NATIONAL TREASURE IS QANON FOR KIDS

[@basementdwellercosplay]

I've said it hundreds of times and I'll say it thousands more, the amount of history majors including myself who credit this movie, Night in the Museum, and Atlantis for getting them into the field or sparking a love of history is high and I love it

[@land5917]

They're high? I personally don't do drugs, but good for them

[@Longshanks1690]

It was Horrible Histories for me.

[@The8Ronin]

I never connected these dots

[@VoidMySoul]

@@TJ_ax One of my favourite childhood movies🤙

[@stroads.]

@@land5917 bro shut up

[@blindsfixer]

“how much of his presidency do you think trump spent looking for clues” still probably the single funniest line anyone has ever uttered on this channel

[@audreyprovo8143]

The fact that you, Eric, have never seen national treasure but have watched all those Olsen twins movies ASTOUNDS me

[@PrettyMuchIt]

😂

[@sa34w]

Because he is a creep obsessed with Olsen twins.

[@MyNameIsDanielYT]

you know your video is a hit when you have QANON in the title and Wikipedia steps in and schools everyone

[@meadowfrance]

I googled qanon because I wanted to read the wiki and then came back to the video and noticed that 😭

[@tonypringles2285]

sadly i think they removed it. i dont see it anymore

[@MyNameIsDanielYT]

@@tonypringles2285 yer it was removed a while ago i think :(

[@gingeranagram2467]

Thank God for "wrongspeak", right guys?!??

[@maizeman90]

"THIS IS WHAT I WAS EXPECTING IN THE FIRST MOVIE!!!" was funny as shit. He was so certain that would happen in the first film, then just gets absolutely blindsided in the second one haha

[@rowlands_]

So I have this one family friend who is a RN (registered nurse) and occasionally works on movie and tv shows as a med aid. She was a med aid on both National Treasure movies lmao. So what allegedly happened was that the actress who plays Abigail Chase (her name escapes me) had this really nice white Columbia jacket, it didn’t fit her or she didn’t want it or something, and she gave it to my family friend, then to me (I was like, 9). I still have it to this day. It was really special since I was going through a HUGE colonial history buff phase (blame Hamilton), and I still treasure both the jacket and this movie

[@PrettyMuchIt]

Wow!!

[@stormyrosebud2878]

Aww that's so cool! 😊

[@tubeuser2222]

this makes you 2 degrees from Nicholas Cage

[@mechanomics2649]

Diane Kruger.

[@hellbunniez3]

diane kruger!! i’ve only heard of nice things about her, so that’s pretty cool.

[@rachelthomas3115]

there are two kinds of people in this world: people who have wondered if there's a map on the back of the declaration of independence, and liars

[@lickylicky2638]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@EthalaRide]

Watch, It'll be the next thing the government unclassifies. UFOs and Declaration of Independence secret code.

[@stephaniefrost4910]

5:52 “you mean just not true?” “Yea, that’s why I love Greatest Showman!” 😂😂 honestly the best days in social studies & history were the days we watched movies (or played US History Jeopardy), it makes it WAY MORE FUN to learn!!

[@NathanButNett]

If there was ever a movie perfect for PMI’s humor, it’s this. One of the best reactions, second only to 13R Why

[@kalroy1230]

I’ve seen like 4 of their videos other than this one so far, and thats 100% true, i was already thinking they were funny but this video made me turn the bell on, this was fucking hilarious, and the political satire was phenomenal while being bipartisan, which sounds dumb to compliment but it’s refreshing anymore lol

[@Longshanks1690]

There is no one else who could have made this movie except Nicholas Cage. Any other actor, and this is a forgettable, goofy, over the top movie but because of his unique cage-iness, he makes it into an actually dramatic and compelling story as no other actor could pull off “I’m gonna steal the Declaration of Independence” quite like him.

[@CDTwitler]

Don't forget "I'm gonna kidnap the president of the United States" in the second one

[@Case2_0]

Why do I keep seeing you?!

