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  • Fresh Tendrils
    Strike Hard and Fade Away
    • Jul 2002
    • 36131

    #31
    Re: The Da Vinci Code, Movie

    Originally posted by ILLCHILL
    What the hell is the book even about? Da Vinci leaving clues about the 'real' Jesus in his paintings or something like that I recall hearing?
    Pretty much.



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    • ODogg
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      • Feb 2003
      • 37953

      #32
      Re: The Da Vinci Code, Movie

      Originally posted by Vince
      My mother being a devoted Christian, REALLY doesn't want me to see this movie.
      Why not? If she has faith in the belief of Christianity then she should welcome you getting disparate viewpoints. Any belief that cannot be tested is a belief not worth having. The only thing I could see about it is if she simply didn't want you giving your money to the guy who wrote it because he's anti-Christian or something. But as has been said, this is not supposed to be an exhaustive disparagement of Christianity but rather a mild conjecture on some distantly plausible albeit fictional events.
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      • ILLCHILL
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        • Feb 2004
        • 2820

        #33
        Re: The Da Vinci Code, Movie

        So is it like the author trying to convince you that's what he believes or some guys hearing about it and checking it out or what? I like books but I never bothered to look into the hype on this book.

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        • CMH
          Making you famous
          • Oct 2002
          • 26203

          #34
          Re: The Da Vinci Code, Movie

          Originally posted by ILLCHILL
          So is it like the author trying to convince you that's what he believes or some guys hearing about it and checking it out or what? I like books but I never bothered to look into the hype on this book.
          It's just a fictional work. Just like Stephen King writes about aliens from another planet that mess with your head, Dan Brown writes about a secret that the Christian church has been hiding.

          Whether it's true or not is not Brown's perogative. He's just telling a story.
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          • CMH
            Making you famous
            • Oct 2002
            • 26203

            #35
            Re: The Da Vinci Code, Movie

            Originally posted by Vince
            My mother being a devoted Christian, REALLY doesn't want me to see this movie.
            Not to say anything negative about your mother, but anyone that fears idea or possibility is probably already unsure about their faith.
            "It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace

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            • dave360
              MVP
              • Mar 2003
              • 4081

              #36
              Re: The Da Vinci Code, Movie

              Originally posted by dkgojackets
              The movie, like the book, is FICTION. People need to understand that.

              Anyway, Im getting ready to read Digital Fortress. I might have to take you up on that offer dave.

              No problem man, just let me know. On a side note, I'm a Christian, have been for a long time, but I'm still going to see the movie because I enjoyed the book. Digital Fortress is another political thriller about the NSA and unbreakable codes. It's very good. I won't say too much more about it because I don't want to spoil the plot.

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              • p2xgamers
                All Star
                • Jul 2002
                • 4735

                #37
                Re: The Da Vinci Code, Movie

                Originally posted by dave360
                No problem man, just let me know. On a side note, I'm a Christian, have been for a long time, but I'm still going to see the movie because I enjoyed the book. Digital Fortress is another political thriller about the NSA and unbreakable codes. It's very good. I won't say too much more about it because I don't want to spoil the plot.
                Is digital fortress a book or movie? (im going to assume book)
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                • dave360
                  MVP
                  • Mar 2003
                  • 4081

                  #38
                  Re: The Da Vinci Code, Movie

                  Originally posted by p2xgamers
                  Is digital fortress a book or movie? (im going to assume book)

                  It's a book, but I feel it would be a very good movie, as would all of Brown's books. I'd kill to see an Angels and Demons movie and hopefully if DaVinci does well, we may see it.

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                  • The GIGGAS
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                    • Mar 2003
                    • 28474

                    #39
                    Re: The Da Vinci Code, Movie

                    I heard it was shown to the media at some festival (Cannes?) and it stunk hard core.
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                    • ExtremeGamer
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                      • Jul 2002
                      • 35299

                      #40
                      Re: The Da Vinci Code, Movie

                      Originally posted by The GIGGAS
                      I heard it was shown to the media at some festival (Cannes?) and it stunk hard core.
                      Yeah, it was Cannes, heard the same thing.

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                      • Skerik
                        Living in this tube
                        • Mar 2004
                        • 5215

                        #41
                        Re: The Da Vinci Code, Movie

                        Originally posted by ExtremeGamer
                        Yeah, it was Cannes, heard the same thing.
                        I'm still excited to see it. The critics at Cannes are some of the most harsh, jaded, opinionated snobs in the business.
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                        • ExtremeGamer
                          Extra Life 11/3/18
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 35299

                          #42
                          Re: The Da Vinci Code, Movie

                          Originally posted by Skerik
                          I'm still excited to see it. The critics at Cannes are some of the most harsh, jaded, opinionated snobs in the business.
                          Agreed. But if it was a documentary about the life of a fly, I'm sure they would have loved it

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                          • mgoblue
                            Go Wings!
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 25477

                            #43
                            Re: The Da Vinci Code, Movie

                            Originally posted by ExtremeGamer
                            Agreed. But if it was a documentary about the life of a fly, I'm sure they would have loved it
                            lol "And look at the fly spread its wings, just marvel at the beauty that is nature. *SMACK* Crikey, what dead aim with the flyswatter. Amazing, that circle of life happened just before our eyes"

                            I find critics are too harsh in general. Rarely do I find a movie to be as bad as they do (though some can be kinda bad). I usually enjoy a movie, even if it's not that great. I'm kinda picky with what I see though, so i weed out the crap movies.
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                            • Money99
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Sep 2002
                              • 12695

                              #44
                              Re: The Da Vinci Code, Movie

                              Originally posted by RockinDaMike
                              Anyone waiting to check this out? I just got done reading the book again with the photographs to freshin up on all the details before seeing it. The trailors look great and i'm excited to see it.
                              Not sure if this has been metioned (as I'm lazy and care nothing for reading every post in this thread) but I read a news article today that said the critics did not like it at all. It was said that the book was way better and that the movie was borederline boring.

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                              • Skerik
                                Living in this tube
                                • Mar 2004
                                • 5215

                                #45
                                Re: The Da Vinci Code, Movie

                                Originally posted by mgoblue
                                I find critics are too harsh in general. Rarely do I find a movie to be as bad as they do (though some can be kinda bad). I usually enjoy a movie, even if it's not that great. I'm kinda picky with what I see though, so i weed out the crap movies.
                                I haven't paid a whole hell of a lot of attention to critical reviews since they panned Transformers the Movie.

                                But really though, a lot of it is mindset and how the movie presents itself. I can condition myself for a ridiculous, fun, popcorn flick like National Treasure and really enjoy it without worrying about how absurd the whole thing is. There's a place for movies like that and just because a movie doesn't rival Citizen Kane doesn't mean it can't still be an enjoyable diversion. The problem are the movies that try to take themselves too seriously for their own good.
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