John Lamansky

Good news for National Treasure fans: a sequel is being planned for release in late 2007. I suppose this is old news, since it appears to have been announced a year ago, but somehow I must’ve missed it. Anyway, according to Wikipedia:

National Treasure 2 is a 2007 sequel to the 2004 film National Treasure. The only cast member known to be returning as of yet is Nicolas Cage. The Internet Movie Database reports that it will be directed by Jon Turteltaub and written primarily by Gregory Poirier. As of January 27, 2006, several producers are also listed.

It was stated in the first film’s commentary that there were no plans for a sequel, but, due to the first film’s impressive box-office performance, a sequel was given the go-ahead in 2005.

The IMDb reports that filming for the movie is scheduled to begin in fall 2006.

The studio has hired Gregory Poirier to write the movie, which will be directed by returning helmer Jon Turteltaub. Details of the story are being kept under wraps.

For more info, see the Wikipedia page and the Internet Movie Database page.

I have four words to say: “That movie is awesome!” Here are some things I really like about the movie The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe:

• Follows the book very closely.
• The beavers in the movie add a great sense of humor to the story.
• Really good music.
• Good acting especially by the actor playing Lucy and by the actor playing Jadis (the White Witch).
• Beautiful Narnian environment.
• Nice visual touches here and there that really add to the story.
• Great visual effects; computer-generated characters are quite realistic.

After seeing the movie, I’ve decided that I would really like to read the Chronicles of Narnia books again. I also left feeling excited to see the next movie, Prince Caspian.

I think that if there are any noteworthy flaws in the movie, it would be flaws of omission; that is, things that could have been done to make the movie better.

But despite that, I think this movie is excellent! It’s one of the best movies I’ve seen. I’d probably give this movie 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Rating: 4.5 Stars

As you can tell, I am quite excited, as I have heard that it is a very good movie. I’ll let you know what I think about it.