[@Sadiewithachance]

“The thought of Joe Biden getting kidnapped tickles me” the thought of Eric being on a government watchlist makes sense

[@elywahl9520]

Me too mate, lmfao it's just like if any group chats or personal chats get leaked, we all getting canceled😂😂😂 I'm Def on a watch list some where 😂😂😂

[@samuelsmith5400]

This movie actually helped spark my passion for learning history and now I'm in college studying to be a history teacher

[@CT-se8vn]

Honestly same.

[@seth5529]

The Joe Biden getting lost bit killed me 😂 9:30

[@mangoandblueberries]

It's such a hysterically funny image of an old Biden tugging on some woman's shirt in a mall thinking she's an entire staff of 15 secret service agents 😭

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

@@mangoandblueberries he did let around 5 million people into the country unlawfully an up liquid drug rates by like 75% so I would not be surprised XD

[@swimteamizzle1114]

The little impression at 9:38 was pretty alright!

[@nijohn12]

"i lost you guys" 😭😭

[@mechanomics2649]

For me, it was the bit with Trump crawling around under the desk looking for hidden compartments for 3 hours that did it.

[@BLAISEDAHL96]

7:40 "There's a PA chasing her with a contract, with a release" I top 5 favorite moments on this channel

[@MakingHaven]

No you don't understand. National Treasure (and Night at the Museum) are my all time favorite movies STILL. And I'm 25. Also seeing Riley wear a suit with converse when I was a young girl completely shaped my taste in men. I fell in love with my fiancé when we were fourteen partly bc he wore a suit with converse at the homeschool function (and was dryly hilarious, like Riley) Anyway this video had me crying laughing and this is going to be the video that gets me on patreon, embarrassingly enough. Thank you

[@vitalyaloves]

that's very sweet about your fiancé

[@annadalen7114]

SAME GIRLY also that’s so cute wtf

[@69bluntgod]

why you marry your brother???? Not the homeschool function

[@PizzaHutCEO]

@@69bluntgod lmaooo

[@caydenshivergut1509]

@@69bluntgod literally what I was thinking

[@HPGIRL1109]

my mom always recommends these movies to people she knows who are going to visit DC with their kids, because it definitely makes the experience better for the kids and is good pre-trip hype.

[@colleenkirb]

I listened to y'alls full length commentaries for both these movies (so happy you've put out a highlight video) and I loved your conversations about tone and how if a movie nails its tone it often results in awesome movies like these!

[@PrettyMuchIt]

Glad you enjoyed the full tracks, Colleen!

[@toric6005]

My nephew who was 4 at the time watched this movie before visiting DC. At the National archives he would not stop yelling “I’M GONNA STEAL THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE!” Lol I was afraid for our lives 😂

[@HyperWolf]

This reminds me of when I had my sister ask me if I thought it would “be easy to rob this bank?” while we were at a bank because we’d watched a movie with bank robbers. 😂

[@Whimsy3692]

Do you think Nicolas Cage sometimes visits Washington D.C., and then goes around the hall where the Declaration of Independence is displayed, just to fuck with the staff? And watch them hyperventilate a bit and start sweating a bit? 😂😂

[@mattallen8136]

I could totally imagine Trump running for President JUST to search the Oval Office for secret compartments after having seen these movies, only to find nothing on the first day and realize “shit I’m the President now…”

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

we never get over how surreal an engaging these movies are

[@joek81981]

There's a context box explaining what *anon is, and that cracks me tf up. Like, "if you're considering buying into it via Pretty Much It, here's just some food for thought". LOLOL Good stuff, sirs.

