Typical - National Treasure Reviews

This movie had the same old story as every other treasure type movie out there. Sure, there were some cool clues, but the plot was pretty predictable. Acting and special effects weren't bad, but they weren't astonishing either. Maybe some of the action sequences could have been a little better put together, but I wasn't really disappointed by them. There was some excellent camera work; good job by the directer of photography. All in all, this is the sort of movie that you see one day and forget about the next.

Great fun! - National Treasure Reviews

I know I shouldn't read the negative reviews on here before I see a film, because it leaves me with all these pre-conceived ideas. And, in this case I was proven very wrong. This is a fast paced story and is one for those of you who go to the movies and always know what the next scene/line is going to be before it even happens. It's an entertaining mix of adventure, comedy, and suspense. You actually feel with the characters - and that's something rare. Go see this movie and have some fun!

The most interesting history movie ever!!!! - National Treasure Reviews

This Movie is really good and gets me really thinking aboutbwhat lies in the past....I LOVE THIS MOVIE. :) :) :) All I have To say is Fantastic Movie to the directors, actors, producers,ect. This is a GREAT,GREAT,GREAT,GREAT, GREAT,GREAT,GREAT,GREAT,GREAT, Movie!

Do you absolutely need to see it? - National Treasure Reviews

Yeah, the grades are low because... it deserves low grades. It's crap when you look at it under a microscope and... it's the only fun action pic out there right now. This is the line of questioning I put before myself before going to see National Treasure: "Do I absolutely need to see this movie? I know it's going to be a stinker but 1)All the weepy Art House stuff is making me depressed; 2)The animated pics are making me feel like a kid drowning in Saturday morning cartoons; 3)The Oscar hopeful season is making me question Oscar." Lastly, "I am primally starved for an action pic!" And along comes... A BRUCKHEIMER! Yippeeeee! With the Da Vinci Code come coming out next year and likely hundreds of scripts pouring in for other conspiratorial-type stories, Bruckheimer gets the 'first-to-market' award with a Templar/Mason conspiracy story. About time. I'm just going to speak my mind, plainly, from here on out: 1)There is nothing compelling about the acting in this pic. And just like "Conair" or "The Rock" -- WHO CARES. If you do, here's my simple advice: don't go see it. 2)Suspension of disbelief? Yeah, you will not be suspended. I found myself playfully waving my hand at the screen, hissing lightly. It's just fun, people. 3)If you're ADD or ADHD or not diagnosed yet and you have trouble reading all of this review in less than twenty minutes, go see this film. 4)If you watch any of the CSIs, go see this film. 5)It's worthy of a matinee price. Well, not really, but if you need a place to escape while your better-half shops -- get a ticket.

Favorite movie - National Treasure Reviews

this is my all time favorite movie, it is funny, cool action, a big time clue movie, this was the first nicholas cage movie i have seen and i was impressed.

Masons aren't really this silly - National Treasure Reviews

Really. It's true. I went in watching "National Treasure" expecting an okay popcorn flick (you can't expect much more from Jerry Bruckheimer) and ended up watching a soggy morality tale about the Masons. Well, here's a little information about the Masonic Lodge. It is a charitable brotherhood of men who seek to make the world they live in a better place. The Indiana Jones mentality is something you will not find at a Lodge meeting, and Bruckheimer's feeble attempt tp capitalize on this is laughable at best. Nicholas Cage seemed way out of place here, hardly believable as a heroic character. And as we follow his exploits to find this quasi-mythological "treasure," we are reminded of the Indiana Jones trilogy. So much better, so much more fun and interesting.

