Comments on: The Da Vinci Code (2006)

By: Audio Book Online Store

Audio Book Online Store — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:20:07 +0000

Davinci Code is just another example of: the movie being a big disappointment after reading the book.

The power of the written (or spoken) word still stands.

Deb.

By: Jose

Jose — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:00:25 +0000

Yep, Ron Howard ate this book and crapped out this movie. Stick to the original source ladies and gentlemen.

By: Lauren Kirk

Lauren Kirk — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 21:58:27 +0000

I read the book and thought it was Fantastic!!!! 100% pure genious!! a work of art!! im 14 years old and i have never read a book (excluding Harry potter) that i couldnt out down i finished it in 3 days and Angels and demons was the same i am now reading Digital Fortress and am hoping Dan Brown will keep on writing!!!! It has truely made me think of the possibilities and i wish people could open their minds to them also. Even though i do not go to church i still believe that people should take the book for what it is about and respect it even if you dont believe in what it is saying! So thankyou Dan Brown for the brilliant books i have completely enjoyed!!
From Lauren kirk

By: paco

paco — Thu, 25 May 2006 20:56:01 +0000

“false agenda”?
From which point of view is that? As far as I know they interpreted the teachings of Jesus differently, not necessarily wrongly.

But eventually it all boils down to the recycling of old religious element. Jesus’ teachings were mainly based on Egyptian religion and old Jewish lore. Nearly every religion gets its basis from Sumerian and Egyptian religion.

By: Darren Seeley

Darren Seeley — Thu, 25 May 2006 03:21:49 +0000

One thing that needs to be clarified: The Gospels in the bible were written a hundred years or less after the death of Christ, and like much of the New Testement, are made of eyewitness accounts. The Gospels written by the Gnostics were made up of both speculation and fiction at least two hundred years after the death of Christ, to fit thier own theology, not the early church.

Brown (and the film) suggests the Gnostic gospels were excluded because the early church wanted “the truth” to be “thier Truth” and rejected the Gnostic gospels because they challeged “the truth”.
It’s interesting reading, but not once it is suggested that the Gnostic versions were left out because they were rewriting history and that the claims were fictitious themselves. There is also no cover up of these materials. Only the exclusion thereof, and only because the Gnostic gospels had a false agenda. But they were hardly hidden from the public.

By: Arjan

Arjan — Wed, 24 May 2006 17:08:52 +0000

Since when did you stop knowing me? Make that three. In fact, I thought Angels and Demons was better than The Da Vinci Code. The stuff about antimatter is quite interesting. The Illuminati stuff is bullocks, Akiva Goldman will probably sign up for the screenplay. Whether Hanks and Howard will return is uncertain.

By: Mariken

Mariken — Wed, 24 May 2006 15:17:58 +0000

Considering that all the gospels (including the Judas one) were written at least a hundred years after the events, I say the whole point about Browns book being fact or fiction is moot. Just for the record: fiction people, fiction.
I am one of only two people I know who hated the book with a fiery vengance, I thought it was a badly written piece of crap. So I am going to forgo seeing the movie on the big screen. I may get round to it on dvd on a rainy sunday afternoon.
But I loved reading your review, Paco, it is excellent!

By: Jose

Jose — Mon, 22 May 2006 22:42:08 +0000

Yeah, I read Angels and Demons too. And it was awful. I’m going to skip it completely and watch Die Hard, which is essentially what Angels & Demons was except it had some historical facts and science mixed in.

By: Arjan

Arjan — Mon, 22 May 2006 21:58:38 +0000

Sony has announced plans to make a film version of the first Langdon book, Angels and Demons. It takes place before The Da Vinci Code. It deals with the Illuminati, the Vatican and anti-matter. Here, the work of Italian sculptor Bernini leads to clues of the existence of the Illuminati. It mainly takes place in Rome. In the mean time Brown is working on a third Langdon book that is based on US history.

By: Jose

Jose — Mon, 22 May 2006 21:43:25 +0000

I liked the book, but I think I’m going to wait on the movie version. A direct translation of the book doesn’t sound appealing. Also, Tom Hanks is miscast here. I just don’t buy him as Robert Langdon. If I was Ron Howard, I would swing away and cast Morgan Freeman as the lead.

But Ron Howard kind of sucks anyway.