

Product Description Thriller based on the best-selling novel by Dan Brown. When respected American religious symbology expert Dr. Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned to the Louvre by the French version of the FBI, led by Captain Bezu Fache (Jean Reno), he soon discovers that he is the prime suspect for the murder of a historian Langdon had been scheduled to meet with. Assisted by a French cryptographer and government agent named Sophie (Audrey Tautou), Langdon is challenged to decipher a chain of cryptic codes and puzzles, all the while trying to stay ahead of Fache's lawmen in a chase through the Louvre, and out into the Parisian cityscape, and finally across the channel to England. Can Langdon and Sophie decipher the nature of a secret dating back to Leonardo Da Vinci and earlier before those responsible for the historian's murder add them to their hit list? desertcart.co.uk Review Critics and controversy aside, The Da Vinci Code is a verifiable blockbuster. Combine the film's huge worldwide box-office take with over 100 million copies of Dan Brown's book sold, and The Da Vinci Code has clearly made the leap from pop-culture hit to a certifiable franchise (games and action figures are sure to follow). The leap for any story making the move from book to big screen, however, is always more perilous. In the case of The Da Vinci Code, the story is concocted of such a preposterous formula of elements that you wouldn't envy Akiva Goldsman, the screenwriter who was handed a potentially unfilmable book and asked to make a filmable script out of it. Goldsman's solution was to have the screenplay follow the book as closely as possible, with a few needed changes, including a better ending. The result is a film that actually makes slightly better entertainment than the book. So if you're like most of the world, by now you've read the book and know that it starts out as a murder mystery. While lecturing in Paris, noted Harvard Professor of Symbology Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned to the Louvre by French police help decipher a bizarre series of clues left at the scene of the murder of the chief curator, Jacques Sauniere. Enter Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), gifted cryptologist and Sauniere's granddaughter. Neveu and Langdon are forced to team up to solve the mystery, and from there the story is propelled across Europe as it balloons into a modern-day mini-quest for the Holy Grail, complete with alternative theories about the life of Christ, ancient secret societies headed by historical figures like Leonardo Da Vinci, secret codes, conniving bishops, daring escapes, car chases, and, of course, a murderous albino monk controlled by a secret master who calls himself "The Teacher." Taken solely as a mystery thriller, the movie almost works--despite some gaping holes--mostly just because it keeps moving forward at the breakneck pace set in the book. Brown's greatest trick might have been to have the entire story take place in a day so that the action is forced to keep going, despite some necessary pauses for exposition. Hanks and Tautou are just fine together but not exactly a memorable screen pair; meanwhile, Sir Ian McKellen's scenery-chewing as pivotal character Sir Leigh Teabing is just what the film needs to keep it from taking itself too seriously. In the end, this hit movie is just like a good roller-coaster ride: try not to think too much about it--just sit back and enjoy the trip. --Daniel Vancini, desertcart.com Review: Superb film - Superb film, never gets old Review: Dvd - All good thanks
| ASIN | B000BYAELU |
| Actors | Alfred Molina, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Paul Bettany, Tom Hanks |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 - 2.35:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 32,212 in DVD & Blu-ray ( See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray ) 2,926 in Crime (DVD & Blu-ray) 4,011 in Thriller (DVD & Blu-ray) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,292) |
| Director | Ron Howard |
| Dubbed: | Czech, Italian |
| Is discontinued by manufacturer | No |
| Language | English |
| Media Format | PAL |
| Number of discs | 2 |
| Package Dimensions | 18.03 x 13.76 x 1.48 cm; 80 g |
| Producers | Brian Grazer, John Calley |
| Release date | 16 Oct. 2006 |
| Run time | 2 hours and 29 minutes |
| Studio | Sony Pictures Home Ent.UK |
| Subtitles: | Czech, Dutch, English, English, Hindi, Italian |
| Writers | Akiva Goldsman |
B**I
Superb film
Superb film, never gets old
J**E
Dvd
All good thanks
S**Y
Strong conceptual mystery that leaves you to your own opinion
