DaVinci Code

JimmyEatWorms · 19 May 2006 at 17:38

Arcade Fire said:
In what sense are they 'talky' films?

Apparantly there's quite a lot of talking. I never realised this was considered "bad" in the film industry. If people want to see a film with less talking go and watch and Arnie shoot-em-up.

A2Z · 19 May 2006 at 17:48

am i the only one who liked the book and thought it was good :confused:

(altough it was the first book i read in about 5 years lol)

MagSafe · 19 May 2006 at 19:27

Saw it earlier today...

I can see why the reviews aren't rating it very highly, but personally I really, really enjoyed it - a fantastic movie all the way through

I read the book about 6 months ago and the movie definetly matches the excitement and excellent storyline. It actually cleared some things up for me that I didn't quite grasp when I was reading through the book.

I highly recommend it

SideWinder · 19 May 2006 at 19:31

Saw it at Brighton Marina with some friends. Admittedly it was a long film but i personally enjoyed the theories and the general storyline. I haven't read the book but maybe i should ought to.

Marks out of ten, 6/10.

HangTime · 19 May 2006 at 21:04

JUMPURS said:
I just saw this on NBC that it was getting panned.
Book to film transitions rarely work. The last book to film translation i was dying to see was the runaway jury, and the film was terrible, it just didnt work..

As you are presumably a Grisham fan, what was your take on The Rainmaker? I thought that was an excellent film, one of the few Grisham movies which stuck to the script of the book fairly closely.

Naffa · 19 May 2006 at 23:20

Just got back and I say that it isn't as bad is it's being dubbed by critics. I'd give it 3 Stars. Tom Hanks was exellent (no suprise) and everyone was perfectly casted imo. There was something about it though that made me not like it as much as i could have.. But I enjoyed it none the less

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decmatt · 19 May 2006 at 23:59

Just got back myself, I would give it 4 1/2 Stars. The only thing that made it drop that 1/2 was that I thought it was a tad to long, a must see though.

NicktheNorse · 20 May 2006 at 00:49

Just seen The Da Vinci Code...

... and I thought it was quite excellent! Don't understand why its been getting slated in the media. I think it was a fair adaptation of the book and it certainly made the 2.5hrs go by quickly and in an entertaining manner!

Anyone else seen it?

Zip · 20 May 2006 at 00:52

2.5 hours

You would want to go do wees before you went into the cinema

And i think you might want the Music and Film forum that is 3 or 4 forums below

NicktheNorse · 20 May 2006 at 00:55

Zip said:
And i think you might want the Music and Film forum that is 3 or 4 forums below

Thanks for reminding me how to use the forums - i started posting here when you were still in your nappies

I'd like to keep it in GD, gives a different opinion most of the time!

Zip · 20 May 2006 at 00:58

NicktheNorse said:
Thanks for reminding me how to use the forums - i started posting here when you were still in your nappies

I'd like to keep it in GD, gives a different opinion most of the time!

Fair enough.
It also gives more replys in here

KizZ · 20 May 2006 at 01:00

What would you give it out of 10?

NicktheNorse · 20 May 2006 at 01:01

personally I think an 8.

eLbot · 20 May 2006 at 01:04

Ah good, was getting worried from the response its getting from the media, arrangements with my sister to see it are still on thanks to you. (Clearly have good taste in film and tv from your sig

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EDIT: [Checks other thread that he diddn't know existed because he's too lazy to venture from GD most of the time]

PardonTheWait · 20 May 2006 at 01:09

NicktheNorse said:
I'd like to keep it in GD, gives a different opinion most of the time!

But it's the wrong forum, there's a thread for it already :confused:

Wazzoo · 20 May 2006 at 01:11

NicktheNorse said:
... and I thought it was quite excellent! Don't understand why its been getting slated in the media. I think it was a fair adaptation of the book and it certainly made the 2.5hrs go by quickly and in an entertaining manner!

Anyone else seen it?

Hey, you never said you were going! I went this afternoon...5:30. Was good though, never read the book but enjoyed the film.

Anyway...quit wasting time and get back to work

NicktheNorse · 20 May 2006 at 01:13

Mohinder said:
But it's the wrong forum, there's a thread for it already

Music & Box Office

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Wazzoo said:
Hey, you never said you were going!

Spur of the moment thing!

Killerkebab · 20 May 2006 at 01:20

NicktheNorse said:
Music & Box Office

Currently Active Users:

artistx, Killerkebab, Origin

Only reason I went in there is because people were slating you for not posting there so I thought "maybe there are a lot of good posts to read about it". My mistake.

cheets64 · 20 May 2006 at 01:21

Its got bad rep because the RC have threated all the reviewers with eating round bread.

Oliver · 20 May 2006 at 03:36

This thread is a comparison with the book right...therefore it stays in GD