The DaVinci Code

[b.miller]

i dunno.. I would compare DaVinci more with movies like From Hell or National Treasure... they have realistic backdrops but are pretty clearly just theories or outright yarns weaving them together. Of course neither of those movies made nearly as much money as DaVinci will ... but still, I'd say something like a Michael Moore movie has much more of a chance of being misinterpreted as the truth... at least Ron Howard doesn't pretend his movies are documentaries... he takes as much license as any other "based on real events" movie in hollywood...

Howard does succumb to sentimentality though... I personally think that's why Cinderella Man was such a bomb... everyone smelled the depression-era boxer's triumph a mile away and wasn't in a mood for any heartstring pulling of that magnitude. He's a good storyteller though and DaVinci is more of a fast-paced mystery than anything with character or love so the movie should be fun. it HAS to be better than Poseidon.

[adam]

I think Holden's just assuming that's the case because everyone is assuming the novel is real, which is definitely happening, and a little freaky.

[grady]

I can't wait to see National Treasure 2: European Adventure - the da vinci code later this week.

As far as Opie directing good films, that remains to be seen. I didn't see his western he made a couple year back. I didn't see Cinderella Man as it looked like setimental crap pleading for some gold statues. The oscar he won for A Beautiful Mind further proved the ineptitude of the Academy and their ability to award mediocrity.

Then there is Gladiator. The film directed by Ridley Scott that won Russel Crowe his oscar he so rightly deserved for his performance the previous year The Insider.

But all my reservations aside, I'm looking forward to Da Vinci. It will be interesting to see how they made all the real locations look and compressed the story.

[Kennrr]

okay I understand what you mean with movie examples like Pearl Harbor, Cinderella Man, etc. I never watched either of those movies but yeah, its meant for middle america to feel good about something.

Regardless, I dig reading the book and Tom Hank hasn't failed me yet so i'll be watching it.

sort of off topic, but did anyone catch Tom Hank on SNL? very funny stuff

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

Hey Kennrr, long time no hear! I'm in Texas now so I don't see meeting up in Pheonix too close in the future, your info in the past was more than appreciated, thanks again.

I did see the SNL with Hanks and if was a return to form for the show. I haven't watched SNL in ages, but Massive Attack in Denver has broke the bank for at least a month. I'll be watching the next SNL's to come for awhile, hope they're as good the Hanks show.

[ffolkes]

Originally Posted by grady

Then there is A Beautiful Mind. The film that won Russel Crowe his oscar he so rightly deserved for his performance in The Insider.

wrong, he was nominated for a beautiful mind but didn't win. the oscar went to denzel washington (rightfully so) for training day in 2002.
russell won his golden statue a year earlier for gladiator. i agree on your comment about the insider though

on another note, i'm not too excited about da vinci code. after seeing a documentary about the whole dan brown's novel phenomena, i kinda saw everything worth seeing (plus the debunking of the whole theory as well).

it's a bit like seeing a trailer for a movie that shows all the best bits... you're not really keen on seeing the rest as it seems just a filler.

oh and fuck ron howard too.

[Kennrr]

John - hows it going? its unfortunate we never got to hang out. I actually like the new cast of SNL'ers. I'm sure they took extra attention considering its Tom Hanks that week. the song he did was hiliarious.

back to the movie discussion. take it for what it is and you'll enjoy this a whole lot better. I can't judge it yet since I haven't seen it yet, but come on a film with Tom Hanks and the girl from Amelie. isn't that enough? :-p

Its funny how the church worries about this film. it shows how much faith the church has in their followers to decide if the film is just make believe or a documentary!

[matt]

i've had to laugh at some of the comments the church has been coming out with about the film

read one article last week where the guy denouncing the film said that it was based on the preposterous notion that christ had a child.

right, so a man having a child is far-fetched and yet you buy the whole water into wine, walking on water thing hook line & sinker

and surely there won't be many people who see this film and believe all its claims, will there? i imagine it'll be an entertaining movie and nothing more

surely the church should be welcoming the film if it encourages discussion and interest in christianity etc. their biggest worry should be that the inevitable success of the film is only going to encourage dan brown to write more terrible books

[patrick]

hahahha, one of t he greatest posts. i agree with everything here, especially about more terrible books. they are like fodder and once you start reading them you can finish them in about 4 hours and that was too slow for me cause i just wanted it over with...

i think it'll be ammusing though

[stimpee]

Originally Posted by holden

The book's premise isn't original and it's got lots of facts wrong. Even though it's listed as fiction, however, too many people will accept this interpretation as the gospel truth, and that's too bad, imho.

Yeah, the facts, cos the bible is the Truth, right?