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lonelybritSo we went to see The Da Vinci Code tonight. We also made sure we had at least a few drinks beforehand, just in case.
To be clear, I hated the book. Not because of any attacks on the church or supposed conspiracy theories, simply because 1) I thought it was terribly written, and 2) I already knew/guessed all the 'twists' a few chapters in and so got very bored.
However, I did expect that such would make a good fun popcorn movie, nothing too serious, just an entertaining few hours.
Semi-right.
My highlight of the film was Paul Bettany, also arse of Paul Bettany. Paul is one of those actors who, whilst I've never go and see a movie solely for him, I'll always be happy when I see his name. As can be expected of the man, he did a good job.
Oooh, and we saw the trailer for the next Bond film, cool!
Anyway, back to the movie itself. Overall, yeah, it was fine. Nothing terribly bad, nothing incredibly spectacular. A pleasant uneventful way to pass 2.5 hours. The acting was fine, the music occasionally grated but otherwise was fun. And of course Ian McKellen had a ball.
Right. My grumbles with the film.
1) The bishop and the monk being made out to be solely bad. In the book, I did like that the bishop and Silas were as much victims of Teabag's schemes as The Priory of Whatever. I enjoyed the unexpected greyness of their characters in an otherwise quite cut-and-dried book. What happened to the bishop's apology to Silas? Where was Silas carrying his beloved mentor to the hospital? I liked that after it all, the Bishop was actually appalled by his involvement with actual murders; he lost all appeal in the film when that was taken away from him.
2) Some of the dialogue. A fair section of the audience burst out laughing when the most dramatic line of the past hour was: "My god... a rose!!" Though actually, seeing as this did provide much amusement, I suppose this should go in the pro column.
Erm, and that's it. Although I cannot stress how much (1) annoyed me. The two actors would have made that final scene of apology in the book such a poignant one on screen. Plus I liked that Langdon and Princess Sophie weren't the only victims, this 'cult' also had been unfairly played. That this greyness was taken out of the film irks me, as it was, for me, one of the very few redeeming features of the book itself.
Although, frankly, that all now is insignificant, as apparently Boudica's grave is next to a fast food resturarant in Birmingham. Da Vinci eat your heart out *snerk*
To be clear, I hated the book. Not because of any attacks on the church or supposed conspiracy theories, simply because 1) I thought it was terribly written, and 2) I already knew/guessed all the 'twists' a few chapters in and so got very bored.
However, I did expect that such would make a good fun popcorn movie, nothing too serious, just an entertaining few hours.
Semi-right.
My highlight of the film was Paul Bettany, also arse of Paul Bettany. Paul is one of those actors who, whilst I've never go and see a movie solely for him, I'll always be happy when I see his name. As can be expected of the man, he did a good job.
Oooh, and we saw the trailer for the next Bond film, cool!
Anyway, back to the movie itself. Overall, yeah, it was fine. Nothing terribly bad, nothing incredibly spectacular. A pleasant uneventful way to pass 2.5 hours. The acting was fine, the music occasionally grated but otherwise was fun. And of course Ian McKellen had a ball.
Right. My grumbles with the film.
1) The bishop and the monk being made out to be solely bad. In the book, I did like that the bishop and Silas were as much victims of Teabag's schemes as The Priory of Whatever. I enjoyed the unexpected greyness of their characters in an otherwise quite cut-and-dried book. What happened to the bishop's apology to Silas? Where was Silas carrying his beloved mentor to the hospital? I liked that after it all, the Bishop was actually appalled by his involvement with actual murders; he lost all appeal in the film when that was taken away from him.
2) Some of the dialogue. A fair section of the audience burst out laughing when the most dramatic line of the past hour was: "My god... a rose!!" Though actually, seeing as this did provide much amusement, I suppose this should go in the pro column.
Erm, and that's it. Although I cannot stress how much (1) annoyed me. The two actors would have made that final scene of apology in the book such a poignant one on screen. Plus I liked that Langdon and Princess Sophie weren't the only victims, this 'cult' also had been unfairly played. That this greyness was taken out of the film irks me, as it was, for me, one of the very few redeeming features of the book itself.
Although, frankly, that all now is insignificant, as apparently Boudica's grave is next to a fast food resturarant in Birmingham. Da Vinci eat your heart out *snerk*
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Date: 2006-05-26 02:56 am (UTC)next one - definitely!
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