If youve seen national treasure, you will know what to expect out of national treasure 2. It seems these days the movie franchises come in threes. In book 2 of the national treasure, ben gates wanted to prove innocence of his greatgreat grandfather for being the grand architect of the lincoln assassination. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Page 2 this category is for questions and answers related to national treasure. Packed with fastpaced action and crackling humor, national treasure 2. Book of secrets 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. In order to find the the lost city of gold, ben gates and his team must weave their way to the final clue in a mysterious and. National treasure is a series of political theatrical adventure mystery films produced by jerry bruckheimer and starring nicolas cage as benjamin gates, a treasure hunter who, with the help of his father, patrick henry gates jon voight, his girlfriend, abigail chase diane kruger and his loyal sidekick, riley poole justin bartha, uncovers hidden troves and secrets from u. What makes this work as a sequel is that it keeps what was great from the first film and puts it into a new story.
So imagine his horror when another selfproclaimed patriot, mitch wilkinson, asserts that a gates ancestor was a mastermind in the assassination of bens favorite president, abraham lincoln. Gates tries to crack the puzzle for them, as booth goes out and kills the 16th president. Book of secrets starts out with a flashback to the lincoln assassination. Charlotte meerschaum pipe the legend writ, the stain affected, the key in silence undetected, fiftyfive in iron pen, mr. During one of their lectures, mitch wilkinson ed harris shows up with a missing page from john wilkes booths diary that implicates their ancestor thomas gates being involved with the government conspiracy to kill abraham lincoln. I felt like the first movie had a lot of clever clues that are simple enough to figure out as long as you have the clues. Book of secrets, in the scene where ben gates nicholas cage approaches the presidents birthday party at mt. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which contains clues to the location of a lost city of gold, ben must compete against mitch to find the lost city, he goes to france and great britain to find other clues and even peak inside the presidents secret book to put the pieces of the puzzle together, his parents and his friends also help ben find the lost city and to stay one step ahead of mitch. National treasure 2 book of secrets official trailer. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero, ben franklin gates nicolas cage, flexing his.
Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing centuries of secrets. Book of secrets is a 2007 american mystery adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. In order to find the the lost city of gold, ben gates and his team must weave their way to the final clue in a mysterious and highly guarded book containing centuries of secrets. You see john wilkes booth and associates visit thomas gates, an ancestor of ben gates, and ask him to decode something. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets 2007 after the templar treasure find, ben and his father are wellrespected historians making rounds at various universities and lectures. Bourne series, matix, lord of the rings, pirates of the caribbean, oceans 11. Book of secrets script fireworks exploding crowd clamoring indistinct chatter man hes in the other room. Never the less i had quite a bit of dejavu as i watched the movie.
In national treasure thomas gates is called grandfathers grandfather of john adams gates. Book of secrets thomas gates is called benjamin franklin gates s greatgreatgrandfather john adams gates grandfather. Nicolas cage returns as benjamin franklin gates, who finds himself having to prove the innocence of his greatgreatgrandfather thomas, who is newly discovered to be a conspirator in assassination of president abraham lincoln. Book of secrets 2007 nicolas cage and diane kruger in. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer.
Retirement home, rec room, 1983 day 20 elderly folks watch current president ronald reagan on t. We got something that wed like you to take a look at. Book of secrets 2 discs bluraydvd 2007 at best buy. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. In real life the bill does indeed have a clock that reads 2. The premise of national treasure 2 was a little out there, in my opinion, but that doesnt spoil the excitement and intrigue of following the cluse and solving the mystery in the face of great odds. In pretty much every case, the second outting is inferior to the first.
It was the final words thomas gates said to his son charles and. National treasure film series wikipedia republished. Along with the previously mentioned audio features, the bluray version provides a 5. Book of secrets, history fanaticinveterate puzzle solver ben gates nicolas cage is making his living lecturing on his familys contributions to u. Image of nicolas cage as ben gates in the main reading room of the. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to 2004s national treasure. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. National treasure 2 is one of the rare sequels that improves on the original, which i liked a lot. What song did randy travis perform in national treasure 2. Samuel gates and his brother, william, travel to the americas and the newly organized jamestown, hoping to find a fortune and rescue their family name. There are many clues in national treasure and national treasure. 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. Book of secrets 2 disc gold collectors edition is rated pg for some violence and action. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which contains clues to the location of a lost city of gold, ben must compete against mitch to find the lost city, he goes to france and great britain to find other clues and even peak inside the presidents secret book to put the pieces of the puzzle together, his parents and his friends.
Large sections of the first half of this film play just like the first film. Contentsshow the war is over add a photo to this gallery promos add a photo to this gallery the missing page mitch presenting one of the missing pages add a photo to this gallery rileys book car trouble add a photo to this gallery breaking in add a photo to this gallery studying the page add a photo to this gallery promos ben, riley and abigail studying the. In the movie cage ben gates and his buddies magnify the bill to see the time on the clock which reads 2. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Ben gates nicolas cage simply wants to salvage his ancestors slandered reputation for the history books. National treasure 2 opens, library gets 10 minutes of fame. But theres only one way to find it ben gates must kidnap the president.
The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel. December 21, 2007 in this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once. Jon turteltaub returns as director and diane kruger, justin bartha, and jon voight. Book of secrets brings us back to the life of ben gates nicolas cage, whose recent events in the first movie finally cleared his familys name so that it isnt synonymous with crackpot in the academic world. Book of secrets is presented in bluray format too, offering all of the extras materials listed above. The sequel gives more information about the characters and. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns. In order to prove that his greatgreat grandfather was innocence, gates must find the treasure that existed with. Ben gates parents are divorced and not necessarily fond of each other but somehow grow closer once again throughout the adventure in the movie.
Actionpacked treasure hunt sequel has peril, violence. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Book of secrets comes to dvd, twodisc gold collection dvd and bluray disc on may 20, 2008 from walt disney studios home entertainment. Book of secrets on the dvdbluray release is a 2007 adventure film and is the sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. The epilogue from changing tides is included at the back of the national treasure book. It was stated in the first films commentary that there were no plans for a sequel, but due to the first films impressive boxoffice. Much of the lead characters motivation is based on the events surrounding the assassination of dear old abe on april 16th 1865. After gaining fame, money and the hand of a beautiful historian diane kruger, everything seems to be going well. See more ideas about national treasure, i movie and national treasure movie. Approximately 142 years later, thomass greatgreatgrandson ben gates. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure.
464 1537 338 123 1527 133 590 1486 1260 1521 208 367 553 71 591 352 385 1604 1367 595 36 121 1232 862 1106 1599 1271 859 1468 1545 378 1484 378 715 241 11 1197 72 774 725 547 1311 1083 121 30 844