I'm not going to review this one, this will
be handled by one of our Movie Night correspondents
who is standing by, live in St. Peter's Basically
from the Vatican.
Jory Caron - how are you doing?
I'm doing good Jon, I'm live here from the
pews of St. Peter's Basilica where I am about
to be ordained as one of the Pope's newest
Cardin--- no... no I'm not?
Yeah, I guess that makes sense - I have sinned
an awful lot in my life...
So let’s get right down to it and explore
this 2009 box office hit.
Angels and Demons is the much anticipated
sequel to the hugely successful Da Vinci Code.
Fun fact here, although Angels and Demons
is the sequel to the Da Vinci Code in movie
form it is actually the prequel to it in book
form.
But I digress.
Angels and Demons brings back Robert Langdon,
a Harvard professor of symbology, or symbolism,
whichever studies symbols, to solve the case
of the missing vial of stolen antimatter.
Robert Langdon and friends have to follow
a whole bunch of hidden clues to save the
world.
Now just when you think, I've heard that plot
before, the movie introduces the catholic
church vs. illuminati twist, oh snap.
Riding on the heels of the popes death and
the uneasy times of the papal election, the
Illuminati kidnaps the four preferiti, for
those not familiar with the catholic lingo
they are the four preferred contenders for
the popes seat.
On top of that prefferiti pwnage the Illuminati
decide to take their newly acquired speck
of antimatter and consume Vatican city in
light.
In lamens terms the illuminati are going to
use their weapon of mass destruction to blow
up vatican city.
They don't just want to blow up Vatican City
though, they want to create a series of solvable
riddles to ultimately thwart the attempt of
the church's destruction.
Robert Langdon, who knows apparently knows
everything about the catholic church, even
more than the catholic church, discerns that
the Illuminati are going to kill in the style
of Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water.
But I felt as though they lacked heart and
so the captain planet star of approval can't
be awarded to this flick.
This movie brought so much to the big screen,
It had History, mystery, mutilation, a detonation,
a car chase, and the beautiful face of Ayelet
Zurer.
Wait a second, Wasn't she in Munich directed
by Speilberg...
Tom Hanks has been in a Speilberg movie too,
What could it mean.
There must be a clue here!
Wait...
I'm just beyond the eight row of pews here...
and the eight letter of the alphabet is the
letter H - and Tom Hank's is last name starts
with an H!
Of course!
The clue must be buried somewhere underneath
my feet!
Jon – Ah....
Jory, implausible deduction skills aside - I
don't think defacing Vatican property is such
a good idea.
Jory – Listen Jon I need answers...
These movies somehow rope me into the mystery
every time.
Even though some of the acting was a little
too revealing and obvious and some of the
clever comedic one liners a little out of
place it still held my undivided attention.
That's what I thought about it - lets see
what you guys thought of Angels & Demons:
TubedUp909Part3 Angels &? Demons: A surprisingly
very entertaining college lecture.
Hanks gives a great performance (no surprise)
and it has a pretty good twist at the end.
blah22322 Angels & Demons was a good movie,
but it can get VERY slow.
Maybe if u read the book beforehand, the movie
will seem better or worse, but as a person
who has not read it, i thought? it was just
OK
deltoragal Angels and Demons was a well made
movie that I think many people who haven't
read the book would enjoy, but as an avid
Dan Brown reader, I was rather disappointed
in the alterations the producers saw fit?
to make.
That's what you thought, but did I enjoy it?
Yeah, I certainly did, and for that I have
to give it a “cool”.
I must know though, what riddles can I solve
by digging up the floor of this 400-year-old
church!
What mystery am I on the verge of discovering?
Vandalism or not Jon you have to understand
if there's even a remote chance that by doing
this I could save Vatican City, then I have
to do it.
Does anyone have a shovel!?
TubedUp909Part3 Angels &? Demons: A surprisingly
very entertaining college lecture.
Hanks gives a great performance (no surprise)
and it has a pretty good twist at the end.
blah22322 Angels & Demons was a good movie,
but it can get VERY slow.
Maybe if u read the book beforehand, the movie
will seem better or worse, but as a person
who has not read it, i thought? it was just
OK
deltoragal Angels and Demons was a well made
movie that I think many people who haven't
read the book would enjoy, but as an avid
Dan Brown reader, I was rather disappointed
in the alterations the producers saw fit to
make.
Thanks for that exciting review Jory.
