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Amelie to join Forrest and Leon in the search of THE DA VINCI CODE'
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I've never read THE DA VINCI CODE. I'm sure it's a fine novel, but I'm more than happy to wait for the big screen adaptation, even if it is again pairing Ron Howard with screenwriter Akiva Goldsman. I have no idea of Tom Hanks playing the lead is a good idea. I have no opinion on Jean Reno being in the movie other than Reno is badass. Now the rumor started by the AFP is that Audrey Tautou is in the film as well, booting Julie Delpy and Sophie Marceau from the actor's chair. I don't think that one has been confirmed yet, but I like Tautou a whole lot more than I like Sophie Marceau and I think Delpy is great, but Tautou has her edged out in the cuteness department... at least in my opinion. Once again, I have no opinion on this, except that Audrey is cute as a button and I'll watch her in any movie as long as she flashes those pretty brown eyes at me a few times. What do you folks think of how THE DA VINCI CODE is coming together?
Hi, there
Not a big event to me, because i'm truly fed up by all the noise around this book but just to let you know It's official now : Audrey Tautou has been chosen to play the french cryptologist character in Da Vinci Code. Since an AFP release yesterday it's in all parisian newspapers today... So after Amélie and Mathilde, the actress' got another first name in her résumé. From now call her Sophie from this book character...
Til next
Grozilla
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I would have preferred Julie Delpy.... I thought Sophie Marceau was already rumored to be confirmed...
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Jan 22, 2005 9:17:24 PM CST
Everyone in the world and Oprah is telling me to read this book
by pushthebutton
...which makes me want to read it less. It isn't gonna beat "Breakfast of Champions" (which I'm reading right now) anyway, with its illustrations of assholes and that "Dumb fucking bird."
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According to Comingsoon.net, Sophie Marceau is going to be Sophie.
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Good Bye Blue Monday!
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Or, if they want to be a bit more age-appropriate for Hanks, Isabelle Adjani. That woman hasn't aged a day in thirty years.
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A good tactic to tell people who recomment the book to you: say, "I don't give a shit about all that Catholic mumbo jumbo." Usually people agree that I shouldn't read the book.
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...because Tom Hanks hasn't been so miscast since "Bonfire of the Vanities." I like Hanks, but it's not the right role for him.
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i'm curious what makes you think this role isn't right for Hanks. It seems like everytime he's up for a part, everyone says he's not right for it and he proves people wrong. The guy has a lot more range than people think because they view him as simply a nice guy. I would just say look at his body of work, and you'll see more versatility than most are willing to admit.
... and as for audrey tautou, i'll go see any movie of hers as long as she flashes her brown eye at me a few times. ... that's what you MEANT to say, isn't it? -
Jan 22, 2005 11:36:37 PM CST
If I ever read that Quint actually HAS read a book, I'll shit a
by devil0509
Seriously, I think Moriarty's the only one on this site who actaully reads, and that's only because of his script reviews. Quint...turn off the DVD, pick up the Da Vinci Code (or ANY OTHER BOOK) and read it. It's kind of a cool thing, literature.
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Jan 22, 2005 11:47:18 PM CST
I agree with the above poster about this whole reading craze
by dented helmet
I don't normally give into fads, but I decided to pick up a book and try it out. It's actually a helluva thing. I started about a year and a half ago and manage to read 2 books a week, far more rewarding then movies. Let's see, Quint doesn't read, Moriarity does, and Harry pretends to read every book ever rumored to become a movie.
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The book IS entertaining but it isn't any great literary anything. It is pop-culture in a book. It isn't anti anything and it isn't Catholic more than its Christian and pro or con it just is meant to entertain. Dan Brown isn't a great writer by any technical measurement but he spins a good yarn, and there is no harm in that. Hanks is definitely not my choice, but hey, he can act. Delpy would be a good choice here, but it honestly doesn't matter much. The adaptation will be the whole key here. Can they manage to keep much of the content and intrigue intact or will film dumb everything down as to make the film "American Treasure: Europe."
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it's Harry Potter for adults.
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Jan 23, 2005 4:50:13 AM CST
Da Vinci Code reads like an Indiana Jones adventure. It is THAT
by sithlord_999
Geeks of the world: Don't be intimidated by the hype of the book, DON'T WAIT FOR RON HOWARD TO RUIN THE STORY- READ THIS BOOK- it is, without a doubt, one of the most entertaining and fast reads, a great, fluid adventure, you will not be disappointed. Don't wait for the movie- it would be a disservice to you. Tom Hanks as the lead? I'm not so enthusiastic about it. Ron Howard directing? OUCH! Akiva (whatever) adapting the book, OUCH! I have no hopes that this will be a decent adaptation. Actually I expect it to suck- I'm not looking forward to the movie. Why? I LOVED the book, that's why.
Geeks of the world, do yourselves a favor, and read this book. -
A French Julianne Moore. Sophie Neveu is supposed to be a knockout redhead, and Julianne Moore is.
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Pretty typical Ron Howard... da vinci code starring Tom Hanks... I can't think of a more American POS film. God I hate that book.
