National Treasure (Widescreen Edition) | 
| Director: Jon Turteltaub
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Jon Voight
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  590 reviews
Sales Rank: 1593
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 131 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 786936242928
UPC: 786936242928
EAN: 0786936242928
ASIN: B00005JN5E
Theatrical Release Date: November 19, 2004
Release Date: May 3, 2005
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Product Description
American history gets a cool make-over in this Jerry Bruckheimer-produced comedic action thriller. Nicholas Cage plays Ben Gates, the descendent of an early American patriot who has left him information relating to a vast treasure, hidden during the Revolutionary War by the Freemasons. A clue at the north pole sets things in motion, and Ben must use his formidable cryptography skills to decipher puzzles hidden in the most unlikely places--one appears on the dollar bill, and another is on the back of the U.S. constitution. Ben's unscrupulous former partner (Sean Bean) and his gang of thugs are also after the treasure for selfish, evil purposes. A plot to steal the Constitution sets off a 13-colony-wide chase with all the trimmings: cops going after the wrong man, the rescue of a cute female cryptographer (Diane Kruger) who tags along for the ride, and Jon Voight answering the door in the middle of the night as Ben's disapproving father. High-speed editing and a clever script make this an enjoyable history lesson, with Cage's character masquerading as his own versions of Sherlock Holmes, Indiana Jones, and an over-caffeinated Washington D.C. tour guide. He and Kruger demonstrate some fine romantic chemistry, and Justin Bartha gets off some legitimately funny lines as Ben's long-suffering sidekick. Last but not least, Harvey Keitel makes a very cool FBI chief.
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Like a Hardy Boys mystery on steroids, National Treasure offers popcorn thrills and enough boyish charm to overcome its rampant silliness. Although it was roundly criticized as a poor man's rip-off of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Da Vinci Code, it's entertaining on its own ludicrous terms, and Nicolas Cage proves once again that one actor's infectious enthusiasm can compensate for a multitude of movie sins. The contrived plot involves Cage's present-day quest for the ancient treasure of the Knights Templar, kept secret through the ages by Freemasons past and present. Finding the treasure requires the theft of the Declaration of Independence (there are crucial treasure clues on the back, of course!), so you can add "caper comedy" to this Jerry Bruckheimer production's multi-genre appeal. Nobody will ever accuse director Jon Turtletaub of artistic ambition, but you've got to admit he serves up an enjoyable dose of PG-rated entertainment, full of musty clues, skeletons, deep tunnels, and harmless adventure in the old-school tradition. It's a load of hokum, but it's fun hokum, and that makes all the difference. --Jeff Shannon
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 cracked June 12, 2009
person
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Tape is cracked in front where the film is. I haven't tried it yet because I do not want it to get stuck in my VCR.
 A favorite of mine May 28, 2009
Jonathan (Houston, TX, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you like Nick Cage, you'll probably like this. If you don't, you probably won't.
Blu-ray quality is as expected.
NATIONAL TREASURE April 28, 2009
LADYHAWKE (NORTH CAROLINA, USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I LOVE JUST ABOUT ANYTHING NICOLAS CAGE STARS IN...HE CAN BE FUNNY WITH OUT EVEN TRYING. I LIKE THE STORY LINE AND THE WAY THE MOVIE ENDED. IT HAS A GREAT CAST AND YOU JUST GET LOST IN THE ACTION...
National Treasure April 19, 2009
J. Joraanstad (OKC USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The DVD was in perfect condition as stated by the seller. It arrived
much earlier than stated and The Price was GREAT!
its good to be told who the good guys are April 6, 2009
concerned citizen (Toronto, Ontario Canada)
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
This was an example of the freemasons trying to show how good and noble, though somewhat mysterious, they have been and still are.
Yes they are secret, but only for betterment of society.
This is a total social engineering scenario by Walt Disney Studios, where they know that parents don't want to send youthful filmgoers to see cheap sex or foul language, but don't care (or aren't smart enough to care), that their young charges get the brainwashing line that masons are good, and have always led and are still leading the way to social justice for the universe.
I would be more interested in seeing an historically accurate film on the 1826 death of Willie Morgan, who was the author of "Freemasonry Exposed", and the subsequent rise of the the anti mason party ... but that wouldn't sell like masonic, satanic fantasia.
Besides, the masons need to recruit some good men for their Blue Lodge's 'fools facade', so that cover can be given to the real 'movers and shakers' to develop their one world satanic order.
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