Like bad Chinese food. not as good as it looks.

Rating: 2/10 (6 May 2005)

Lemme preface this with the fact i have a film degree. now i hate the film industry want nothing to so with it for various reasons, but most importantly, i mostly hate films students of the subject love. the reason why is i learned too much for my own good. i love popcorn movies because they let me forget that i know all the gosh darn theories and what shots mean what. its nice. sometimes you can know too much for your own good.
so i was stoked that national treasure was hitting the rental shelves. but i tell you this. its predictable, and when it defies your predictions, which it does. you wish it didn't. nick cage is overly sentimental, which may fly with a character like Cameron Poe in air America, or whoever he played in the rock. but not here, he needed suave, he needed James bond. however he manages a lot of hero types but not charming. he doesn't come close to Indiana Jones or dirk Pitt in "sahara". he is just an overly lucky arrogant turd.
this movie makes me wanna scream JOHN VOIGHT YOU WENT FROM JOE BUCK TO THIS!?!?!?!? please for the sake of American culture don't give in to this meaningless, over-patriotic, mickey mouse attempt to tell an adventure story. for chrissake ask for a more rocking, daring, HERO to be in our action movies. Ben gates is a wet blanket, and if you think otherwise you lead a boring life, with boring people and are probable a wet blanket yourself. this movie reeks of pg compromise and needs some Janet-Jackson-boobies-type-gumption-to-be-worth-a-second-watch.
not that nudity is necessary, just a little fire in its pants, bet the party rocking. because on a scale of one to ten:
this cockroach scores not even one on the rocking movie scale.
heart Casey
and if you REALLY think this movie rocks. well, your wrong. sorry.