These bookshelves were constructed as a prop library in a previously empty balcony of the librarys main reading room, and dismantled after the scenes were shot. Several years since benjamin franklin gates nicolas cage found the knights templar and became rich and famous. Book of secrets brief information national treasure. December 21, 2007 in this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once. The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. Book of secrets, but for the dvd release, the title was changed to national treasure 2.
Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero, ben franklin gates nicolas cage, flexing his deadpan, on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. I cant entirely fault him for his 2004 treasure hunting timewaster national treasure. Bb, pp, vv, s, m strong but mostly implied moral worldview with strong proamerican content. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasurehunting historian. In this outing, gates learns of his own familys implication in the assassination of abraham lincoln by john wilkes booth. Book of secrets trailer 2007 when a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, bens greatgreat grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in abraham lincolns death.
Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to. Join nicolas cage on a heartpounding adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat in a race to find the lost city of gold. Aug 27, 2008 shortly following the release of national treasure. Its a game while the movie is playing but the presentation is just phenomenal. Mystery on church hill the virginia mysteries book 2. Book of secrets wallpaper to use this national treasure 2 picture as your desktop wallpaper, rightclick with your mouse on the picture and then select set as windows wallpaper or set as background, or whatever similar option your particular browser provides in the rightclick popup menu. Book of secrets movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be. Catala cestina dansk deutsch espanol francais galego.
Murphy, alicia coppola, armando riesco, albert hall, joel gretsch, christian camargo, brent briscoe, billy unger, michael manuel, brad rowe, jon turteltaub, based on characters created by jim kouf. Aug 03, 2007 treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 page. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. The ferrari which gets impounded in the first few minutes of the movie is a ferrari f430 spider. Book of secrets, is gauged to surf on the publicity being generated to launch the fourth indiana jones picture.
In the scene when ben and riley go to france to see the statue of liberty, there is something written by laboulaye, ending with the year 1876. Book of secrets wallpaper to use this national treasure 2 picture as your desktop wallpaper, rightclick with your mouse on the picture and then select set as windows wallpaper or set as background, or whatever similar option your particular browser provides in. 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 is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. National treasure book of secrets is a sinful ass movie, as youre about to find out if you watch this video. Book of secrets, a blockbuster, actionadventure film released by disney. Shortly following the release of national treasure. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. While benjamin gates nicolas cage is presenting new information about john wilkes booth and the eighteen pages.
Book of secrets was composed by trevor rabin and recorded with the hollywood studio symphony at the todd ao scoring stage in october and november 2007. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Book of secrets on dvd 786936735390 from disney buena vista. National treasure pop classics book 5 lindsay gibb.
National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Belgium french title benjamin gates et le livre des secrets. Staring nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger and helen mirren. National treasure is a 2004 american adventure film released by walt disney pictures. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. At the end of national treasure 1, riley has a ferrari 360 spider. At the beginning of book of secrets, when his car is being towed away, its a ferrari f430 spider. Book of secrets takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns all leading to the final clue in a mysterious and.
The movie is shot on the 6th floor of our mckeldin library and near the hozapfel bulding. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much. The movie is framed and there are four icons that you select when highlighted. Dec 20, 2007 there is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. It was the last feature film score to be recorded at the stage before it was closed down. 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. This is later found and decoded by ben gates, who discovers laboulaye lady to be the answer. 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. Book of secrets makes no attempt to disguise its sources. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure franchise. Book of secrets, which is opening in an estimated 3,500 theaters on friday, december 21. 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. Now, another treasure hunter named mitch wilkinson ed harris has found what is a missing page of the diary of john wilkes booth, which contains clues to the location of a lost city of gold, ben must compete against mitch to find the lost city, he goes to france and great britain. They go to the black hills to search for the lost city of cebola.
This is the cinematic equivalent of cotton candy, and gives us virtually nothing substantial to take away from it. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon. See more ideas about national treasure, national treasure movie and nicolas cage. Everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets. There is a scene where they all meet up on the steps of the presidential trail, then supposedly climb to the top of mt rushmore, where behind the carvings they find a lake. Mystery on church hill the virginia mysteries book 2 steven k. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the films opening 3day weekend box office friday to sunday, without going over, will win a copy of halloween unrated directors cut. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Murphy, alicia coppola, armando riesco, albert hall, joel gretsch, christian camargo, brent briscoe, billy unger, michael manuel, brad rowe, jon turteltaub, based on characters. In light of the da vinci code fervor of the time, making a quick dimestore knockoff must have seemed like a nobrainer. Nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight, helen mirren, ed harris, harvey keitel, bruce greenwood, ty burrell, michael maize, timothy v. A few religious words and some colorful phrases are uttered, while a woman shows varying amounts of cleavage, and briefly kisses a man to distract him from something he shouldnt be seeing. 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.
Mt rushmore is in the 2nd one, national treasure, book of secrets. With nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight. Book of secrets trailer b 2007 in this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating, actionpacked new global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. Probably going to need a good nic cage break after ghost rider and now this. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments. Book of secrets 2007 plot summary 4 benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booths diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. 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. In this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure, nicolas cage reprises his role as artifact hunter and archaeologist extraordinaire ben franklin gates. Escape from monticello the virginia mysteries book 8 steven k. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. For the theatrical release, this movie was called national treasure.
Treasure hunter benjamin franklin gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of abraham lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 page. Nicolas cage and his rapidly receding hairline return in the form of the worlds oldest, most enthusiastic eagle scout in the enjoyably preposterous adventure sequel national treasure. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. I had a very exciting day today at university of maryland college park. Its part trivia game part factoid and parrt documentary. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. It is a sequel to the 2004 movie, national treasure. In this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster national treasure, nicolas cage reprises his role as artifact hunter and archaeologist extraordinaire ben. Book of secrets, and claims that the presidents of the united states have passed down a book from washington to obama, in which some or all have added facts and histories earthshattering in scope and implications, and that this books location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. Ben discovers that the second plank is missing but he finds a stamp bearing the seal of the presidents secret book. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the president.
The following is a brief summary of the content found in this pgrated actionadventure film. The mount vernon estate is a featured location in national treasure. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. The area of the library of congress in which benjamin gates finds the book of secrets does not exist as an area of bookshelves. This programme is not currently available on bbc iplayer national treasure. In the beginning of the movie, year 1865, thomas gates is asked to decode the playfair cipher for the k. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their.
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