I Saw National Treasure 2 – Book of Secrets
I think I saw the last showing of National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets in the movie theaters last week; at least the last in Victoria, in any event. I’ve wanted to go see this movie ever since it came out but time conspired against me.
As it turns out, if I had missed seeing the latest in this series of movies, I wouldn’t have long to wait to watch it on DVD. National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets is slated to come out on DVD about May 20, 2008.
In case you missed out seeing the movie, here’s the official synopsis:
Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) sets out to find the lost 18 pages from the diary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth. One of the 18 missing pages has been discovered by Jeb Wilkinson (Ed Harris). On that page are the names of the Lincoln assassination conspirators. Thomas Gates, Ben Gates’ great-great-grandfather, is listed on the page. After discovering this, Ben does not want Thomas Gates to be remembered “as a conspirator in the assassination of the man who brought this nation together.” His quest to clear his family’s name leads to unexpected twists and turns. Agent Sadusky (Harvey Keitel) tells Ben that a secret book has the information he needs. The president’s “book of secrets” holds documents, for presidents’ eyes only, of all the nations’ secrets; from the truth behind the JFK conspiracy, the missing minutes from the Watergate tapes, and Area 51. When Ben’s request to see the book is denied, he says he must kidnap the president. Each clue leads him closer “to a discovery that the world isn’t ready to believe.”
Overall I thought ‘Book of Secrets’ was a good sequel; I’m not sure I would say that it was a super great sequel but it was a pretty decent one. I enjoyed it but I thought that parts of it could have used a bit more oomph.
The movie had all sorts of great elements in it that I enjoy in a story, including mystery, conspiracy, and action adventure with some history thrown in for good measure. It also included some of my favorite actors: Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris, Harvey Keitel and Jon Voight to name just a few.
I don’t usually spend much time (once in a blue moon) at movie rumour and movie fan sites so I didn’t know the details of this movie when I went to see it. I also didn’t know whether or not there would be a sequel after the second film. But when I came out of the theater I was convinced that there would be a sequel due to some clues in the movie. The movie didn’t elaborate on what the sequel would be about other than the president was interested in page 41 of ‘The President’s Book of Secrets’; More about that in another post, because that’s an interesting mystery indeed.
Conclusion: I’ll be adding National Treasure 2 – Book of Secrets to my library when it comes out on DVD.
Related Links:
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets movie site
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets movie site (alternative version)
