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01-22-2005, 02:09 PM
{I}{K}{E}

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Audrey Tautou will be Sophie Neveu in the movie

http://images.fok.nl/upload/050122_1...rey_tautou.jpg
01-22-2005, 03:41 PM
uNz[i]

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Not a bad bit of casting there... she's almost exactly like I pictured Sophie while I was reading. :D
01-28-2005, 04:02 AM
mogadishu

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i just started listening to the audiobook.. (i got an ipod, wanted to see how it is). I've only listened to the first 6 or so chapters, but I actually like tom hanks in the role. I dont know how the rest of the book unfolds, but so far i would not have like a harrison ford etc.. that kind of actor would have been too strong. This guy is a scholar. But I should probably buy the book.
02-02-2005, 06:11 PM
mogadishu

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spoilers....

I just finished the book and I can honestly say it is one of the worst I have ever read. His writing is not good by any means, but I was willing to put up with that because it is a real page turner. The cliffhangers were interesting at first, but they too got old very quickly. There were over 105 chapters and way too many of them ended like "Langdon looked with amazement at what they found in the box" Well wtf is in the box. Also, he misleads the reader about Bezu Fache. When Fache contacted the bishop, i was sure he was a bad guy. I dont mind him changing sides, but there is no mention of fache for a few chapters then suddenly he appears and is all knowing and is really nice to the bishop. The ending is one of the worst ever. 103 chapters of nothing with no real resolution then basically the whole book in the last 2 and the epelogue. one of the worst things in the book was when there was a high moment of suspence you had to read pages of Langdon's (Dan Brown's) knowledge of the area. I mean who the hell is thinking about the history and the symolism etc when they have a gun pointed at their head. Man a very bad book.
04-09-2005, 03:12 AM
worldpease

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Hey hey hey, I've heard so many good reviews, and some bad too,
that finaly Im going to read it,
so, keep it 'spoiler free' ok. ... lol, just kidding here.

But I heard a few minutes ago on the CBS Insider, that the writer is already working on the 3rd part, so, is there already a sequel to the first one?
04-09-2005, 03:40 AM
uNz[i]

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Yes. Angels and Demons.
Actually it's more of a vague prequel. I preferred it to the Da Vinci code tbh.
04-09-2005, 03:45 AM
worldpease

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Ooh, Ok, I believe is the one that someone asked if he needed to read before "the da vinci code" earlier on this tread.
Ok, then I'll stick with this one to start.
04-09-2005, 03:48 AM
uNz[i]

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It really doesn't matter which book you read first. The only common thread between the 2 books is the main character. The stories are completely independent of each other.
04-10-2005, 08:43 PM
sparsely

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i read the book yesterday.

great read :D
04-11-2005, 04:10 AM
erRor67

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I read the second novel (Da Vinci code) first. Then i went back and read Angels and Demons (the first novel). It isnt a prequel as in the fact you have to read the first to understand the second (Like Harry Potter for instance). Its more like James Bond, you dont really need to start from the beginning. I suppose it would help, as the author goes more in depth about the main charactor in book 1 and all. But the actual plot, setting, and events are totally different. THe both stories owned and recommend reading both of them. And if you are, you might as well read them in order.
04-11-2005, 04:51 AM
worldpease

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Yes. well explained.
Thanks to the three of you guys.
05-11-2005, 03:45 AM
maebach

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angels and demons and da vinci code are both good, contreversial but good
05-11-2005, 04:12 AM
Skiz

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I read about half of the da vinci code and lost interest. Should I finish it? Does it get better? :unsure:
05-11-2005, 07:26 AM
uNz[i]

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Well about half of the world's population seemed to enjoy it quite a lot. :lol:
05-11-2005, 07:46 AM
Skiz

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Originally Posted by uNz[i]

Well about half of the world's population seemed to enjoy it quite a lot. :lol:

But honestly, did anyone else think it was slow? Is the 2nd half quite a bit better?

Because otherwise, I can't be arsed.
05-14-2005, 05:08 AM
maebach

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you might as well read it now that your so far, right?
05-14-2005, 05:18 AM
uNz[i]

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I didn't find it slow. I thought the short chapters kept things moving along at quite a respectable rate. It did get a bit predictable in places though...

