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National Treasure: From Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, comes the definitive NATIONAL TREASURE. Get closer to the edge of your seat with the 2-Disc Collector's Edition Blu-ray of this thrilling adventure starring Academy Award(R) Winners Jon Voight (Best Actor, COMING HOME, 1978) and Nicolas Cage (Best Actor, LEAVING LAS VEGAS, 1995) as Benjamin Franklin Gates. Since boyhood, Gates has been obsessed with finding the legendary Knights Templar Treasure, the greatest fortune known to man. As he tries to find and decipher ancient riddles that will lead him to it, Gates is dogged by a ruthless enemy (Sean Bean, THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy). Now in a race against time, Gates must steal one of America's most sacred and guarded documents -- the Declaration of Independence -- or let it, and a key clue to the mystery, fall into dangerous hands. Heart-pounding chases, close calls and the FBI turn Gates' quest into a high-stakes crime caper and the most exciting treasure hunt you've ever experienced, now with a treasure trove of new special features
National Tresure 2- Book of Secrets:
Join Nicolas Cage on a heart-pounding adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat in a race to find the Lost City of Gold. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, Disney's NATIONAL TREASURE 2: BOOK OF SECRETS takes you on a globe-trotting quest full of adrenaline-pumping twists and turns -- all leading to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing centuries of secrets. But there's only one way to find it -- Ben Gates must kidnap the President. Packed with fast-paced action and crackling humor, NATIONAL TREASURE 2: BOOK OF SECRETS is a movie your entire family will want to rediscover again and again

Like a Hardy Boys mystery on steroids, National Treasure offers popcorn thrills and enough boyish charm to overcome its rampant silliness. Although it was roundly criticized as a poor man's rip-off of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Da Vinci Code, it's entertaining on its own ludicrous terms, and Nicolas Cage proves once again that one actor's infectious enthusiasm can compensate for a multitude of movie sins. The contrived plot involves Cage's present-day quest for the ancient treasure of the Knights Templar, kept secret through the ages by Freemasons past and present. Finding the treasure requires the theft of the Declaration of Independence (there are crucial treasure clues on the back, of course!), so you can add "caper comedy" to this Jerry Bruckheimer production's multi-genre appeal. Nobody will ever accuse director Jon Turtletaub of artistic ambition, but you've got to admit he serves up an enjoyable dose of PG-rated entertainment, full of musty clues, skeletons, deep tunnels, and harmless adventure in the old-school tradition. It's a load of hokum, but it's fun hokum, and that makes all the difference. --Jeff Shannon

Amazon.com Review for "National Treasure: Book of Secrets"
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

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National Treasure / National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets [Blu-ray] (Amazon.com Exclusive)

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User Comments About National Treasure / National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets [Blu-ray] (Amazon.com Exclusive)

I Just Love This Movie

I have seen the first movie, and it makes it more fun to watch number two, but it's not necessary: National Treasure 2 is an awesome movie all on its own, but makes a wonderful sequel as well. But National Treasure: Book of Secrets is amazing. I love the history, the action, the suspense, the humour, and the fact that you don't need to see the first one to understand this one. I have one question, which I hope they answer with a National Treasure 3: What's on page 47.

And I'm itching to visit the Library of Congress: All of those wonderful, original documents;it's breathtaking. They're definitely getting me to research things I hadn't known about before. The bonus features are amazing too. I find that disappointing, because I want more.

Usually sequels are terribleand Disney is known for that. Like the title says, I just love this movie. There are a lot of them, but many of them are on the shorter side.

Good

The main character, Nicolas Cage, is a famous actor and his performance in this film is very good. It made me feel excited.

The plot of the film is quite similar to a book which i have seen, "The Da Vinci Code". The large amount I will give to the government for social services.

Thw rhythm of this film is very compact. Before I go to get the treasure, I will also think more about the danger I will meet and it's worth to go or not.

If i was the adventurer, I will not own the whole treasure but I will leave a small part for myself. I think it was not safe for me if I am so rich.

It is a great film. They both mentioned the "The Priory of Sion", the Knights Templars, so I think the idea is from that book.

Great Movies

Several times I had to remind myself to breath. I would recommend this package deal to everyone. My family loved both these movies - The blu-ray versions look great on the big screen and the acting and the storyline keeps you on the edge of your seat. The price form Amazon was better than I found elsewhere and the quality of the DVD is excellent.

A poor mans Indiana Jones, really

Strictly by the numbers "adventure" flick, don't bother. It's hard to believe that Nick Cage's toupee stayed on during all the water, wind and corn that was flying around in this "movie". Good for children 5 and under.

National Treasure 1

It is the same as a normal DVD. Both movies are great entertainment Quality of the Blu Ray on NT one is not very good. National Treasure 2 has great quality.

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