Anyone going to see The DaVinci Code this weekend?

purple_chick79
purple_chick79 Posts: 570
edited November 2007 in All Encompassing Trip
I am and I don't care that I have to go alone, which is something I never do! I read the book and it was pretty good, I'm hoping the movie is just as good.
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10/27/06
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  • moster78
    moster78 Posts: 1,591
    Yeah, probably at some point tomorrow, despite the bad reviews. I read the book in the duration of a trans-Atlantic flight from London to NY. Couldn't put it down.
  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    I'm going with the wife tonight. I read and loved the book (as well Angels and Demons, Deception Point and Digital Fortress). Wife hasn't read any so she may hate it. Despite the bad reviews, I'm looking forward to it.
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  • jojo
    jojo Posts: 645
    i'm gonna see it but not this weekend my hopes aren't too high though
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  • sigh eternally
    sigh eternally Chicago Posts: 421
    damn girl... you shouldnt have to go alone.
    ....

    i'll fly up there and buy you popcorn and hold your hand and shit.

    ...then have have hot sex like a couple of pigs rolling in the mud underneath a humid alabama night....
  • purple_chick79
    purple_chick79 Posts: 570
    sigh eternally wrote:
    damn girl... you shouldnt have to go alone.
    ....

    i'll fly up there and buy you popcorn and hold your hand and shit.

    ...then have have hot sex like a couple of pigs rolling in the mud underneath a humid alabama night....

    Must you always take it there.....:rolleyes: :D

    Thanks for the offer though! ;)
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  • dkst0426
    dkst0426 Posts: 523
    Went yesterday. Don't expect too much, and you should be satisfied. Honestly, I was a bit disappointed, not from a faith standpoint (I'm Christian), but from a movie-viewing standpoint.
  • JSBE
    JSBE Posts: 1,078
    just got back from seeing it about 20 mins ago. i never read the book but the movie was somewhere between good and ok if that makes any sense.

    it is 2.5 hrs long but does not feel like it at all. it was definately interesting and entertaining, but i can see how it is not getting the greatest reviews. it just seemed like something was missing.

    and to be quite honest, it almost felt like an "adult" version of national treasure (yes, the nic cage movie) without all the obvious treasure hunting and overly visual clues.
  • dkst0426
    dkst0426 Posts: 523
    JSBE wrote:
    it is 2.5 hrs long but does not feel like it at all. it was definately interesting and entertaining, but i can see how it is not getting the greatest reviews. it just seemed like something was missing.
    Yep, something was missing, alright: good acting. Tom Hanks really disappointed on this one. The actors seemed so passionless, like they were just reading lines off a teleprompter rather than actually "being" the character.
  • beachdweller
    beachdweller Posts: 1,532
    just got back from seeing it, I loved it. It's about the quest, the trip, not the characters in my opinion. The characters in the book weren't exactly fully developed. I think the bad reviews are from people expecting an oscar caliber movie, when the book wasn't pulizer caliber.

    guess I didn't expect much in the acting dept, though Sir Ian McKellan was great.

    I also agree that it didn't seem like 2.5 hrs at all.

    not a slam bam summer blockbuster, but well worth the price of admitance.
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  • dkst0426
    dkst0426 Posts: 523
    beachdweller wrote:
    guess I didn't expect much in the acting dept

    You don't at least expect the lead characters in a movie to look halfway interested in what they're doing?
  • beachdweller
    beachdweller Posts: 1,532
    dkst0426 wrote:
    You don't at least expect the lead characters in a movie to look halfway interested in what they're doing?

    I saw the characters as lost and not in their element...what did they need to fall in love or something?
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  • dkst0426
    dkst0426 Posts: 523
    beachdweller wrote:
    I saw the characters as lost and not in their element...what did they need to fall in love or something?
    No. In fact, I'm glad ol' Opie didn't feel a need to add that element in there. They just........I dunno. Projected a very "blah" attitude. Could be just me, I guess.
  • rarghrargh-brownstar
    rarghrargh-brownstar Posts: 1,272
    saw it this afternoon, it was good.

    i didnt find it disrespectful in any way.


    i am not gonna say anything else.....;)
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  • PJaddicted
    PJaddicted Posts: 1,432
    My oldest saw it last night~he liked it. I was at the theater at the same time with my youngest....watching Over the Hedge! Now that was cute!

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  • carolinabeerguy
    carolinabeerguy Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,517
    Just got back and thought it was pretty good. Not great, but pretty good. I really wish they'd make a movie based on Angels & Demons which I consider to be a superior book to DaVinci Code.
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  • beachdweller
    beachdweller Posts: 1,532
    dkst0426 wrote:
    No. In fact, I'm glad ol' Opie didn't feel a need to add that element in there. They just........I dunno. Projected a very "blah" attitude. Could be just me, I guess.

    nah, I think those that read the books and liked them will like the movie, but it definitely is missing something.
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  • beachdweller
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    adam42381 wrote:
    Just got back and thought it was pretty good. Not great, but pretty good. I really wish they'd make a movie based on Angels & Demons which I consider to be a superior book to DaVinci Code.

    I think this will happen, and I wonder how much commotion it will bring with it.

    I still don't understand the big deal, the Catholic Church didn't make a big deal with Monty Python's "Life of Brian" when it was released.
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  • Deni
    Deni Posts: 233
    I am a huge fan of the book. So I was prepared to be disapointed. But I wasn't so much. I mean, sure... it wasn't 100% faithful to the book, but that's ok. I didn't mind the cuts that were made, but I didn't like some of the changes. I didn't like what they did with Bishop Aringarosa, but I don't want to say to much and give it away for the people who haven't seen it yet. I thought the acting was fine. I especially loved Ian McKellen even though I thought I wouldn't so much because he doesn't look anything like how Teabing is described in the book, but he did a wonderful job! And Paul Bettney was wonderful as Silas. This picture was really Bettney's. He was great.

    Out of 5 stars I would give it a 4. It was pretty good. :)

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  • lanners
    lanners Posts: 458
    adam42381 wrote:
    Just got back and thought it was pretty good. Not great, but pretty good. I really wish they'd make a movie based on Angels & Demons which I consider to be a superior book to DaVinci Code.

    I agree completely that Angels and Demons was superior to DaVinci (which was a great book in its own rights). I won't know until I see DaVinci as to whether or not I would want to see it on the big screen. If they can't pull off DaVinci, Angels would be a lot harder (IMO)
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  • OffHeGoes29
    OffHeGoes29 Posts: 1,240
    The movie was ok, but I think it could of been a little better.
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