Presidents from washington to the present day, too outrageous to ever be made public. Fun indiana jones rip off, an improvement on its predecessor with better character moments. Dec 25, 2007 i just got back from the movie national treasure 2 with nicholas cage. A similar view is expressed early on by nicolas cages character, benjamin gates, in national treasure. The family myth is that the founding fathers of the united states hid a treasure that was gathered over the course of thousands of years and protected by the knights templar although sympathetic in this story. Page 47 is one of the many pages in the book of secrets, which contains all the secrets of the. Ben gates needed to have a look at the book in order to find the city of gold and thereby restore his ancestor thomas gates good name, but the only. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004.
What is on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets in. Dec 20, 2007 there is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Lets hope that jon turteltaub and nicolas cage will bring some incredible surprise from the page 47 of the book of secrets. Literature movie trivia music trivia people religion science trivia sports trivia.
First of all, national treasure, the first one, is one of my favorite movie ever. Its thoroughly setup that the content on page 47 concerns area 51. Everyone including wilkinson is given credit for the discovery of the lost city of gold. Ben and his father, patrick, learn that their ancestor, thomas gates, may have been involved in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Jun 30, 2008 ben gates nicolas cage said at the end of national treasure 2 that page 47 is lifealtering that promises a lot for national treasure 3. National treasure book of secrets page 47 revealed. National treasures book of secrets on display at the. Book of secrets, and its not nearly as musty as the script. A black market antiquities dealer, mitch wilkinson, shows one of the 18 missing pages of john wilkes booths diary. I love history, specifically american history, and it had clever references and facts about american history that lead to finding the treasure in a way that is not predictable. There is an actual book of secrets buried in national treasure. Book of secrets, the sequel to the most successful movie cage has ever made. Whats on page 47 of the presidents book in the movie. That being said, i felt something was missing in national treasure.
National treasure book of secrets is a sinful ass movie, as youre about to find out if. The last scene shows riley walking down the street when he sees his towed car. What are they talking about thats on page 47 of the presidents book. Book of secrets, millions of moviegoers might have left theaters around the world believing that the library of congress, the worlds largest library, was home to a book that holds all of the u. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon ill. To which ben replies, i think i can help you with that, sir. I am now impatient to know more about this third national treasure movie. Ben convinces the president to reveal the location of the book, which is at the library. National treasure book of secrets page 47 revealed heart of america star spangled banner the secret book national treasure 2 photos time capsule american history image search movies more information. Treasure 3 appears to be in production now, this could always be revealed there.
It was a definite page turner that you just cant put down. Aug 27, 2008 shortly following the release of national treasure. National treasure 3 may be stuck in development hell, but there are quite a few stories. Bens last words on the subject give us another hint. Book of secrets, and claims that the presidents of the united states have passed down a book from washington to obama, in which some or all have added facts and histories earthshattering in scope and implications, and that this books location is only known to the president, and the national librarian of congress. Probably going to need a good nic cage break after ghost rider and now this. This theory was used in the film national treasure 2. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. It was a great movie, but did i miss something when i had to go out to answer a phone call.
The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. Jun 10, 2008 what is on page 47 of the presidents book in national treasure book of secrets. The fountain of youth seems to be the rumor but as one comment pointed out, if disney episodes goes it was reference it was done in pirates. In this follow up to the boxoffice hit national treasure, treasure hunter ben gates nicolas cage once again sets out on an exhilarating. At the very end of the film, he calls the contents of page 47 life altering, when describing them to the. Its believed theres nothing substantial revealed in the tapes that havent been. Director jon turteltaub even hinted that it could actually be the premise of national treasure 4. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national. In in this conjectural national treasure 3, nicholas cage follows the clue from page 47, which leads him to travel back in time.