[@NovaBasalt]

im so glad we appreciate riley, he is my favorite character here

[@MakingHaven]

Same. His comic relief and him wearing a suit with converse in the first movie completely shaped my taste in men at a young age

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

@@MakingHaven he may be comical but he is far more of his own person then those tiny alien mascots movies have

[@Max25670]

this guy always reminded me of Ian from Smosh

[@senritsujumpsuit6021]

@@Max25670 oh mah gosh I sorta get what you mean

[@themimsy]

yessss love him

[@LoveHandle4890]

Nicolas Cage is the true National treasure.🙏

[@jackistoast749]

Amen!

[@bane6419]

The national treasure was the Nicholas Cage that we found along the way

[@jackistoast749]

@@bane6419 The way was the treasure we found along the Nicholas Cage

[@mdccxcii6340]

I never realized how well "Qanon for kids" describes this movie.

[@DANCERcow]

So what exactly is Qanon? Because so far I've never seen anyone who is right leaning or middle of left ever say they are Qanon, I've noticed only the left ever talks about this unknown like they are apart of this or they know it more that the ones the left says belong to it!

[@dextercyanide8912]

“God says treasure hunting is between a man and a woman” is top ten best quotes from PMI

[@dullbatarang165]

I literally had two movies on my iPod touch that I watched on the school bus every morning religiously, and they were National Treasure and The Dark Knight. Those two movies were at equal rankings for kid me.

[@Wruce_Bayne]

I'm really disappointed I watched this because now I have to live the rest of my life thinking about but never seeing a Nic Cage movie about searching JFK's cranium for clues

[@sawyergoetz1486]

The fact that the sequel does open to Ben giving a lecture 😂

[@katjosephperez8772]

Naming your kid Benjamin Franklin is much less cool than naming your kid Cassius (Marcellus) Clay, the hardest abolitionist

[@theycallmeem5859]

I just watched these movies after so long! And It really just solidifies the fact that Nicolas Cage will always put 110% into ANY ROLE! 💖 love that man!!!

[@stevenwheeler6278]

I love the QAnon Wikipedia misinformation thingy where the description is, so funny. Also my favorite line which i quote all the time comes from this movie. That clue will lead to another clue and that will lead to another clue.

[@sillygoofy1893]

4:29 “NIC, YOUR HAND IS ON FIRE!” had me dying😂😭💀

[@westonkenyonmusic]

Actually, the lady running in front of the truck was an accident, so you're half-right. She was an extra, but she wasn't supposed to block the scene like that.

[@Wico90YT]

The automatic Qanon Wiki link is amazing.

[@Amystika_1316]

I'm so happy you guys finally did a commentary for this 😂 this is one of my all-time favorite movies...I love it so much, I got "The Secret Lies With Charlotte" tattooed on me 😂

[@karupe9982]

That deflating laugh at 03:04 had me dying

[@daguy9305]

As someone who watched this every year in HS! It’s pretty underrated fun movies

[@whateverhapenshapens]

You don’t how long I’ve been waiting for you to make a commentary track on national treasure and the fact you did both movies 😭

[@sommerset1427]

"a great time to be a boy shouting headlines" is destroying me

[@enbytoon]

I have been waiting my whole life for you to watch the National Treasure movies, thank you for this gift

[@nateds7326]

I'll never forget the first time I watched National Treasure: my Government teacher put it on, specifically and only to bitch and moan about ALL the inaccuracies. It was nearly as bad as when my Italian as hell dad showed me the Godfather.

[@alibali69]

okay everyone im high and feeling the need to give unpaid advertising the the patreon: please get it!! its sooo worth it!!!! there's so many tracks that never make it into a youtube video but are still classics. and you get to see eric cry a lot on the watch us watch

[@kalroy1230]

7:44 this is the kind of political satire im here for

[@ChocolateAsian9000]

Just realized the girl in this movie is in Inglorious Bastards, as the French actress lady, and holy cow she aged gracefully

[@jahcode6132]

I watched this as a kid and I remember thinking "oh I didn't know they make rubber gloves just for your thumb". Now I'm watching this at the age of 24 and thinking "Oh yeah I guess that was a condom lol"

[@eternalglow6483]

This is one of my favorite childhood movies and your guys commentary did it justice

[@revel7426]

Nothing fails to make me grin and shake my head like a Pretty Much It thumbnail

[@ropadope1452]

These have been some of my favorite tracks. I unabashedly love these movies and it’s been great watching all of them through again

[@bensneb360]

A movie with Sean Bean, where he also plays a villain, and he DOESN’T die!!! Wow, just like this movie… that’s historical lol

[@natzo89]

"NATIONAL TREASURE IS QANON FOR KIDS" How dare you do this to me.

