Monday, December 6, 2010

National Treasure

The holidays bring lots of cheer too many households, but in TV terms it brings a lot of RERUNS.  So may I suggest the movie National Treasure which airs tomorrow night 5 to 8pm Central Standard Time on Syfy.  I would pretty much call National Treasure historical fiction meaning you take some historical facts and fluff it up with some fiction to make an outstanding movie in which they did.  National Treasure stars Nickolas Cage as Ben Gates a historian and amateur cryptologist searching for a lost treasure, once protected by the Knights Templar and hidden by the Freemasons during the early years of the United States. I think National Treasure brings a good balance of action, adventure, history, and comedy all in one GREAT movie.  One GREAT reason that National Treasure works is because of the great chemistry between the cast.  From Riley Poole played by Justin Bartha, to Dr. Abigail Chase played by Diane Kruger, to Ben's father Patrick Henry Gates played by Jon Voight the cast forms a strong bond that is very evident throughout the movie.  Riley Poole is the comedy relief in the movie and steals the movie with his quick one liners.  Patrick Gates is the hard nose father that wants his son to give up all hope of finding a so-called treasure.  Dr. Abigail Chase is the no nonsense head guru at the National Archives in Washington D.C that falls not only for the chase to the treasure but also for Ben Gates as well.  National Treasure is FAST pace from START to FINISH with comedy thrown into the mix of things.  National Treasure is better than its sequel National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets which is also good but lacks the storyline that its predecessor had.  The question is will they make a National Treasure 3?  My sources say they are not only going to make a third film but a fourth one as well!  The questions are if these sources are true what would the storylines be for each of those films.  If you believe all the Internet rumors then National Treasure 3 will be about page 47 that the President told Ben Gates to look at in the President's Secret Book in National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets that was not resolved at the end of that movie.  Ben Gates did say that page 47 was going to be "life changing".  So what was on page 47???  Leave your comments and thoughts about what you think was on page 47 and watch National Treasure tomorrow on Syfy - REVIEW: National Treasure 5 OUT OF 5 KITKATS!!!

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  1. The original was difinately better except for the three seconds where I thought Randy Travis was President. I don't doubt there will be another Nic Cage is pretty cash strapped as evidenced by Bad Lieutenent and Justin Bartha doesn't seem to have gotten any heat from The Hangover.

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