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ijustbluemyself · 12-30-2007, 06:49 PM

Just got back from it.

I'm OK with the National Treasure films because they're not pretentious. I was afraid that this latest would pull a Pirates of the Caribbean and suddenly assume grandiose proportions, but thankfully that never happened. It's still just as awfully implausible and simple as the first, but it does exactly what it sets out to, which is to create a fun action movie with some characters you can really like. Also, I was surprised by both Ed Harris and Helen Mirren coming in this time around, but it didn't feel like they were cashing in or whatever - I think they joined firstly because it would be a lot of fun to make. And so it was. Not bad, good for a light evening if you don't think about it too much.

12-30-2007, 06:49 PM	#5
ijustbluemyself Unknown Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5	Re: National Treasure: Book of Secrets Just got back from it. I'm OK with the National Treasure films because they're not pretentious. I was afraid that this latest would pull a Pirates of the Caribbean and suddenly assume grandiose proportions, but thankfully that never happened. It's still just as awfully implausible and simple as the first, but it does exactly what it sets out to, which is to create a fun action movie with some characters you can really like. Also, I was surprised by both Ed Harris and Helen Mirren coming in this time around, but it didn't feel like they were cashing in or whatever - I think they joined firstly because it would be a lot of fun to make. And so it was. Not bad, good for a light evening if you don't think about it too much.