The Da Vinci Code (2006) - Reviews & Comments Thread [Merged]
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I've just seen it.
Well, I didn't want to say this, but the whole movie is the big piece of crap!
Yeah it is so.
What I think about DVC?
1 Script? OMG! It isn't movie adaptation of the book, it is book on-screen, as I thought before. There is no intersting scenes and too many dialogues, what is really bad. I think Langdon is one big stain without any sense. Hanks looks really stupid in 1st part of film. But then, Sophie takes up Langdon's place and becomes next stupid character without any sense. The whole 2nd part she pretends to be character, who cant understand what is happening. Others are too banal. The only character, who has intersting story of nest Hannibal is Silas. He looks more like Frankenstein than Hannibal, I would say. And the whole script is too boring without any real action scenes. It isn't entertainment, it is another boring hystory leacture. Sadly, I didn't expect this.
2 Casting? Big stars from Hollywood (except Tautou and Reno) are really bad.
As I've just said, the most stupid and bad characters/actors are Hanks/Langdon and Tautou/Sophie. Especially that scene after escape from museum, it was so boring. And these scenes when Sophie makes hints that Langdon is the last hope and when Langdon says that Sophie is descendant of Jesus are so boring and rediculous that I was thinking about leaving theatre! Hanks couldn't even show his emotions in this film, it is very bad for him as an actor. Reno makes no sense in this film also. Ian McKellen? I'd like see him in every role, but not this. He plys at first intersting old man, who becomes a CRAZY bad guy. LOL! Bettany have better movies, but this role wasn't for him so bad. He played his character like I expect from him, good acting. He played the beast.
3 Vissual style and effects? There is no intersting scene with vissual effects. No more words.
4 The editing? OMG! It was the most terrible editings in movie blockbusters I've even seen before! I would cut many scenes and change that dumb end. Also, scenes with knights and ancient time are not necessary there. Thats all.
5 Direction? Howard made his WORST movie. It is strange, that director like he is, makes so intersting movie to look like the most boring films!
6 The whole movie have no sense. And the end sucked big times!
My rate is 5 out of 10. I gave 5 for respecting of actors, who acted very bad.
Well, I didn't want to say this, but the whole movie is the big piece of crap!
Yeah it is so.
What I think about DVC?
1 Script? OMG! It isn't movie adaptation of the book, it is book on-screen, as I thought before. There is no intersting scenes and too many dialogues, what is really bad. I think Langdon is one big stain without any sense. Hanks looks really stupid in 1st part of film. But then, Sophie takes up Langdon's place and becomes next stupid character without any sense. The whole 2nd part she pretends to be character, who cant understand what is happening. Others are too banal. The only character, who has intersting story of nest Hannibal is Silas. He looks more like Frankenstein than Hannibal, I would say. And the whole script is too boring without any real action scenes. It isn't entertainment, it is another boring hystory leacture. Sadly, I didn't expect this.
2 Casting? Big stars from Hollywood (except Tautou and Reno) are really bad.
As I've just said, the most stupid and bad characters/actors are Hanks/Langdon and Tautou/Sophie. Especially that scene after escape from museum, it was so boring. And these scenes when Sophie makes hints that Langdon is the last hope and when Langdon says that Sophie is descendant of Jesus are so boring and rediculous that I was thinking about leaving theatre! Hanks couldn't even show his emotions in this film, it is very bad for him as an actor. Reno makes no sense in this film also. Ian McKellen? I'd like see him in every role, but not this. He plys at first intersting old man, who becomes a CRAZY bad guy. LOL! Bettany have better movies, but this role wasn't for him so bad. He played his character like I expect from him, good acting. He played the beast.
3 Vissual style and effects? There is no intersting scene with vissual effects. No more words.
4 The editing? OMG! It was the most terrible editings in movie blockbusters I've even seen before! I would cut many scenes and change that dumb end. Also, scenes with knights and ancient time are not necessary there. Thats all.
5 Direction? Howard made his WORST movie. It is strange, that director like he is, makes so intersting movie to look like the most boring films!
6 The whole movie have no sense. And the end sucked big times!
My rate is 5 out of 10. I gave 5 for respecting of actors, who acted very bad.
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From what I have been reading, Sir Ian is the saving grace of the film. I'm surprised you didn't like him. He's usually solid in everything he does. And you should change your sig about critics always being wrong. It should say critics are sometimes wrong with predictions.
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I've been pretty sure that the three biggest box office summer hits would be X-3, Superman Returns and P.O.T.C 2.
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Not really...doesnt look all that interesting to me.But I might check it out on DVD
Gammy v.2 said:Oh oh.
I wanted this movie to be good.
I'm still going to see it, this could also be one of those things where it's trendy to bash something.
If it sucks though, I'll just buy National Treasure
When I saw this movie, I was thinking that it wasn't even DVC, it was a copy of Passion of Christ with National Treasure.
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[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=+1]Da Vinci Code reviews "frustrating," says director[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]Thursday May 18 4:00 PM ET[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1] [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]"Frustrating" was how director Ron Howard described the overwhelmingly negative reviews of his eagerly awaited movie "The Da Vinci Code," but he believed the news was not all bad.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]Critics and movie goers often disagreed, Howard said in an interview on Thursday, and some people at preview screenings had found the film starring Tom Hanks more rewarding on the second viewing than on the first.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]"I don't really read them (reviews) at the time that we're coming out, because it's too touchy a subject for me," Howard, 52, told Reuters at exclusive hotel on the Mediterranean coast outside Cannes.
