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National Treasure

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Skinopsis

Nicholas Cage stars as an adventurer, searching for a fabled ancient treasure in which clues are on the dollar bill as to its location, must first steal the Declaration of Independence as the last piece of the puzzle as to the treasure's whereabouts.

Review

Ever wonder what that broken pyramid means on the back of the dollar bill? Well, that and other answers to life's never-ending mysteries are on-hand in the slick and resourceful National Treasure, a formulaic Jerry Bruckheimer adventure that doesn't make all that much sense and borrows heavily from other, better films but still manages in spite of itself to be an entertaining popcorn movie. Don't look for logic or common sense, for it's not here. Coincidence and easy answers are the order of the day. Cage stars as Ben Gates, whose family has toiled since the Revolutionary War searching for a fabled "treasure of treasures." Clues abound: on paper currency, on sunken ships -- and now he's just discovered -- the Declaration of Independence. All's Ben has to do is steal it -- to stop a rival also looking for the treasure -- and piece together the intricate puzzle. He gets some help from a pretty National Archives conservator (Kruger), and. with his trusty sidekick (an amiable Bartha), they all go treasure hunting. For a film that runs 135 minutes, the pace is suprisingly swift, and the plot may remind many of "The DaVinci Code," though this script was supposedly written before that book's release. Whether a ripoff of the book or not, National Treasure wears its imitation with pride. The cast is game for almost anything, no matter how hammy the situation, clichéd the line, or impossible the task, they make it all bearable. Pass the popcorn.

-- David Bleiler

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $13.49

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 786936242928
Catalog #: DL2099952

Studio : Buena Vista

Aspect Ratio: Widescreen

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DVD Widescreen: $26.99 (2-disc Collector's Edition)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 786936746594
Catalog #: DL2099957

Studio : Buena Vista

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 , French Dolby Digital , Spanish Dolby Digital , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.35
Extras: Trailers, Deleted Scenes
Features:
Featurette: Four Featurette Gems: "National Treasure On Location," "The Knights Templar," "Treasure Hunters Revealed," "Riley's Decode This!" -- Plus Three Puzzling Challenges

Featurette: A Treasure Trove Of Featurettes: "Ciphers, Codes and Codebreakers," "On The Set Of American History;" "To Steal A National Treasure;" "Exploding Charlotte"

Alternate ending(s): With Optional Director's Audio Commentary

Bonus scene: Opening Scene Animatic With Optional Director's Audio Commentary

Bonus scene: Deleted Scenes With Optional Director's Audio Commentary and Introductions By Director Jon Turteltaub

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DVD Pan & Scan: $17.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days

Region Code: 1

UPC: 786936242911

Catalog #: DP2099953

Studio : Buena Vista

Aspect Ratio: 1.33

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Blu-ray : $31.49

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days

Close Caption: No

Region Code: 1

UPC: 786936752526

Catalog #: DB2099956

Studio : Buena Vista

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles

Aspect Ratio: 2.35

Features:

Featurette: Blu-ray Exclusive: Mission History: Inside The Declaration Of Independence; "Exploding Charlotte" Featurette; "On The Set Of American History" Featurette; "NATIONAL TREASURE On Location" Featurette; "The Knights Templar" Featurette; "Treasure Hunters Revealed" Featurette; "Ciphers, Codes And Codebreakers" Featurette; "To Steal A National Treasure" Featurette

Trivia Track

Audio commentary: Blu-ray Exclusive: Audio Commentary By Director Jon Turteltaub And Actor Justin Bartha

Bonus footage: Deleted Scenes With Optional Director's Audio Commentary; Opening Scene Animatic With Optional Director's Audio Commentary

Alternate ending(s): Alternate Ending With Optional Director's Audio Commentary

Keywords

Action/Adventure, Hollywood Hits

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2004, 130 min

Country: US

Studio : Buena Vista

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel, Diane Kruger, Christopher Plummer, Sean Bean, Justin Bartha

Director: Jon Turtletaub

Cinematographer: Caleb Deschanel