National Treasure 2 - Book Of Secrets [Blu-ray] [2007] | ![National Treasure 2 - Book Of Secrets [Blu-ray] [2007]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51lZE-n2fgL._SL75_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Jon Turtletaub
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, Ed Harris, Diane Kruger
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 761
Format: Pal
Rating: Parental Guidance
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 124
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 8717418158026
ASIN: B0015RASYA
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: June 2, 2008
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Less engrossing than its 2004 predecessor National Treasure, Jon Turteltaub's busy sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets is nevertheless a colourful and witty adventure, another race against overwhelming odds for the answer to a historical riddle. Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage), the treasure hunter who feverishly sought, in the first film, the whereabouts of a war chest hidden by America's forefathers, is now charged with protecting family honour. When a rival (Ed Harris) offers alleged proof that Gates' ancestor, Thomas Gates, was not a Civil War-era hero but a participant in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Ben and his father (Jon Voight) and crew (Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger) hopscotch through Paris, London, Washington DC, and South Dakota to gather evidence refuting the claim. The film is most fun when the hunt, as in National Treasure, squeezes Ben into such impossible situations as examining twin desks in the Queen's chambers in Buckingham Palace and the White House's Oval Office, or kidnapping an American president (Bruce Greenwood) for a few minutes of frank talk. Helen Mirren, the previous year's Oscar winner for Best Actress, wisely joins the cast of a likely hit film as Ben's archaeologist mother, long-estranged from Voight's character but as feisty as the rest of the family. Returning director Turteltaub takes excellent advantage of his colourful backdrops in European capitals and the always-eerie Mount Rushmore, and oversees some wildly imaginative sets for this dramedy's feverish third act in an audacious and completely unexpected, legendary setting. If National Treasure: Book of Secrets doesn't feel quite as crisp and unique as its predecessor, it is still ingenious and wry enough to laugh a bit at itself. --Tom Keogh
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 Movie: 2.75/5 Picture Quality: 4.5/5 Sound Quality: 4.75/5 Extras: 4/5 July 16, 2008
Version: U.S.A / Region Free
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50
Running time: 2:04:32
Movie size: 32,016,064,512 bytes
Disc size: 48,118,122,133 bytes
Total bit rate: 34.28 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 23.26 Mbps
Dolby TrueHD 5.1 24-bit
DD AC3 5.1 640Kbps
 Appalling July 3, 2008
This has to be one of the worst films I have ever had to sit through. Like the other reviewers (bar one) I thought the plot was ridiculous, predictable, and that Nicholas Cage was pretty darn dire. It's as if the makers of this film made a special effort to produce a low-quality, dreadful film. But I think you should still watch it. I shouldn't have to suffer alone.
National Treasure 2-zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz June 27, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
There are no words for how bad this film is... i know you'll probably watch it anyway... but remember that you were warned... the only funny parts are where you gasp and giggle at how predictable the plot 'twists' are... oh, and the expression on helen mirren's face that just screams 'let me out'!
Jaw-droppingly dreadful June 16, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
There are no words for how bad this film is... i know you'll probably watch it anyway... but remember that you were warned... the only funny parts are where you gasp and giggle at how predictable the plot 'twists' are... oh, and the expression on helen mirren's face that just screams 'let me out'!
Cage has lost the plot June 12, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Bought the Blu-ray version and even the excellent transfer didn't save the movie. Unfortunately Nick is cast in a role that just doesn't suit him. An intellectual. NT1 was a slighlty lower than really average movie and I was hoping that the producers/writers would somehow improve upon it. It just didn't happen. The movie is simply predicatble the whole way through and why on earth Helen Mirren agreed to get on board I don't know. Her character was just so out of character for her.
I tend to have a thought or two of a movie when it finishes, but all that popped in there after the film finished was the need for a cup of tea. Really disappointing. Save your money, or if you're really desperate, get the DVD when it's down to four quid.
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