#riley poole

[hawkaye]

Justin Bartha as Riley Poole NATIONAL TREASURE (2004)

[mytardisisparked]

Look, all I’m saying is that they really just don’t make movies like National Treasure anymore. Like this movie is about two dudes in a van who beat a team of highly trained criminals to stealing a valuable document from a high-security museum, by sheer accident get an antiques expert to come along with them to keep the document safe, get involved in several major chase scenes, escape the FBI twice, find a massive treasure, get someone else arrested for their crimes, and then give the treasure back to museums before yeeting out to do it all over again in the sequel. No one was doing it like them. And the thing is, by all accounts, this plot is ridiculous and the dialogue is ridiculous but it works unbelievably well because the writers and actors committed to the bit. This movie is campy and absurd and it’s also one of the most fun and quotable movies of my early childhood because the creators embraced the camp and did it with such a sincerity that it’s a goshdarn delight to watch. Top all of that off with a soundtrack that went WAY harder than it really needed to, excellent atmosphere throughout the whole film, and visuals that were darn near perfect and National Treasure becomes a classic. I’ve been chasing the high I got the first time I watched it my whole life. What a movie.

[thenationaltreasuregazette]

Can't believe I almost missed the opportunity to make ridiculous valentines!

[lornashores]

I'm sorry!

[lithiumseven]

Incorrect National Treasure (part II) (part I) (part III) (part IV) (part V)

[navybrat817]

It's my daughter's birthday and I asked what movie she wants to watch tonight.

"NATIONAL TREASURE!"

I burst out laughing. I don't know why it was so funny to me. And she said Riley is her favorite.

[redpaintsplatter]

They’re literally the most polycule polycule to ever polycule

[its-to-the-death]

Glasses Swag Sequel Preliminary Round #11 - Redo

Because I accidentally set the first one for only a day.

Only one will make it through!

[moontide-nymph]

I want the national treasure fandom to come back. 😭 Having a fixation on something with a dead fandom is the worst and only a handful of fic and art survived the internet for this long.

[memory-and-sky]

HAPPY NATIONAL TREASURE 20TH ANNIVERSARY TO THOSE WHO CELEBRATE!!!

i honestly thought i’d have an art piece ready for this but i should’ve learned by now to never trust myself… i’ll watch National Treasure to celebrate tonight 🎉

[lestatslestits]

Did you have a Riley Poole from National Treasure phase as a kid or were you normal

[newbornwhumperfly]

whumpmas in july day 20: character you wish was whumped

oh man, this is a relatable one!!! how often have we seen a character we wish was hurt more and never got the goods in canon? 😩😩😩 (oh well, that's what fanfiction is for, hehe).

gonna specifically drag my nostalgia out of the closet here for the question "is there a dead whump fandom you hope to be revived" and remind y'all of the national treasure series (aka my entire childhood). do you all remember this guy?

riley poole, my beloved 😍💖😍💖😍💖

obsessed doesn't begin to cover how i felt about this little freak. god, i loved imagining him in Situations, reading about him in Situations, put 👏 that 👏 nerd 👏 in 👏 Situations!!! 👏

emotional whump cause he's routinely accidentally under appreciated? yes. physical whump cause he's small and ancillary and can be tormented for information? yes. threatened because the protagonists love him? yes. fellas, i was writing fanfiction about him before i owned an electronic device. he just compelled me so!! 💖😍

due to the adventure-comedy bent of the series, we never really got to see any blood but god, i wish our fanfiction could get more gritty with it, ya know? revive the national treasure fandom so I can put this guy in more situations with more people, is what i'm saying.

have a very merry @whumpmasinjuly everyone! 💖💖💖

@whumpmasinjuly-archive

[thenationaltreasuregazette]

I love my friends so much

[daisey14]

thinking abt them today

[lithiumseven]

Incorrect National Treasure (part I) (part II) (part III) (part IV) (part V)