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The Da Vinci Code Angels and Demons [DVD] [2006]
enlarge	Director: Ron Howard Actors: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tatou Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£24.99~~ Buy New: £15.98 as of 22/11/2009 00:16 GMT details You Save: £9.01 (36%) New (8) from £15.98 Seller: Amazon.co.uk Rating: 4 reviews Sales Rank: 714 Format: Box set, PAL Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 2 Running Time: 133 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5 Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1.3 EAN: 5035822141216 ASIN: B002G1YB2O Theatrical Release Date: 2006 Release Date: September 14, 2009 Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review p/pbiThe Da Vinci Code/i/b: Critics and controversy aside, iThe Da Vinci Code/i is a verifiable blockbuster. Combine the film's huge worldwide box-office take with over 100 million copies of Dan Brown's book sold, and iThe Da Vinci Code/i has clearly made the leap from pop-culture hit to a certifiable franchise (games and action figures are sure to follow). The leap for any story making the move from book to big screen, however, is always more perilous. In the case of iThe Da Vinci Code/i, the story is concocted of such a preposterous formula of elements that you wouldn't envy Akiva Goldsman, the screenwriter who was handed a potentially unfilmable book and asked to make a filmable script out of it. Goldsman's solution was to have the screenplay follow the book as closely as possible, with a few needed changes, including a better ending. The result is a film that actually makes slightly better entertainment than the book.p/p So if you're like most of the world, by now you've read the book and know that it starts out as a murder mystery. While lecturing in Paris, noted Harvard Professor of Symbology Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned to the Louvre by French police help decipher a bizarre series of clues left at the scene of the murder of the chief curator, Jacques Sauniere. Enter Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), gifted cryptologist and Sauniere's granddaughter. Neveu and Langdon are forced to team up to solve the mystery, and from there the story is propelled across Europe as it balloons into a modern-day mini-quest for the Holy Grail, complete with alternative theories about the life of Christ, ancient secret societies headed by historical figures like Leonardo Da Vinci, secret codes, conniving bishops, daring escapes, car chases, and, of course, a murderous albino monk controlled by a secret master who calls himself "The Teacher."p/p Taken solely as a mystery thriller, the movie almost works--despite some gaping holes--mostly just because it keeps moving forward at the breakneck pace set in the book. Brown's greatest trick might have been to have the entire story take place in a day so that the action is forced to keep going, despite some necessary pauses for exposition. Hanks and Tautou are just fine together but not exactly a memorable screen pair; meanwhile, Sir Ian McKellen's scenery-chewing as pivotal character Sir Leigh Teabing is just what the film needs to keep it from taking itself too seriously. In the end, this hit movie is just like a good roller-coaster ride: try not to think too much about it--just sit back and enjoy the trip. i--Daniel Vancini, Amazon.com/i p/p biAngels Demons/i/b: 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/i

Customer Reviews: intriguing throughout October 21, 2009 D. A. Carter 2 out of 2 found this review helpful it's pretty much common knowledge that when a books story is transferred onto screen that not all the original details go with it, this of course is for practical reasons due to film running times etc, and while it is the case here that all of the plot twists from the two books are included within the films and slight alterations to the stories have been made the essence of the two stories remains intact. In my opinion ron howard and tom hanks have made a valiant effort at recreating two amazing books for the screen which represent the books well and open up the stories to a wider audience. Fans of the books and people new to the stories alike should be throughly entertained by these two great films The filmscript was interpreted from the book brilliantly. October 22, 2009 Mrs. J. M. A. Pearson (UK) Having read the book, was gripped by every word I couldn't put it down and in anticipation was hoping that the film was as good. It was, in fact it was excellent. Even my neighbour of 82 enjoyed the book so much she is going out to buy a DVD player so she can watch the DVD. Spot on October 29, 2009 S. D. Bennett Pre ordered this DVD and it arrived on release date and the films great. br /Very happy all round. double happy November 19, 2009 saintokell (England) the box set is what my partner collects and she loves the books especially but wants all the films too

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