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National Treasure (film)

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Post by Heroine of the Dragon » Wed Aug 30, 2023 7:33 am

Have you watched National Treasure?
What did you like about it?

Benjamin Franklin Gates is an American historian, cryptographer, and treasure hunter. When Ben was young, his grandfather John told him that, in 1832, Charles Carroll passed on a secret to their ancestor of a fabled treasure hidden in America by the Knights Templar, Founding Fathers, and Freemasons. Carroll's secret was a clue leading to the treasure: the phrase "the secret lies with Charlotte". While Ben is convinced by the story, his skeptical father, Patrick, dismisses it as nonsense.

Thirty years later, Ben and his friend, computer expert Riley Poole, head an expedition financed by wealthy Ian Howe to find the Charlotte, revealed to be a ship lost in the Arctic. Within the ship, they find a meerschaum pipe, whose engravings reveal the next clue is on the Declaration of Independence. When Ian reveals himself to be a crime boss and suggests stealing the Declaration, a fight ensues, and the group splits. Ben and Riley report Ian's plan to the FBI and Abigail Chase of the National Archives, but no one believes them. Ben decides to protect the Declaration by removing it from the Archives' preservation room during a gala event. Obtaining Abigail's fingerprints, he successfully obtains the Declaration, only to be spotted by Ian's group just as they break in to steal it. Ben tries to leave via the gift shop but has to pay for the Declaration when the cashier mistakes it for a souvenir copy. Suspecting something amiss, Abigail confronts Ben and takes back the document. Ian promptly kidnaps her, but Ben and Riley rescue Abigail, tricking Ian by leaving behind a souvenir copy of the Declaration. FBI Agent Sadusky begins tracking Ben down.
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Re: National Treasure (film)

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Post by Booyakasha » Wed Aug 30, 2023 8:36 am

I like 'National Treasure'. It's like someone read 'DaVinci Code' and then said, "you know, we could do this exact sort of story, except make it fun and silly instead of dour and boring and po-faced". And then the guy he was talking to was like, "I don't know--------do you think Nicolas Cage and Sean Bean would be convincing in the roles of 'weirdo who uncovers conspiracies' and 'backstabbing evil guy', respectively?" And then they laughed uproariously and high-fived.
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Re: National Treasure (film)

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Post by CaptHayfever » Thu Aug 31, 2023 2:31 am

The worst part of National Treasure is the forced romance.
The best part of National Treasure is everything else in the rest of the movie.

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