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The DaVinci Code; Opens Tonight!
Topic Started: May 19 2006, 01:01 PM (629 Views)
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Who's going to see it?? I'm hearing some bad reviews on TV this AM.
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Yes, please do share your opinions on this; i want to see it but am being put off by all the slamming done by the critics...
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Forget the hype, it's just a damn good story, not very challenging with a lump of religious apocrypha thrown in for sex appeal. Something for the whole family then.
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I have the book but did not get around to reading it yet!! My life was too serious to read anything serious so it's been loads of girlie books instead!!
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I haven't had the chance to read any reviews. Here in this lovely country of mine Christians are having protests literally every day and they have been trying to ban the film for a while. It is absolutely ridiculous. No offence to any of the christians on this board but... stupidity does not have limits. Some people enjoy living in the dark ages in the 21st century. IT IS JUST A FILM. Here the hype is aaaaaall because of the christian protests and the only reason I am curious to see it is because I suspect it is a shite film and I want to be able to say "That's all you have the brains to protest against: A SHITE FILM, while your church has tons of money and is not even sharing to build a freaking hospital".

There, out of my system.
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May 19 2006, 11:40 PM
I have the book but did not get around to reading it yet!! My life was too serious to read anything serious so it's been loads of girlie books instead!!

Oh trust me, it's nothing serious. It's pulp, but pretty good pulp. Just the thing for filling in a lazy weekend.
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Ah, I thought it had some dark themes...anyway it's at teh bottom of a HUGE pile of books I have yet to read!! I get through at least 1 a week. :P
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Got no real desire to see it, but nothing against it, either. It is just a movie, and a fictional one at that.
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May 19 2006, 01:55 PM
I haven't had the chance to read any reviews. Here in this lovely country of mine Christians are having protests literally every day and they have been trying to ban the film for a while. It is absolutely ridiculous. No offence to any of the christians on this board but... stupidity does not have limits. Some people enjoy living in the dark ages in the 21st century. IT IS JUST A FILM. Here the hype is aaaaaall because of the christian protests and the only reason I am curious to see it is because I suspect it is a shite film and I want to be able to say "That's all you have the brains to protest against: A SHITE FILM, while your church has tons of money and is not even sharing to build a freaking hospital".

There, out of my system.

No offense taken ;)

My father-in-law/pastor (They are the same person) is dead set against this film. I don't really think he knows enough about it to be making such strong statements against the film in church. He says "Stick with the Bible. Everything they are saying is nonsense brought on by Satan."

I do plan to see it, despite the reviews. I love Tom Hanks.

Do people not realize that all the negative hype just fuels the fire? People who wouldn't have watched the movie will flock to the theatre now just because of all the controversy. Ron Howard knows his stuff.
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I doubt I'll see it and I never got around to reading the book either.

The churches around here are all boycotting it and, yes, that makes people want to see it even more.
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I haven't heard much in the way of religious protests happening here, but I HAVE been listening to some bad reviews on the news, from complaints about Tom Hank's hair "weave" to the music being "annoying", and that isn't touching on the storyline itself, which many are panning.

They said it's slow-moving and not that well done.

I'm not going to worry about missing this one, I did want to read the novel, though.


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I did read the book and enjoyed it. And if I get the chance to go see the movie...I will. I, too, love Tom Hanks and usually like anything that he is in. I don't understand much of the controversy surrounding the book/movie....its is FICTION, after all...and the movie is supposed to be ENTERTAINMENT. I guess I understand why some people might be offended by it...but then DON'T GO. It's very simple in my opinion. It just seems as if people enjoy protesting and arguing...no matter what its about. I also think that boycotting the film will only draw more attention to it...and thus make people who were undecided about it...go see it. Any publicity is good publicity. :yammer:

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May 19 2006, 01:55 PM

I do plan to see it, despite the reviews.  I love Tom Hanks.


