National Treasure 2 - Book Of Secrets - 2 Disc Gold Collector's Edition (2007)
Front Cover Actor
Nicolas Cage Ben Gates
Justin Bartha Riley Poole
Diane Kruger Abigail Chase
Jon Voight Patrick Gates
Helen Mirren Emily Appleton
Ed Harris Jeb Wilkinson
Bruce Greenwood US President
Harvey Keitel Sadusky
Alicia Coppola Agent Spellman
Christian Camargo John Wilkes Booth
Ty Burrell Connor Hamilton
Joel Gretsch Thomas Gates
Timothy V. Murphy Seth
Michael Maize Daniel Wilkinson
Movie Details
Genre Adventure; Mystery; Action
Director Jon Turteltaub
Producer Jon Turteltaub; Jerry Bruckheimer
Writer The Wibberleys; Jerry Bruckheimer; Ted Elliott; Terry Rossio
Studio Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Language English
Audience Rating PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time 2 hr 4 mins
Country USA
Color Color
IMDb Rating 0.0
Plot
Less engrossing than its 2004 predecessor National Treasure, Jon Turteltaub’s busy sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets is nevertheless a colorful 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 honor. 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 colorful 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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Collection Status In Collection
Purchase Price ₡ 34.99
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Product Details
Edition Two-Disc Collector's Edition
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio 2.35:1
Layers Single side, dual layer
UPC 786936763331
Chapters
Release Date 5/20/08
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 5.1
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