rockpile Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Have you read the book? Lots of action, mystery and suspense. I think there are quite a few surprises not even touched by the media hype. The hype centers around one controversial idea, one disputable relationship. How about watching a psychotic albino torturing and murdering three people (among others)? Isn't that gory enough? How about a guy who has been mortally wounded drawing pictures, using his own blood for "ink", and leaving clues to decode a secret as he dies slowly from his own stomach acids? Can anything be as boring as Tom Cruise in the third installment of a movie based on a TV series? How original. It turned out a lot of the "factual material" he wrote in turned out to be wrong anyway. So it's a made-up story loosely based on made-up facts. That's not necessarily a deal breaker except that the idiot author can't get his story straight on how accurate his book is. Though he does get more free press the more controversial it/he is. Unfortunately, none of that changes how friggin' boring the whole premise is. A conspiracy theory involving the Catholic church? Wow, fasten your seatbelts. Since we know this movie, like every other summer movie, is just a bunch of nonsense anyway, why not go for the summer movies where cool things actually happen? At least in MI3, we got to see Philip Seymour Hoffman implant little explosive devices in people's heads and then detonante them (resulting in a cool lazy eye effect that grossed out the girls in the crowd), and Tom Cruise shot down an airplane with a machine gun. And lots of other stuff exploded. And there was a helicopter chase. And a long action sequence in Shanghai. Or you could watch Tom Hanks pretend to unlock some secret code about the Church that everyone already knows about thanks to all the stupid hype. 693095[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 The first page of the book says" 1. The Priory of Sion is a real secret society founded in 1099. 2. Opus Dei is a devoutly deep Catholic Sect with headquarters on Lexington Ave in NYC. 3. All descriptions of art, architecture and documents, and secret rituals are accurate. I am not arguing with you because I am not qualified! But I would like to know what was "actually a lie". Can anyone help? First off, I read the book and found it entertaining. I think the first page of the book says something about how all historical information in the book is completely factual. From what I understand, that was actually a lie. He did indeed take a lot of historical information, but he changed a lot of facts to fit his story. Since the book "sounded" historically accurate, it is fooling a lot of people. I would describe it as pseudo-historically accurate in the same sense that a Michael Crichton book is pseudo-scientifically accurate. Anyway, I don't get what all the controversy is about either. What about the 8 million other movies that have questioned the beliefs of Christians? 692993[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 I confess, I like the X-Men movies! 693175[/snapback] X1 was good. X2 was great. X3....early word is not great but who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Tom Hanks is an L.A. Kings suite holder and attends every game he can with family. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little to the North Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 decent?... compared to what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodBye Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 saw an interview with him this week and he really seems to be a decent non-typical hollywood type, i feel the same way about ron howard. You never hear stories of these 2 stepping out of line, getting in trouble etc...they do their craft and move along to the next project. with so many jackasses in hollywood I view these 2 as what is good about hollywood. hey its not a sabres thread! 691460[/snapback] Yep, Tom is one of my favorite actors and seems like a good guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFerguson Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 The first page of the book says" 1. The Priory of Sion is a real secret society founded in 1099. 2. Opus Dei is a devoutly deep Catholic Sect with headquarters on Lexington Ave in NYC. 3. All descriptions of art, architecture and documents, and secret rituals are accurate. I am not arguing with you because I am not qualified! But I would like to know what was "actually a lie". Can anyone help? 693236[/snapback] Wikipedia entry concerning Priory of Sion in regards to The Da Vinci Code. I'm not an expert either, this just came from a quick Google search. There are entire books devoted to disproving the "facts" in The Da Vinci Code. The link I provided is just one example of how he changed some history to fit his story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Thanks. That answers my question. I was just too lazy to Google it. It also explains who is suing him and why. Still a very good story, though! Wikipedia entry concerning Priory of Sion in regards to The Da Vinci Code. I'm not an expert either, this just came from a quick Google search. There are entire books devoted to disproving the "facts" in The Da Vinci Code. The link I provided is just one example of how he changed some history to fit his story. 693406[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 I know (knew) Jimmy Stewart and let me tell you Tom Hanks is no Jimmy Stewart. Anyone else remember Stewart reading his poetry on the Tonight Show? He would stutter and stammer and Johnnie would be rolling on the floor before he finished the second line. Quite the character. I do in fact really enjoy Hanks. Not sure about his current role though, have to wait until I see how he does...15 years ago Harrison Ford would have been the perfect fit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 I like Hanks as well, but apparently the movie is a real dud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 I know (knew) Jimmy Stewart and let me tell you Tom Hanks is no Jimmy Stewart.Anyone else remember Stewart reading his poetry on the Tonight Show? He would stutter and stammer and Johnnie would be rolling on the floor before he finished the second line. Quite the character. I do in fact really enjoy Hanks. Not sure about his current role though, have to wait until I see how he does...15 years ago Harrison Ford would have been the perfect fit... 693470[/snapback] Wasn't the poem about his dog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Wasn't the poem about his dog? 693598[/snapback] It's been too many years, but I remember him doing numerous poems. One about his dog does stick out. Have to visit google today... <edit> Not a funny one, about Beau: "Beau" by Jimmy Stewart He never came to me when I would call Unless I had a tennis ball, Or he felt like it, But mostly he didn't come at all. When he was young He never learned to heel Or sit or stay, He did things his way. Discipline was not his bag But when you were with him things sure didn't drag. He'd dig up a rosebush just to spite me, And when I'd grab him, he'd turn and bite me. He bit lots of folks from day to day, The delivery boy was his favorite prey. The gas man wouldn't read our meter, He said we owned a real man-eater. He set the house on fire But the story's long to tell. Suffice it to say that he survived And the house survived as well. On the evening walks, and Gloria took him, He was always first out the door. The Old One and I brought up the rear Because our bones were sore. He would charge up the street with Mom hanging on, What a beautiful pair they were! And if it was still light and the tourists were out, They created a bit of a stir. But every once in a while, he would stop in his tracks And with a frown on his face look around. It was just to make sure that the Old One was there And would follow him where he was bound. We are early-to-bedders at our house-- I guess I'm the first to retire. And as I'd leave the room he'd look at me And get up from his place by the fire. He knew where the tennis balls were upstairs, And I'd give him one for a while. He would push it under the bed with his nose And I'd fish it out with a smile. And before very long He'd tire of the ball And be asleep in his corner In no time at all. And there were nights when I'd feel him Climb upon our bed And lie between us, And I'd pat his head. And there were nights when I'd feel this stare And I'd wake up and he'd be sitting there And I reach out my hand and stroke his hair. And sometimes I'd feel him sigh and I think I know the reason why. He would wake up at night And he would have this fear Of the dark, of life, of lots of things, And he'd be glad to have me near. And now he's dead. And there are nights when I think I feel him Climb upon our bed and lie between us, And I pat his head. And there are nights when I think I feel that stare And I reach out my hand to stroke his hair, But he's not there. Oh, how I wish that wasn't so, I'll always love a dog named Beau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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