Excellent.

Rating: 10/10 (12 June 2005)

This is a must see and highlights on a lot of history, especially American. Benjamin Gates is fascinated with the legend behind a very valuable treasure hidden by our Founding Fathers. His grandfather tells him the story. It was very valuable growing among ancient Egyptian and Roman cultures. It disappears for a 1,000 years. When the Knights Templar, from the crusade era travel to Jerusalem, Israel, they find the treasure. They believe the treasure is too great for any one man to have, so they bring it back to Europe. They formed the Knights Templar. They transported it out of Europe and formed the Masons, a secret society. Eventually, the Founding Fathers, in which some were masons, hide it from the British during the Revolutionary war. They devised clues to its location. Ben gates is older, looking for clues to the treasure. One is aboard a shipwreck in the arctic. It leads them to the Declaration of Independence, which they steal from the National Archives in Washington D.C. Along the treasure hunt, Nicholas and his sidekick, Riley, must outwit Nick's friend turned enemy Ian Howe, and his gang, who want to steal it and misuse the Declaration. Nick also falls in love with the very attractive Abigal chase, who work at the Archives and tags along. The clues lead to a church in New York, which contains secret hidden caves under the church. The treasure is here. Ian gets arrested by the FBI and Nick ends up with the good looking girl mentioned earlier. As for the treasure, it ends up in museums.