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Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Category: DVD

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

103 reviews
Sales Rank: 33

Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL
Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Subtitled), Czech (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), Hindi (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Italian (Dubbed)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 133 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6

EAN: 5035822740433
ASIN: B001WAK91W

Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: September 14, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

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Amazon.co.uk Review
If the devil is in the details, there's a lot of wicked fun in iAngels Demons/i, the sequel (originally a prequel) to iThe Da Vinci Code/i. Director Ron Howard delivers edge-of-your-pew thrills all over the Vatican, the City of Rome, and the deepest, dankest catacombs. Tom Hanks is dependably watchable in his reprised role as Professor Robert Langdon, summoned urgently to Rome on a matter of utmost urgency--which happens to coincide with the death of the Pope, meaning the Vatican is teeming with cardinals and Rome is teeming with the faithful. A religious offshoot group, calling themselves the Illuminati, which protested the Catholic Church's prosecution of scientists 400 years ago, has resurfaced and is making extreme, and gruesome, terrorist demands. p/pThe film zooms around the city, as Langdon follows clues embedded in art, architecture, and the very bone structure of the Vatican. The cast is terrific, including Ewan McGregor, who is memorable as a young protégé of the late pontiff, and who seems to challenge the common wisdom of the Conclave just by being 40 years younger than his fellows when he lectures for church reform. Stellan Skarsgard is excellent as a gruff commander of the Swiss Guard, who may or may not have thrown in with the Illuminati. But the real star of the film is Rome, and its High Church gorgeousness, with lush cinematography by Salvatore Totino, who renders the real sky above the Vatican, in a cataclysmic event, with the detail and majesty of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. i--A.T. Hurley, Amazon.com/ipspan class="h1"strongStills from emAngels Demons/em (click for larger image) /strong/span table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="4" width="100%" p/p p/p tbody tr align="center" valign="top" tdimg height="200" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/uk-dvd/images/angelsndemons/AngelsandDemons_1.jpg" width="300" //td p/p tdimg height="200" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/uk-dvd/images/angelsndemons/AngelsandDemons_2.jpg" width="300" //td tdimg height="200" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/uk-dvd/images/angelsndemons/AngelsandDemons_3.jpg" width="300" //td p/p /tr tr align="center" valign="top" tdimg height="200" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/uk-dvd/images/angelsndemons/AngelsandDemons_4.jpg" width="300" //td p/p tdimg height="200" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/uk-dvd/images/angelsndemons/AngelsandDemons_5.jpg" width="300" //td tdimg height="200" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/02/uk-dvd/images/angelsndemons/AngelsandDemons_6.jpg" width="300" //td /tr /tbody /table /p

Customer Reviews:

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Fantastic, went to see it twice in the same weekend. August 12, 2009
Ms. Claire Finlayson (UK)
15 out of 19 found this review helpful

I absolutely loved this film, Tom Hanks is superb and actually has some brilliant one-liners. I would definitely recommend it, it's fast paced, keeps you guessing and the end is utterly surprising (unless of course, you've done your homework and read the book, I'm backward, I watch the film then read the book). It does have it's flaws I must say, but for entertainment value, thriller suspense and overall enjoyment I would rate it 5 stars, and definitely the best film I've seen all year of it's kind.