No 'treasure' here. - National Treasure Reviews

Well, this film was recommended to me by several co-workers, so I figured...'What the heck.' What the heck was right! Total waste of two hours time and seven dollars, fifty cents of my hard earned money! Disney would have you believe that the Masons originated from The Knights Templar, who were supposed to have unearthed a massive treasure in the Middle East during the First Crusades. The Masons and the Templars are two individual societies, neither of whom have very good past reputations if one bothers to research actual history and not the sugar coated politically correct variation that Hollywood passes off as 'the 100% truth' in order to sell more tickets at the box office. Disney further stretches the credibility gap by implying that somehow, the Founding Fathers and their Masonic cohorts were able to transport all this treasure to America, during the height of a war with Great Britain, and hide it in a catacomb beneath a church on what is now modern day Wall Street. And taking a tired old cliche right out of practically every other treasure hunt movie, Disney reveals that... *GASP!* the key to the location of the treasure is hidden in a secret cryptographic message on the back of the Declaration Of Independance! Didn't a similiar scenario get used in 'Raiders Of Lost Ark' with the whole ancient medallion and staff pinpointing the Ark's location on a scale model of some ancient city? Hmmm, I thought as such! Futhermore, the pace of this film was so plodding and so predictable, that I very nearly fell asleep several times in the course of the two hours the movie ran. The only thing keeping me awake was the large Mt. Dew that I had to shell out an extra $3.65 for at the concession stand before the movie started. Basically, I found this movie to be Disney's blatant attempt to glorify Masons and pass them off as being "not so bad of guys after all" to the masses. The repeated visual references to the Masons throughout the movie made that perfectly clear. *i.e- the zoom-in shot to display the Masonic ring on the right hand of the senior FBI agent during the final scenes of the film.* Bottom line...NOT WORTH THE MONEY! Go read a book, search the Internet and educate yourself with the real truth behind our country's founding and the influence of secret societies upon our nation since then. To borrow a line from the 'Matrix'.... FREE YOUR MIND!

The real story - National Treasure Reviews

what is wrong with critics these days. they all seem to be looking for the PERFECT MOVIE and there is no such thing as the perfect movie. When i went to see if this movie was as BAD,as some people said it was, i was blown away this is the kind of movie that draws one into the movie and makes you want to find treasure your self. take my advice, this is a must see movie and i KNOW all of you will enjoy it!

Carmen sandigeo anyone? - National Treasure Reviews

Do anybody remember playing the extremely educating educational caper from Broderbund?s Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? or it?s American counterpart? Hmm? Its where you are given clues and tidbits that are scattered all around the globe or in America, where its directed to do two things, either to find out where the next destination is or who is the criminal you are trying to catch. This is only possible with a Fodor?s guidebook and your trusty brain as your arsenal to solve the mission. An Atlas wouldn?t hurt either. You are wondering why I am being so nostalgic right now, taking about an outdated computer game.... Basically this is what National Treasure is in a nutshell. Instead of hopping around United States of America finding clues in searching for a criminal, we are given clues as we are hopping around United States of America to find hidden treasure. Honestly, its like Carman Sandeigo translated to film. The Founding Fathers were not only leaders, countrymen and politicians, yet in their own way there were pirates. (Arr!) These prestigious men have concealed a vast treasure than spans for generations before it was bestowed on them. Thus to assure secrecy, they placed markers that are only known to them and to them alone. Successfully, this treasure haven?t been touched 2000 years since... Benjamin Franklin Gates, (Nicolas Cage: Jerry Bruckheimer?s typical everyman) is the latest in line of treasure hunters. He takes up the mantle after his grandfather John Adams Gates, (Christopher Plummer) instilled the legend of the treasure when he was a young whelp. Ben?s father Patrick Gates, (Jon Voight) a naysayer of sort, thinks this ?legend? is all just all a bunch of hooey and would not change his mind otherwise. The thing is all treasures must have a map. Oh Sure, there is a map alright for the treasure.... its on the back of the Declaration of Independence. When Ben?s relations go sour with once business partner now rival Ian, (Sean Bean) he turns to Abigal Chase (Diane Kruger) to explain his ?situation...? Even though National Treasure is entertaining for the allotted time, Jon Turteltaub treats his audience like were are one a city tour bus with only a couple of quips thrown in for good measure, and is banking a sharp turn whenever someone questions logic either to the nature of the complex riddles (since no one but Ben will solve) or the believability of the plot. Since National Treasure seemed to akin itself with the air of films like Raiders, The Mummy (1999) and King Solomon?s Mines, I was willing to forgive that hurdle. Basically National Treasure is a fun, yet... safe, globetrotting trip around America, where you know the fact that the heros are following the clues, although its fuzzy to make out the finer details. The competition are always one step behind their trail, the FBI, lead by Harvey Keitel (channeling the everyman by-the- book cop), holding the rear with a whinny naysaying parent (again...Jon Voight) in the caboose.

