Angels and Demons

05-17-2009, 05:01 PM

Today I had the pleasure of seeing Angels and Demons, the prequel to the Da Vinci code. Once again director Ron Howard teams up with Tom Hanks to deliver the latest installment of the film series.

Professor Robert Langdon is called to the Vatican to help with deciphering the clues which lead to the re-apperance of the Illuminati, an old secret society which felt that science would always trump religion. The Illuminati has taken a powerful anti matter from a research facility and has promised to destroy the Vatican and much of Rome, Prof. Langdon teams up with the Dr. in charge of the anti matter research team in Geneva to uncover the mystery and stop the illuminati.

This was just an OK movie. It was nowhere near as good as the Da Vinci code. The first part of the film had me telling myself I hated it. Tom Hanks played a great Robert Langdon come to think of it — he never plays a bad part. This flick was slow to build, and quick to disappoint. Danielle and I both found it very easy to figure out what was going to happen, their was not much mystery to the story and I’ve never read the book so I went into it blind and still found it far from hard to figure out what was happening next. The ending took a decent turn I did not see coming, but that was really the only surprising part the whole movie.

Overall it’s a rental really, I don’t think you need to rush out and see it right now. It’s not the worst movie, I enjoyed it — however it was nowhere near as good as it’s predecessor.

King James · 05-17-2009, 06:49 PM

I've been looking forward to seeing this one. Having read the book I would know what was going to happen any way but I'm still looking forward to seeing how they captured the book, which I thought was excellent

Beagleone · 05-17-2009, 07:11 PM

I saw this yesterday and enjoyed the movie. I did read the book before going, so I too knew what to expect. Overall it is enjoyable, but I counted some 25 or so major deviations from the source material. I would see it again, probably on DVD though.

WildBlueSooner · 05-17-2009, 07:12 PM

I will be seeing this at some point in the week

05-17-2009, 05:01 PM	#1
Darrell Guest Posts: n/a	Angels and Demons Today I had the pleasure of seeing Angels and Demons, the prequel to the Da Vinci code. Once again director Ron Howard teams up with Tom Hanks to deliver the latest installment of the film series. Professor Robert Langdon is called to the Vatican to help with deciphering the clues which lead to the re-apperance of the Illuminati, an old secret society which felt that science would always trump religion. The Illuminati has taken a powerful anti matter from a research facility and has promised to destroy the Vatican and much of Rome, Prof. Langdon teams up with the Dr. in charge of the anti matter research team in Geneva to uncover the mystery and stop the illuminati. This was just an OK movie. It was nowhere near as good as the Da Vinci code. The first part of the film had me telling myself I hated it. Tom Hanks played a great Robert Langdon come to think of it — he never plays a bad part. This flick was slow to build, and quick to disappoint. Danielle and I both found it very easy to figure out what was going to happen, their was not much mystery to the story and I’ve never read the book so I went into it blind and still found it far from hard to figure out what was happening next. The ending took a decent turn I did not see coming, but that was really the only surprising part the whole movie. Overall it’s a rental really, I don’t think you need to rush out and see it right now. It’s not the worst movie, I enjoyed it — however it was nowhere near as good as it’s predecessor. Last edited by Darrell; 05-17-2009 at 05:15 PM. Reason: TYPO

05-17-2009, 06:49 PM	#2
King James Regard Me! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jim Location: Dark Side Of The Moon Posts: 2,565 Trading: (2)	Re: Angels and Demons I've been looking forward to seeing this one. Having read the book I would know what was going to happen any way but I'm still looking forward to seeing how they captured the book, which I thought was excellent __________________ Mob Herfin' Since 2006

05-17-2009, 07:11 PM	#3
Beagleone Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Between here and there Posts: 830 Trading: (18)	Re: Angels and Demons I saw this yesterday and enjoyed the movie. I did read the book before going, so I too knew what to expect. Overall it is enjoyable, but I counted some 25 or so major deviations from the source material. I would see it again, probably on DVD though. __________________ Whoever said "laughter is the best medicine" didn't have gonorrhea.

05-17-2009, 07:12 PM	#4
WildBlueSooner I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Feb 2009 First Name: James Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,322 Trading: (19)	Re: Angels and Demons I will be seeing this at some point in the week __________________ "To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory"-- Douglas MacArthur