Anyone going to see The DaVinci Code this weekend?

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  • dkst0426
    dkst0426 Posts: 523
    beachdweller wrote:
    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.
    The big deal is beyond the issue of whether or not Jesus had relations with Mary Magdalene and had children. The issue is the conclusions the book and movie make about Jesus' divinity, which is central to the Christian faith, nevermind if you're Catholic or Protestant.

    And I sincerely doubt Graham Chapman and/or John Cleese ever claimed that "Life Of Brian" was factual.
  • purple_chick79
    purple_chick79 Posts: 570
    I went to see it today and I quite enjoyed it. It stayed right with the book, with just some minor changes.
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,224
    I went to see this movie over the weekend. I didn't know what to expect since I haven't read the book, but some of the events seemed a little too predictable to me. I thought the movie was decent in terms of the entertainment aspect...it didn't keep me on the edge of my seat, but I didn't lose interest. I agree with the person who said the actors (especially Hanks) seemed passionless. If the acting was a little better, I would probably say that I really enjoyed the movie.
  • Lizardjam
    Lizardjam Posts: 1,121
    I didn't read the book and I liked the movie. 'Course I was already biased towards Ms. Tautou. I love most of her movies....a friend who loved the book was extremely disappointed in it. Doesn't make me want to read it...though, I will say the movie is entertaining! I don't care about the faith point. It's pure entertainment.
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  • eddievedder1977
    eddievedder1977 Posts: 549
    The movie was pretty good. A bit dull to start with, but got interesting when the Ian McKellan character got on board. Otherwise, kinda reminded me of a less interesting version of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade or National Treasure.

    I can sorta see the controversy, but I hardly think it should be that big of a deal. First off, like they've been saying the book is in the FICTION section. Second, its not like some of these views haven't been brought up even before the book. I seem to remember Kevin Smith's Dogma touching on the fact that Jesus had a bloodline.
  • eddievedder1977
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    With Sony Pictures' The Da Vinci Code earning a massive $224 million worldwide its first weekend, Times Online is reporting that the studio is already looking towards a possible follow-up.

    According to Jeff Blake, vice chairman of Sony Pictures, the studio is hoping to bring another novel by Dan Brown, Angels and Demons, to the big screen:

    Tom Hanks could return to star as the Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, who appeared in the book and will be the hero of Brown's next novel. Mr Blake said: "We are very interested in filming Angels and Demons. We hope that the relationship with Dan Brown will be a long one. That could be the next project."

    Angels and Demons was the reclusive author's third novel after he gave up his job as an English teacher. It tells the story of Langdon's brush with a shadowy secret society, the Illuminati, and his frantic quest for the world's most powerful energy source, in the company of a beautiful Italian physicist whose father, a brilliant physicist, has been murdered.

    "The Da Vinci Code" was Brown's fourth book.
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    i must have been way more stoned than i remember when i first read that book, cos the entire final 30 minutes of the movie were new to me. i thought they just added all that for the film. so that was a nice bonus. but really, it was kinda boring. i didnt have huge expectation and it wasnt bad... it just felt like a very mediocre film.
  • whitepants
    whitepants Posts: 729
    I saw it on Sunday. I enjoyed it. Give it a 7 out of 10.

    I felt Ron Howard did ok... watered it down and condensed it a bit, but that's to be expected. I thought Tom Hanks was too big of a name for the lead... a lesser known actor would have been better.
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  • libragirl
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    I didnt read the book but i'd like to see it.
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  • LBC1076
    LBC1076 Posts: 224
    I do not plan on seeing it or reading the book. My minister says its a blasphemous, misrepresentation of the life of Jesus. The entire story is based on a bunch of jibberish put together to skew the good name of our pure and holy son of God.

    I actually plan on leading some protest marches and boycotts in my neighborhood over the next few days. Volunteers are needed, religious affiliation is not an issue, just as long as you convert to Christianity by the end of the day's event.
  • eekamouse
    eekamouse Posts: 267
    LBC1076 wrote:
    I do not plan on seeing it or reading the book. My minister says its a blasphemous, misrepresentation of the life of Jesus. The entire story is based on a bunch of jibberish put together to skew the good name of our pure and holy son of God.

    I actually plan on leading some protest marches and boycotts in my neighborhood over the next few days. Volunteers are needed, religious affiliation is not an issue, just as long as you convert to Christianity by the end of the day's event.

    Only if you plan to convert to Christianity too.
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  • LBC1076
    LBC1076 Posts: 224
    eekamouse wrote:
    Only if you plan to convert to Christianity too.


    Oh but I am already there. Are you?
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    I think it is blasphemy. I'm not going. I've heard it is boring and that TH looks pasty in it. What does that mean? pasty white?
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  • JonnyPistachio
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    I love the fact that all these protests just bring the movie MORE attention.
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  • LBC1076
    LBC1076 Posts: 224
    Well my post didn't stir the pot quite as much as I had wanted it too, so I must come clean that it was a bit of a farce.

    First the Christians enforce their will upon the US domestic policy, ie, school prayer, abortion and gay marriage. Now they want to try and tell us that we shouldn't be going to the movie theater and be entertained?

    So its fiction, who really gives a damn? It's quite a creative idea.

    I believe that it is time for folks to pull their heads out of their asses and think for themselves instead of listening to what the pastor/priest/minister/pope says they should do.
  • MyHandsBound
    MyHandsBound Posts: 698
    this has made it to cable and left......
  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    purple_chick79 wrote:
    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.

    I love these old posts.

    To answer your ghostly question. This story doesn't interest me in the least.
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  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    This film was shite.
  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    Byrnzie wrote:
    This film was shite.

    I knew that when people were telling me to read the book.

    What a farce.
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  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    gue_barium wrote:
    I knew that when people were telling me to read the book.

    What a farce.

    I ignored the book. I should have ignored the film aswell. I think some chic dragged me to see it.

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