"I like to know what's going on, so I get a sentence or two of description."[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]Months after a film's release, Howard said he collected reviews to see what the consensus among critics was.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]The reaction immediately after the first press screening at the Cannes film festival on Tuesday was mainly negative, with trade publication Variety setting the tone by calling the $125 million picture "stodgy" and "grim."[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]Many people in the audience at the screening laughed at the pivotal moment, and the ending was greeted with stony silence.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]The New York Post was in the minority with a glowing appraisal, calling the film "crackling" and "irresistible."[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]The Da Vinci Code has attracted unusual attention thanks to the religious controversy surrounding the Dan Brown bestseller on which it is based.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]One of the characters suggests Jesus married Mary Magdalene, had a child by her and that the Church resorted to murder to try to cover up the truth, prompting objections from Christian groups and officials at the Vatican.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]The film's performance at the box office is also important this year after the summer's first two blockbusters -- "Mission: Impossible III" and "Poseidon" -- failed to meet expectations.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]CRITICS, AUDIENCES CAN DISAGREE[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]Howard said the critical reaction did not necessarily reflect what the public would think.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]"There's a disconnect between the audience response and the critics. The critics are running a bit more to the negative and with audiences we've been running much more to the positive."[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]That has been supported by forecasts from experts in the key United States market for a strong opening weekend from Friday. They say the film could earn $50 to $80 million in its first three days.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]Howard even had a suggestion on how to boost that number.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]"This sounds a little 'hucksterish', but people really respond to the movie better the second time than they do the first time."[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]But Howard added: "Of course it's frustrating that some of the critics have been harsh with it and that's disappointing, because I'm the type of person that likes to please everyone.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]"I think with this project, that's an impossibility and I've kind of known that all along."[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]The director of critically acclaimed movies including "Apollo 13" and "A Beautiful Mind" realized he was taking a risk by agreeing to make The Da Vinci Code.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]"If you're not willing to take some chances, particularly at this stage of my career, then what are you doing? I know I've been commercially successful, but I'm not really a guy looking for safe, middle-of-the-road success." [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]Thursday May 18 4:00 PM ET[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1] [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]"Frustrating" was how director Ron Howard described the overwhelmingly negative reviews of his eagerly awaited movie "The Da Vinci Code," but he believed the news was not all bad.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]Critics and movie goers often disagreed, Howard said in an interview on Thursday, and some people at preview screenings had found the film starring Tom Hanks more rewarding on the second viewing than on the first.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]"I don't really read them (reviews) at the time that we're coming out, because it's too touchy a subject for me," Howard, 52, told Reuters at exclusive hotel on the Mediterranean coast outside Cannes.
"I like to know what's going on, so I get a sentence or two of description."[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]Months after a film's release, Howard said he collected reviews to see what the consensus among critics was.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]The reaction immediately after the first press screening at the Cannes film festival on Tuesday was mainly negative, with trade publication Variety setting the tone by calling the $125 million picture "stodgy" and "grim."[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]Many people in the audience at the screening laughed at the pivotal moment, and the ending was greeted with stony silence.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]The New York Post was in the minority with a glowing appraisal, calling the film "crackling" and "irresistible."[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]The Da Vinci Code has attracted unusual attention thanks to the religious controversy surrounding the Dan Brown bestseller on which it is based.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]One of the characters suggests Jesus married Mary Magdalene, had a child by her and that the Church resorted to murder to try to cover up the truth, prompting objections from Christian groups and officials at the Vatican.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]The film's performance at the box office is also important this year after the summer's first two blockbusters -- "Mission: Impossible III" and "Poseidon" -- failed to meet expectations.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]CRITICS, AUDIENCES CAN DISAGREE[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]Howard said the critical reaction did not necessarily reflect what the public would think.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]"There's a disconnect between the audience response and the critics. The critics are running a bit more to the negative and with audiences we've been running much more to the positive."[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]That has been supported by forecasts from experts in the key United States market for a strong opening weekend from Friday. They say the film could earn $50 to $80 million in its first three days.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]Howard even had a suggestion on how to boost that number.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]"This sounds a little 'hucksterish', but people really respond to the movie better the second time than they do the first time."[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]But Howard added: "Of course it's frustrating that some of the critics have been harsh with it and that's disappointing, because I'm the type of person that likes to please everyone.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]"I think with this project, that's an impossibility and I've kind of known that all along."[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]The director of critically acclaimed movies including "Apollo 13" and "A Beautiful Mind" realized he was taking a risk by agreeing to make The Da Vinci Code.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]"If you're not willing to take some chances, particularly at this stage of my career, then what are you doing? I know I've been commercially successful, but I'm not really a guy looking for safe, middle-of-the-road success." [/SIZE][/FONT]
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Yes, he did. But I have disagreed with many of his reviews before, but I usually share the same opinions as him. I'm seeing the movie on Sat. but from the beginning, I never expected a masterpiece. The book is far from a great peice of literature but it was entertaining and that's what I expect from the movie.
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