cosmosysMay 18th, 2006 - 15:57:04

After a morning of reading negative reviews (which seemed to stem from 1 or 2 critics opinions), my mind has been set at ease with your review. I think people took the hype a little too far, causing disappointment amongst those who can't just sit down and watch it like any other movie.

I shall be going to see this tomorrow and regardless of bad press, i'll be giving it the chance it deserves.

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DeeDeeMay 18th, 2006 - 16:13:13

Thank you so much for this positive review. Every other critic seems to be gleefully bashing it, perhaps in reaction to all the popularity and hype. I completely agree with you about the Langdon/Sophie relationship working better when it's NOT a romance (I thought that was one of the cheesiest parts of the book), and I'm glad to see that ONE critic recognizes the fact that some people enjoy words and dialogue with their action. This Paul Bettany fan thanks you!

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mandyMay 18th, 2006 - 16:36:44

I was very happy to read your review. despite all of the bad reviews I will be seeing this movie on opening night. I thought the book was wonderful and very entertaining. I have good faith that the movie will be too. And for all those people who are mad and protesting need to grow up and get a hobby, because at the end of the day,that's all the movie is,good entertainment.

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DianeMay 18th, 2006 - 17:05:50

Good to read an intelligent review of a film I am eagerly awaiting to see!
Ron Howard is an exceptional visionary, and the cast is superb.
Having enjoyed the book, can only imagine that the film will be an exciting thriller and great entertainment.
Thanks for the thumbs up on this film.

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DawnMay 18th, 2006 - 19:42:36

I, too, have spent most of the morning ready all the bad reviews. Then I happened across yours, and what a nice balance it makes! I'm not overly surprised that this movie doesn't at first thrill any critics. Ever since I heard that there was going to be a movie made, I noted what a potentially difficult task that might be. This book was intricate! Indeed, I wondered, HOW can all that information and detail be transferred to the big screen and remain entertaining? I'm no movie-maker, of course, so I figured that Ron Howard would just 'figure it out'. Perhaps he has; perhaps he has not. The book contained inifinite amounts of details and description, so that, IF Ron Howard has NOT perhaps achieved an easy transition, what of it? As entertaining as the book is, the movie (as a 'thriller') will undoubtedly be compared to Mission Impossible, also released as a summer thriller. Unfortunately, the STORIES can't compare, and should not be made to. Your review has given me HOPE for this movie, and I am again eager to see it, (having lost some enthusiasm after reading so many poor reviews). With all that said, however, it still remains that anyone who, after seeing the movie, wonders what all the 'hoop-la' was about --- read the book!

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nehad ismailMay 18th, 2006 - 20:57:46

The book itself is tediously boring, why should the film be any better. I shall not waste the time to see the film. Enough time was wasted on a tome of tedium.

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MikeMay 19th, 2006 - 00:05:54

Thank you for a great positive review! I've read the book and if the movie is even a quarter bit as good as the book I'll be very happy and content.

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spartanMay 19th, 2006 - 08:29:40

it sounds crud! but i still watch it and see what its like

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AntPMay 19th, 2006 - 18:33:42

I saw the film today and i must say i enjoyed it. The pacing may be a slight problem but overall i agree with everything the reviewer has said.

I went with 2 other people and they enjoyed it to. One had read the book and said it was pretty faithful.

Ant

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LukeMay 20th, 2006 - 03:31:26

I saw the movie today and it is nothing close to the book. This film was a major letdown especially because there were changes from what was in the book. The changes were not minor, but changed the story. I recommend reading the book before the seeing the film, you wont look like a jackass while talking to someone who read the book.

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