ROTTEN TOMATOES: Nicolas Cage Gets a Pair of "National Treasure 2" Costars

Nicolas Cage Gets a Pair of "National Treasure 2" Costars

by Jeff Giles | March 29, 2007

It racked up nearly $200 million at the box office, so a sequel was to be expected, but 2004's "National Treasure" made its way onto few (if any) critics' best-of lists, and a person could be forgiven for thinking that the upcoming "National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets" would be nothing more than a cash-in by Disney and star Nicolas Cage.

Not so fast. JoBlo.com reports that none other than Helen Mirren has signed on to play Cage's mother, and will apparently help him learn more about his family's connection to John Wilkes Booth, as well as something called the Knights of the Gold Circle.

"But wait," you might be saying. "Helen Mirren's great and everything, but what about a bad guy?" -- and Disney's one step ahead of you, because a certain Ed Harris will be playing the villainous Jeb Wilkinson. Add in the returns of Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger, and Harvey Keitel, and this one's looking less and less like direct-to-video fare every day.

"National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets" is scheduled for a December 17th release.

Source: JoBlo.com

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sparetime writes:
on Mar 29 2007 09:51 AM

[b]yes, but...[/b]
the problem with the first was entirely in the casting of Nic Cage. With he & his dead-eyes returning, this movie will still lack the fun of Indiana Jones. Nic Cage is dead inside.

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Mar 29 2007 10:16 AM

Whatever Cage is awesome, I wasn't a fan of the first one but not because of him. But with the addition of Harris who is damn cool this one might still turn out allright.

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Elixor writes:
on Mar 29 2007 10:31 AM

The first movie is over-rated. The movie wasn't at all interesting and reaked of over-marketing so people went to see it garbage. Idependence Day comes to mind as a similarly over-hyped movie. I wouldn't bother seeing a sequel.

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plughole writes:
on Mar 29 2007 12:12 PM

bring in michael bay and we have The Rock converted for children..

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Merlin235 writes:
on Mar 29 2007 12:34 PM

Sorry, I must be the only one who liked the first one. A fun, action, suspense that had no swearing? Count me in, that's a rarity in Hollywood.

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Elixir writes:
on Mar 29 2007 12:51 PM

i actually liked the first one.

and who the hell is this dude Elixor?

bastard.

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lrm8 writes:
on Mar 29 2007 01:18 PM

the premise of this movie is that cage's ancestor's had something to do with lincoln's assasination and that cage hasa to clear his family name and find the treasure. yawwwwwwwwwwwwn

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giglin writes:
on Mar 29 2007 03:22 PM

whatever!?! best line in a movie ever "He's got the Map" lool :p Makes me say that every time i see Sean Bean in a movie. Maybe they should do a crossover with Sahara movie series.

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getupkid4uga writes:
on Mar 29 2007 04:40 PM

giglin, I believe the line is "He's got the bloody map!" and it wasn't all that memorable to me. I will, however, give the first movie credit for at least being popcorn fun. It was more enjoyable than I wanted to admit.

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TheSoliloquist writes:
on Mar 29 2007 05:12 PM

Hey, I actually ENJOYED National Treasure. I watched it with my family and it was good, clean fun incarnate with a rather talented cast to boot.

Cliched? Absolutely. For some reason, however, people think a couple cliches make the entire movie unenjoyable. In this instance, the hackneyed lines made the movie MORE fun.

Go figure. :)

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jacog writes:
on Mar 30 2007 02:37 AM

Oh dear no... the original had an awful script... They overused "The Declaration" so much... they could really just have substituted "it" sometimes.

"Have you got the declaration?"

"No, I thought YOU had the declaration... did you lose the declaration?"

"I did not lose the declaration, the declaration must be with that other guy."

... paraphrased, of course - I don't really remember any "lines" from the film ...

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Xhrix writes:
on Mar 30 2007 07:19 AM

First movie was fine, but I agree with the previous poster, that Nic Cage being involved is the biggest drawback. I think Hollywood's biggest problem right now is casting. They take good movies and ruin them with annoying actors, or vice versa, ruin good actors with bad movies

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okito writes:
on Mar 30 2007 07:43 AM

I think you right with the casting problem. but come on, seriously NT was great for me.
you might say whatever you want, the movie had an original idea period.
it was fresh, not the usual same tired movie formula that Hollywood cant stop cycling from used before (script) (for example, movies which has a bunch of guys (basketball players maybe)never won a championship and then comes a new coach who sees potential in them and lead them to victory.

by the way have you guys seen Ghost rider?

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Shatter24 writes:
on Mar 30 2007 08:14 AM

In reply to this comment (#859698)
[b]Ghost Rider[/b]
Yes, I've seen it. The movie was crap. Check out my film review of it on www.themaineedge.com. Go under "Biz" and look for it on the right hand side panel. I think its a pretty accurate review of what went wrong.

PS. I have no problem with Nic Cage, I usually like him in film roles.

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timov writes:
on Mar 30 2007 11:40 AM

[b]AARON ECKHARDT[/b]
nic cage just isnt believeable in this role. i always thought eckhardt wouldve nailed it.

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