Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates goes after the president of the united states book of secrets. 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. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. Along with his friends, riley and abigail, he will have to travel from the streets of paris to the middle of the united states to find a book that could revealone of americas greatest secrets and treasures. 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. Hd\hqmovie screencaps gallery all updates galleries navigation home login album list last uploads last comments most viewed top rated my favorites searchall updates galleries navigation home login album list last uploads last comments most viewed. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. In 2005, national treasure hit theaters, and gave audiences an enjoyable if not slightly implausible romp through our nation\s history as ben gates nicholas cage and his cohorts went on a treasure hunt looking for the infamous treasure of the templar knights. No one knows whats on page 47, as it was never shown in the film. This artifact is part of the museum collection of the national park service, maintained at fords theatre national historic. This movies plot doesnt play tennis without a net, but also without a ball and a racket. The film stars nicolas cage, diane kruger, justin bartha, jon voight, harvey keitel, ed. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much.
The action in this fastpaced adventure sequel is loud and sometimes tense car chases, near falls from high ledges in a dark cave, etc. National treasure ii although not as good as the first movie still holds you in your chair to see what will come next. When a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, bens greatgreat grandfather is suddenly. In the second installment of national treasure, benjamin franklin gates played by nicolas cage embarks on another treasurehunting adventure. At the end of national treasure 2, the president post kidnapping pulls ben aside and asks him if he saw page 47 in the book of secrets. Movie was filmed in 2007, countries of filming locations are united states.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating, actionpacked, global quest to unearth hidden history and treasures. After finding out the location of the presidents book of secrets, the president asks ben gates nicolas cage to take a look at page 47, to see if. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. This is a mouth agape movie, during which your mouth hangs open in astonishment at one preposterous event after another. National treasure has been amoung my most favorite movies, even have it on my ipod touch. Book of secrets is nevertheless a colorful and witty adventure, another race against overwhelming odds for the answer to a historical riddle. Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Suddenly, mitch wilkinson ed harris has come forward with one of those missing pages.
Book of secrets in order to clear the name of his ancestor, ben gate must solve a series of puzzles to find a hidden city of gold in america. Thomas gates, bens greatgrandfather, is mentioned on the page. Perhaps, on page 47, is a message from nicholas cages character, predicting that nicholas cages character would ask the president for access to the book of secrets and also providing some clue to the next quest. Book of secrets expecting logic and plausibility is on a fools mission. When i asked my dad if he knew if there was a book version of the movie. Ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3.
The 1982 treasure hunt book, the secret, has clues to 12 hidden gems. It was a definite page turner that you just cant put down. Book of secrets is a 2007 sequel in which nicolas cage plays a treasure hunter in search of the city of gold. The fact and fiction of national treasure on its 10th.
When a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, bens greatgreat grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key. This image depicts the first written page from an 1864 appointment book which john wilkes booth used as a diary after he shot president lincoln. Love the amount of unraveling the secret clues and twists and turns in the story. Thomas is shot, and the gunman retrieves only a page fragment. 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 takes you on a globetrotting quest full of adrenalinepumping twists and turns. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates is after the president of the united states book of secrets, an unofficial book which contains the answers for the. 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. Pg 2h 4min action, adventure, mystery 21 december 2007 usa 2. British filming locations for the movie national treasure 2. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other peoples questions.
Approximately 142 years later, thomass greatgreatgrandson ben gates delivers a lecture on. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Book of secrets is a fun rollercoaster ride with some delightful surprises, but it doesnt have quite the same freshness or excitement that the first national treasure movie had. Shortly following the release of national treasure. Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the. Now they\re back, and on the hunt for redemption, as new evidence brought forth by mitch wilkinson ed harris shows that gates. When a missing page from the diary of john wilkes booth surfaces, bens great great grandfather is suddenly implicated as a key conspirator in abraham lincolns. Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the book of secrets. The good news is that the movie has no foul language and contains a positive view of the united states, but the bad news is that there are some. The quest to find 12 hidden treasures from a 1982 treasure. National treasure 2 book of secrets funny part duration. 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. This is the cinematic equivalent of cotton candy, and gives us virtually nothing substantial. National treasure national treasure 2 book of secrets.
National treasure 2 book of secrets by jon turteltaub. Book of secrets makes no attempt to disguise its sources. What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. From the dialogue and from the movie we can assess a few things. The president told him to look at it and gates says its life altering. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories that could be on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets. This is the first song of the soundtrackalbum from the great film national treasure. This lends one to believe its a big treasure or other kind of.
In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time. Less engrossing than its 2004 predecessor national treasure, jon turteltaub s busy sequel national treasure. Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from. The president of the united states asks ben to read page 47 in the book of secrets after the kidnap in mount vernon and when hes freed. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national. Book of secrets 2007 including maps, screenshots, and other nearby film locations. 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. Book of secrets, cast nicolas cage, justin bartha, diane kruger, jon voight. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. Why disney refuses to release national treasure 3 duration. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. 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. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating.
Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. Benjamin gates must follow a clue left in john wilkes booth s diary to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie. We were asked to start there when writing the third film, so that is where well start. James renner is on a quest to discover the others, and he invites you to join the hunt. He gets help from his pals riley poole justin bartha and abigail chase diane kruger, while his parents patrick gates jon voight and professor emily appleton helen mirren aid in the quest. Ben gates might have found the treasure from the temple of solomon in national treasure, but there was still more treasure out there, as he proved in national treasure. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon i. Grounded in history, imbued with myth and mystery, disneys national treasure. This is a part of my arr from page 47, if you look for the full string quartet please click here. Library of congress edit ben can be seen in the library of congress taking a photo with his cellphone on page 47 in the book of secrets, just before peter sadusky and his police force arrives, and his team discovers the second wood carving in the pages.