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[nausicaa83]

Just came back from seeing the Da Vinci Code, and it's almost 1 am, so I'll be brief: I LIKED IT! I can't believe I actually said that, but I did! The first part was boring, but since when Ian McKellen appeared, it was really really good! All that fake-historical crap I couldn't stand in the book was cut and polished, and even all those idiocies that were left were perfectly acceptable in a movie (as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, for example. You could never stand it in a book, but as a movie it's great!). The cast was obviously perfect, and bonus points for Paul Bettany (oh-my-gawd I was moved, oh-my-gawd look at me with those beautiful blue eyes too!) and Ian McKellen, all his perfomance had all this tongue-in-cheek feeling, as if he was playing in secret with the audience, and it was great to see how everyone was immediately captivated by him, we didn't miss a second, a frown, a smile, everyone was just looking at him. Great! Audrey was lovely, and she even looked believable (in the book, I just wanted to slap her and Robert for being two fat idiots). And Tom Hanks was a great Robert Langdon, he even looked... smart! The real Robert Langdon is a pure idiot (a seven-year-old could arrive at Mary's grave years before him), but Tom made him look believable too. Good job! It's true the dialogues didn't sound at all as real dialogues (I mean, real history professor would never say all that bullshit, using those words, and quoting those "historical" facts), but as a movie, and an adventure movie, you could buy it. Even the Last Dinner part was good (oh my, I just saw Tom Hanks and Ian McKellen in the same scene! I can die happy). And last but not least, Jean Reno. Wow. He took the most useless character ever written, and gave him personality. Hats off. Oh, and let's not forget another important character: Hans Zimmer's soundtrack. It was so powerfully blended in the scenes, it was another character of the movie!

Er, in the end I wasn't brief at all. But after all this is the first time I think a book is crap and the movie is good. So let's celebrate with a good 8/10 for Ron Howard and his movie! ;)

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[ragweedtd.livejournal.com]

Paul Bettany as Silas...



*bliss* ¦D

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

I watched it with two friends of mom, one is a philosophy teacher, the other one teaches italian literature. So it was funny to see it together, as when Silas took the whip, the three of us burst into a "Gaudeamus igitur!" (which translates to "Let's have fun, then!"). Lol. I was also the only one in the all cinema to start cheering when Paul was naked... ehm ehm...

[lunalovegoddess.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Although I liked "Angels and Demons" better, I enjoyed reading "The Da Vinci Code". It did drag in certain spots and I had been tempted to skim ahead to the juicier bits. I am glad that you enjoyed the movie. I hope to see it soon, but now the kids are officially out of school for summer, so that is not bloody likely. LOL
Ciao, bella.

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

I thought it did drag in every spot, and I found it so boring because it always took me 20 seconds to get the answers to all the puzzles, while the main character, who's supposed to be a professor, took 3 chapters each. Luckly in the movie they cut the most embarassing ones, as Robert and the Master taking four pages to recognize Leonardo's backwards writing, while mistaking it for... hebrew writing?? What?? They also keep one magic cilinder, cause more than one was really too much to handle. Anyway, besides that, it was really funny, and full of suspence and great actors, so don't miss it! I hope you'll be able to see it in a cinema, because it's so beautiful to see on the big screen (dark lights, such an interesting cinematography...).

[tati81.livejournal.com]

Sono contenta che il film ti sia piaciuto, perché in effetti non è male come film, per me che non ho letto il libro poi. Quindi bene! In effetti come sottolinei tu, la prima parte è un po' noiosetta ma poi con l'entrata di Ian "gandalf" McKellen il ritmo incalza. A me ha fatto leggermente impressione quando il monaco si stringe la cinghia sulla coscia, le flagellazioni invece sono peggio quelle della Passione di Cristo.

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

Il cilicio è stata la parte più spassosa, tutte le ragazze in sala hanno cominciato a strillare, il che mi ha fatto ridere parecchio! XD Io ero più sul clampico "ma quanto bello sei tutto coperto di sangue? yummie!"

*bene, ora di rinchiudermi*

Devo ammettere che ho ridacchiato un pò quando hanno tirato fuori il vangelo di maria maddalena, ma ho cercato di non farmi sentire. Però merito un premio per l'imparzialità con cui ho ignorato le boiate storiche, perchè includerle nel giudizio del film sarebbe stato stupido. E sono contenta che abbiano un attimo rifatto la scena di Sophie alla fine!

Nel libro: "Ho smesso di parlare col nonnino perchè l'ho beccato a una rappresentazione privata di Eyes Wide Shut!"
Nel film: "Ho smesso di parlare col nonnino perchè non mi parlava mai di mami e papi, e poi l'ho beccato a una rappresentazione privata di Eyes Wide Shut!"

Così si evitava di riderle in faccia e consigliarle un bravo psichiatra... ^^

Ps. Hai visto come è invecchiato Tom Hanks? O_o

[tati81.livejournal.com]

Sì è vero Tom adesso lo chiameremo lo "zio Tom" XD

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

Ha pure il doppio mento! Tristezza! Ciò mi fa sentire assai vecchia...

[novemberghost.livejournal.com]

un bell'8 al nostro Ricky....me felice che ti sia piaciuto....

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

Sì, sì, vai con l'8! Bravi bimbi! ^^

[capracotta.livejournal.com]

ecco, dopo Stefania ne parli bene anche tu... devo andare a vederlooooo! :o)

[nausicaa83.livejournal.com]

Infatti, devi dirci anche tu che ne pensi! ;)

[aoyagi.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm... really? I might brave it tomorrow, then. I'll go during matinee or something. I totally hated the book (and also think Angels and Demons was better - though still not great), but sometimes the movies ARE better than books. For further reference, see Bourne Identity or Bourne Supremacy.