You know it, you love it, say it with me now: "I’m gonna steal the Declaration of Independence." Come ON! If that isn’t one of the most iconic lines of the last decade, I don’t know what is. P.S. If anyone knows a National Treasure-esque escape room, please drop it in the comments below or let us know on social media for.no particular reason.ģ. It’s all the thrill of an escape room, but you get to be on your couch and Nic Cage is on your team. Sure, you could make an argument that there’s no way for there to be an invisible map on the back of the Declaration of Independence, but what if there was! And, what if only you had the brains to crack an Ottendorf cipher? The clues may be a bit far-fetched or convoluted, but they keep you intrigued and excited about what will come next. Or most importantly, when Ben realizes that the secret really did lie with Charlotte. You find yourself sighing with relief when Riley had the answer all along, or watching Abigail use her extensive museum collections knowledge to put the final clues together. That is exactly the experience of watching National Treasure. You want to keep moving forward, now filled with determination to finish your quest. When you lock in that final number and a door opens, rewarding you for your pure brain power, something magical happens. If you have been to an escape room, you are well aware of the rush of adrenaline that comes with solving a clue or puzzle. Have you ever been to an escape room? If not, stop reading this right now and book an experience near you (in fact, here's one we've partnered with on MoPOP programming in the past). So, to pay homage to a movie I love, and to capture the fun I had hosting MoPOP's So Bad It’s Good film series, here are the top 3 “bad” things about National Treasure (2004), and why I think they make the movie not just good, but great. And then boom! You’ve seen the movie! If you want to actually sit and watch it, may I recommend, for those of us 21+, playing this game to enhance the viewing experience. pointing at things and spinning a very complicated web of semi-adjacent American History facts that tie together.kind of. If you haven’t seen the film, just imagine Nic Cage and crew running around Washington, D.C. I know this sounds like a movie review, and I promise I’m getting to the good stuff, but I have to assume that most of you all have skipped this film (probably for good reason), so I must start by setting some context. But instead of being clever and monologuing about the preservation room at the National Archives, he shoots his way through to the loot. However, Ian Howe (played by Sean Bean acting his ass off) searches for the treasure for himself. The National Treasure team hunts for clues left behind by the Freemasons hidden throughout American History, hoping to be led to one of the greatest treasures imaginable. nobody important, we have our team of adventurers! Abigail Chase, plus Justin Bertha as the tech-savvy comic relief Riley Poole (best character in the film), as well as Gates’ treasure-skeptic father played by. From greats like Indiana Jones to not-so-greats like Romancing the Stone (1984), and from horror-adventure movies like As Above So Below (2014) to the most perfect movie of all time, The Mummy (1999). Adventure movies are my preferred form of escapism into a realm of jungle adventures with some light romance and a plethora of khaki.Īs we wrap up So Bad It’s Good, I thought it'd be appropriate to highlight one of my favorite flicks that didn’t sneak its way into the latest Movies at MoPOP film series and that is one of my most-treasured (haha, get it?) adventure films, none other than Jon Turteltaub’s 2004 blockbuster hit, National Treasure.įeaturing Nicolas Cage as the dashing, brilliant, suave codebreaker Ben Gates (who is also SCUBA certified for some reason), with Diane Kruger by his side as Dr. If there's one thing you should know about me, it’s that I love adventure movies.
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