December 03, 2004
National Treasure
Okay.. I had a free movie ticket, so I opted for Bruckheimer over Stone. Hehhe. I still think I was better off.
Though this movie is filled with dramatic music while being more about action than anything else, though Nicolas Cage seems to have forgotten that he was good enough to win an Oscar quite a few times, all of the jokes fall flat, and though this movie is filled with all that is completely unrealistic.......
It is okay for what it is, keeps one entertained whether in the action or in trying to figure out how the plot moved from point A to point B, and it's clean enough for the fam.
That's it. :)
Posted by wendytime at December 3, 2004 04:11 PM | TrackBackNicolas Cage seems to have forgotten that he was good enough to win an Oscar quite a few times
Even Adaptation and Mystery Men don't give him an excuse to indulge in a little harmless fun, huh? ;-)
Admittedly, I haven't seen N.T. myself b/c it hasn't been released here, so I'll take your word for how bad it is. You were right about the Manch. Cand. by the way: sloooooooooooow!
Posted by: Jonathan on December 9, 2004 08:29 AMI didn't say it was bad... just not great. Heheheh. It did keep me entertained, although there were plenty of eye-rolling moments. :)
Wohoo! I'm not alone on the Manchurian Candidate! So many people praised it I was beginning to think I was crazy.
Posted by: jeri on December 9, 2004 08:32 AMOh and I think you meant Matchstick Men, although Cage would have been a funny addition to Mystery Men.
Posted by: jeri on December 9, 2004 08:33 AMYeah, I meant Matchstick.
And speaking of Cage Classics, somebody in Blade 3 ends a fight (SPOILER!) the same way somebody ends one in The Rock. ;-)
Posted by: Jonathan on December 9, 2004 04:42 PM