national treasure 2

monday i met up with jeffry lee at the mall and we figured we would catch a movie. there were a couple that we wanted to see, but werent particularly passionate about which one we should see. we ended up deciding to go see 'national treasure 2: book of secrets'.

now, its no big secret that i am not a nicolas cage fan, but for some reason i really enjoyed the first one. i think it was because i had just finished reading 'the da vinci code' and wanted to see a fun puzzle-based adventure movie. i saw it and really enjoyed it- it was certainly better than the really crappy da vinci movie that was eventually made. the first one was filled with a fun mix of history, conspiracy theories, puzzles, action, and adventure. it was completely over-the-top and left any sense of logic in its wake.

the second one is just more of the same (well, except less of the logic). the plot is loosely based on something or other to do with the lincoln assassination. the journey to find some sort of golden city takes them to paris, england, washington dc, and finally south dakoda (as all good adventures should...?) at many points you must actively fight your brain from working because the jumps in logic are so ludicrous that any sort of thinking would ruin the fun. but there are actually a few times where the characters themselves begin to question its absurdity, so they are obviously in on the joke. one of the funnies things in the movie is the fact that the only way a character is able to add emphasis to what they are saying is to repeat it ('is it? is it?'), which happens about ten to fifteen times throughout the movie. jeff and i got a great many laughs out of that, but it seems that the rest of the audience didnt quite pick up on it. the rest of the audience didnt quite pick up on it.

over all, im sure i will quickly forget the movie, but in a couple years when its on tv i will probably stop and watch it again for the laughs and the ridiculous ride it takes you on.