[@radkoalapeach7520]

National treasure and it’s sequel are still my fav movies saw them in 6th grade and now I’ll be 24 this year! I’ve even started collections props and replicas from the movies! I love them lmao

[@braaandt]

The real national treasure was the commentary tracks we made along the way

[@abbie_joan]

I grew up watching Nick Cage at his craziest and honestly National Treasure is the chillest I've seen from him in a movie and it's so weird to see him not going apeshit

[@emblemblade9245]

What about the Buckingham Palace scene

[@abbie_joan]

@@emblemblade9245 oh god...I actually had to google that because Book Of Secrets is a complete blur to me. I stand corrected...he managed to get one apeshit scene in before they made him actually behave and take things seriously.

[@jaredberry4762]

One of my favorite movies from the early 2000's. The composer, Trevor Rabin, is also a former member of Yes.

[@emblemblade9245]

I’ll say it so no one else has to National Treasure is a Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure reference?

[@rpen6981]

The title is so unhinged I immediately had to watch .

[@TransistorBased]

If Juni Cortez is not in National Treasure 3 we riot

[@madie9640]

Nick really put his whole Cage-ussy into National Treasure 1 & 2

[@mollytaylor8122]

"Professor, why did you decide to teach history?" "I love my history whitewashed, and full of freaks."

[@JoymaBaggins]

God I love this movie to this day. This way my Goonies. I’ve been wanting to rewatch it and now I have the perfect excuse with these commentary tracks 🙏🏻

[@unxprienced9548]

these movies are unironically some of my favorite Disney movies ever

[@mattallen8136]

“National Pleasure” the wheeze I just wheezed 😂😂😂

[@themimsy]

These movies were goated as hell. Some of my faves as a kid and still now.

[@eugenestaniel]

Wow haven't been here in a while and you guys have almost a million subscribers congrats Eric!!!!!!!

[@michapowell]

OMG I love that this is your first time watching this kid masterpiece XD I remember watching this on my portable DVD player lol

[@masonparker24]

Love that youtube needed to warn me about qanon

[@PrettyMuchIt]

just in case!

[@kyleeren]

QANON IN THE CONTEXT PART UNDER THE VIDEO AHHH I'M LOSING MY MIND

[@Cheezeblade]

The only thing i can say that i was like Wait wtf is BEING in philly, seeing them run in 5 seconds from the ben franklin museum, to the bay museum across the river and the terminal market was like watching the flash CW show.

[@ayianagabriela8065]

how did y'all know i just sat down to eat, couldn't have come at a better time

[@PrettyMuchIt]

what are you eating?

[@ayianagabriela8065]

@@PrettyMuchIt a cheeseburger 😌

[@PrettyMuchIt]

nice!

[@theflickchick9850]

I love these movies sm and I am desperately trying to get my sister to watch it (she doesn't like Nic Cage smh). I watched the first one while working IN my local courthouse museum. It was the summer of Cage for me. I've never clicked on a video so fast.

[@bane6419]

How does one not like Nic?

[@WarrenValion]

@@bane6419 you need a new sister

[@Max25670]

1:13 "Um kneel" "uh oh that is Kevin Spacey" WHEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZIIIINGGGGGGG

[@Niinque]

Growing up I thought National Treasure and The Da Vinci Code was the same movie

[@CT-se8vn]

Honestly they basically are

[@lucykwiatek5159]

How can you be an American and NOT have seen National Treasure?

