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Saturday January 08, 2005

National Treasure

4 stars (out of 5).

Classic Saturday afternoon adventure flick, in the grand tradition of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Delivers just what it promises: no more, no less. It was nice to see a chase scene across the historic rooftops of Philadelphia, vs. the usual flattops of New York. And best of all -- Harvey Keitel keeps his pants on!

The only real implausability (if you're willing to buy into the basic premise) pertains to the shadow marking the spot. I know what bugged me about it: if you caught it too, let me know with a comment.

[GET IT]

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Too bad they didn't specify what day of the year the shadow would fall on that exact spot on that exact time ...

Posted by 69.228.105.69 on January 09, 2005 at 04:37 PM EST #

Yes, by Jove, you've got it. :)

At MIT, I remember that there were (and likely still are) two times per year when the sun shines directly down the Infinite Corridor. They'd announce it ahead of time, and we'd all line up and watch. (See this picture from November 14, 2003.)

It was not a daily occurance.

Posted by Jeff Solof on January 09, 2005 at 07:13 PM EST #