But if you got halfway through then stopped, I guess the code just isn't your kind of book. *shrug*
05-14-2005, 12:01 PM
GepperRankins

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is the da vinci code not about the end of the world being written in code then?
05-14-2005, 12:24 PM
manker

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Originally Posted by GepperRankins

is the da vinci code not about the end of the world being written in code then?

No, you're thinking of Angels and Demons but it's about the end of the Catholic Church rather than armageddon.
05-14-2005, 12:31 PM
GepperRankins

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spoiler

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oh yeah, the thing about "the holy grail" being jesus' bloodline cos he didn't die and he had kids and stuff?

i can believe all that stuff because if it's true he actually has a grave in india and it explains a heck of a lot of stuff dropped from the bible

or am i thinking of another theory?
05-14-2005, 01:26 PM
manker

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Originally Posted by GepperRankins

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oh yeah, the thing about "the holy grail" being jesus' bloodline cos he didn't die and he had kids and stuff?

i can believe all that stuff because if it's true he actually has a grave in india and it explains a heck of a lot of stuff dropped from the bible

or am i thinking of another theory?

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Yeah, that's mainly what the book is about. I think most of it is rooted in fact, which makes the read even better. You can't help but think that the stuff about Mary Magdeline being his missus really rings true.

The book has so many esotericies that may not be apparent if you're reading it like you'd read a normal fiction thriller. Anyone who reads it like that deserves to not enjoy it.

Angels and Demons is even better imo, btw :01:
05-14-2005, 01:52 PM
GepperRankins

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Originally Posted by manker

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Yeah, that's mainly what the book is about. I think most of it is rooted in fact, which makes the read even better. You can't help but think that the stuff about Mary Magdeline being his missus really rings true.

The book has so many esotericies that may not be apparent if you're reading it like you'd read a normal fiction thriller. Anyone who reads it like that deserves to not enjoy it.

Angels and Demons is even better imo, btw :01:

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i saw it in a documentry on tv, one that didn't mention da vinci.

apparently he went to india at 12 and started a family and trained to be a priest, then came back and got crucified. he didn't die, the oils mary took to him weren't the ones you use on dead people.

when he told the apostles he'd be back he wasn't talking about anything special, he just went home to india for a bit where he's buried and there's a 2000 year old carving of his feet including scars.

sommat like that anyway

BBC strikes again :cool:
05-14-2005, 01:57 PM
manker

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Originally Posted by GepperRankins

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i saw it in a documentry on tv, one that didn't mention da vinci.

apparently he went to india at 12 and started a family and trained to be a priest, then came back and got crucified. he didn't die, the oils mary took to him weren't the ones you use on dead people.

when he told the apostles he'd be back he wasn't talking about anything special, he just went home to india for a bit where he's buried and there's a 2000 year old carving of his feet including scars.

sommat like that anyway

BBC strikes again :cool:

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There was nothing in The Da Vinci Code about India, but that documentary seems hawt.
05-14-2005, 01:59 PM
GepperRankins

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Originally Posted by manker

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There was nothing in The Da Vinci Code about India, but that documentary seems hawt.

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it's called "did jesus die". it's pretty neato. it was on a few months ago so you'd be lucky to find it, though it was on uknova once
05-14-2005, 02:15 PM
manker

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Cheers, Dave. It'll probably be on UK Documentary on Sky soon since they seem to repeat anything good about three times a week.

Why did you use a spoiler tag for that :unsure: :lol:
05-14-2005, 05:53 PM
GepperRankins

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so people think we're having some 1337 discussion about the book
05-19-2005, 11:45 AM
{I}{K}{E}

Re: da vinci code

Movie Trailer
05-19-2005, 12:39 PM
manker

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Thanks, IKE :D
05-19-2005, 12:39 PM
{I}{K}{E}

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Originally Posted by manker

Thanks, IKE :D

just watched it.

its more of a teaser trailer :P
05-27-2005, 06:01 PM
Dishki

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Edward Norton should play the bad guy
05-28-2005, 04:19 PM
keyser_soze

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Great book as long as your aware that some parts of it were fictional, some of the facts were true and there is a possibility of it being true but the secret society bit of intellecetuals was made up.
05-28-2005, 04:57 PM
RealitY

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There is currently a dvd about this now also which is up on Usenet for those interested...
05-31-2005, 02:05 AM
erRor67

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Quote:

Originally Posted by keyser_soze

Great book as long as your aware that some parts of it were fictional, some of the facts were true and there is a possibility of it being true but the secret society bit of intellecetuals was made up.

