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[KarmaTsunami]

What a pile of codswallop. I was bored for about 3/4s of it, during it's 'best' moments it was merely ok, and it was probably one of Tom Hank's worst performances. A completely hamfisted attempt at trying to make a 'religious action thriller'. And an instantly forgettable one at that. I never thought I'd say this, but the book's better.

The only saving graces were Ian McKellen's performance and Audrey Tautou looking suitably pretty and distressed throughout.

[Lester Burnham]

I dunno, I quite liked it. Granted. it felt lengthy but I was expecting that.

I just hated the holywood "heart-warming" music played over Tom Hanks at the end.

I felt that certain moments in it had a very similar feel to, "A beautiful mind" but I didn't think it was a bad film over all.

Originally Posted by KarmaTsunami

I never thought I'd say this, but the book's better.

the book's ALWAYS better..

[french_disko]

Originally Posted by KarmaTsunami

I never thought I'd say this, but the book's better.
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fucking hell, it just be a pile of steaming shite then! the book, although a "page turner" in the best of airport shop thriller traditions, isn't exactly a work of literary genius, to say the least.

[lepeep]

Originally Posted by five years

the book's ALWAYS better..

aye, but you are talking about the da vinci code here!
it's only in toilets around the country, in case of emergencies...

[timson]

so anyway, back to the film, is it worth going to see?

Originally Posted by lepeep

aye, but you are talking about the da vinci code here!
it's only in toilets around the country, in case of emergencies...

haha.

doesn't stop it being better than the film. i thought the book was really good, as someone said, very much holiday/airport reading, but enjoyable nonetheless, because you make some of it up yourself, for example, my image of robert langdon was nothing like tom hanks...

i'm gonna go see the film though. i don't want it to be shit, but i'm prepared for that.

[Alkaline]

I'm gonna go see it, i enjoyed the book (granted not the best thing i've ever read, but still better than a poke in the eye with a shitty stick). I think the film will be good, but as always i'm not building my expectations too high, though the fact that so many people seem to dislike it from the reviews i've read probably means that i'll love it.

[KarmaTsunami]

Originally Posted by five years

the book's ALWAYS better..

*cough* The Godfather! *cough*


Also, I'm well aware that Dan Brown's book isn't exactly literary genius, but the film was so poor in my view that the book, as much of a holiday read as it is, is comparably better.

[Johnny Mac]

Why did no-one ever go on about the book not being literary genius before but now that it's been mentioned in the press a few times everyone jumps on the wagon.

Are you a bunch of english scholars? Who gives a flying fuck, it's a good read. I'm going to see the film tonight. I hope it's good.