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Coulda been better, but still worth a watch Well, the movie was put out by Disney. Its pretty well known that Walt Disney was a Mason, so I'm sure this release was fairly calculated to present the more and more popular topic of the Masons and Templars. Ever since "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" (1984? way before Da Vinci Code fame of Dan Brown) by Michael Blaigent and co, there have been more and more popular works available for the public to consume on the topic of the Masons and Templars. So perhaps this was an official discourse meant to influence public opinion on the "secret societies" coming from an actual Mason outlet (Disney). National Treasure paints the secret guardians of wealth and power as great patriots, preserving a wealthy treasure from the hands of evil. Nick Cage's character, in traditional Disney film fashion, saves this treasure from the bad guy in the course of traveling up and down the East Coast to historical sites for clues. The overall story is creative, consisting of clues to the treasure left in hidden on very prominent items like the Liberty Bell, Goodfellow Letters, etc. Its a nice family movie. A perfect vehicle to inform the public consciousness with an appealing view of Templars and Masons, who just happen to run every bank in the world. I must say that it would be a cooler story, though not as generally apreciated, if they traced the actual history of the Templars through their inception as guardians of the pilgramage highways to the Holy Land, to turning on the Church after some important discovery, to creating virtually every modern marketting system (credit cards, cheques), to the Berenger Sauniere story, and all the name changes the organization has gone through. There are lots of reasons to do a real story on the group, whether it be based on all the occult stuff or not. Novos Ordo Seclorum and all that. I'm interested to see what special features this DVD will provide, otherwise I wouldn't suggest paying more than $15 for this movie.