National Treasure

Starring: Diane Kruger, Nicolas Cage Original UK Premiere: 2004 Dvd Release: 25th April, 2005 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding Subtitled In: Dutch, English

Article Index: [Background Info] [DVD Review] [Biographies] [Articles/Resources] [Link To This Article] Looking To Buy? Buy This DVD Here

National Treasure is a 2004 movie written by Jim Kouf, Cormac Wibberley & Marianne Wibberley & directed by Jon Turteltaub. It stars Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel & Christopher Plummer. It is an adventure movie set in the USA about a search for lost treasure. Cage plays Benjamin Franklin Gates, scion of the Gates family, who, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, is protector of the key to a legendary Knights Templar / Freemasons treasure hidden by Masons during the American Revolution. He discovers that there might be a map to the treasure on the back of the Declaration of Independence & he & his sidekick, played by Bartha, decide to steal the Declaration in order to keep it out of the hands of Sean Beans character. Along the way, he obtains the assistance of his reluctant father & a National Archives archivist, played by Kruger. They are all tracked by an FBI agent. National Treasure   at the Internet Movie Database. Posters Of National Treasure

Like a Hardy Boys mystery on steroids, National Treasure offers popcorn thrills & enough boyish charm to overcome its rampant silliness. Although it was roundly criticized as a poor mans rip-off of Raiders of the Lost Ark & The Da Vinci Code, its entertaining on its own ludicrous terms, & Nicolas Cage proves once again that one actors infectious enthusiasm can compensate for a multitude of movie sins. The contrived plot involves Cages present-day quest for the ancient treasure of the Knights Templar, kept secret through the ages by Freemasons past & present. Finding the treasure requires the theft of the Declaration of Independence , so you can add caper comedy to this Jerry Bruckheimer productions multi-genre appeal. Nobody will ever accuse director Jon Turtletaub of artistic ambition, but youve got to admit he serves up an enjoyable dose of PG-rated entertainment, full of musty clues, skeletons, deep tunnels, & harmless adventure in the old-school tradition. Its a load of hokum, but its fun hokum, & that makes all the difference.

Nicolas Cage is an American actor. He was born Nicholas Kim Coppola in Long Beach, California, the son of August & Joy Coppola. In 1976, Cages parents divorced & he moved to Beverly Hills with his father. He is the nephew of both Francis Ford Coppola & Talia Shire. Cage changed his name early in order to try to make his own way in acting without benefiting from his uncles reputation. He chose the name Cage after the Marvel comic book hero Luke Cage, Power Man. He had a small role in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, most of which ended on the cutting room floor. His next notable roles were in the 1983 movies Rumble Fish & Valley Girl, which was his breakout role. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Leaving Las Vegas. He has developed a reputation for alternating roles in action movies with more serious character-driven dramas & an occasional black comedy. He has a son, Weston Coppola Cage, with model Kristina Fulton. On April 8, 1995, he married actress Patricia Arquette. They divorced in 2001. Posters Of Nicolas Cage

Editors Choice: Lord Of War, The Weather Man, National Treasure, Sonny, Windtalkers, Adaptation, Matchstick Men, Captain Corellis Mandolin, View DVDology

©2004-2008 DVDArk.co.uk