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I kept hearing so much about this book, from friends, news, history teacher at school, so I picked up the book and read it and did a lot of historical research on the Templars, the Council of Nicea, Priory of Scion, etc, etc, and found that the book was about 95% bullshit when it came to its supposed "factual basis". On top of that, the characters were bland and 2-diminsional and not much different from ones found in lame Left Behind-type books. The whole thing just devolves into a cheesy "worship the goddess" theme and the ending is so anti-climactic that I kept thinking that they forgot to include a couple of chapters somewhere.
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I suppose if Dan Brown had done it as a comic book or graphic novel, some of the illiterates around here might have read THE DAVINCI CODE. As it is, it seems kind of silly to have people who aren't familiar with the characters speculating on who would play them best. I've read the book and enjoyed it thoroughly. I think Tom Hanks is a great casting choice and I also think Julie Delpy will be terrific, though my first choice for Neveu is Irene Jacob.
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Follow the link from:
http://whump.com/moreLikeThis/link/03956
This, pretty much in a nutshell, is how the book goes on for a few hundred pages. I mean, how much of a mystery is it when there are only 3 characters? And you could see the reason Sophie was upset with her grandfather coming a mile off (with me all the while thinking if that were me, I'd be saying "Go grandpa!"). And how much of a secret society is it when 2 of the aforementioned 3 characters have long discussions as to detailed dates and places within their history, as if `everybody knows'. It's just a silly, poorly written book, that I can't believe has been in the top 10 bestseller list for nearly 2 years. -
JULIANNE MOORE? Are you F*CKING NUTS?! Julianne moore is a friggin Dog! Her face is all bony and yucky lookin'! I think Amelie chick is HOTTTT! Sithlord...you are gross...
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My vote is for Ian McKellen. I'll puke if its Anthony Hopkins. I am still strugglin' like hell to picture Tom Hanks in his role. Also, reading negative posts (Harry Potter Sucks! The DaVinci Code sucks! I am so much more educated than the other talk backers & above this site but can't seem to stop posting!, etc...) always puts me in a bettter mood!
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My vote is for Ian McKellen. I'll puke if its Anthony Hopkins. I am still strugglin' like hell to picture Tom Hanks in his role. Also, reading negative posts (Harry Potter Sucks! The DaVinci Code sucks! I am so much more educated than the other talk backers & above this site but can't seem to stop posting!, etc...) always puts me in a bettter mood!
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The story is ok but not all that exciting. Action/chase scenes are broken up by long passages about the grail history and the entire plot is really just a way to deliver a rather complicated conspiracy theory about the grail. If you've ever seen documentaries on the Discovery channel about the Templars and the different theories regarding the grail this stuff isn't all that mindblowing.
So far the casting seems strange, I really can't see Hanks as the lead. I pictured Harrison Ford, and I think at one point the book even says the main character resembles Harrison Ford. (I can't remember the guy's name, that's how little impact the book left with me.) -
Jan 23, 2005 2:06:32 PM CST
Underwhelmed by the book, and casting Hanks guaranteed that I wi
by oompa_radar
I'm sorry, but I can't stand Hanks, most of my peers are the same. Casting Hanks assured that the film doesn't even get my rental dollars. But to be fair, after reading this likely work of plagiarism.
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Jan 23, 2005 3:11:54 PM CST
I read the book. It's like a sepcial episode of Alias set in Fra
by mr. profit
Reno is a good chocie for the Detective. Hanks is bad as Langdon. I would have figured Viggo or Dennis Quaid. And Sophie was obviously Jennifer Garner, eventhough the character is French. But the way Sophie is, is like Sydney Bristow. Dont know how Silas is going to turn out without people offending Albinos. And the Catholic church is going to protest this shit. I thought a movie adaptation would not work, but National Treasure made a killing and it's a Divinci Rip Off.
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Jan 23, 2005 3:21:06 PM CST
And I like Hanks but he's just doesn't fit the description of wh
by mr. profit
Face it, Hanks is a great actor that people relate to. But how many women do you know that are in love with him the way they loved Mel or Harrison or Connery or Clooney? I don't know any woman who is ready to jump Forrest Gump's bones. And he's going to have to work out to pull off the minor stunt work required. He can't have his Ladykillers - Terminal gut.
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When I read it, he's the look I pictured... DEFINITELY not Hanks, nothing against him.
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And Dick Van Dyke plays the Cockney chimney sweep-cum-assassin, Rotten-arsed Jimmy Bottom-Burps. I haven't even read the book, but if I had I'm inclined to think I'd find all this vaguely fucked somehow.
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Jan 23, 2005 8:55:18 PM CST
The Da Vinci Code may be grossly inaccurate, have paper-thin cha
by floyd gondolli
at least it was entertaining (well, until the ending). Anyway, I'll go see it, especially since Audrey Tautou is in it (although there seems to be a lot of contradicting reports). Hell, I'd pay to see her read the book, in silence.
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...dig up peter sellers and make him do it!
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I kinda pictured Rachel Weisz as Sophie while I read it.
Still this sounds good to men, better than the other two choices. -
Jan 24, 2005 4:38:45 AM CST
Stephen Fry should be Teabing, hes portly, english and likes gou
by spacesheik
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Niles Standish from Crank Yankers. When I read "DaVinci Code" that is the only face I put with Teabing...and I have no idea why...but NILES STANDISH would be the SHIZNIT!!
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Jan 24, 2005 7:28:41 PM CST
I like seeing my name in the subject line! And I always pictu
by countryboy
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