Hopefullly this will wipe the smirks off these arrogant Hollywood jerks' faces....
Posted on 05/16/2006 6:06:33 PM PDT by blogblogginaway
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Journalists gave eagerly awaited film "The Da Vinci Code" a cool reception at its first press screening on Tuesday, a day ahead of the world premiere of the adaptation of Dan Brown's controversial novel.
The release of the big-budget Hollywood thriller has already prompted a wave of protests from Christians across the world who believe the theories put forward in the novel are blasphemous.
One of the central characters suggests Jesus Christ married Mary Magdalene and they established a dynasty which elements within the Church would stop at nothing to try to cover up.
The outcry from religious groups in India, the Philippines, South Korea and the United States among others has made the film one of the most controversial releases since Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" in 2004.
The Vatican has led the offensive against The Da Vinci Code, calling for a boycott and even unspecified legal action against both the book and film.
While the protests have provided studio Sony Pictures with the kind of publicity money can't buy, the reaction at the first press screening in Cannes was largely negative, and loud laughter broke out at one of the pivotal scenes.
"Nothing really works. It's not suspenseful. It's not romantic. It's certainly not fun," said Stephen Schaefer of the Boston Herald.
(Excerpt) Read more at today.reuters.com ...
Hopefullly this will wipe the smirks off these arrogant Hollywood jerks' faces....
Another bad review.
http://www.variety.com/VE1117930534.html
Forrest Gump and Opie make a blockbuster thriller, not likely.
Well, the book's unreadable so that makes sense.
Why is Tom so big and Ron so small?
Le Bomb?
You lose Opie Cunningham.
It's an optical illusion: light is bending due to the gravity eminated from Tom Hank's ego and Opie Cunninghan's denseness.
Post of the day!! At least.
I would argue that Jim Lovell & his crews' actions, the book Lovell wrote, and NASA's loaning of the Vomit Comit was the cause of this movie's success. All the ingredients were there, Opie just had to not screw it up.
'A stodgy, grim thing'...
'Hanks was a zombie'...
Da Vinci "Code"
Still a good movie no matter whose "fault" it is. Maybe the same with DVC.
No twenty minute applause? They should have attacked Bush's administration at the end.
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