Da Vinci Code

[DonCamote]

Fiction, period.

But very impressive it is, no not the book/movie but how they get some people to release some cash for it. Marketing at its best.

[Isuzoom]

Good movie...Ron Howard is the best!

[mazdamazda]

Ganyan nga ang ibig sabihin kaya nga di ba sa book nagalit si Sophie sa Grandfather nya dahil nahuli nya sya with other priory members doing a ***ual act. Naging part ng priory of psion ang ganyang practice. Kaya nga maraming nag-react kasi if you look deeply di talaga maganda message ng book.....that is if the reader has a high understanding of what he/she is reading. Tignan mo tayo na-gets natin yung ganung mensahe ;)

Yep... those are disturbing scenarios... it should have been omitted in the movie (and that alone justifies the R-18 rating).

[Isuzoom]

Hay naku there is nothing wrong with the movie OA and KSP lang talaga mga politico natin.

[swimstroke]

'Da Vinci' Almighty
by Brandon Gray May 22, 2006

Mona Lisa's smiling at the vast millions The Da Vinci Code reaped out of the gate as the publishing phenomenon translated into a theatrical blockbuster.

The Da Vinci Code divined $77.1 million from 3,735 locations, the second biggest opening weekend ever among adult-geared pictures behind The Passion of the Christ and 13th overall. Sony's $125 million adaptation of the Dan Brown novel that reportedly sold nearly 60 million copies worldwide handily marked personal best debuts for director Ron Howard and star Tom Hanks.

On the global front, The Da Vinci Code played nearly everywhere and claimed the highest-grossing foreign start in history, raking in $152.6 million since Wednesday to surpass Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith's $145.5 million from the same period last year.

"It's an amazing number," said Rory Bruer, Sony's president of domestic distribution. "Certainly with a property like The Da Vinci Code, you feel like you're in a really good place right from the get-go. When you look at films that have an adult appeal, anything over $50 million has always been an amazing opening. We had always expected it to be in the $60 million range."

Sony's exit polling indicated that 53 percent of the audience was under 30 years old and 52 percent was female. Nearly half of moviegoers had not read the book.

Controversy arose over Da Vinci Code's claims about the foundation of Christianity, though the Code crew stressed that it was a work of fiction meant for entertainment. The book's fervent popularity meant that Sony could sit back while the clamoring of fans and protesters did much of the publicity work—condemnation from the Vatican and other religious groups only played into Code's mystique—and the movie's critical flagellation simply demonstrated how reviews aren't the primary determinant in what people see.

The Da Vinci Code boils down to a conventional mystery given heft by its religious and historical subject matter, incorporating elements that worked for National Treasure and the Indiana Jones movies. Adult-appealing thrillers, though, rarely are positioned as event pictures—the popular ones open above $20 million and then show longevity—and few historical antecedents exist to illuminate Code aside from The Firm and Hannibal, two bestseller adaptations that had enormous openings in their day.

[BlueBimmer]

daming nagoyo! including me :D

[Eismann]

Congrats sa SONY and sa author ng book......they need all the money they can get out of this.

[jim]

money that i hope will help those who are in dire need.............

[kimpOy]

nagoyo din si Dan Brown, with all that figures Dan Brown was only paid 6M

[mazdamazda]

yep... nagoyo nga tayo ng movie... buset na PR machinery na yan.

[CtrlAltDel]

Haven't watched the movie yet. But I liked the novel. In fact, I liked Dan Browns style well enough to buy two of his other paperback novels: Angels and Demons and Deception Point.

My thoughts on the movie and the book Da Vinci Code:

It is an attack on one's religion, whether the author intended to or not. Consider that in daily life, not every joke you hear is funny, and you might react in a hostile manner. Some pranks played on you by friends can even enfuriate you. But why be angry and worse be violent when they were just joking, right?

If you can bristle over some harmless jokes and pranks, how much more for your faith which is more serious? Kahit ano pa po sabihin na ficton lang 'yan, it is portraying that Jesus was married to Magdalene. This is not so in the four Gospels which is the bedrock of faith of millions of people. To have your treasured faith treated in such a manner will sting. I was stung myself but I got over it. You understand of course that not everybody can be so tolerant. To get an idea why this is a big deal...

Imagine a movie work of fiction where the Prophet Muhammad was portrayed a janitor. Sa filming pa lamang siguro, suicide bombings and beheadings left and right na mangyayari.

And also some sector maybe so angry for the popularity of this book and movie because Dan Brown made a lot of money from it while irritating them.

Sa tagalog, nakapang-inis ka na, kumita ka pa. Paanong hindi magalit ang iba nyan?

Memo to Dan Brown, spread the wealth around=).

[Eismann]

Right on bro....maybe he could start with a few dollars sent to our pitiful kababayan in Pangasinan....the one posted here * tsikot a couple of days ago asking for some financial help.

[theveed]

May % naman makukuha si Brown sa sine, so the outright 6M isn't much, parang permission payment lang...

Laking tulong din sa Louvre yung book, laging attraction mga areas na binanggit sa book.

[oldblue]

the producers can give a portion of the proceeds to the Vatican. yun yun aggrieved party eh hehehe

[theveed]

Yaman yaman ng vatican eh hehe

[morrissey_05]

saw the movie last night. but i didn't like it as much as the book. maybe because i read the book first before watching the movie.

[morrissey_05]

saw the movie last night. but i didn't like it as much as the book. maybe because i read the book first before watching the movie. audrey tautou is real pretty though

[Isuzoom]

the producers can give a portion of the proceeds to the Vatican. yun yun aggrieved party eh hehehe

Tsiken ped lang ang millions sa vatican...I want to see Inside the Vatican movie kung meron.

[GlennSter]

[cutedoc]

read the book, saw the movie, one word...awesome=)


yes it does talk about the belief in religion, though thats the writers fictinional perception, however if your faith is that strong, no dan brown could shatter it=)

overall the movie is good, it gives a nice thrill and suspense, well, just like the book, though the ending is a bit shallow, indi siya climactic ending...

???bakit gusto patayin ng vault keeper si sophie, dahil lolo niya si saunier, bakit gusto niya kill saunier, to protect the revelation, kasi yun box ang key?