The Da Vinci Code

[Morrigoon]

I enjoyed it. I thought perhaps they went for a bit too much intensity in the beginning, but eventually you get used to that.

I did notice the minor changes from the book, but they carried them off pretty well, considering they had to work within a time frame.

But overall, yeah, worth going, I enjoyed it.

[wendybeth]

As Gn2 pointed out, it's a movie that is derived from a work of fiction. The critics were ready to savage it before it ever came out, excepting the one at Faux News who gave it a good review and who is crowing over it's apparent success. I hope it's incredibly successful, if only to piss off everyone who is protesting against it or operating against it according to some agenda.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Unfortunately, saw a lousy movie tonight. Poseidon.
I was looking forward to this, too. No emotional heart whatsoever.

One piece of advice. If you're in this movie, don't touch Richard Dreyfuss' ankle. It is a mindless killing machine.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

If you're in this movie, don't touch Richard Dreyfuss' ankle. It is a mindless killing machine.

Well, darn it, now I'm curious...



We saw 'Da Vinci' last night. I liked it. Not a lot, but I liked it. I certainly didn't hate it.
The pacing was a little slow in places (especially towards the end) but I thought it was a good adaptation of the book. This is going to sound weird but like 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' everything in this movie was exactly how I pictured it in my mind. (Except for Tom Hanks. I was picturing Russell Crowe.) Paul Bettany was cool. He was one hot albino monk.
There was a scene where Tom Hanks and Ian McKellan are arguing about grail lore and I totally didn't buy Hanks in that scene. He seemed too sheepish compared to Sir Ian, he needed to up his character's status a little.
Needless to say, I loved my Ian in this film. He's such a great actor.
I'm not sure why it got slammed by the critics. I don't think it deserved the 16% it got on rottentomatoes.com.
During our showing there were no protesters.
Boxofficemojo.com said that 'DVC' made 30 mil on Friday. That's really good. I think this movie is going to do well. It may drop off next weekend with 'X-men 3' coming out, but I don't think that it'll be considered a bomb at all.

As a side note to my customer service issues with AMC, when we used our coupons for the free small items at the concession stand, the person behind the counter misread the coupons. The coupons stated that you could use these tickets towards credit for a large. She ended up giving us large items without asking us for the difference in cash. Even after we corrected her, she still said we were wrong. So we took the items without much protest. So, cashier incompetence does pay off in the customer's favor every now and then.

[flippyshark]

Dang, where is this amazing AMC of incompetence? It sounds like a case study.

Ah, Ian McKellan. He is the chief reason I would go see this movie. (I wasn't a huge fan of the book.)

[Gemini Cricket]

AMC/Lowes Boston Common
Boston, MA
Near Tremont and Boyston street intersection, across the street from Boston Common.

[Gemini Cricket]

1. "The Da Vinci Code," $77 million.

2. "Over the Hedge," $37.2 million

3. "Mission: Impossible III," $11 million.

4. "Poseidon," $9.2 million.

5. "RV," $5.1 million

6. "See No Evil," $4.4 million

7. "Just My Luck," $3.4 million.

8. "An American Haunting," $1.7 million.

9. "United 93," $1.4 million.

10. "Akeelah and the Bee," $1 milli

[CoasterMatt]

I blame the liberal media

[Gemini Cricket]

I talked to someone at the theatre last night who couldn't get into 'Da Vinci' so he saw 'Poseidon' instead. He hated it.

A funny thing happened on the way to the bathroom too. I saw two men waiting outside of the women's bathroom. They were in their early 30's or so. I guess they had been waiting a looong time... One looks at the other and says, 'Let's go. She ain't worth it.' And they walked away! Holy cow! That must have been one interesting date to watch...

[Snowflake]

DVC was on my menu today. It was okay, Ron Howard did a decent job and I think Tom Hanks' performance was so remote, he probably should have phoned it in from home. Otherwise, it was entertaining enough, ultra serious, no fun until Sir Ian showed up and showed how to make the most of a fun character. The scenary was good, Tatou was not as unintellible as the critics complained (I had no trouble understanding her dialogue). I love Alfred Molina, but he ws pretty much wasted on this film, anyone could have played the role of the Bishop. The film was okay and I don't think it deserves the drubbing it has been getting. Slow in spots, Tom Hanks phoning it in, but a fun story and Sir Ian makes it worth the matinee price of admission.

Our megaplex was showing this film on 4 screens, so our 3:45 showing was about 1/3 of the way full. Naturally, with all this space, the 3 clowns in front of me decided they would text message through the film. Until I turned into megaplex bitch, that is.

We were also treated to the trailer, in some form or another of the newest Adam Sandler flick called Click. Yeah, like repeated, incessant clips from this film would make me pay to see it? Nah, I'll pass.

Also saw the Cars trailer, I'll go see it, but I was not enthused.