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In Reply to: "The movie is handsome and hogtied and dour as a parson." -- Boston Globe nt posted by clarkjohnsen on May 19, 2006 at 08:35:00:

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it was called "two thumbs up" but I lost all my respect for them... this is turd.. - Mellson 11:59:21 05/21/06 (0)
Cane festival gave it a bad reception....
if you must know.. I love the book... finished it in two days...
no where near a scholar/literature type I am.
I am still mourning for this film...

Mellson
happy happy living...
More often than RGA behaves pleasantly. nt - clarkjohnsen 11:00:03 05/21/06 (1)
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- Why not post your thoughts on film? - RGA 04:22:59 05/24/06 (0)
  I don;t mind anyone who uses what other critics have to say -- even Roger Ebert quotes from other critics -- but view the film yourself, preferably BEFORE you read any critic -- have an opinion and then read what others have to say about it and determine if they can sway you or not.
  This applies to audio as well or anything else. If I went entirely by stereophile I would own a pretty poor stereo -- ooops already did that to a large extent and now sold most of it off. Like movie critics there is no degree for these reviewers to get -- they are not any better at evaluating movies than you or I. They may be better at getting words to sing on the page but that hardly makes their insight greater.
  The Davinci Code and many BIG movies like this often have more expectation placed upon them. Very rarely do films with high expectations tuly live up to the bill. Conversely low expectations can get an otherwise very mediocre film to be reviewed in a much more generous light. The Davinci Code has some pretty glaring plot serving devices that are beyond belief -- it is neither the great film they wanted it to be or nearly as bad as some critics are suggesting. It is an average scavenger hunt kind of movie that holds some decent entertainment value as popcorn fluff. I'd say wait for the DVD but here in Korea it is practically the same price to see it first run theater.
  Then again I may be more generous because it's the first movie in 3 months that I've seen on the big screen.

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