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Review: The Da Vinci Code
ok ladies and gents...just got back from watching the movie.
without giving too much away for people that havent read the book...here goes:
- it followed to book pretty well (with a minor variation at the end)
- seemed to linger on for a while at one point. a tad too long but i was expecting it.
- corny humour sometimes.
- camera work was pretty cool. the fading of the present/past was impressive. (you'll know what im talking about when you see it)
- no crazy twists that they throw into the movie that wasnt in the book. definately appreciated that.
over all....great book...allright movie. recommend seeing it but not if you're planning on going to a night show this weekend. not worth the headache of dealing with a sold out crowd.
I haven't seen it... but the review's at www.chud.com are usually accurate.
here's a bit of the review from that site:
The Da Vinci Code is a terrible movie. It�s a movie that�s too stupid to appreciate it�s own stupid origins, and so it takes itself completely seriously. The stupider things get, the more seriously the movie takes itself, and the more seriously it takes itself, the funnier it is.
Here's the rest:
http://www.chud.com/index.php?type=reviews&id=6705
Yea, I heard the movie wasn't that great. At the premiere in Cannes, NOBODY clapped at the end. 
wow they even clapped for "shes the man" at the end
I'm going to the 10:30 show.. I'm pretty pumped.
Lets just say I never read a book that fast in my life
Woot rdy for the movie...
sunday mornings = the best day to see a debue
ahh SHIT is may2-4!
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| Originally posted by Irishaddict I'm going to the 10:30 show.. I'm pretty pumped. |
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| Originally posted by Cosmic Fur lol, where? Cause ... same. |
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| Originally posted by Irishaddict lol, SilverCity in Burlington. |
I just got back from the movie. I thought it was pretty good but nothing compared to the book. It was definitely well directed but did not capture many aspects of the 'story behind the story' aspects of many things which the book covered (can't say as it would be a spoiler).
But one thing I can say is that the aura and power with the Dan Brown presents Silas in the book is much better than what they potrayed him in the movie. He's a peasant in it. The past/present fading was amazing though - definitely created visuals in my head after some of those.
As of now, I am going to do some research on all those cults n stuff...they're so awesome, wonder what Dan Brown's been smoking to come up concepts like these...
Definitely worth a watch though, I dunno what the hell critics are talking about. They are probably too dumb to understand it...
I just got back from it as well..
After such a successful book, there's always high expectations for the film so it's not surprising that many were left disappointed.
Sure it could've been better but it was still entertaining and it was nice to visualize certain scenes. A lot of details do get overlooked in the movie but that's to be expected.. it would have to be a very looong movie to cover everything.
My favourite part was the way the ending was portrayed...
ok, now time to stop rambling before i give the ending away 
gnight
The past blending with the present scenes were awesome, and the grayscale cinematography for the history scenes was pretty cool as well.
Overall I really enjoyed the movie. It definitely captured the 'essence' of the novel. Some people may have been disappointed in the lack of information given throughout but it was just over 2 and a half hours so I think some constraints had to be made in the script just to keep it in a 'watchable' timeframe. Part of me wishes I hadn't read the novel first so I could have that 'oh.my.god.' moment at the same time in the film as I did when reading the book.
Anyone else pissed they cut out that one kiss between Langdon and Neveu at the end? lol..
Just got back. I liked it.
- Some things were much more concise in the book but thats to be expected.
- Tom Hanks grew on me, was not feeling him as Langdon in the beginning.
- Loved the changes they did make, a few interesting twists.
- I think I wouldve been confused had I not read the book previously.
- I liked the book more because I felt like I was helping them solve the mystery. In the movie the codes were being solved before we even got to see them.
- Yes Laura! why no smooch?!?! weird!
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| Originally posted by The Wiz - Yes Laura! why no smooch?!?! weird! |
just got back 
overal exactly what I expected (which is a good thing in my case)
followed the book pretty closely, but didn't trail off into history as much as the book did
some really good acting, I think actress who played Sophie was pretty convincing
but yeah - why no kissy?!
I have not read the book and I am not a religious person. That said, my short summary:
Thought the movie was very well done. I'm a sucker for treasure hunts so of course I was lured into this film.
I called the 'ending' early on into the movie so there was no suprise there: extremely predictable. However many aspects kept me guessing.
How many people jumped in your theater when Silas (Paul Bettany) jumped out at Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) in the study?
The cinematic sequences were great, the merging between past and present were very well done, the acting very nice (besides the cheesy liners).
All in all a well done movie but I was still left wanting more. Didn't feel settled in the end. Too many times I was left sitting there going "oh, well I guess he just happened to know such and such" for my liking.
3.5/5
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| Originally posted by [NFC]Wave I called the 'ending' early on into the movie so there was no suprise there: extremel predictable. However many aspects kept me guessing. |
Just got back.
A critic wrote : "...more entertaining and satisfying than the novel."
umm....NO.
I enjoyed the movie, overall it was fun seeing some of the novel scenes captured on the big screen.The opening and the last scene were very well done...just as I pictured when reading the novel.
Obviously they coulden't capture all the details and the aspects of the novel in the time frame...nevertheless, they did a very good job.
8/10
They should make Da Vinci Code part 2.
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| Originally posted by [NFC]Wave How many people jumped in your theater when Silas (Paul Bettany) jumped out at Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) in the study? 3.5/5 |
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| Originally posted by FunkyGroove some really good acting, I think actress who played Sophie was pretty convincing |
I went into this not having read the book and quite frankly had absolutely no clue what it was about, and I thought it was a really good movie. I find movies like this really interesting, where events from our extreme past are tied into things/reasons that are happening in the present.
just saw it last night...
hadn't read the book... even tho i wish i had (now that i've seen the movie i don't think im gonna bother anymore)
but i found it to be quiet good... even tho i do not think tom hanks did a very good job. but the story/idea of the book & movie was awesome, i love stuff like that.
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| Originally posted by [NFC]Wave I called the 'ending' early on into the movie so there was no suprise there: extremely predictable. However many aspects kept me guessing. |
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| Originally posted by AdReNaLiNa I sure did! How many people thought Robert would go back and grab Sophie and give her a real kiss after that sissy g-rated one on the forehead that he gave her? |
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