After a suspicious murder at the Louvre, Symbologist Robert Langdon (Hanks) and detective Sophie Neveu (Tautou) are on the run whilst they attempt to uncover the mystery of the Holy Grail. Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code broke barriers with audiences all over the world for its unashamed approach to religion and the concept of what the Holy Grail truly is amongst the ongoing battle between Opus Dei, The Church and the Priory of Sion. Brown certainly has sparked hefty debates but a film adaptation was always inevitable and when released, it caused as much as a storm as when the book was released. The storm that came with this in 2006 was an ashamed feeling of disapprove for the way director Ron Howard and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman approached this astonishing story. This was banned in numerous countries for its strong opinions and depictions of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene but the uproar came for the film itself. Badly made, unfaithful to source material and atrociously acted and directed, Da Vinci fell into the category of the world's worst blockbusters. Personally, amongst all the negativity, I rather enjoyed watching two fine actors looking to solve a delicate mystery. There is no doubt that whatever your beliefs, the book is well scripted with a sharp and intriguing motive to keep you hooked right till the shocking finale. Even the long winded debates were interesting as we learnt of different groups in Christianity and the film took all the heavy ideologies onboard in an attempt to portray the book as was written. At two and a half hours, this film somehow leaves out a vast majority of debated conceptual significance but the importance is all relative come the end. For someone who enjoyed the book, I find the simple explanation as to why this movie "failed" is that it leaves out this hefty amount of debate. Tom Hanks was criticized for his blunt performance and sadly, the hype was right. There was no spring as there was in Big, no drama like in Cast Away. From the book, it seemed Langdon was a more spirited soul that exuded adventure but there is something lacking here. Tautou is buoyant and necessarily silent in all the right places gives a good pairing along the way with Hanks; one of the final scenes exceptionally sentimental. Ron Howard, who was also slated, delivers an unsurprising style of mystery. His continuous use of close shots for unsurprised expressions do nothing to help the feel of the film, which means the reliance is all on the plot, which is enjoyable and still exciting. Yes, it isn't the book but as with the Harry Potter series for example, we all came to our own conclusions and drew up our own imagination so it was never going to be perfect. Da Vinci Code is a good film with a strong conceptual plot that generates debate and excitement. 8/10
S**M
A thoroughly engrossing and intriguing film
Based on the bestselling and intriguing novel by Dan Brown, The Da Vinci Code stays wisely close to the book and portrays Brown's flair for combining fact, fiction and action into a very entertaining experience. Tom Hanks, as brilliant as in his previous films, heads the cast as Robert Langdon: a symbologist who studies the hidden meanings behind symbols and legends. He is accompanied by a very gifted supporting cast that include Audrey Tatou, Iank Mckellen, Jean Reno, Paul Bettany and Alfred Molina. Ron Howard directs this film with an eye for action, emotion and landscape and his sweeping shots and simplistic elegance make this film all the more engaging. Akiva Goldsman pens Dan Brown's novel into film and a good job he's done too, including all the relevant details and retaining the historic fact that made the novel so interesting and suprising. The twists are, if you are ignorant to the novel, suprising and the action is suitably stages and is never over done so that it undermines the elegance of the history behind the story. Hans Zimmer delivers a sweeping, epic soundtrack and his score goes a long way in making this film all the more brilliant. Overall, The Da Vinci Code is one of the most entertaining films ever made: it is intriguing, engrossing, brilliantly acted and directed and provides historic detail that is so interesting it will make you want to hunt for the holy grail yourself. Ignore the critics who are slating this film's historical innacuracy, and just sit back and enjoy this awesome film. Besides whose to say this film is not accurate, is there proof that the grail wasn't in fact a person and that the priory of sion exist? You decide, the book and film certainly made me into a believer. The extras are admittedly a little light so i would recommend buying the extended to disc edition that not only gives you half an hour extra of film but hours of interesting bonus features.
M**H
Great film with a twist and a good plot! Thanks. For. Reading
Well presented film With stunning visual appearance and great story line based in Paris francais with star studded lineup and Tom hanks playing lead role as main casted character
L**W
good
good
C**Y
another classic film
I have not actually watched this DVD yet, but will be latter today, I ve never seen this film before, but I have read the book and it is a very well known classic film, with some good reviews when it was first released, I m sure everything will be fine with the DVD never normally have any problems with DVD brought from Amazon and there has been a lot brought!!
