NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS poster

One of the most shocking stories I heard this year was when Oscar winning Helen Mirren, just coming off her great success with THE QUEEN signed up for a role in Walt Disney’s NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS along with the awesome Ed Harris on the same day.

God knows how they pulled it off, but Disney got two actors who can turn good material into absolute Gold, to join their mindless adventure flick.

Having said that though, I did enjoy the original NATIONAL TREASURE film for what is was. We don’t get enough of these outrageously fun adventure flicks in the mould of THE MUMMY, THE DA VINCI CODE, INDIANA JONES and BROKEN SWORD.

Actually, we do kinda get a load of these flicks now don’t we? Back in 2o04 though the genre was dead, and you could almost credit NATIONAL TREASURE with starting somewhat of a revival right here.

I’m expecting more stupid dialogue, more over-the-top mysteries and more ridiculous set pieces but I’m also expecting more entertaining adventures where you are reminded of how cool it is to travel the world.

Eiffel tower, Big Ben and Mount Rushmore? This promises to me a cool postcard to the world…

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