I'll be the one sitting behind you making strange noises.
I like doing that at movies. I like to hear people laugh!
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I don't listen to critics because a lot of the stuff I like critics hated. :P I'm going to go see it, because I like Tom Hanks and from the previews I've seen it looks like an interesting movie.
Why do people listen to critics anyway? Just go see it.
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One of my favourite places on the 'net is the IMDb - because the reviews and criticism is done by ordinary filmgoers and film enthusiasts and it gives you an average rating for the film based on everyone's rating. They have given The Da Vinci Code (at the time of writing this) an average rating of 6.2 out of 10, based on 1,176 votes - naturally, as more people vote, this will change, but that's the state of play right now.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382625/

It will allow you to read the 'header' page, but if you want to read more reviews, you will have to register.
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This movie sucks chunks. When they revealed that Tom Hanks is the killer, that just p*ssed me off.

Plus, he is starting to look his age. He looks better with short hair.
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Why is "p*ssed" censored? Is it a bad word in England?
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Yes, it's more offensive in the UK than it is in the US. :yes:
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May 20 2006, 05:10 AM
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May 19 2006, 01:55 PM

I do plan to see it, despite the reviews.  I love Tom Hanks.


I'll be the one sitting behind you making strange noises.
I like doing that at movies. I like to hear people laugh!
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That was YOU? :P
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I haven't read the book, I dont really read a lot. :blush: But I know my sister really liked the book. Would it matter if I saw the film and didn't read the book? Paul Bettany is in it too and he was great in A Beautiful Mind and I quite liked Wimbledon. I just saw bits of a programme where they interviewed the stars and showed some of the locations filmed in.
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I definately plan on going to see the movie. I loved the book, it was a fast read for me (2 days), and it read like a good murder/thriller type of book with some added religion. I also had the illustrated book so it showed alot of pictures of the places they were referring to which was cool.

I don't understand the reason for the boycott. It's clearly a fiction book, so why is everyone so scared about it?? The other posters were spot on in saying that all the boycotts are doing is drawing more attention to it.

I love Tom Hanks, he is one of my favorite actors. I really haven't been that dissapointed by any of his movies, except for The Terminal, but that wasn't even that bad of a movie, just a bit slow for me.

I am sure I will be a bit dissapointed, but that is how I am with most movies I see after reading the book first. It's impossible to incorporate every piece of information from a book into a 2 or 3 hour movie. Parts I think were important will probably be left out, but Ron Howard clearly has a good resume and I doubt it will be as bad as what some critics are saying.

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Well, here's another clue for you all, the Walrus was Paul...
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May 20 2006, 01:40 AM
One of my favourite places on the 'net is the IMDb - because the reviews and criticism is done by ordinary filmgoers and film enthusiasts and it gives you an average rating for the film based on everyone's rating. They have given The Da Vinci Code (at the time of writing this) an average rating of 6.2 out of 10, based on 1,176 votes - naturally, as more people vote, this will change, but that's the state of play right now.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382625/

It will allow you to read the 'header' page, but if you want to read more reviews, you will have to register.

I love that site, too, Andy...I find myself looking up stuff there all the time!

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FACT:

Any symbologist with more than half a day's experience would recognise the Fibonacci sequence in a second.

I recognized the fibonacci sequence before it was revealed in the book and I'm a 12th grade precalculus student...
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Well I was supposed to go see it today, but I cancelled those plans, so I'm going to go see it some other time.
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I'm not a movie goer and I haven't read the book. I have no plans to read the book either.
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i just got back from seeing it.. and I liked it. It was a good movie.. well acted... well shot.. just a good movie.