What? THe secret society is fact.. But noone really knows what has happened to them. If they died out or fully infiltrated the works is unknown. :rolleyes:
05-31-2005, 12:23 PM
manker

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Originally Posted by Bishtawiman

Quote:

Originally Posted by keyser_soze

Great book as long as your aware that some parts of it were fictional, some of the facts were true and there is a possibility of it being true but the secret society bit of intellecetuals was made up.

What? THe secret society is fact.. But noone really knows what has happened to them. If they died out or fully infiltrated the works is unknown. :rolleyes:

The secret society of intellectuals bit sounds more like the Illuminati in Angels and Demons, rather than the Priory of Sion in the Da Vinci Code.

However, while the existence of the Priory of Sion isn't in doubt, there is some conjecture as to the validity of their message. Their (supposed) last Grandmaster made a mockery of their long tradition by making up a series of lies in order to promote the cult - and then admitting it under oath when the then president of France, Mitterand, became implicated in his duplicitous tales.
10-12-2005, 12:52 AM
worldpease

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Damn,
I've never been much of a book person,
but yesterday I finished readin this book (The Da Vinci Code) and I liked it a lot,
and not just the story, but the experience of ¨reading a story¨,
what I mean by this, is the way they tell the story, with such detail, some of the
stuff you might never notice on a movie, but reading is diferent.

And also the movie is coming soon,
there could not be better actors as McKellen and Hanks for theyre respective roles.
Im very exited about it, and I'll have to look for the documentary
you mentioned earlier on this tread, I believe I have seen it a lot too.
10-12-2005, 10:04 AM
Barbarossa

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Quote:

Originally Posted by worldpease

Damn,
I've never been much of a book person,
but yesterday I finished readin this book (The Da Vinci Code) and I liked it a lot,
and not just the story, but the experience of ¨reading a story¨,
what I mean by this, is the way they tell the story, with such detail, some of the
stuff you might never notice on a movie, but reading is diferent.

And also the movie is coming soon,
there could not be better actors as McKellen and Hanks for theyre respective roles.
Im very exited about it, and I'll have to look for the documentary
you mentioned earlier on this tread, I believe I have seen it a lot too.

If you liked that, have a crack at "Angels and Demons".

I don't rate his other two books quite as highly though... :unsure:
10-12-2005, 07:29 PM
maebach

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Barbarossa

Quote:

Originally Posted by worldpease

Damn,
I've never been much of a book person,
but yesterday I finished readin this book (The Da Vinci Code) and I liked it a lot,
and not just the story, but the experience of ¨reading a story¨,
what I mean by this, is the way they tell the story, with such detail, some of the
stuff you might never notice on a movie, but reading is diferent.

And also the movie is coming soon,
there could not be better actors as McKellen and Hanks for theyre respective roles.
Im very exited about it, and I'll have to look for the documentary
you mentioned earlier on this tread, I believe I have seen it a lot too.

If you liked that, have a crack at "Angels and Demons".

I don't rate his other two books quite as highly though... :unsure:

Everyone I know say that Angels and Demons is better than Da Vinci Code.
10-15-2005, 09:30 AM
Nigi

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I've read the book and now i'm waiting for the movie :-)
10-15-2005, 02:16 PM
maebach

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Nigi

I've read the book and now i'm waiting for the movie :-)

movies usually based on books arent that amazing
10-17-2005, 08:37 AM
Barbarossa

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Originally Posted by maebach

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nigi

I've read the book and now i'm waiting for the movie :-)

movies usually based on books arent that amazing

...but not always, so why the pessimism? :huh:

I too am waiting for the movie. ;)

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