[Caleb1411]

Almost unfair, it is. Like shooting fish in a barrel.

[bicyclerepair]

Sometimes I wonder about the intelligence of Americans...

not on Freerepublic though!

[longtermmemmory]

Its a book written for the leftist feminists who populate the chic bookstores and reflect on the ovarian symbolism of the egg.

The subtitle to the DAvinci code is "the emperor has no clothes."

[NavyCanDo]

Imagine the bomb this movie could have been if not for the attention brought to it by the public outcry to boycott it. The banned in Boston effect was in play.

[Catholic Canadian]

The only reason I find the Da Vinci code threatening is exactly because it's such crap. It's plainly written for morons, and the same morons believe it.

[adiaireton8]

Faith is the acceptance of things we can't see, after all, and the idea that someone would suddenly believe that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married just because "Da Vinci" actor Ian McKellen said so suggests a faith that probably wasn't all that strong to begin with.

So go ahead and cause those with weak faith (or no faith) to stumble. What did Jesus say about causing people to stumble?

-A8

[BenLurkin]

"But as a practicing Catholic, I find the idea of corrupt churchmen and Holy Grails far less troubling than the insinuation that any person with any cartilage whatsoever in their spiritual spine would find "The Da Vinci Code" the least bit threatening to their faith."

Threat to a Christian's faith is NOT the problem. The problem is that non-Christians are lapping up the outrageous lies concerning the history of the church and the divinity of Christ.

[Last Dakotan]

Blissfully oblivious to the controversy, I didn't even know what the book was about until a couple of weeks ago...

Not many reviews start out with the writer identifying himself as a moron.

[tallhappy]

But as a practicing Catholic, I find the idea of corrupt churchmen and Holy Grails far less troubling than the insinuation that any person with any cartilage whatsoever in their spiritual spine would find "The Da Vinci Code" the least bit threatening to their faith.

I don't think the issue is that it is threatening to anyone's faith or to anyone with faith.

[Arkinsaw]

Faith is the acceptance of things we can't see, after all, and the idea that someone would suddenly believe that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married just because "Da Vinci" actor Ian McKellen said so suggests a faith that probably wasn't all that strong to begin with.

Yep, my feelings exactly. It says "Fiction" on the spine. Anyone who's faith is challenged by a fictional work needs to rethink. More damage is done by the protests than just ignoring it, it shows a lack of faith in the strength of the faith to those watching. "Hmmm, if this fiction book scares them so much, then what they believe must be pretty weak." The Christian reaction has been of weakness. As if the 2000 year old faith is somehow in danger from a faddish pulp novel...bah. The faith has been through LOTS of stuff and survived.....wars, schisms, inquisitions, bad clergy, scandal, controversy....and has weathered them all just fine. This is not even worth mentioning and will be off the radar in weeks.

Silliness.

I will say this. The book caused me to go out and look up Mary Magdalene and find out various biblical aspects that I was not aware of. So in that, it did spur me to look up the actual stuff as opposed to fiction. Which is not a bad thing.

[Aquinasfan]

To call the thing a piffle is to insult piffles.

Unfortunately, 1/3 of the Brits or Canadians (I forget which) who've read the book believe it to be historically accurate.

And while the plot may be idiotic, the book addresses very serious issues and slanders Christ's Church and Opus Dei, while presenting Jesus as married.

Hopefully the box office receipts will drop as word gets out.

[returnofthemack]

I enjoyed the book for the pure entertainment of it. That being said, the movie was flat out bad. It held none of the same entertainment value that the book had (which is always the case).

[diamond6]

What the heck is a "kerfuffle"?

[Redcloak]

To call the thing a piffle is to insult piffles.

Mr. Papatola, where ever you are, you owe me a new keyboard.

[Arizona Carolyn]

I heard they are already casting the sequel.

[divine_moment_of_facts]

"IT STINKS!" They don't show re-runs of "The Critic" often enough!

[Mamzelle]

Yeah--it's stupid and just plain no fun. There's not one iota of Agatha Christie style, no Ian Fleming intrigue or sexiness, no driving or compelling plot to carry you along. No suspense. It's written in this lame sophomore-imitates-Hemmingway prose.

And the hero Dan Brown created is an idiot. For instance, this "expert" was surprised to learn that Leonardo used mirror writing in his notebooks. This is something any junior-high kid assigned a bio of LdV knows.

[Antoninus]

Hey, you don't have to be a genius to write a bestseller. The idiot market is as vast and profitable now as it ever was. The trick is writing a book that makes the idiots feel smart.

[Paco]

I read the book and loved it. I saw the movie and it was disappointing. The book is a fantastic read, an execellent page turner. I think the problem with the movie is Ron Howard. The movie lacked any sense of passion, mystery or excitement. It failed miserably to capture what Dan Brown wrote.

[capitalist229]

Dan Brown has confirmed that literature for the (m)asses can be very profitable.

"The Da Vinci Code" is Hollywood's response to "TPOTC". Hollywood always has to have the last Word.

BUMP