The Da Vinci Cock-Up...
 

Rotten Tomatoes rates Da Vinchi Code at an appauling 16%...

Not that I'm surprised. Book's bollocks.

I wonder how far this will go before the religion card is played. I kinda wanted to see it, cause it may have been a good thriller, but then I heard the reviews and that the screen play sucked. and I'll wait for the DVD...which I can rent for free from work.

See, I always thought the book read like an action movie, therefore would actually translate to the screen better than it did the page. I really really didn't like the book (concept was interesting, but Brown went about it horribly) but with a cast that boasts some of my favourite actors (Paul Bettany, Alfred Molina, Ian McKellan and Jean Reno) I figured it would rate better than a 19%.

I'm actually kind of glad for the poor reviews. Maybe it will stop every Tom, Dick and Harry from thinking they're an intellectual/theologian just because they read the f*cking book.

It's Da Vinci. No H.

For someone who's name was lifted for a turltes name, you'd think people on a TMNT board would know that...


Anywho, on topic. I liked the book. Great fiction. I wish the extremists could realize that crucial fact. No idea if they movie's going to be anygood. I really don't pay attention to reviews anyway, and I did enjoy the book enough to warrant going to see it.

The only negative part? Having to watch Tom Hanks try to act. Again.

Wow, 16%? I haven't been back to Rotten Tomatoes in a while. That used to be my Thursday night ritual.

I haven't read the book... I don't have much desire to right now. Maybe some day.

He was good in Forrest Gump =\

I've only read "Angels and Demons" and that was so disgusting that I'll never even touch his other novels. Anyway, I'm going to see the movie today, just for fun.
EDIT: I fixed the title, "Da Vinchi" looked too painful. :p

Im gonna see Da Vinci code on Sunday. Pft Who cares if there are protesters outside the theatre.

I liked the book cuz Im a big fan of Leonardo Da Vinci. Now they should make a movie out of "Angels and Demons"...that would REALLY piss off the Catholics. Especially what happens to the Pope in the book. :lol:

I don't see what all the hub bub is about anyways...Has anybody ever read "The Da Vinci Legacy"?? That came out in like 1981 and is the same fraking plot as the Da Vinci Code...only difference? The secret code is in Leonardo's notes!

There's lots of books about Jesus having a kid or 2....There's a book about the daughter...books about a son....specials that say he had 3 kids,ect... Big fat deal people...it's just a fraking story!

Im just wondering what Dan Brown's next book in the series will deal with. I know it's called "Solomon's Key"...no doubt it'll deal with a code in Michelangelo's stuff or Donatello since "Angels and Demons" dealt with a secret code in Raphael's stuff and that Raphael was supposadly a member of the Illuminati. :lol:

Middle-aged Renesance Conspieracy Theorists!

What happened to the Pope? It's not as bad as what they did to Chef, is it?

My guess is that they kidnapped him to join "Popetown"...

Ahh I mustn't continue to read this thread >_<! I'm in the middle of Angels and Demons and I don't want any deaths to be spoiled :lol:

Why watch the movie or read the book. Play the exciting game!

http://www.gamestop.com/common/images/lbox/210933b.jpg

Only 39.99!

Jesus it looks more like Resident Da Vinci 4

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Dun worry.. I won't spoil Angels and Demons for ya. :lol:

Meanwhile tho if you wanna know the plot to the next book in the series, The Solomon Key (supposadly Dan Brown's gonna write like 12 more) go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Solomon_Key

Now what Im really interested in is the book he's gonna write about a conspiracy around Mozart!

I want to see this because I think it looks good and Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors.

However, I'm worried that it'll have a lot of stuff that'll go over my head since I'm not religious and don't know much about the mythology.

"Turltes?"

Pot, you won't beleive what the kettle just called you...

Did anyone hear about "The Albino Code"? The parody that a bunch of albino actors made because they were upset with the portrayal of albinos in "The Da Vinci Code"?

Heh. Nice.:lol:

Yeah, I've seen that. And it looks completely ridiculous, quite honestly.

