National Treaure 2: Lame Fun [Review] (Trees And Things)

Lou: Re: National Treaure 2: Lame Fun [Review]

Thu, 3 Jan 2008 11:54:01 EST

I liked RTS a lot too...especially the part where Douglas and Turner slide down the waterfall and Douglas winds up taking a faceplant in Turner's lap. Of course, I could have just been projecting.

TonedEff: Historical screw up.

Wed, 2 Jan 2008 21:32:34 EST

I know you're not supposed to put much stock in historical accuracy when you're talking Hollywood blockbusters, but this still leaves me scratching my head. Throughout the movie the Declaration of Independence is described as signed on the Fourth of

novy: Re: National Treaure 2: Lame Fun [Review]

Wed, 2 Jan 2008 20:29:21 EST

Both National Treasure movies twist history so hard you'd think you were watching alternate universe or time travel sci-fi movies instead of treasure-hunt movies.

rexdart: Re: National Treaure 2: Lame Fun [Review]

Wed, 2 Jan 2008 17:03:11 EST

You beat me to the punch, permazorch. Raiders had the audacity to slightly twist (relative to most of Hollywood) history to suite its terms.

And frankly, when they found Benjamin Franklin's super-duper glasses in the first NT, I wanted to s

novy: Re: Only 2?

Wed, 2 Jan 2008 14:26:40 EST

Not to worry, when they make National Treasure 3, it will be exactly like National Treasure 2.

Want to know what was on "Page 47"? It was coded story about Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth in Florida. Mitch Wilkinson needs to find it because his wife h

gonzocanuck: Re: National Treaure 2: Lame Fun [Review]

Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:47:42 EST

Hee...I love Romancing the Stone, I don't know why I never get tired of watching it. Maybe it's to remember how Michael Douglas used to look like before the awful plastic surgery :-) I liked The Mummy series slightly better than Indy, because the heroine w

Minos: Only 2?

Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:36:10 EST

They've been showing previews of this one for so long that when I heard this was in theaters, I thought it was the 3rd in the series by now.

novy: Re: I have a copy of the first one.

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 16:48:48 EST

Lest my remarks be misunderstood, "Bourne" series was utterly brilliant, well-written, movingly-acted, and single-handedly redefined spy movies, while first National Treasure was fun but nothing special and second was almost laughably horrible carbon copy

novy: Re: I have a copy of the first one.

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 14:55:47 EST

National Treasure has less fighting and less killing, and cuter and less doomed love interests. If you find killings and ill-fated love disturbing, or have children or spouses who do, National Treasure may be better selection even though "Bourne" movies ha

permazorch: Re: National Treaure 2: Lame Fun [Review]

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 12:46:06 EST

The Indiana Jones trilogy proved it, the two Mummy movies (which were, in my opinion, better than the Jones trilogy)
What. In. The. Hell?!!

Up until this moment I had a modicum for respect for you, port1080. Now, my entire universe is shatter

MayorBob: I have a copy of the first one.

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 12:38:23 EST

It was an above average action flick. My recommendation, if have to see one entire series of action flicks, make it the Bourne series.

port1080: Re: National Treaure 2: Lame Fun [Review]

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 09:02:09 EST

I haven't seen the second one yet (now that we have a big HDTV, may wait until it comes out on DVD and save a few bucks), but my wife and I saw the first one and loved its cheesy awfulness. There is a definite market for these cheesy action-adventure trea