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I just came back from seeing the movie. I really liked it and I think we plan on seeing it again to see the little nuances that we missed. I did read the book and it helped to fill in the blanks. There were some subtle changes but not enough to mess up the storyline. I heard there were bad review but like Molly I don't take stock in them. I go by my gut feeling and listen to myself on whether or not to see a movie. As for protesting, someone said there was some people from a Church there but there was no visible signs of protest. The one film that had a huge protest audience was The Last Temptation of Christ. I think at the Universal Cineplex Odeon in Universal's CityWalk just outside of Universal Studios in Hollywood there was something like 25,000 protestors. I think the only reason why that movie should have been protested was because it was boring!!!!! I am a Christian, and my Pastor saw the movie, but Christ having a family did not bother me.

I give the Da Vinci Code book an A the movie a B+. Definitely worth seeing if you like mysteries.
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May 21 2006, 06:12 AM
I just came back from seeing the movie. I really liked it and I think we plan on seeing it again to see the little nuances that we missed. I did read the book and it helped to fill in the blanks. There were some subtle changes but not enough to mess up the storyline. I heard there were bad review but like Molly I don't take stock in them. I go by my gut feeling and listen to myself on whether or not to see a movie. As for protesting, someone said there was some people from a Church there but there was no visible signs of protest. The one film that had a huge protest audience was The Last Temptation of Christ. I think at the Universal Cineplex Odeon in Universal's CityWalk just outside of Universal Studios in Hollywood there was something like 25,000 protestors. I think the only reason why that movie should have been protested was because it was boring!!!!! I am a Christian, and my Pastor saw the movie, but Christ having a family did not bother me.

I give the Da Vinci Code book an A the movie a B+. Definitely worth seeing if you like mysteries.

ya.. what she said ;)

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I wouldn't mind seeing it. I want to read the book before I see it though.
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i want to see it. i did read the book, i realize it is fiction, and hope the movie is good also. angels and demons was as good if not better, think that seeing it does not lesson my catholic beliefs, once again it is hollywood fantasy, a story....... will tell ya how i enjoy it. jesus married to mary has always been circulated, an intetesting thought to say the least...
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FACT:

Any symbologist with more than half a day's experience would recognise the Fibonacci sequence in a second.

I recognized the fibonacci sequence before it was revealed in the book and I'm a 12th grade precalculus student...

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I read "Angels & Demons" and enjoyed it a great deal, but I haven't read "The Da Vinci Code" yet.

Still I was just watching a three-minute trailer for in online a little while ago and frankly it bored me! :lol:

It just looked dark and moody, but maybe it's not fair to judge it on that, alone. I heard it made big money since its opening on Friday, though.

Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors, and as a rule chooses his roles wisely, but I'm not too sure about this one!

I think I'll wait and see what some of you have to say about it.

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I don't understand all the hype/banning, either. It's fiction, regardless of what the author may say publicly. He knows it's going to make him very rich. I agree that it does nothing to alter my faith. I believe in God, but I think that most religions have fallen away from what Jesus intended his followers to believe. I don't go to church because I see God all around me, I don't need a building to go to talk to him. I read the book, & will likely see the film, but still, I think that it's just fiction, & that's all.
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I just got back from seeing the movie. Having just read the book I noticed quite a few changes that were made in the movie. I felt that what had been an interesting fast paced book filled with complex inner monologues became a rather slow paced movie bogged down with an excess of dialogue. Since it's hard to have inner monologues in a movie, all the dialogue that was added to compensate was rather awkward. The plot changes they were forced to make in order to keep the length of the movie reasonable made the plot difficult to follow for those who hadn't already read the book. I hated how a whole complex riddle was entirely left out. The book simply didn't translate well into a movie.

I didn't hate it or anything, It was an okay movie, but compared to the book it really wasn't that great.
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May 20 2006, 09:06 AM
This movie sucks chunks.  When they revealed that Tom Hanks is the killer, that just p*ssed me off.

Plus, he is starting to look his age.  He looks better with short hair.

Thanks. Having not read the book, you just saved me a $9.50 box office ticket now that I know who the killer is... :P

Plus, Tom Hank's long hair kinda freaks me out. It doesn't look like him at all!

