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[solestria]

I saw "The Da Vinci Code" last night. It was very mediocre. First of all, I enjoyed the book. Well written? Not really. However, it had two redeeming qualities: tons of interesting historical information, and suspense. It made a good thriller. The movie? It leaves out most of the historical stuff, and really wasn't so much with the suspense, either

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[dragon212k]

Interestingly I almost completly disagree with you. :) I rather enjoyed the movie. We'll have to talk sometime, and not just because of the movie.

[solestria]

We will indeed. What's a good day to call? Around 1pm your time works best for me on weekdays, but I could do earlier as well.

[solestria]

Oooh, I totally should. I've heard good things about it.

[tanah]

yeah, i didn't think it was top-notch either. agreed on the main casting (actually, i liked all the rest BUT tom and audrey. bezu fasche was great, aringarosa by doc oc, great!, and paul bettany as silus was genius).

i wish they'd gotten viggo for robert langdon, and someone else (i'm not up on my french actresses) for sophie. and why'd they cut the romance???

i knew they wouldn't be able to get all the historical stuff in there, and i wasn't too upset by the things that got left out. but, given how much of the info in the book was not able to be fit in the movie, i now am reconsidering my desire for them to make a movie of 'angels and demons.' there's far more historical minutae in 'a&d' than dvc. i thought 'a&d' was a better book. they'd probably skewer it even worse than dvc.

but, quite frankly, the aerial views of the real rosslyn chapel in scotland were alone worth the price of admission to me.

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[solestria]

The main casting is what I really had issues with. The rest was mostly okay. I didn't like the way Silas was portrayed, though--I don't think they sufficiently captured the passion and fervor of the character. (Actually, I think the characterization was generally pretty lacking in the movie.)

I was totally okay with cutting the romance. It seemed fairly secondary to me, anyway, and it is really cliché. What I wasn't okay with is cutting the reason for Teabing's acting as he did: that whole discussion on whether Sophie would release the truth, and the discussion RL had with her grandmother later, where they say that the Priory will be fine, and talk about the re-emergence of the feminine in the world. That was IMPORTANT, yo. Also, why'd they cut out her brother? It's not like the movie was so long they couldn't have fit these things in, and I consider them all pretty central to the story.

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[solestria]

Also--you can buy red contacts. Some of my larping friends have them. If Silas is supposed to be an albino, why didn't the Hollywood budget make himj have red eyes?