Really?

Didnt they jut release a 2 disc special edition of the first movie, on dvd? As far as hte movie cash, Target has it in the 2 disc version of Pirates: At World's End

The first NT was good, hopefully this one is too.

Four months to quote me? lol

I meant that several kids I know actually asked questions about the numerous historical figures and locations after watching it, going so far as to request movies and books about them. In place of "educational" I should have used the awkward phrase "sparks interest in young minds to learn more about certain historical events, people, and places".

no, i completely know what you are talking about! after i watched the first movie, i myself looked up some references from the movie. thats why i think the dan brown books were so popular too--angels and demons explained so much and when i went to italy it all came to life.

i think nt2 is gonna be a huge success this holiday wkend! :) cant wait..:)

So I caught the midnight showing for NT:BoS. It was enjoyable throughout. It's as preposterous as the original. It's pretty much the same story (though more "personal" I suppose), but hey, isn't that the point with these sorts of movies? Good action and goofy humor. There is a part that has to do with "balance," and it just might be the silliest scene I've ever seen in a movie. Still, if you liked the first one, I can't possibly imagine why you'd not like this new installment. If you didn't like the first one, this one isn't going to win you over.

It is definitely looks to be one of those "more of the same" movies, based on the trailer, and that is exactly why I am looking forward to seeing this. The first one was a lot more enjoyable than I expected. My only gripe would be that Nicolas Cage's hair (from what I see in the trailer) looks weird in NT:BoS :|

Worse than his Con Air hair? Or even his Next hair...after those two I can pretty much accept whatever hair he has going on.

Yes, worse than his Con Air hair :) but I think probably on par with his Next hair. Of course, I had absolutely zero interest in seeing Next, and I haven't seen Con Air in years.

Nic Cage is like Tom Hanks, hair-wise. I can only take him seriously in a film if he has his standard haircut (ala The Rock, National Treasure, Face/Off). Any deviation from the norm just ticks me off :) Same with Tom Hanks' hair in The DaVinci Code ... of course, that whole movie just ticks me off :)

Saw the second one last night and actually liked it better than the first. I think the characters draw you in more this time. It made me think back to the first time I ever saw Goonies...I knew I was being ridiculous being nervous for the characters, but damn me if I wasn't on edge for the action sequences. In any case, good show, and I think Justin Bartha is about to be a break out star. He was my favorite character in it.

Since they didn't have to get the audience up to speed on the characters (their background, their strengths and weaknesses, their idiosyncrasies), this film was plot-plot-plot with sprinkles of funny sight-gags and humor to move things along. So, you basically know what you're going to get with a film like "National Treasure 2", echoes of the first installment, but more of it, and it's a little bit funnier and faster-paced. It's a pretty good 2 hours at the theater.

I give it 3 stars, or a grade of B.

That's pretty much the exact same thing I said to my wife as we left the theater...something along the lines of the movie being as good as we thought it would be. I would also agree that there was bit more humor. Very enjoyable.

OK, so Riley has just left the bathroom stall so he had armloads of electronics with him... so how was it easier to run a red light, tap into the police network, and get a copy of the traffic cam, than to pull out a digital camera from the pile o'electronics?

Also kinda lame that they broke up Cage and the chick to create "will they get together?" tension like they had in the first.

Other than that... fun movie.

I was enjoying the extra screentime with Diane Kruger (the White House oval office scene was nice), plus they had her put in sensible shoes as they were always on the run, but her accent was somewhat all over the map at times.

Just saw this tonight. It was entertaining but it was pretty much EXACTLY like the first movie but with a different treasure ans also WAY over the top.

Speaking of which, how was the Goofy short? That's what I'm more interested in. :)

He has no sideburns (that's the main difference), and it's got a 60s Beatles bob to it. Very annoying.

My wife had never seen the first one, so we watched it Thursday night and then saw the sequel last night.

Great little movie.

Loved the humor and the pacing, but it was just as cookie-cutter as the first one.



Oh, and I wondered the same thing about the traffic light and why they didn't use Riley's camera (unless it wasn't really a camera, but a shell holding some other equipment).

I liked Bruce Greenwood as the president and his scenes with Ben.

Jon Voight and Helen Mirren were great together (although it did seem forced).

All in all, just as good as the first.

*** out of ****.

The Goofy short was right on par with the old ones.

I lol'ed when he hoked up the wires and then trimmed them off. :D

it was cute, not hilarious, but amusing. There were even a few people applauding after it, so I guess people liked it.

... I was bored so I made this:
 

:lol: he looks better with sideburns.

I hope the goofy short is on the DVD when it comes out. BOS wasnt bad but it was just a rehash of the first with a new villian and new locations. If they do a third, hopefully they do something different.

My thoughts exactly. The quality of the animation, the music, the narration, all of it worked. It worked so well that my wife (who didn't pay attention to the title card) thought it really was one of the classic Goofy How-To's, until the DVD player fell in his lap.

Of course, then she really started to laugh, I guess because Goofy suddenly became me. :D

I liked it, it was a quick paced fun movie.

If you liked the first one, then you really know what you're in for, cause its mostly the same thing with a new wrinkle here and there (different treasure, extra relatives, relationship woes).

My only real gripe is that they dropped the ball when it came to Ed Harris. He was almost superfluous to the plot, its like they felt they needed someone who also wanted the treasure so they just drew up stock villian #12 and dropped him in every X number of pages.

Yea I agree about the villain, it was very unnecessary.

More of the same
 

I saw this last night after my entire family wanted to go. I liked the first movie but it's not something I would want to own. The Goofy short in front was probably the funniest part. That's not to say the movie wasn't good, but it really, really loses steam in the last act. It was very entertaining until



and as someone mentioned before, the oil/fire scene was terrible. Overall, pretty entertaining but maybe a bit too long. I'd recommend it if you have any interest.