Hah, never heard of it. Is it on YouTube?

Saw it today and thought it was ok...never read the book and really had no idea what it was about other than religion (i dont watch previews- they always show the best parts which kinda ruins it for me)...i guess i can see how some of the ideas are kinda interesting but nothing too crazy...i mean it is just fiction so whats the big deal?

I went to see it (I thought a bad movie would make an enjoyable evening) but it was actually sold out. I haven't seen something like that at our cinema in quite a while. Why the hell is Dan Brown so popular?

I went to see Da Vinci Code today...laughing at the 2 (TWO! ) protestors outside the entrance to the theatre parking lot (they weren't allowed any closer :lol: ) as I went in.

The movie itself was well in a word.. awesome! Very rarely is a movie so true to the book (One example of a movie NOT true to the book.. Sahara :roll: ). Not only is the movie enjoyable but it's engrosing (Not once did I even think to look at my watch...and nobody in the packed theatre got mad at the guy sitting behind me when his cell phone rang... Altho his wife was a bit annoyed "I thought you turned that off?!" :lol: ) and you learned stuff about historical events (I've always been fascinated about the Templars).

It was cool to visually see all the plot points of the book! They need to make "Angels and Demons" into a movie next! :D

I think Dan Brown's story concept is interesting, I just wish he wasn't such a jerk about insisting that certain parts of his book are "accurate" representations of reality. I read the first few paragraphs of the book and knew it wasn't the kind of writing I like... that is, the good kind. ;) I've heard that the book tries to follow the book exactly, including copious amounts of dilogue... so I'm not shocked to hear it's not such a fabulous movie... although people who are really into the book may like it?

The reason Dan Brown is so popular is because he's created a controversal ideal that's become a phenomenon planet wide and controversy is what makes money.

You should see all the books that have come out since then that deal with Mary Magdelene having a kid!

I went to the book store afterwords and there was a whole section just on books relating to the Da Vinci code! Even a Leonardo Da Vinci for Dummy's book! :lol: Almost thought of buying one of the books about the life of Mary Magdelene. I may just yet.

That's to say nothing of the couple dozen Da Vinci Code-related TV programmes plaguing my beloved History Channel and it's like-minded brothers. The Da Vinci Code has been broken, cracked, decoded, declassified amongst other things. I pray for the day the History Channel puts this all behind it, and gets back to what really matters: All Hitler, all the time.

"Da Vinci Code Week" got us that show on the Free Masons on the History Channel. I thought that was purty cool.

I may be mistaken but I don't think that Dan Brown came up with the idea that Jesus has descendents. But he created a conspiracy thriller around the idea, and slapped on the word FACT in a way that makes the story look like it's pieced together from credible research. Which it's not. Kudos for creativity, but his representation of the book has inflated its importance.

Correct... Just read "The Da Vinci Legacy" which came out over 20 years ago... Same plot as Da Vinci Code, except that the secret code is in his notes.

However before the Da Vinci Code ever came out there were specials on the History channel (especially around Christmas time) about the life of Jesus and Mary moving to France to have Sara.

Plus there's always specials about the Merovian Kings, who claim to be descended from Jesus. Im descended from the Merovian's but that don't mean Im a descendent of Jesus. :P

And years ago...like 12 years ago.. on Coast to Coast there was this whole series about Jesus...that he didn't rise to heaven but in a space ship...which dropped him off somewhere else on earth.. And it was he and his SON who wrote the bible.

There's a trillogy series that I LOVE called the Kushiel trillogy. It's about the descendents of the son of Jesus and his followers, fallen angels. They live in France, but in an alternate timeline where the Roman empire didn't really take a foothold. France is called Terra D'Ange/Angel of Earth. Which was the nick name for the son of Jesus and Mary Magdelene.

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In the wake of the success of The Da Vinci Code, Sony has signed that film's writer, Akiva Goldsman, to adapt author Dan Brown's first religious thriller, Angels & Demons, a prequel, Variety reported. Code has grossed $231.8 million worldwide in its first five days of release.

