two thumbs up for The Da Vinci Code AND two thumbs up for the audience!

[luvflorida]

I just got back from seeing The Da Vinci Code. DO NOT listen to the critics. Go and make up your own mind.

We really enjoyed the movie. My husband, DD15, and I had read the book, but DS25 had not. Didn't matter. All of us liked the movie. After all the talk about Tom Hanks in the role of Robert Langdon, and all the focus on his hair, I have to say that he was great in the role. Yes, I've seen better hair, but it didn't detract from his performance or the movie.

There were several times during the movie, (and I don't think I'm giving anything away by saying this), when we were almost jolted out of our seats, and there were several times when the audience gasped out loud.

The only thing that bothered me was that the movie changed a few important details from the book. I didn't really see the need for that. My daughter was particularily upset about this but she did say that she liked the movie. Overall, it was a good movie, but of course, the book has more detail in it.

The movie audience was wonderful and that added to the good time we had! The theatre was almost full, and never once did I hear anybody talking, arguing, or wrestling with food and drink containers. There were no cell phones going off or people walking back and forth. We were a very polite audience!!!

 

[MagicKingdom05]

We saw it last night and thought it was great. We also had a great audience and our only complaint was that it could have been 10 min less.

 

[zagafi]

Eh, it was ok. As usual, I enjoyed the book far better. Tom Hanks, who I do like, simply wasn't "Robert Langdon" to me. He was just "Tom Hanks". Paul Bettany, however, was outstanding.

 

[nordkin]

We saw it this afternoon and thought is was great. The theater we went to had it showing on two screens every couple of hours and all of them were sold out. I am not talking small theaters either, each holds 400 people. The audience was great, this is the first movie I have been to in a while that people were not talking. I recommend everyone see it.

 

[smilingmouse]

I saw it this afternoon too. My audience was also good. I enjoyed the film as well...it was better than I expected after reading the reviews.

 

[darrose]

I cant wait to see it. Hopefully, over the holiday weekend.

 

[luvflorida]

I saw it this afternoon too. My audience was also good. I enjoyed the film as well...it was better than I expected after reading the reviews.

The movie critic in our Sunday newspaper, The Maine Sunday Telegram, gave The Da Vinci Code three and a half stars out of a maximum of four. Nice to see not all critics are giving it a bad review.

 

[damo]

I'd give it a one thumb up. I thought Tom Hanks did a very average job and I hated the visual history lessons. I thought it had some really good moments but there was just too much cheese.

I did really enjoy the previews of POTC and Miami Vice!!!

 

[luvflorida]

I did really enjoy the previews of POTC and Miami Vice!!!

I was hoping to see previews of POTC, but they didn't show any! Now that I think about it, I'm not even sure they showed ANY previews. Usually you have to sit through numerous previews, but all I remember seeing last night were Coke advertisements. It seemed like the movie started pretty quickly.

 

[PrincessCLM]

I was hoping to see previews of POTC, but they didn't show any! Now that I think about it, I'm not even sure they showed ANY previews. Usually you have to sit through numerous previews, but all I remember seeing last night were Coke advertisements. It seemed like the movie started pretty quickly.

I didn't get to see the POTC preview either I have to agree that the movie wasn't as bad as the critics made it out to be.