[@MR._3]

8:38 Is that the reason why they say that Jackie was trying to collect JFK's brains when he got shot?

[@PrettyMuchIt]

👀

[@reyesdejesus5602]

Once I watch this movie with my friends and I while high and we all believed this actually happened 😂😂

[@moggle4781]

8:19 For a second I thought Jillian joined the commentary 😂

[@joey_ferrari24]

Love the Quanon Wikipedia link attached above the description!

[@kylegustafson9924]

I am watching a Nicolas Cage movie every day for 50 days to write the perfect Nic Cage movie. I wish this was up when I was watching the National Treasure movies. Might have to go back to rewatch them now.

[@miscellaneouslife2778]

Have you seen the massive weight of unbearable talent? Because I feel like that’s the perfect Nic Cage movie. Although, my personal favorite is Ghost Rider

[@kylegustafson9924]

@@miscellaneouslife2778 Yes I have seen unbearable weight it's a pretty good one. My personal favorite is The Weather Man but Ghost Rider is a classic.

[@miscellaneouslife2778]

@@kylegustafson9924 I’ll have to check that one out if it’s profile picture worthy. I used to do archery so maybe I’ll give it points for that alone

[@georgia2417]

This movie, Night at the Museum and Journey to Atlantis shaped my mind as a child. MAPS ARE EVERYWHERE 🤺

[@adiman10011]

That title 😂😂 but honestly, Nicolas cage really had me looking up all of these historical references on Wikipedia to understand what the hell was going on.

[@pip5528]

Man, I remember having used Wikipedia since I was 11. Good times.

[@katiehaley2850]

Knowing that these tracks exist now makes me want to do the free trial 😂❤️

[@Moggetslittlesister]

I watched National Treasure in the freaking theater as a kid, when I rarely went to movies. It just happened to be on when my friend's dad took us. I loved it so much!!

[@davidtorto4404]

cant wait for national treasure 3 tbh after watching these tracks

[@mattallen8136]

National Treasure 1 and 2 are peak cinema and no one can convince me otherwise. If I’m bored and idk what to watch, I’ll put these on for comfort.

[@tbonebentley]

That laugh at 3:04 man was out here weezin

[@robinnn777]

National Treasure is one of my favourite movies.. and I completely forgot it had a sequel (that I’ve watched) until you started it

[@burstingturtle]

The thought of Trump going under his desk looking for clues is too funny

[@IsaiasMGPalafox]

Both National Treasure films r guilty pleasures for me. I hope the series that just came out, adds some push to a 3rd film being made. Which would also lead to another great commentary track. 😂👏🏼

[@8jazz8]

Just realised I’ve never seen the first film lol only book of secrets. This also happened with ice age I have still never seen the baby one

[@ptxc1639]

I never knew there was a second movie.

[@EchanteDante]

I love this movie sooo much my family had so much fun watching this movie and the sequel so much! at the drive it. I can’t wait for the next one!

[@chelnahtheegghead]

_I literally just watched this today on a whim._ 😂😂

[@QueerlyBeloved386]

Your new boyfriend was ON FIRE during this video - keep him around.

[@ashdstee]

The confirmation joke will never not slay me

[@Hersheychocolate12]

He was giving big Denny from The Room energy.

[@elywahl9520]

"James Bond movie for kid" honestly could literally be a tagline on the poster for the movie and it wouldnt be wrong lmfao

[@Junksaint]

Those torches are so unrealistic, I love it

[@its_me.....]

Yay! A new PMI video ❤️

[@JEdwards713]

The fact you guys kind of bipartisan shit on people makes me love this

[@TRKJSR]

Yea! 😂

[@savannahlee5322]

I love these movies and I love PMI, what a treat for me 🎉

[@PrettyMuchIt]

Enjoy, Savannah!!

[@Fathom_CC]

thanks youtube for clarifying qanon. I was a total idiot before I saw your SUPER helpful, unavoidable pin.