I'll more than likely see it at the matinee one lazy day; either that or when it comes out on DVD.
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I :wub: Tom Hanks but i dont think ill see it,I think Merry summed it up it does look boring. Ill wait for the dvd.
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I don't understand all the hype/banning, either. It's fiction, regardless of what the author may say publicly. He knows it's going to make him very rich. I agree that it does nothing to alter my faith. I believe in God, but I think that most religions have fallen away from what Jesus intended his followers to believe. I don't go to church because I see God all around me, I don't need a building to go to talk to him. I read the book, & will likely see the film, but still, I think that it's just fiction, & that's all.

Ditto :wub: Nice post :)
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May 22 2006, 06:01 PM
I :wub: Tom Hanks but i dont think ill see it,I think Merry summed it up it does look boring. Ill wait for the dvd.

It really isn't boring. I will most likely go again with my Church in about a week.
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:wub: Tom Hanks but i dont think ill see it,I think Merry summed it up it does look boring. Ill wait for the dvd.

It really isn't boring. I will most likely go again with my Church in about a week.

Well ill think ill wait for the dvd.
By the previews it looks boring. :wub: :lol:
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The book was very gripping. I couldn't put it down. They've obviously changed the killer's identity in the movie, which doesn't make sense to me. Anyways, hubby & I are thinking that we may wait until it comes out on DVD too.
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This movie sucks chunks.  When they revealed that Tom Hanks is the killer, that just p*ssed me off.

Plus, he is starting to look his age.  He looks better with short hair.

Thanks. Having not read the book, you just saved me a $9.50 box office ticket now that I know who the killer is... :P

Plus, Tom Hank's long hair kinda freaks me out. It doesn't look like him at all!

I'll more than likely see it at the matinee one lazy day; either that or when it comes out on DVD.

Well umm... That's actually not true at all all, Tom Hanks isn't the killer.....
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I think mozart8mytoe was just messin' with ya. ^_^

Or maybe she saw the secret alternate ending version.... I have to admit that would have been an interesting twist! :D
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Thanks. Having not read the book, you just saved me a $9.50 box office ticket now that I know who the killer is... :P

Plus, Tom Hank's long hair kinda freaks me out. It doesn't look like him at all!

I'll more than likely see it at the matinee one lazy day; either that or when it comes out on DVD.

$9.50?!? You need to find a cheaper theater.
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May 23 2006, 07:19 PM
Well umm... That's actually not true at all all, Tom Hanks isn't the killer.....

Great. Spoil the ending for everyone.

Next you will reveal that Ian McKellen plays Jesus' great28 grandson.
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May 23 2006, 07:23 PM
Or maybe she saw the secret alternate ending version.... I have to admit that would have been an interesting twist! :D

Have you seen the version of "Gone With The Wind" where Scarlet bludgeons Rhett to death with a candle stick?
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Well umm... That's actually not true at all all, Tom Hanks isn't the killer.....

Great. Spoil the ending for everyone.

Next you will reveal that Ian McKellen plays Jesus' great28 grandson.

Damn! You gave it away before I could. At least you haven't told them the part about Sophie taking over France with her Jesus like powers!
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i saw this film sunday morn and i loved it.... i highly recomend it
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I just got back from seeing the movie tonight.

I read the book previously and I don't understand why the critics were harsh on this movie. I thought it was well-done. I didn't think it was slow moving at all. This wasn't an action movie, and the book certainly didn't read like one, so the pace was fine for me.

I would have liked if they could have went a little more into the past with Silas, I think it would have brought more compassion for those that haven't read the book first. Also, his relationship with the bishop was more in-depth. I realize there are time limits though and it wasn't like I was dissapointed.

I would recommend the movie, I thought it was very good. Loved all of the characters except for who they cast as the bishop. I have seen in him too many TV comedies, so it was hard for me to watch him in this role. He did a good job acting, but it was just a mindset I had.

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