*National Treasure*.... Amazing or Garbage? 

Nicholas Cage is one of the few actors that can make cheesy work. Most cheesy movies are just cheese wiz from a can while Nicholas Cage's cheesy movies are grade A Mozzarella.

Exactly bro. It’s so much fun

@@cmudd9788😂😂😂 I mean, you’re not wrong at all! There are a few other actors who can do this - like Daniel Craig makes us buy into the bind movies but when you take a step back….kinda cheesy right? Especially now when the super spy idea has been run into the ground. But Skyfall still slaps regardless and personally, I fuck with Spectre (I know a lot of ppl didn’t) so anyways - you’re right there are a few ppl who can make cheesy work and Cage is like the king of it

@@cmudd9788 Exactly. With this movie you do not like it despite the cheese, you like it BECAUSE of the cheese. The cheesy nature of it all is so good. Plus, we get Sean Bean as the villain AND he lives? I would argue that this movie is a rare treat for all movie lovers.

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They ruined themselves. Apart from politics they are actually making boring movies and contents.

@@rohandante I haven’t been keeping up with what counts as “Disney” nowadays, so I’m curious as to which properties/productions you refer. To be clear, I’m not asking you to *convince* me (or anyone) of whether any particular movie, series, etc. is good or bad. And I DEFINITELY don’t want to get into politics of it all because that seems like a total cluster-****. But I really like hearing opinions from other, “regular” viewers - not just critics and YT reactors. Also, it’s totally cool if you don’t have the time (or desire) to elaborate; I’m just [guidance counselor voice] “opening the conversation door” 😅

To think that almost two hours was cut to get the finished film we have today! O_O

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Saaaame, this drives me crazy. Making a movie like this "more realistic" would not make it better. The "convenience" of all the different puzzle pieces is what makes it fun! The pieces aren't just falling into their laps, you see them working out the clues in real time, it's supposed to scratch the itch of successfully solving a puzzle, and I think it does that beautifully

The interesting thing, too, is that basically any form of storytelling media has elements of this. The only difference is that you usually aren't consciously aware of or don't think about the things that are unrealistic. I mean, some basic film ones are the fact that there's a musical score, or that lighting is often manufactured and you never get accurate dark lighting because then you wouldn't see anything. Or when actors are wearing makeup that the actual person wouldn't be wearing. There's so many examples of this. It's just that when a particular deviation from reality is a bit more foreign to a person, they tend to be wary of it. A great example is how people who haven't really seen musicals often find them weird and jarring because of how "unrealistic" it is for people to break into song and dance. But people who grow up with them don't find it jarring at all, because it's just a normal element of the medium. Basically, it all comes down to how much exposure someone has to a different style of storytelling, and how open they are to accepting those differences. Honestly, I'd even argue a lot of this applies to musical tastes as well, and any plethora of other forms of media.

@@peterlewis2178 Well said. Thank you for your input.

@@juliereginadougherty Exactly! I just love that aspect of this movie, the puzzle solving and sequence of events that leads them to the treasure. It’s just such a thrill ride. Not to mention the characters are great.

Yes, every movie requires a certain amount of suspension of disbelief, but that is easier for some people and in some genres than others. Some people are fine with weird things but not others, and that's ok. Thats why we have many types of movies for many types of people. They have a right to dislike something as much as you have a right to like it. Personally I think liking movies is more fun than not liking them, but sometimes you don't get to make that call. Sometimes a random thing will take you out of a film and ruin it even though you wish you could love it.

was about to say the same thing :D btw, bit strange that he survives the movie haha

OMG riiiiiight! I was just coming to comment this!

I was like I know he didn’t do Ned like that lol

Damn! Beat me to it!

Don’t think he recognized him at all 😂

it's a documentary, a heist, and a love story. you couldn't mix them better if you tried.

And we still await part 3. Tick tock tick tock.

exactly. I happily watch it any time it is on.

This movie is the national treasure

I’m unashamed to say that Riley was one of my gay awakening crushes.

Two other great movies!

@@SixFour0391 Would be a good react for Alex, just watching him be confused while also confidently wrong is fun.

Have to do the Langdon trilogy, add " Inferno " to!

@@AgunziLFC idk, Inferno, while a decent movie, felt like an add-on. The first two were almost part of the same story.

@@SixFour0391 Not sure i understand the comment? 3 movies with Langdon in them, they dont have to have continuity, its not like LOTR or Star Wars. They are all separate stories like the Indiana Jones franchise. Same protagonist, just different stories.

And the winner of SEVENTEEN Oscars. (proud Kiwi here. We consider the landscape of middle earth one of the main characters).

@@it-really-hurts2092 That place is frickin gorgeous.

Wait he hasn't seen them? I thought that's why he didn't react to them. Well then.. it's like he doesn't have a choice. Best film trilogy to this day.

I still think for a fiest time viewing the non extended versions are better..

The first movie sucks ass, sorry to say lol. Unless you have nostalgia it's terrible.

Wish they could give us a 3rd one

@@ghostphoenix666 I think they may be working on one now, I believe one of the producers said in an interview recently that the script was done. here is a snippet from an article explaining it. "However, the wait is finally over, as the film’s producer Jerry Bruckheimer announced earlier this year that the script has already been written; all that awaits is actor Nicholas Cage's approval." "earlier this year" I assume was early 2022. then there was a little more, "Fast-forward to December 2022, and Bruckheimer's confirmed to multiple sources that the series has gone beyond the script stage and is now in development. In an interview with E! News, Bruckheimer recently referred to working on a third film installment, saying, "Let's just say there are 47 reasons to be interested."

@@ghostphoenix666I think there almost done with the script for the 3rd one there just waiting for Nick Cage to say yes

I love the journey of inspiration for that movie.

I love this one, I remember when I was in cinema on it ahh 😁

I was looking for this

Oh damn yeah that one’s really good

Nicholas Cage getting to live out his Harry Dresden cosplay and I love it

Same ❤

Yes!!! Love Fool's Gold❤

if he watches that one though he's also gotta see how to lose a guy in 10 days lol not a treasure movie but you can't have fools gold without how to lose a guy in ten days lol

Yeah, it's campy, but it's not poorly constructed. It accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do.

This should be the top comment 😂

50 mil is no joke😭

@teddyray9336 Not even that much money in the world when treasure comes into the equation lol. With 50 mill, you could buy out the IRS lol.

*Alex left the chat at the 1 billion part

@teddyray9336 Actually, if they get it through the angle of compensation for "pain and suffering" it's tax free. After all, he was almost killed and thrown in prison while trying to do a national duty.

@@xejelah i suffer everyday in my 9 to 5 job, can i go tax free too?

and he doesn't die in this one

And gone in 60 seconds 😂😂

I’m sorry what?! I did not know that there was a show created from this! I am so glad I read this comment!

Damn. You still watched it though lol.

Yes. This. I was hoping someone would have explained the whole pyramids thing.

Leaving Las Vegas..