A**H
A Wright Royal performance of Biblical proportions from T.Hanks.
An Amazing tale and the truth is there will be thousands of descendants by now. A couple of historic errors like the Senechaux used to serve the Pope's dinner on a silver tray paraded through Rome and then test the food first. Also Dan missed a few tricks that could have added gravitas to the story. Like Da Vinci painted 2 versions of Madonna and Child. One is in Paris, where they filmed and another is in London, where they also filmed. Mary and baby Jesus or the babies of Jesus and Mary. If you look at The Last Supper properly you will see two figures that look like ladies. A few word plays they could have used. Princess means Sarah and Sophie means Wisdom. Plus Andre Vernet in English Andrew Green is a great friend of mine that I miss at the moment. All Said and done excellent 1 million percent from me. Ant Xxxxx PS: AS he linked Jesus to the Royals he could have used the bible itself: King James version of course.
G**N
Great movie,great blu ray and good service.you cant ask for any more.
F**.
No viene en castellano pero por el precio estas pagando el steelbook asi que cambio de disco con la verdion normal y listo. El steel ests muy guapo y keds genial en la coleccion
C**N
Je recommande vivement cet article
C**N
Bien reçu en parfait état le blu ray 4 k en parfait état,conforme à l'annonce, un seul disque prévu dans ce boîtier mais VF présente.
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Über Dan Browns Roman-Bestseller "Sakrileg" (OT: "The Da Vinci Code") braucht man wohl nicht viel zu sagen: Über 50 Mio. verkaufte Exemplare, ein sehr kontroverser Handlungsstoff, von Lesern, Kritikern und Historikern heiß diskutiert, von der Kirche als blasphemische Literatur beschimpft... Diese Randnotizen sprechen für sich. Kaum ein Buch war in den letzten Jahren so medienpräsent wie dieses. Von daher war es nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis auch Hollywood darauf aufmerksam wurde. Unter der Leitung von Star-Regisseur Ron Howard und mit Publikums-Liebling Tom Hanks in der Hauptrolle wird der Zuschauer in eine Geschichte rund um Verschwörungen, Lügen und verdeckte Geheimnisse mitgerissen, verwoben mit ein bischen Geschichte und religiösen Thesen. Was für das Buch gilt, gilt auch für den Film: Es ist ein reines Unterhaltungsmedium, das der Leser / Zuschauer nicht allzu ernst aufnehmen sollte. Auch wenn Dan Brown viele historische Details in seinen "Da Vinci Code" einbaut, muss man sich immer im Klaren sein, dass er gerne echte Fakten mit viel Fiktion vermischt, zugunsten der Spannungskurve und der Dramaturgie. Hobby-Historiker werden mehr Vermutungen und Halbwahrheiten entdecken, oft auch hat der Autor gewisse Tatsachen mal schwächer oder mal stärker "zurechtgebogen", um die innere Logik seines Plots beizubehalten. Daher sollte man sich nur auf den Unterhaltungsaspekt und die Grundhandlung des Buches / Films konzentrieren und nicht mit Argusaugen nach historischen Ungereimheiten suchen. Wenn man sich auf dieser Ebene bewegt, wird man mit ziemlicher Sicherheit gut unterhalten werden, sofern man ein Fan von dialoglastigen Verschwörungs-Thrillern mit einem Hauch Mystery ist. Trotz der 2 1/2 Stunden (ich empfehle sogar die mit 167 Minuten noch längere Extended Edition) hält der Film eine konstante Spannung aufrecht und erlaubt sich somit keine Längen. Die routinierte Inszenierung, das zügige Erzähltempo, passende und gut aufgelegte Darsteller und eine insgesamt gut verständliche Darstellung historischer Zusammenhänge - in Wort UND Bild - garantieren eine weitestgehend werkgetreue Wiedergabe des Romaninhaltes, wenn auch gezielt vereinfacht und etwas verkürzt. Neben den typischen Thriller-Komponenten und gelegentliche Verfolgungsjagden, die für wiederholten