With a name like benjamin franklin gates... - National Treasure Reviews

has been looking for a buried treasure all his life. We enter the story learning that his we expect something big and rich to happen, and it does. Gates's 5XGREAT grandfather was given a cryptic clue by the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independance. That clue become the source of obsession and consternation for the Gates family throughout every generation until falling on the shoulders of the star of this movie, Nicolas Cage. Cage, at his best plays quirky characters and makes them seem real. In this film, he outdid his best. The plot has a steady twist and the story is just this side of unbelievable - you have been warned to sit down with an open mind and a willingness to be entertained. The supporting cast is just as interesting, pretty girls and oddball techies mixed with deadly mercenaries and a thirst for treasure by everyone involved. I walked out of the movie with a smile on my face because the story opens up a lot of possibilities and I am sure more than one little boy now has treasure on his mind and will spend the Thanksgiving holiday exploring for it. That in itself qualifies this as being a great movie. It's a great show that everyone in the family can enjoy - so rich in history you will want to spend some time with Google to try and determine what was made up and what was real. I expected Indiana Jones to show up at any moment - and then we get the best ending I have ever seen in a modern movie. This is one you will stay wide awake in, trust me.

Great spin on history - National Treasure Reviews

I loved this movie. I liken it to Indiana Jones' movies being based on the bible with this being patterened after US History. Fascinating.

Suckville u.s.a. - National Treasure Reviews

This movie sucked so bad that I would have more fun watching paint dry. It was horrible, maybe a four year-old would have a good time, but anyone with actual intelligience would think this movie sucked. Don't waste your money it is'nt worth it. A monkey could make a better film than this.

The best!!!! - National Treasure Reviews

This HAS to be one of the BEST MOVIES OF THE YEAR!!! Nick Cage and Diane Kruger steal the show as Ben Gates and Abigail Chase with the help of their sidekick Riley. If you think stealing the Declaration of Independance is hard, just wait to see the rest of the movie!!!! Overall: I LOVED IT!!!

Excellent clean action - National Treasure Reviews

My husband and I (we are both seniors) enjoyed the pace of this clean funfilled action film. Cage was very good. (Cage is not drinking, smoking and self-destructing.) We agree with all the positive reviews above. We are also looking forward to Tom Hank's Da Vinci Code.

Not indiana jones but well worth your $8.00 - National Treasure Reviews

I loved this film. It's not a classic and timeless epic, but still VERY entertaining. Nicolas Cage is great as usual. If your like me and are a fan of treasure hunting flicks like Indiana Jones, The Mummy, The Jewl of the Nile and so on, then I wouldn't bother waiting for this to come out on DVD, break down and spend the $8.00 or so dollars to see it tonight on the big screen with the dolby surround digital sound stuff that theaters have. YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!!!

It is a national treasure! - National Treasure Reviews

I highly recommend this movie, and give it two enthusiastic thumbs up, for the following reasons: Good Story line. Great suspense! Good triumphs over evil. Good comic relief provided by sidekick character. Great clean entertainment! Hopefully we will see more movies like this in the future! This is a great movie that families can watch together.

Auhhh ... the davinci code? - National Treasure Reviews

Uhm this is just a rip off of "The Davinci Code" If that book hadn't come out this movie would have never been made. Overall an enteraining bad rip off. Sure it is a fun watch but really. I know nothing new is under the sun but come on don't be so blatant. Save your money and wait for the DVD.

Da vinci code meets 18th century american history - National Treasure Reviews

Good story and entertaining movie. Very similar to Da Vinci Code just with our founding fathers as the backdrop. Cheesy in parts, but I don't think it is meant to be completely serious.