*** Official NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS Discussion Thread

Robert Crawford · 12-21-2007, 09:29 PM

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johnbr · 12-22-2007, 08:17 PM

I thought that this movie was great.If you liked the first you will like this one.The goofy cartoon on stating up your hometheater was also great fun.

Adam Sanchez · 12-23-2007, 04:22 AM

Me and the wife really enjoyed it too, a fun 2 hours at the movies. Also thought the Goofy short was surprisingly funny. Looking at the animators in the credits had some of Disney's big named animators. Probably giving them some practice.

Did anyone else's movie have the new WALL-E Trailer that begins with him repairing the Pixar logo? Simply charming.

Jason Harbaugh · 12-23-2007, 04:32 AM

Big fan of the first one, and also enjoyed the second just as much. It also looks like page 47 is going to be the plot of the third movie.

The Goofy short was really funny. It took awhile for the audience to get into it though. Almost like they were confused as to why this was being shown. There was an audible *gasp* when he trimmed all the wires with the chainsaw though. I guess they were fully into it by then.

Adam Sanchez · 12-23-2007, 04:47 AM

Oh yeah I almost forgot about the Page 47 thing. Ugh. I hate being left hanging. Like the Rabbit's Foot in MI:3.

There is going to be a third National Treasure or were you kidding?

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Patrick Sun · 12-23-2007, 09:53 AM

When they made mention of page 47, I was thinking of Rambaldi from the TV show "Alias". It's definitely the tease for a 3rd installment of National Treasure, no way it doesn't get made considering NT2 will make a ton of money.

Russell B · 12-23-2007, 02:17 PM

ROTTEN TOMATOES: Talks Begin for National Treasure 3

Chris Atkins · 12-25-2007, 07:40 PM

I'll join the chorus by saying that if you liked the first one, you will like this one too.

Not quite as good as the first, though. If they had left out some of the obvious parallels to the plot of the first film, and added some fresh new material, then this could have been better.

But still, a fun time at the movies. Can't wait for the third film.

Chuck Mayer · 12-25-2007, 09:39 PM

Didn't see the first one, and the family picked this one for the Christmas film. Completely lightweight and harmless...some good turns by great actors, and I got the "characterization" immediately that I might have missed in the first film. So...I'm sure if the first was for you, this will be as well

For me, it was two hours in the dark...I've seen much better, but I've endured much worse. I consider reasonably watchable to be a compliment.

That said, the Goofy short was the bee's knees. Loved it, loved it, loved it.

Chris Atkins · 12-26-2007, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck Mayer

Didn't see the first one, and the family picked this one for the Christmas film. Completely lightweight and harmless...some good turns by great actors, and I got the "characterization" immediately that I might have missed in the first film. So...I'm sure if the first was for you, this will be as well

For me, it was two hours in the dark...I've seen much better, but I've endured much worse. I consider reasonably watchable to be a compliment.

That said, the Goofy short was the bee's knees. Loved it, loved it, loved it.

Watch the first one. It's got a bit more "oompf" in the historical department which makes it a better film, IMHO. But the second one has better action, etc.

Malcolm R · 12-30-2007, 01:18 AM

My audience didn't seem to be into the "Goofy" short. Though there were some guffaws from the older guys in the audience (who likely had HT systems at home), the kids were stone-faced throughout.

Also, while I liked NT2 in general, the action in London around the first half of the plank really pulled me out of the film. I know, it's just a movie, and there were more unbelieveable things in the film, but these just seemed careless and could have been done differently, I thought:

#1 - The whole traffic camera thing. You're taking a hell of a chance that the camera will zoom in that close on the passenger compartment instead of just the license plate, that there will be no glare on the windshield, and that you have it at precisely the right angle to see the entire thing in the frame.

#2 - If you're trying to keep a small wooden object out of the hands of the villains, why on earth would you throw it off a bridge in plain sight of the villains? Not to mention, wood floats. Seems like an incredibly dumb thing to do given that Ben seemed so smart the rest of the time. Though I suppose he was also trying to end the chase thru London.
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