FILM: National Treasure

[FCWesel]

I have to say it, "This was just a damned excellent movie."

Humour, action...but certainly not over the top as Bruckheimer/Cage movies have been in the past at all...and cool historical stuff. I highly recommend seeing this film at the theaters. It's not genius, but its a LOT of fun and I certainly was entertained...so maybe it was genius after all, right?

Of course, my definition of "genius" in regards to movies is often different then most folks. It usually is reflective to the scale of entertainment I recieved while watching the film and not stuffy plots, exagerated special effects or who's in it/wrote it/directed it.



The only down side was the TRAILERS blew. All disney crap trailers. Poor Vin Diesel, poor, poor Vin...

 

[Fast Learner]

Roger Ebert's review of it was freakin' hilarious.

 

[The_lurkeR]

Thanks, reading the Ebert review reinforced my first impression that this movie would be best avoided.

 

[FCWesel]

The probem with that review (and Ebert, Lord of Elitsm, in general) is that the movie doesn't pretend to be anything more then what it is; A late-blooming-summer-popcorn-fun-flick. It's not trying to be "all that", it's simply trying to entertain and to give a hour +40 minutes of action, humour and minor suspense.

In that, it is dead-on.

This movie is not going to change your life (like any one could) but it might make you chuckle a few times and give you a small sense of fun within its 100 minutes.

 

[Dark Jezter]

I went to it Friday night and really enjoyed it. It was a very entertaining action/adventure flick with some good humor and likable characters. I will admit that the first time I heard National Treasure's premise (a treasure map hidden by the founding fathers on the back of the Declaration of Independence) I thought it sounded rather silly, but the film actually manages to pull it off in a semi-believable manner. Definately worth seeing, IMO.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give National Treasure a 7.5. It's not a timeless classic, but it is entertaining as hell, and that's good enough for me.

 

[Berandor]

Of course, my definition of "genius" in regards to movies is often different then most folks. It usually is reflective to the scale of entertainment I recieved while watching the film and not stuffy plots, exagerated special effects or who's in it/wrote it/directed it.

I'll have to take exception to that. I also define movies by the amount of entertainment I derive from them.
It's just that I derive entertainment from different aspects than you do, probably, as I like a good script ("stuffy plot"), decent actors and decent directing ("who's in it/directed it"), and if the craftsmanship is right all around, all the better - I like big effects.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

My review of National Treasure

 

[Sarigar]

Good popcorn flick. Conspiracies, adventure, intrigue, and it gives you just enough to think about to keep you from trying to pigeon-hole the movie as you watch it. I can do this with almost any movie, and it is the ones that keep you from doing this while you watch that are worth the price of admission. Sure, everyone likes a great story with oscar caliber performances, and this isn't it, but the stories that get my creative juices flowing are the ones I will buy and watch over and over, and this one qualifies. Who's not going to use the finale set in some shape or form in their game after seeing this!

 

[James Heard]

I'll chime in. The movie plot sounds silly before and even after you're finished with it - but during the movie you're mostly sucked in along for the ride. That's not easy to do and it's really quite fun, maybe not as good as Indiana Jones - but Nick Cage isn't Harrison Ford either.

 

[mmadsen]

The probem with that review (and Ebert, Lord of Elitsm, in general) is...

Ebert, Lord of Elitism?