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Release Date:
19 November 2004 (USA)
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Tagline:
The greatest adventure history has ever revealed. more
Plot:
A treasure hunter is in hot pursuit of a mythical treasure that has been passed down for centuries, while his employer turned enemy is onto the same path that he's on. full summary | full synopsis
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1 win
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7 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(273 articles)
'National Treasure 3' Still A Go With Nicolas Cage On Board, Despite Recent Developments
(From MTV Movies Blog. 30 November 2009, 9:00 AM, PST)
Clooney's Rep Shoots Down Cage Loan Reports
(From WENN. 27 November 2009, 8:16 AM, PST)
(From MTV Movies Blog. 30 November 2009, 9:00 AM, PST)
Clooney's Rep Shoots Down Cage Loan Reports
(From WENN. 27 November 2009, 8:16 AM, PST)
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fun adventure
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Nicolas Cage | ... | Ben Gates | |
| Diane Kruger | ... | Abigail Chase | |
| Justin Bartha | ... | Riley Poole | |
| Sean Bean | ... | Ian Howe | |
| Jon Voight | ... | Patrick Gates | |
| Harvey Keitel | ... | Sadusky | |
| Christopher Plummer | ... | John Adams Gates | |
| David Dayan Fisher | ... | Shaw | |
| Stewart Finlay-McLennan | ... | Powell | |
| Oleg Taktarov | ... | Shippen | |
| Stephen A. Pope | ... | Phil (as Stephen Pope) | |
| Annie Parisse | ... | Agent Dawes | |
| Mark Pellegrino | ... | Agent Johnson | |
| Armando Riesco | ... | Agent Hendricks | |
| Erik King | ... | Agent Colfax |
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Also Known As:
Sonomo (Philippines: English title) (review title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for action violence and some scary images.
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Runtime:
131 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Malaysia:U |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Denmark:11 |
Netherlands:12 |
South Korea:12 |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
France:U |
Taiwan:PG-12 |
New Zealand:PG |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Brazil:Livre |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-11 |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Ireland:PG |
Norway:11 |
Peru:PT |
Philippines:G |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:7 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) |
UK:PG |
USA:PG
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The screenwriting team of Terry Rossio and Ted Elliott were hired by producer Jerry Bruckheimer to do an uncredited script polish for the movie.
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Goofs:
Errors in geography: While they're driving over the bridge into the city of Philadelphia, they had been up and driving all night, yet they're clearly driving into the sun while on the bridge. That bridge crosses the Delaware River from NJ, thus, they're driving west into the setting sun, not the rising sun as the movie's timeline would have you believe.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Young Ben Gates: Grandpa!
John Adams Gates: You're not supposed to be up here, looking at that.
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Young Ben Gates: Grandpa!
John Adams Gates: You're not supposed to be up here, looking at that.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Taylor Swift (#35.5)" (2009)
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Soundtrack:
String Quartet Op. 33 No. 2 in E Flat ('The Joke')
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This was a fun film, sort of like an Indian Jones movie, but the treasure hunter must figure out clues. I'm sure the reason this was made and released now has a lot to do with the Da Vinci Code. The plot is just like it except instead of involving religious history, the clues center around American history, and namely the founding fathers.
So Nick Cage, plays Ben Gates, the treasure hunter whose family has been looking for the treasure of the knights templer for years. One of his relatives possessed the last remaining clue from a dying Mason. So, the movie starts with Cage finally solving that clue, and the film goes from there. Of course, we have the evil billionaire guy who wants the treasure for himself and the funny sidekick. But, I think the sidekick failed because he wasn't all that funny. The movie could have used some more humor. And of course, Gates hooks up with a beautiful woman along the way to help him solve the clues, which sounds just like Da Vinci.
It is unbelievable that someone could just come up with the answer to these difficult clues after thinking about them for 2 minutes, but we don't have time to let the characters ponder them for a few months. It is meant to be fun, so forget about the plot holes. The whole set beneath the church looked very neat, but I would have to think all those wooden stairs would have been rotten by then and no one could walk on them. But who cares, it's fun.
And the theft of the Declaration of Independence was reminiscent of Ocean's 11. Funny how anyone can steal anything in a film, forget locked down security.
FINAL VERDICT: If you like adventure films, I recommend it. It is not like Tomb Raider, which some have compared it to. Tomb Raider was horrible. This is more like Indiana Jones.