National treasure by jon turteltaub jon turteltaub, nicolas. In 2008, director jon turteltaub said that the filmmaking team would take its time on another national treasure sequel. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. Much of our work and original research into the knights of the golden.
My coauthor and i are consultants to national treasure. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns. Ive heard the 39 clues series is pretty similar or kind or similar, but its meant for a younger audience. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Johns craggy finger points to the unfinished pyramid and allseeing eye on the back. In the conspiracylite, junkraiders knockoff national treasure. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. In the second installment of national treasure, benjamin franklin gates played by nicolas cage embarks on another treasurehunting adventure. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from. It was written by jim kouf and the wibberleys, produced by jerry bruckheimer and directed by jon turteltaub. From the plot to the casting to its complete the da vinci code meets indiana jones ripoff nature, the flick places nic cage in one ludicrous scenario after another and does it in such a lighthearted tone that you cant help but get sucked in by this slick and schlocky hollywood product. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure.
Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. The basis of the video games series uncharted are pretty much straight from his books. A mystery series based off of the national treasure movies starring nicholas cage. Less engrossing than its 2004 predecessor national treasure, jon turteltaub s busy sequel national treasure 2. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Dec 06, 2011 grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. Ill probably still pick the first one up and try it out, but i was wondering if there was anything else out there that is similar. National treasure ben gates from national treasure starts out as a little kid with his grandfather telling him about the temples treasure. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. So imagine his horror when another selfproclaimed patriot, mitch wilkinson, asserts that a gates ancestor was a mastermind in the assassination of bens favorite president, abraham lincoln. Book of secrets, millions of moviegoers might have left theaters around the world believing that the library of congress, the worlds largest library, was home to a book that holds all of the u.
Thomas looks down and sees that carrolls handkerchief is stained with blood. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the. At the end of national treasure 1, riley has a ferrari 360 spider. Book of secrets, history fanaticinveterate puzzle solver ben gates nicolas cage is making his living lecturing on his familys contributions to u. Its real to the core the events, the police investigation, the fishing, the press, the issues. In this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure. Shooting of the film in london in the book, ben finds a picture of the missing plank from the desk and an entry by president coolidge, who found the plank in 1924, had it destroyed, and commissioned gutzon borglum to carve mount rushmore to erase the maps landmarks in order to protect the treasure. National treasure 2 book of secrets by jon turteltaub jon. Like the first national treasure 2004, its a styrofoamcave.
Book of secrets stars nicolas cage, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed harris the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min, and received a score of. Book of secrets makes no attempt to disguise its sources. National treasure 2 opens, library gets 10 minutes of fame. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. The arrival of disneys national treasure is now just a couple of weeks away november 19. Like its predecessor, this outing functions as kind of a lowrent variation on the indiana jones films, and bears the distinct highgloss production stamp of jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets starring nicolas cage, justin bartha, jon voight, ed harris. Book of secrets nicolas cage jon voight harvey keitel 2007 a page from the diary of john wilkes booth implicates ben gates nicolas cage greatgreat grandfather as a major conspirator in the assassination of. However, i did leave the theatre wishing i had paid more attention in history class. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Books similar to national treasure movies or maybe 39 clues. National treasure by jon turteltaub jon turteltaub.
The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. Im looking for some booksnovels similar to the national treasure movies. Book of secrets by ann lloyd why did you decide to read this book i always wondered if this was a book, as i love the movies. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading national treasure the survivalist book 10. Book of secrets is nevertheless a colourful and witty adventure, another race against overwhelming odds for the answer to a historical riddle. Book of secrets in order to clear the name of his ancestor, ben gate must solve a series of puzzles to find a hidden city of gold in america. Nov 12, 2009 national treasure ben gates from national treasure starts out as a little kid with his grandfather telling him about the temples treasure. British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2. When suddenly bens father interrupted them saying that i was a stupid myth and it just leads to more and more clues never actually leading them to the treasure. Shortly following the release of national treasure.
At the beginning of book of secrets, when his car is being towed away, its a ferrari f430 spider. Nov 18, 2004 here is a movie about a fabled ancient treasure from the middle east, protected through the ages by the knights templar and the masons, and hidden for centuries until a modern investigator follows a series of baffling clues that lead him first to a priceless work in a national gallery, and then to a hiding place beneath an ancient church. The manhattan project 1986 starring john lithgow, christopher collet, cynthia nixon, jill eikenberry, john mahoney. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. When i asked my dad if he knew if there was a book version of the movie.
Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. Disney is going all out with the interactive goodies on film website. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. When suddenly bens father interrupted them saying that i was a stupid myth and it just leads to more and more clues never actually leading them to. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. Books similar to national treasure movies or maybe 39.
It is the first film in the national treasure film series and stars nicolas cage, harvey keitel, jon voight, diane kruger, sean bean, justin bartha and christopher plummer. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. National treasure pop classics book 5 lindsay gibb. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. Nicolas cage and diane kruger chase historical treasure in national treasure. A modern day treasure hunter sets out to follow a series of cryptic clues to a lost city of gold, all to clear his greatgrandfathers name after that man is posthumously indicted in the assassination of president lincoln. He gets help from his pals riley poole justin bartha and abigail chase diane kruger, while his parents patrick gates jon voight and professor emily appleton helen mirren aid in the quest. Not spot on but james rollins has written dozens of books about finding ruins treasures. National treasure 2 book of secrets by jon turteltaub. Dec 26, 2009 in the movie national treasure with nicholas cage, after they leave his fathers house gates tells abigail to open a small old book titled common sense, in order to find the money his father has hidden in the pages. In the movie national treasure with nicholas cage, after they leave his fathers house gates tells abigail to open a small old book titled common sense, in order to find the money his father has hidden in the pages. National treasure is a series of historical theatrical adventure action mystery films produced by jerry bruckheimer and starring nicolas cage as benjamin gates, a treasure hunter who, with the help of his father, patrick henry gates, his girlfriend, abigail chase diane kruger and his loyal sidekick, riley poole justin bartha, uncovers hidden troves and secrets from u.
Nicolas cage, diane kruger, ed harris, harvey keitel, helen mirren, jon voight, justin bartha, bruce. Mystery on church hill the virginia mysteries book 2. Book of secrets 2007 when a longmissing page from the diary of assassin john wilkes booth suddenly resurfaces, it implicates the greatgreat grandfather of treasure hunter. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out on what it takes to make a truly good movie. National treasure is a 2004 american adventure film released by walt disney pictures. National treasure the survivalist book 10 kindle edition by bradley, arthur. But instead of looking for good books or classic books we try and find. Book of secrets paperback november 6, 2007 by ann lloyd adapter visit amazons ann lloyd page. The first movie was good enough and successful enough that maybe it deserves a sequel, but how will they do it. Trance starring james mcavoy, rosario dawson, vincent cassel.
National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. What was the author of the common sense book in national. National treasurenational treasure 2 book of secrets. Books similar to the premise of the movie national treasure.
Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Here is a movie about a fabled ancient treasure from the middle east, protected through the ages by the knights templar and the masons, and hidden for centuries until a modern investigator follows a series of baffling clues that lead him first to a priceless work in a national gallery, and then to a hiding place beneath an ancient church. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be and isnt. The da vinci code starring tom hanks, audrey tautou. Me and my sister have had an on going book club for a few years now.
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