Whilst doing some research regarding Ron Howard's new movie, I found out that its predecessor, The Da Vinci Code was one of the biggest International successes during the year it was released. So I suppose it was understandable that he would team up with his old buddy, Tom Hanks, to create an adaptation of the other novel by Mr Brown, Angels and Demons. I have to say that I found The Da Vinci Code pretty boring but seeing that Angels and Demons was on at the cinema last week I thought I would go along and have a peep to see what all the fuss was about. Forever the optimist I hoped I would be pleasantly surprised. As you might guess from a movie of this nature ...  Read the complete review

There is only one thing to do when you make a film that is universally panned, and that's to attempt to make something better the next time. The best selling novel 'The DaVinci Code' got its adaptation onto the big screen courteousy of Ron Howard nearly three years ago. After scathing reviews, and a lukewarm cinematic response, it would seem somebody is willing to give Howard another shot at the game. So its back to author Dan Brown, a fictional writer who is competent but mediocre at best, as he brings the latest of his novels to life. Professor Robert Langdon is called to the Vatican city when the pope dies, and his 4 potential replacements are ...  Read the complete review

"Angels and Demons" is a 2009 Movie adaption of the Novel ( of the same name ) written by Dan Brown. The Movie is technically a sequel to the "Da Vinci Code" which was also a Dan Brown book, however Angels and Demons actually takes place before the Da Vinci Code in Dan Brown's literary universe, the movie stars Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor and is directed by Ron Howard. -------------------------------------------------- The Plot: The European Organisation for Nuclear Research ( CERN ) begins the Hadron Particle Collider and creates in three vials the largest amount of Anti-Matter ever created by Man, all this is performed ...  Read the complete review

To be fair, having read the Dan Brown blockbuster book, I knew there was a heck of a lot of plot to be crammed into the film version of 'Angels and Demons' (which is a sort of a prequel to the book / film of 'The Da Vinci Code' in that it takes place beforehand, and features the adventures of the same principal character - Robert Langdon, a American professor of symbology). I also knew that the film versions of both books had been thoroughly panned by the critics when they were released at the cinema - a bit unfairly in the case of 'The Da Vinci Code', I thought, because it was a very watchable adventure / mystery / thriller even if it was a bit far-fetched, but then if  Read the complete review

This week Lovefilm sent me a couple of films that I have had on my list for while and to be honest when I saw that one of them was going to be "Angels and Demons" I wasn't expecting anything great. I had read the 'Da Vinci Code' by Dan Brown and thought the film adaptation of that book was awful in comparison and even though I had not read 'Angels and Demons' I imagined the film to be as poor as its cinematic predecessor. Thankfully my doubts were unfounded as I have to say I actually enjoyed this film and give or take a few niggles with a couple of things it was overall much better in my opinion than The Da Vinci ...  Read the complete review