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"Based on one of the most popular novels out now, the story follows "Robert Langdon" (Tom Hanks) and "Sophie Neveu" as they search for the most sought after relic in all mankind -- the Holy Grail. Together, they follow cryptic clues that sends them around the Eastern Hemisphere in search of the relic. But, as they search, there are those who want them stopped at all cost. And they must watch their backs, or their search will end -- as well as their lives. First of all, let me say that I have not read the novel. And after watching the movie a couple of times, I am less interested in reading the book than I was before seeing the film. First of all, the only thing that will keep you interested is the clues that are presented. They are quite interesting in fact. Another thing that is unique is the special effects used to focus on the clue (clues are highlighted in some scenes). On the other hand, the biggest problems with the movie is pace as well as acting. The movie is frequently lagg ... "
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"I know that this movie was not well received by movie critics, but I found the film to be fairly entertaining over all. I think that it was a captive recreation of the book. In fact, I was pleased with how well it kept to the book. However, the book is so entertaining and moves with such speed that I think the movie had a hard time capturing that same combination. It's not as great as the book, but it's a good movie night film. "
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"This week we have two big-time offenders: Mike Myers’ The Love Guru, which has brought concern from Hindus, because the comedy seems to be making fun of the Hindu religion; and Ron Howard’s Angels & Demons, the “sequel” to The Da Vinci Code, adapted from Dan Brown’s bestseller. Earlier this week, the Vatican banned the latter production from all Catholic churches in Rome. The following statement from Father Marco Fibbi, spokesman for the diocese of Rome, was a favorite quote from the story: “Usually we read the script but in this case it wasn’t necessary. Just the name Dan Brown was enough.” Of course, these days, religious organizations taking offense to a movie seems so commonplace that news like this is hardly even considered bad buzz. Neither The Love Guru nor Angels & Demons will be too aversely affected by the protests or boycotts. Both films will merely be added to the following list of major offenders (in alphabetical order so as not to offend anyone who thin "
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"Two big movies arrive in theaters this week, The Incredible Hulk and The Happening, and each has had its share of bad buzz. From what I can tell, though, the former is recuperating quite nicely with mostly favorable early reviews. And it’s sure to gross in the hundreds of millions, just like its big brother, Ang Lee’s Hulk, did a few years back. The latter, however, is still struggling through the muck, with writer-director M. Night Shyamalan doing everything he can to assure us that his film is merely a B-movie and shouldn’t be the victim of high expectations. If The Happening bombs, though, 20th Century Fox won’t be able to blame its bad buzz. Especially if The Incredible Hulk comes out a big winner this weekend. When a movie is good, or at least has some goods that audiences actually crave, it can overcome bad buzz. The list of films after the jump is evidence of this, although it’s possible that some of the older titles might have been less successful in the globally conscious ... "
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"I was one of the many who enjoyed Morgan Spurlock’s debut feature documentary, Super Size Me, but mostly only because it came at the tail end of an anti-fast-food kick for me that began with Eric Schlosser’s 2001 book Fast Food Nation. By the time Spurlock showed up on the big screen with his silly McDonalds-only diet/experiment, I had already given up fast food two years prior, had lost 65 lbs. over the course of a summer (only partially as a result of not eating fast food, of course) and wasn’t exactly in need of convincing. But I was in the mood for some comedy, and Spurlock entertained as needed. Did he deserve the Oscar nomination? Not at all. This time around he’s even less of a pioneer. In fact, I think the Where is Osama Bin Laden? jokes were already dated when Super Size Me hit theaters. This isn’t to say that I think the search for the terrorist should be over, nor that I think we should shrug off the topic of Bin Laden and A "
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Trailer of the Day: Priceless
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"For those of us who are still completely enamored with Audrey Tautou in Amelie, seeing the actress in Pierre Salvadori’s Priceless (original title: Hors de prix) could possibly be unsettling (the old international trailer is embedded above, but you can find the new American-release trailer on Moviefone). In the film she plays a character who is the very opposite of Amelie. She’s a shallow gold digger rather than a selfless romantic, the whore rather than the Madonna. She’s also sexy rather than cute, which is only a matter of antithesis in the movies. Is this going against type? Or does she not necessarily have a star persona to begin with? After falling in love with Tautou in Amelie, I watched every one of the actress’ films available in the States, and I quickly realized that she rarely resembles Amelie. Only in
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"I enjoyed the film version of The Da Vinci Code, but I didn't love it (and I certainly didn't feel about the film the way I felt about the book). On the whole, the film was fairly faithful to the book and didn't shy away from the subject matter of the book as many had feared it would. A few of the more complicated plot elements were simplified (e.g., one cryptex rather than two) and a few subtle changes were made that appeared to be designed to separate the film's villains from the Catholic Church. The biggest change involved the ending and, frankly, I have no idea why the filmmakers felt the need to make the changes that they did. On the "down side", I just never felt that Tom Hanks was Robert Langdon and Audrey Tautou had absolutely no chemistry with Hanks. On the positive side, the film looked great and it was fun to see the places that Dan Brown described so vividly brought to life. "
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"Spout" Sees the Church's Power
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"And that's not just because they saw The Da Vinci Code or anything having to do with Christianity or Islam or any other mass-hypnosis!If any film led them to realize the power of 'The Collective,' it was Hackers (in which leading hacker Dade--as he is meeting personal defeat in the process of helping to defeat leading anti-hacker Plague--says, "Alright, Plague. I lose; 'we' win" [referring to the network of hackers who were ending Plague's money-gathering worm-program]).That saying--'I lose; we win'--is a good summary-mantra of the reason I use this blog to post my movie reviews ... You see, due to Spout's ingenious code-work, this blog-post is instantly posted on my "Watch Everything and Still See ONLY What Is Good" Spout-Blog!As you read these review and post them to Digg (through the button to the side here) or to any other bookmark-site, you join The Collective ... 'I lose; we win!'
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Another Reading Revelation
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"History has a very-"as the majority remembers" nature. I was originally going to write about this in my review of STAR WARS (IV: A NEW HOPE), but it especially holds true for The Da Vinci Code.In STAR WARS, it was made apparent (after having seen the whole sexology) in a more-"as the elder-dude remembers" way. While watching it for (I'm sure) the infinitieth time today, I thought to myself, 'Maybe that's what Heaven is: the past as you want to remember it." Sure, Obi-Wan could have heavily regretted urging Yoda and Qui-Gon to accept Skywalker into the Jedi Order; but instead he simply metamorphosed the tragic change into a circumstance for which he could not be blamed, because (I'm sure he knew) the Bright Side would always find its way to the top.But Dan Brown's presentation of the nature of history (obviously seen and magnified by Oklahoma's favorite son [other than me] Ron Howard) is the best 'harsh reality' I've seen ... "
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"Code" Cracked
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"The adaptation of The Da Vinci Code is an important issue that deserves close attention. The film is the most high profile adapation since the Harry Potter movies, but let's face it: those pictures are largely for children. Critics and audiences are responding negatively to what was supposed to be a huge summer blockbuster (Stephen King claimed it was a can't miss), and such a phenomenon needs to be explained.I read the novel two summers ago and enjoyed it. Despite being manipulative (a cliff-hanger at the end of every chapter? a jumpy plot to keep you reading until the cliff-hanger chapters met up with their respective characters?), it was an interesting story and a very cinematic read. Perhaps adapting the book this soon was a mistake. An incredibly large number of people know the story and need to be surprised by the film to avoid a "visual re-reading" of the novel. Here inlies the reason why the film is largely a failure, but the screenwriter is not to blame. Akiva Gold ... "
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