Development of Angels & Demons is still in the early stages, but the studio is planning to reassemble the Da Vinci Code producing team of Brian Grazer and John Calley for the project.

No deals are set yet for Code director Ron Howard or star Tom Hanks to return, but both would have first crack at the project.

Code was the second of Brown's novels centering on Robert Langdon, a Harvard professor who's an expert in religious symbols. Angels & Demons, published in 2000, introduced the Langdon character. Langdon tries to solve a murder and unravel a plot by an ancient group, the Illuminati, to blow up the Vatican during a papal conclave.

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index...ory=0&id=36228

Raph's Girl note: Yea! I can't wait for this! I loved "Angels and Demons" and not just cuz the story deals with a secret code in Raphael's and a bit of Michelangelo's art work. :lol:

I'm probably going to see this on the weekend. Not really by choice, my girlfriend wants to see it. Should I prepare for a hefty douse of bordem? I heard there's a lot of dialouge, and my girlfriend gets really fidgety when she has to sit around listening to people talk for a couple hours. Is the dialouge at least interesting?

The dialogue is mostly a history lesson but there's plenty of action and people being beat up (and beating themselves up) in it. I certaly wasn't bored. When a movie bores me I squirm alot and look at my watch to see the time(I did this recently with Ice Age 2...ugh). I was thoroughly entertained by Da Vinci Code and can't wait to see Angels and Demons.

I definatley didnt find it boring....guess it kinda depends on the type of movie you like though...

I'm into heavy dialouge as long as it has a purpose. A lot of movies tend to have boring dialouge scenes that lead absolutely nowhere, or go over points most people have already caught on to. Honestly, I'm not really worried about myself being bored, I'm more worried about having to deal with my girlfriend being bored. :ohwell:

Everything in the Da Vinci Code has a purpose...everything comes together in the end. Dun worry... your GF won't get bored. I went on saturday to a packed theatre...parents took their kids to see this thing...and not one of them cried of boredom or squirmed in their seats (there were some in front of me).

So, I saw this movie today... it was mediocre. "Awesome" and "Fantastic" certainly aren't the first words that come to mind. The story itself, besides the obvious lack of Da Vinci mentionnings (We heard the name like three times? Four?). The German title "Sakrileg" (= Sacrileg) was more fitting for the movie. And if you want historical accuracy, stay away from this movie. Lots of the stuff isn't even half true. Also, Brown's way of bending reality and inserting fiction into history doesn't exactly help the accuracy of the movie. This movie is, as Colbert would say, a "No facts zone".

What annoyed me most about the flick was the constant, quick cuts. I don't know what Ron Howard was thinking when he thought that it would be a good idea to make that scene in Leigh's house the way he did. First, Silas sneaks around inside the house for about two weeks after he spent a year in the yard. And while Leigh's calmly sitting there, talking about stuff and rushes through historical para-nonsense, we get to see each part of the room for about half a second, when we're not seeing Silas sneaking around (Boy, must he love sneaking). That scene was, although it would probably be one of the top 3 important scenes of the film, excrutiatingly boring. Also, what upset me about the story, they always had a getaway. Like "Huzzah, what a coincidence, bankguy helps us! Yay!" or "Woot! A plane, who'd have thunk it?"

Heh, the funny thing is - I saw it today too. It was pretty amusing, tho' sometimes rather senseless. For instance:



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Anyway - I don't find it very shocking or controversial for that matter. And I don't think anyone would give up his faith after watching this movie. The main characters speak up a few things about the Catholic Church that are well-known but pretty uncomfortable - and that's all. I'm not going to quarrel about the scientific background of Brown's theories. as I do not feel competent enough. He might build his theories on some true fudaments yet his final hypotheses are rather brave.

The real secret of Leonardo had nothing to do with Jesus. It had everything to do with katanas, pizza, and blue bandanas.

No.. that's the secret of Raphael Sanzio who actually KNEW martial arts and was proficient in several weopons (namely the Sai and Katana). That's according to several books I've read about him. :D He was also an avid fencer.