5 out of 5 stars

Angels Demons May 17, 2009
Omac
49 out of 66 found this review helpful

Well, I have been looking forward to seeing this film since I saw the trailer when I was at the cinema back in October 08' getting ready to watch the James Bond film - Quantum of Solace. The trailer for Angels Demons looked so great I went out and read the book which was also excellent. br / The point I'm trying to make is that there isnt a bad thing about this film. OK, it was a biut farfetched but then you are watching a film based on a novel by Dan Brown. What do you excpect? Unlike The Da Vinci Code, Angels Demons has managed not to upset anybody (so far), because it doent reach quite such a raw nerve as its predecessor but has still delivred a fast-paced action packed thrill ride that will boost the tourism in Rome ten-fold. br / Tom Hanks reprises his role as Professor Langdon, an American symbologist who is called to Vatican City after a terrorist threat is made. He is greeted by Ewan McGregor, the chamberlain of the recently deceased Pope, who is stuck with a chilling ultimatum. Evacuate the Vatican and break Conclave whilst breaking one of the strictest Catholic traditions or risk the church and everyone inside being blown in an apocolyptic explosion by a bomb that has been born out of the very centre of Scietific Research. Enter Ayelet Zurer, an Italian scientist who helped develop the bomb and understands the true danger that they are all in. br / I could go on and on about the plot to this film for hours because so much happens in the 2 and a half hours that you are sitting in the cinema for. The story takes place over one day which means that things happen a lot faster than in The Da Vinci Code. br / Ron Howard really has done a great job with this film. he has managed to stick to the book without making the film feel like it was based on one. I hope that the Howard/Hanks/McGregor partneships carries on because on screen the two actors had a real chemistry and with the direction of Mr Howard, they could make some cracking films. Stellan Skarsgard is good in his role as the head if the Swiss Guard who's deep religious beliefs are not impressed with Langdon's views on Science and Christianity. br / The film was big budget so was excpected to be good and has definately not let us down. This is easily one of the biggest films of 2009 and I hope that Ron Howard and Tom Hanks make the 3rd Dan Brown Novel "The Lost Symbol" that is about freemasonry in Washington DC that is set to be on genral sale in September 09'. br /100% worth a watch. The breathless chase through Rome and the clever action is enough to keep everyone entertained throughout the whole 2 and a half hourse. br / br /

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent, fast-paced and intriguing thriller :) July 29, 2009
K. NOEL (Britain)
9 out of 12 found this review helpful

I have not read any of the books or seen the first film and was not expecting to enjoy this film. However, it was gripping from the start and, although a little convoluted, perfectly understandable and easy to follow if you give it your full attention. The acting was superb (particularly Ewan McGregor and Tom Hanks), the sets were fantastic and the story was fast-paced and kept me guessing till the end. I thought it was brilliant. 100% recommended :o)

5 out of 5 stars

A really enjoyable film October 9, 2009
David
7 out of 10 found this review helpful

Dispite the negative reviews I decided to give this film ago and I have to say it was really enjoyable. I love Dan Brown's books and was hopeing this adaption would be as good as the last one. The plot concerns the Illuminati who have kidnapped 4 candidates who are favourites to succeed the current Pope who has died, they have also stolen a secret weapon and are threatening to destry the Vatican and the entire city of Rome - Robert Langdon is called in to help as he is an expert on the Illuminati. There are a number of nice twists - some of which I didn't see coming which add to the enjoyment. The film has some stunning locations and the cast are top notch. Tom Hanks gives an excellent performance as Robert Langdon who reprises his role from The Da Vinchi Code. The film is quite long (about two and a half hours) but does not drag, in fact I was amazing how quickly the time seemed to pass. This is a well written and extreamly enjoyable follow up to The Da Vinchi Code and I for one am looking forward to the next Tom Langdon film The Lost Symbol which is set to be released in 2012.

5 out of 5 stars

Angelic Film making July 8, 2009
J. Horrod (Leroy Jethro Gibbs)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful

I was absolutely dying to see this movie. I enjoyed this film tremendously. Tom Hanks rightly deserves cudos for his seamless performance as the lead 'symbolist' and the back story is well thought out and directed. The pace is well judged, and the interaction of the characters is wonderful, down to the smaller roles. I cannot applaud this movie enough. I truly enjoyed every second of it. Especially the cleverly filmed helicopter scene, very gripping. It leads you in different directions if you do not attempt to guess the plot, and those directions are nicely founded. br /Wonderful. I really would love to see a thrilled as nicely rounded about the foundations of the Illuminati and what happened way back when. Are you listening Mr Ron Howard, he of perfection in story telling. Thanks.

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