Fast Facts
Title: National Treasure
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Year: 2004
Run time: 2hrs 11
Background Info
I have seen this film before and I knew I liked it, so when it turned up as the 99p Film of the Week, I snatched it up. I couldn’t remember the story, so it was a chance to remind myself.
Live Blog
00:01:01 – Little boys in attics always makes me think of Jumanji.
00:01:50 – Also, that is good little boy casting as he looks just like young Mr Cage should.
00:07:28 – I haven’t heard the broken shoelace superstition before.
00:09:39 – Do they just let you go digging about in the ice?
00:21:23 – If that man was already bankrolling the expedition, then he must be rich already? I wonder if he would really be so desperate as to kill to get his hands on the treasure.
00:27:58 – Is it a good idea to say you’re going to steal the Declaration of Independence when you’re stood three feet from it?
00:35:08 – Ooh, I remember this bit, green fingerprints and stuff.
00:39:30 – I think she likes him.
00:51:46 – I wonder how far ahead they have planned. Now they have the declaration… now what?
01:03:44 – Do old men tend to have hairdryers?
01:07:08 – Riley is everyone’s favourite, right?
01:14:05 – Wow, that’s actually Yahoo and not one of those phony film industry search engines.
01:22:59 - All those people running across the road without looking. Even if you are being chased, wouldn’t you want to look out for cars?
01:39:13 – “I’m still working on it,” is the motto of this film.
01:44:03 – Throwing fire about doesn’t seem like a great plan, either.
01:54:30 – I like this film. It is so Tomb Raider.
01:59:57 – What he wants is a t-shirt that says: “I found bucket loads of treasure and all I got was this lousy Ferrari.”
Conclusions
This film is everything that the Da Vinci Code should have been. It has a great story, lots of puzzles and intrigue, and as mentioned above, is very Tomb Raider. Nicholas Cage is also very endearing, and the girl isn’t annoying, so big thumbs up from me.
STYA Rating: 5/5