Nervenkitzel sorgen, macht die Handlung selbst die größte Faszination des Films aus, denn eines muss man Dan Brown lassen: Er weiss mit seiner Geschichte - in Zusammenspiel mit seinen Ideen und einem provokanten Betrachtungswinkel hinsichtlich der Person Jesus Christus - viel Aufmerksamkeit zu erregen. Darum auch die hohen Bücherverkäufe und der weltweite Erfolg des Films (insbesondere in Deutschland). Grundvoraussetzung dafür ist aber, dass man etwas für Weltgeschichte, europäische Kunst und Inhalte über das Christentum übrig hat, sonst gerät man schnell an den falschen Film. "Sakrileg - The Da Vinci Code" kann wie bereits erwähnt mit einer interessanten und durchweg spannend inszenierten Handlung punkten. Desweiteren bekommt man viele weltbekannte Schauplätze bzw. Sehenswürdigkeiten in Paris und London (darunter den Louvre und Westminster Abbey) zu Gesicht, welche nicht nur möglichst schön und eindrucksvoll im Bild festgehalten werden, sondern zusammen mit der Handlung erst die richtige Stimmung erzeugen. Die passende Musikuntermalung erfolgte durch den vielbeschäftigten Komponisten Hans Zimmer, der einen mystisch-sakralen Score abliefert. Gerade zum Filmende sollte der Musik-Interessierte unter den Filmkonsumenten die Ohren offen halten, denn das finale Stück "Kyrie for the Magdalene" geht richtig unter die Haut. Über die Darsteller-Auswahl kann sich der Cineast ebenso wenig beschweren, da fast nur große internationale Schauspiel-Größen vertreten, wobei positiv hervorzuheben ist, dass sich keiner der Darsteller zu stark in den Vordergrund drängt. Tom Hanks passt wunderbar in der Rolle des Symbol-Forschers Robert Langdon. Er gefällt mir persönlich sogar so gut, dass ich seine Person bildhaft vor Augen hatte, als ich nachträglich alle drei Langdon-Abenteuer "Sakrileg", "Illuminati" und "Das verlorene Symbol" las. Frankreichs Sweetheart Audrey Tautou als Sophie Neveu erlaubt sich keine Fehler, was aber auch daran liegt dass sie im Vergleich zum Rest fast ein wenig zu unauffällig erscheint. Ihr Kollege und Landsmann Jean Reno dagegen kann wie schon so oft einen auf knallharten Kerl machen, was nicht im Widerspruch mit der Figur des ruppigen Polizei-Chefs Bézu Fache steht. Die eigentliche Krönung des Films ist jedoch britische "Herr der Ringe"-Star Ian McKellen, der als zwielichtiger Gralsforscher Leigh Teabing wieder einmal beweist, wie vielseitig der rüstige Mime doch ist und seine Qualitäten nicht nur auf seine Paraderollen "Gandalf" und "Magneto" beschränkt sind. Nennenswert wären noch Jürgen Prochnow, Alfred Molina und Paul Bettany, die mit soliden Leistungen ihre kleineren Rollen im Hintergrund ausfüllen. Ron Howard gelang eine adäquate Adaption von Browns Bestseller, der sich überwiegend an die Vorlage hält und sich an wenigen Stellen (u.a. zum Filmende) einige kreative Freiheiten erlaubt. Edle Bilder, gute Schauspielerleistungen und eine Filmhandlung reich an Diskussionsstoff versprechen unterhaltsame Kinokost. Allerdings sollte nicht zuviel Lärm um Letzteres gemacht werden, denn "Sakrileg" ist trotz Kassen- schlager-Status kein Überfilm, genauso wenig wie das Buch literarische Kost für die Ewigkeit bleiben wird. Dass der Film bzw. das Buch die Gemüter so vieler Menschen (ob Kirche, Geschichtsexperten oder Buchkritiker) erhitzt hat, zeigt doch wieder einmal, mit wie viel übertriebener Ernsthaftigkeit manche ein Unterhaltungsmedium verarbeiten, wenn der geistige Schöpfer eben Dieses ein (wenn man es denn so nennen will) "tabuisiertes" Thema aufgreift. Kleiner Hinweis zum Schluß: Für den Filmgenuß muss man den Roman nicht zwingend gelesen haben, schaden kann es aber auch nicht. Und wer schon mit dem Buch nichts anfangen konnte, sollte auch um diesen Film einen großen Bogen machen.
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