So I watched "National Treasure" last night...

[Beware the Beast Man]

And it actually was a pretty decent flick. You basically have to suspend all disbelief (which is really hard to do with this film), but all in all I thought it was entertaining.

on edit- it's the first film I've seen featuring Harvey Keitel in which he:
1. Doesn't drop an F-bomb
2. Doesn't shout his lines once.
3. Doesn't show his willy.

[Aiptasia]

1. I thought the same thing about ladder 49

[Beware the Beast Man]

2. Great....don't let my wife see this.

She has a huge crush on Joaquin Phoenix.

[Aiptasia]

3. definitely keep her away then...

It's the most likeable role i've ever seen him in: loving husband, father, daredevil rescuer and...

he dies very sadly at the end.

So yeah tell her I said it sucked.

[bigwillq]

12. You should put a spoiler alert up.

I didn't see Ladder 49 yet and now I know what happens at the end.x(

[dolo amber]

4. No Keitel willy?!

There's no reason to go on... :cry:

[jobycom]

5. You had to suspend disbelief?

I don't know, that seems unusual for most modern films. I mean, Hitchhikers Guide seemed pretty plausible.

I remember watching Terminal and thinking "yeah right!" then discovering on Snopes that it's based on a true story.

[pnutchuck]

10. It is. It really happened at the Charles DeGaule airport in Paris. nt

[tigereye]

6. cool

I wanted to see that, and it sounded like the kind of thing my kid could watch too.

[yellowdogintexas]

11. Kids can definitely see this movie and really enjoy it

No sex, lots of action, no extreme language and some good history lessons thrown in...it was just a ton of fun.

Saw it two times.

side note: Saraha is another one just like it. Somewhat more violent (more people die) but again, not loaded with profanity, no sex and a rocking good story.

[mwdem]

7. It's kind of like "Goonies" for adults.

I liked it, too!

[CanuckAmok]

8. That's Disney for ya!

But I prefer Keitel in his usual performances.

Free the Harvey Two!

[tjdee]

9. They basically stole the "Da Vinci Code" and Americanized it, huh?

I've got it on my queue at Netflix, and I imagine I'll like it a lot...

just seems funny that it's basically an Americanized "Da Vinci Code", with the point being money instead of enlightenment or belief systems.

How American, LOL!