the title and the cover sure did look interesting. We gave it a try one family night, reedy, set, stand by with bowls of pop corn and when the movie started, it instantly captured our attention and hearts. It is fabulously engaging! THE ACTION - is fast paced and keeps your interest sustained through. So wonderfully done that when it is over you have no idea where the time went. THE ACTING - STAR STUDDED MOVIE CAST!!!! Nicolas Cage needs no introduction and all his movies are acted to perfection. Diane Kruger did REMARKABLE job as well as the rest of the crew with stars like John Voigt, Justin Bartha, Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, Sean Bean. Those names alone are ENOUGH to guarantee the movie to be worth watching. I think that after reading this list you can reasonably stop reading this review and honestly just get it... you won't regret it. FABULOUS MOVIE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY - and when I say it I really mean it. I have played it many times for different groups of family gatherings at our house, lots of playdates, lots of family nights and everyone loved it. This movie was clearly loved by many since they made sequels and THANKS GOD FOR THE SEQUELS because not only they are just as great, but they made many movie choices so super easy for us. DO NOT FORGET TO GET THE SEQUELS - because.. once the last credits will roll.. you will be hungry for more. Get them now and thank me later :).

Who would not wonder at the idea of stealing a national treasure? Ever since "The Da Vinci Code" was published, much has been said about the Knights Templar and the existence of a magnanimous treasure, sometimes with religious implications, sometimes, as is the case in "National Treasure", just related to pure mutiny. I was never a fan of American history, yet this movie has managed to lit up my interest in it. The story centers around Benjamin Franklin Gates, a role impersonated by Nicolas Cage. A descendant of THE Benjamin Franklin, historian, engineer and Navy ROTC Ben Gates is on a quest after a family's life pursuit about the ancient treasure of the Knights Templar, that somehow seems to have found its way to America during the Revolutionary War, and was hidden in this land by the Freemasons who, among others, counted the names of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin himself as members. But the Gates family has been the laughing stock of the historical community in Washington D.C. for generations due to the elusiveness of said treasure. Just when Ben Gates appears to have found someone rich enough and willing to fund a costly search that includes an expedition to the Arctic, Ben realizes that not everyone has the same solemn intentions as he does when it comes to finding the greatest treasure ever coveted by mankind. For starters, the clues leading to its discovery are to be found in the Declaration of Independence... but how does one get to it and, more importantly, how can the clues be interpreted? Ben has his friend and co-conspirator Riley Poole, played by hilarious Justin Bartha, and National Archives expert Dr. Abigail Chase (played by Diane Kruger) as his right and left hands to help him. This is the premise of "National Treasure", a movie which unpacks fun and loads of action while taking the viewer on location to the National Archives and the Library of Congress in Washington D.C., the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, and the catacombs under Trinity Church in New York City. I have enjoyed it immensely, especially the historical aspect. Although the acting is not stellar by any means, one must admit that Sean Bean still offers a fantastic view of the human male species even when he is getting on years, and the feminine element offered by Diane Kruger as Dr. Chase is... cute, though sometimes borderline callous. True to a Jerry Bruckheimer production, the film offers great photography, and the 2-disc Collector's Edition is jam-packed with extras presented in the form of a treasure hunt, my favorites being "Riley's Decode This!", with three levels of discovery; and the featurette on "Ciphers, Codes & Codebreakers", a great documentary on code making and breaking that goes back to the first World War. The deleted scenes offer much needed background to the film, although it is understandable how they did not make it into it - at 2:35 hours, nothing else could go in.

Always a fun movie to watch. DVD played well, no issues. Good seller.

Love it!

This movie undoes a lot of the harm that such films as "From Hell" have done to the reputation of the Masonic Bodies. One of the previous reviews mentions that George Washington and Ben Franklin were Masons. However, so were Sam Adams and Paul Revere. In fact, it is said that the Boston Tea Party was preceded by a meeting of members of the Boston Lodge and many of the "indians" who threw the tea over the side were members of that lodge. The Masons definitely had a major part in bringing the American Revolution to fruition and victory. As a third generation member of a Masonic family and a former U. S. History teacher, I love this film and have watched it as many times as I can, constantly finding new things about it. The historic facts are on target as are the Masonic allusions. (Don't get excited those of you looking for Masonic secrets; anything shown can be found in your local library) These are interwoven with a bit of imagination into the plot to protect the Templar treasure, supposedly gathered over the centuries from lost civilizations. How breathtaking to be able to read, once again, the scrolls from the library at Alexandra or to see centuries old pieces of art, which supposedly had been destroyed. The treasure is sent to the New World to protect it from those in the Old World who would steal it from the peoples of the World. And, where better to hide it but in one of the oldest, most revered churches in the United States, a place where George Washington actually worshipped - my, my. Add to that the eye candy for male or female viewers of Diane Kruger, Sean Bean and Nicholas Cage along Jon Voight, who has become an elder statesmen of the acting profession, and Harvey Keitel giving his usual wry performance as the FBI agent in pursuit, not of the treasure, but of those who would dare steal the Declaration of Independence. An exciting story wrapped around real history with marvelous performances. I'm not sure what the "official" critics wanted. Perhaps they should come down from their ivory towers and watch this movie with ordinary people who are only looking for great entertainment. Great tongue in cheek performance by Cage who looks as if he is having a good time.