Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the films opening 3day weekend box office friday to sunday, without going over, will win a copy of halloween. When a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage as a conspirator in lincolns death. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. National treasure book of secrets keystone forum tripadvisor. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie. National treasure pop classics book 5 lindsay gibb. Ben discovers that the second plank is missing but he finds a stamp bearing the seal of the presidents secret book. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon i.
National treasure ii although not as good as the first movie still holds you in your chair to see what will come next. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. 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. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. At the end of national treasure 2, the president post kidnapping pulls ben aside and asks him if he saw page 47 in the book of secrets. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. The mount vernon estate is a featured location in national treasure.
Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Book of secrets, a blockbuster, actionadventure film released by disney. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. Book of secrets, which is opening in an estimated 3,500 theaters on friday, december 21. The book that doesnt officially exist, 222 pages of the secret musings, confessions, and accusations of u. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. In this outing, gates learns of his own familys implication in the assassination of abraham lincoln by john wilkes booth. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min, and received a score of. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be. Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51.
Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Jul 15, 2014 the 1982 treasure hunt book, the secret, has clues to 12 hidden gems. National treasure has been amoung my most favorite movies, even have it on my ipod touch. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasure hunting historian. They go to the black hills to search for the lost city of cebola. 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. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasurehunting historian. Everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets youtube. But the houses of two main characters in the film which are supposed to. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the films opening 3day weekend box office friday to sunday, without going over, will win a copy of halloween unrated directors cut. The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 treasure. To which ben replies, i think i can help you with that.
Shortly following the release of national treasure. James renner is on a quest to discover the others, and he invites you to join the hunt. Dec 20, 2007 there is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Book of secrets on dvd 786936735390 from disney buena vista. Escape from monticello the virginia mysteries book 8 steven k. Probably going to need a good nic cage break after ghost rider and now this. Presidents from washington to the present day, too outrageous to ever be made public.
Driving orchestral score teamed with heavy handed sound design, create an audio palate that is intertwined to highlight interactive voiceover. The 1982 treasure hunt book, the secret, has clues to 12 hidden gems. 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. 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.
The popular sequel will be available in onedisc, twodisc and bluray editions. Jun 30, 2008 ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3. 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. Ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3. Book of secrets brings the hunt to dvd and bluray on may 20th feb 15, 2008. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Mystery on church hill the virginia mysteries book 2 steven k. 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. Shooting of the film in london in the book, ben finds a picture of the missing plank from the desk and an entry by president coolidge, who found the plank in 1924, had it destroyed, and commissioned gutzon borglum to carve mount rushmore to erase the maps landmarks in order to protect the treasure. Soon ben finds himself on a different kind of hunt. 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, and its not nearly as musty as the script. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure.
His one truly great decision was to star in director jon turteltaubs disneys the kid american history family film, national treasure. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. Book of secrets, and claims that the presidents of the united states have passed down a book from washington to obama, in which some or all have added facts and histories earthshattering in scope and implications, and that this books location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. December 21, 2007 in this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once. Love the amount of unraveling the secret clues and twists and turns in the story. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. Along with his friends, riley and abigail, he will have to travel from the streets of paris to the middle of the united states to find a book that could revealone of americas greatest secretsand treasures. Book of secrets, is gauged to surf on the publicity being generated to launch the fourth indiana jones picture. There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. Kaufen sie national treasure 2 book of secrets widescreen gunstig ein. In this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure, nicolas cage reprises his role as artifact hunter and archaeologist extraordinaire ben franklin gates. Apr 08, 2007 we went to a filming at one of my dads borders stores in dc.
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