Hanks blasts Da Vinci critics

This is London ^ | Tom Teodorczuk & Mike Goodridge, Evening Standard

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

You can add (if you want to, of course!) James Woods, Bruce Willis, Kelsey Grammar, Kurt Russell, and Tom Selleck. Conservatives all.

Don't forget Bo Derek, Shannon Doherty, my darling Sarah Michelle Gellar, and of course, Mel Gibson. ;^)

[Eastbound]

"Somehow I think Christianity will survive this assault."

Just a warm-up to test the faith -- to be followed by a greater test by the muzzies.

[American Quilter]

How could I forget Mel??? I'm so ashamed.

[FormerACLUmember]

That looks like a still from a StarTrek episode....

[Evie Munchkin]

The problem that I have with The Da Vinci Code is that it is confusing a lot of Christians who aren't well grounded in their faith. I have heard much nonsense coming from relatives who don't know early church history or much theology. The book is fiction, but it is hurting the faith of many Christians. I read the book and found it to be a poorly written thriller based on complete garbage.

I also studied art history in college and know that much of what Dan Brown writes about Da Vinci's paintings to be false. It doesn't take much research to uncover the truth.

[Choose Ye This Day]

I agree. While I have no intention of seeing this movie, and it may influence the...um...uninformed to disbelief, I worry that all the talk of boycotts aren't being counterproductive.

When "Last Temptation of Christ" came out, all the furor and hubbub caused more people to see it out of curiosity. I fear the same thing may happen here--more so, as "Da Vinci" is a more mainstream picture.

I don't believe the Catholic Church, specifically, or Christianity as a whole has anything to worry about from Ron Howard and Tom Hanks.

[madison10]

We understand the fiction thing. The problem is there are many who will take this "fiction" as "gospel" and never search for the Truth. Therein lies the objection.

[HarleyLady27]

Hanks best look at Tom Cruise....he isn't doing all so good at the box office, due to a lot of reasons, and Hanks best be careful, he might not do that good either....

For one thing, this is a slam at a Religion....and I don't care what Religion it is, Muslim, Protestant, Jewish, Mormom, its not nice to belittle a Religion of a believer...

We now have a Pope that isn't afraid to say what's on his mind, and I respect that in our Religious leader....I loved Pope John Paul, but he just didn't say alot on alot of things...this Pope is....and alot of people just don't know how to handle it, including Mr. Hanks....

[tfecw]

"Da Vinci Code - "Gospel" to 22% in Alberta"

What are ya gonna do? There is always going to be a portion of the population that's going to believe something that's been written down in a book.

[DManA]

Enormous difference between not wanting it to be shown, and not wanting people to waste their money seeing it. Can't remember reading anyone advocating for censorship of it We always knew there would be a segment of society that would not want this movie to be shown.

[Williams]

Pure gossip here but I have it from somebody who socialized with Tom Hanks that he was a total arrogant loud mouthed bore who acts out badly and has to be yelled at by his wife. I didn't necessarily figure him for it. I'm sure the incidents described happened, although there can be two sides to every story.

[DManA]

I think Tommy is fighting a straw man.

[A CA Guy]

Well, you could ask them what about a fairy tale don't they get regarding this movie?

Tell them Star Wars wasn't real as well.

[Siena Dreaming]

Hanks is best as a comedic actor.

I got turned off on him when he started "issue" films like "Philadelphia".

He's pseudo-deep and pseudo-wholesome.

[linda_22003]

I think we all know non-actors who fit that description pretty well, too! ;)

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

It's okay, nobody's perfect. Oops, I forgot Andy Garcia. See? ;^)

[Revolting cat!]

Tommy boy must be in on a cut from the proceeds...

[spunkets]

"If this were a film about Mohammed and there was outrage by muslims, I don't think we would be hearing the same thing from Hanks."

LOL! That's right. Probably just some gurgling sounds from the stump.

[AliVeritas]

Mr. Van Gogh would also disagree... were he alive.