Da Vinci Code
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Fallibleone
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Post #11
I'm a book addict. I only have two types of book I will not read - romances and Westerns - so I've read it. My thoughts, for what they're worth, are that it is nothing at all special and you could certainly spend your hard-earned cash on something more worthwhile, if worthwhile is what you're after. If you're after a piece of throw-away fiction which is not in the least bit taxing and wastes a few hours then it'll certainly get the job done. The film - ditto. Despite being horribly biased about anything with my friend Sir Ian in it, I have to say that I was not impressed. Tom Hanks irritates me beyond endurance anyway.
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''''The man said "why you think you here?" I said "I got no idea".''''
''''Je viens comme un chat
Par la nuit si noire.
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Dans tes ailes blanches,
Et je vole,
Et je coule
Comme une plume.''''
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Post #12
I actually am in the opposite position. Read the book, then didn't bother with the movie after learning how badly written it was. That was a real dissapointment, given all the hype. As much as Dan Brown managed to get the church to do a lot of free advertising for him - it seems that all this was simply to distract from the fact that his writing isn't any good.Furrowed Brow wrote:Have not read the book. Did watch the movie for first time on DVD the other night. Completely under whelmed by it. Not a good movie for Tom Hanks, and the worst movie directed by Ron Howard I've watched. On average I read about one novel a year - usually when on holiday - I'll not be getting the book in any rush.
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Re: Da Vinci Code
Post #13It raised my blood pressure quite a bit because I was hoping it wouldn't join the ranks of the many, many movies that should be ashamed to carry the same name as the book... it did. Very upsetting.jjg wrote:How did film affect you?
I would also like to add that I read the book without being aware of the "hype" and I think that changes the way you feel about the book. I thought it was good. People who heard a lot about it before they read it didn't like it. It's like when someone spends so much time telling you how great a movie is and when you see it it just doesn't live up.
That being said, because I liked The Da Vinci Code I bought a few of his other books. They were basically the same book... even down to the bad guy being handicapped. Dan Brown only seems to have 1 idea. The one you read first is enjoyable, but then don't buy another one of his books. Near as I can tell, if you've read one you've read them all.
