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The DVD extras on a film as popular as The Da Vinci Code should be plentiful, and this version doesn’t skimp. With over 90 minutes of special features, including ten behind-the-scenes featurettes, there’s a lot here to explore beyond the film itself. The question is, is there anything new here that we haven’t heard before, in all the hype, pseudo-documentaries, and controversy surrounding the movie, to make it worthwhile? For most viewers, the answer will be 'yes.' Essentially, if you like the movie, if you enjoyed the book, you will get a lot out of them. Just as the movie is intended to make the book come to life, the DVD extras should make the film come to life by pointing the audience into the world of the filmmakers, connecting the dots between print and film, and for the most part they do just that. The extras here range from the typical look behind-the-scenes to more in-depth features on the supporting characters, the locations, and the Mona Lisa herself. 'First Day on the Set with Ron Howard' features the director gushing about the opportunity to film in the Louvre and work with Tom Hanks again (the two worked together before on Splash and Apollo 13). It’s a short piece that doesn’t reveal much beyond making an attempt to share Howard’s excitement (with the 'Gee, I really loved working with him/her on this project' that you hear in every such featurette), but viewers might enjoy seeing how the stage was set up in the famous museum, down to the spike tape on the floor showing actors where to hit their marks. The Filmmaking Experience, Parts 1 and 2 further explores the creative and technical aspects of the filmmaking process. A Conversation with Dan Brown starts out feeling like a puff-piece (the man who wrote this book got started at age 5 with a story called The Giraffe, The Pig, and the Pants on Fire. 'It was a thriller,' he says.) and unfortunately it doesn’t go very deep into much of anything of interest. But on the other hand, this isn’t 60 Minutes here; it’s intended to give viewers a better sense of the man behind the franchise, which it does. Much of the footage from this interview is sprinkled throughout some of the other featurettes. Meanwhile, the character behind the franchise, Robert Langdon, is examined in his own featurette, as is Sophie Neveu. The cool thing here is getting under the skin of the actors to see how they approached the characters, knowing that most of the movie-going public already has formed their own ideas about the characters from the book. The most interesting extras are the featurettes that focus on the history behind the mystery. Or is it the mystery behind the history? Either way, the first one on the Mona Lisa, and the second featurette on the many codes and symbols that are hidden throughout the movie balance out the remainder of the extras nicely by demonstrating the sense of intrigue, mystery, and game-playing adventure that made The Da Vinci Code so popular in the first place. --Daniel Vancini Beyond The Da Vinci Code
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 Rating:  - questionsIt`s a movie, that left us believing Jesus Is so much more, in every way. Rating:  - Good movieI have just watched the DVD Da Vinci Code.I was aware of the fuss and bother that went with the film including one remark that someone did not like Tom Hanks hair it was too long! I cannot remember the last time I actually sat down and watched a film and was entertained. All religious/political reasons etc have to be put on one side and take the film as it was, pure entertainment and a jolly good viewing. I congratulate Ron Howard on his film, he has come a long way since Ritchie Cunningham on Happy Days. I just do not know what else to say about this film it was just fantastic and I advise everyone to watch it. There are some jarring scenes, including Silas' self-mortification and some of the murders--but what's a good "who dunnit" without some good murders? The violence and suggestions of violence are appropriate to the story. The shooting locations were excellent, the plot twists every bit as good as the book. Not sure why some critics panned it. I would say go watch the movie, form your own opinions and don't let any priest tell you what you should/should not watch. I would see it again. Rating: - EntertainingI particularly welcome the exposure the film gives to the denigration of women by the Catholic Church and the role of Mary Magdalene in church history. While The Da Vinci Code never reaches its full potential as a compelling work of art, it is solid entertainment that creates awareness of the differences within the early church and may spur people to read apocryphal writings such as the Gnostic Gospels and The Gospel of Thomas. Of course, the theory, first expounded in the book Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, is out of the mainstream, yet, it is not as preposterous as Roger Ebert has claimed. Given the paucity of historical records referring to a historical Jesus and the passing of two thousand years, it is no more implausible than many other theological notions, widely accepted as the unvarnished truth. Anyway, all questions are answered and you are not left hanging. Whether you agree with the answers is up to you. Remember, it's only a movie, and it's never too late to become a history buff and you can do your own research. Rating:  - Utter Blasphemy!This is extremely blasphemous! Whether or not it is called fiction is irrelevant. To even create something so disrespectful to the Christian faith is not worthy of watching. Rating: - Mission impossibleHow could it be possible to issue passable (a movie) with a void (the book)? How could be hold a plausible story with lies and illusions of forger? How could one hold an audience spellbound with pretentious juggling clowneries? How could it be possible to issue rythm with the flatness of the book story? Etc. Impossible? You've said impossible. You're right. The film was "mission impossible". The spectator who paid to see lost something more than his/her money, it is also impossible to repay ... the time he/she wasted. What does Tom Hanks, lost and misplaced in this film, who is so sensitive and true in "Philadelphia", fragile and tenacious in "Cast away", confusing of candour in "Forrest Gump" and so great in "Saving Private Ryan"? Browse for similar items by category:
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