National Treasure [Blu-ray] Feature
- 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 b
National Treasure [Blu-ray] Overview
From Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of Pirates Of The Caribbean, comes the definitive National Treasure. Get closer to the edge of your seat with the Collector s Edition Blu-ray of this thrilling adventure starring Academy Award® 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 Treasure [Blu-ray] Specifications
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
Customer Reviews
Ben Gates comes from a family of treasure hunters. Now his grandfather believes that the ancestors buried a treasure somewhere in the country and known throughout the world, but unfortunately the instructions are very cryptic and assigns sprayed all over the place. Now Ben thinks he has found, but only leads him to another sentence, which is located on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Now, one of his associates Ian wants to steal, they get the key, but it might well refuse to do that, soBen tried to kill. Ben escapes, but he and tries to warn the authorities about plans for Ian, but she did not believe him. So Ben takes the trouble to steal in order to protect them. And he does but Abigail Chase the curator of the National Archives, where they are kept, discovers what he has done and tries to stop him, but caught in the crossfire between Ben and Ian, so Ben takes her. While doesdn't believe that he is determined to prove that it is right for the treasure. Butwill not be easy cause Ian's always a step behind him and he is chased by the FBI. An excellent film, full of suspense, good acting, plot, from beginning to end. Enjoy it.
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