Book of secrets is a 2007 american adventure film directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer. National treasure 2004 ben gates nicolas cage is the latest in a long line of the treasure hunter gates family. Everything wrong with national treasure book of secrets. Photo of page 47 revealed for fans of national treasure 2 835729. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out on what it takes to make a truly good movie. Ben to check page 47 for him, as if he had never looked at the book himself. View a 1280 x 1024 pixels version of the above wallpaper picture. Perhaps, on page 47, is a message from nicholas cages character, predicting that nicholas cages character would ask the president for access to the book of secrets and also providing some clue to the next quest. Dec 30, 2007 it was what the president wanted ben to delve into for him, and part of the presidential book of secrets. Posted on thursday, december 20th, 2007 by peter sciretta. At the end of national treasure 2, the president post kidnapping pulls ben aside and asks him if he saw page 47 in the book of secrets. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. The second movie sort of introduced it and used it as the center of the movie, so it is smart to make the third movie okay, what treasure hunt will come out of the book of secrets, which is kind of what the end of the movie started.
The book that doesnt officially exist, 222 pages of the secret musings, confessions, and accusations of u. Its a tangent that is so seemingly offcolour to the national treasure franchise that it. Graced with some extra star wattage courtesy of helen mirren and. Disney, if you dont release national treasure 3 soon i. We are given onscreen confirmation that area 51 content in fact exists within the book of secrets, making it the only confirmed possibility for what could be contained on page 47. While in the past, nicholas cage obtains the book of secrets from the resolute desk already knowing how to access it and leaves the message for himself.
Book of secrets ended with the characters looking into page 47 of a secret book owned by the. National treasure book of secrets is a sinful ass movie, as youre about to find out if you watch this video. The references to a mysterious page 47 made by the president of the united states played by bruce greenwood to the titular book of secrets from the second film meant. It is a sequel to the 2004 film national treasure and is the second part of the national treasure film series. Ever so often i get the movies out to watch them again as i love them so much.
Book of secrets by ann lloyd why did you decide to read this book i always wondered if this was a book, as i love the movies. Will we finally learn whats on page 47 in national treasure 3. Book of secrets, at the end and in between, the president asks ben a favor, something which was mentioned in page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. Even though there are no immediate plans to move forward on national treasure 3, its not for lack of a viable story. Rileys introduction of the book of secrets builds towards his assertion that it contains. When they find the letter pairs on the diary page it shows six letter pairs. Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero, ben franklin gates nicolas cage, flexing his deadpan, on a globetrotting quest that might have been. Book of secrets stars nicolas cage as benjamin gates, the treasure hunting historian. The president then asks ben about what he read on page 47 of the book of secrets, to which ben replies, its lifealtering, sir.
Whats on page 47 in the presidents book of secrets. National treasure 3 is expected to be released in 2010. Book of secrets opened in first place on the sales chart and had the second best opening for the year with 3. Book of secrets is the 2007 sequel to the 2004 film national treasure. Book of secrets nicolas cage jon voight harvey keitel 2007 a page from the diary of john wilkes booth implicates ben gates nicolas cage greatgreat grandfather as a major conspirator in the assassination of. I suppose they could hunt for the lost colony of roanoke or perhaps they can focus on page 47 of the presidents book of secrets from film number 2. The book of secrets, and other secret books from the catbird. The riproaring success of the first national treasure movie and naturally the rippingerroaringer success of the da vinci code has inspired a sequel for its star nicolas cage and director jon. National treasure is everything the da vinci code wanted to be. Book of secrets 2007 jon turtletaub, jon turteltaub on allmovie in this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004. Later, the president revealed to benjamin that the book of secrets did exist.
It is not yet confirmed if the page 47 of the book of secrets, which benjamin gates nicolas cage described as lifealtering, will be part of this new national treasure movie. Book of secrets, nicolas cages character ben gates. What do you think about national treasure 3 and what do you think the story should be about. Book of secrets, the sequel to the most successful movie cage. Along with his friends, riley and abigail, he will have to travel from the streets of paris to the middle of the united states to find a book that could revealone of americas greatest secrets and treasures. Book of secrets released on home video as national treasure 2. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. Dec 21, 2007 a similar view is expressed early on by nicolas cages character, benjamin gates, in national treasure. It was directed by jon turteltaub and produced by jerry bruckheimer.
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