Ok so from the DaVince Code author Dan Brown comes Angels and Demons. Ok so as you all know i dont read books so this is another book to movie movie that i didnt read. From what im told AD came of before Davinci. IDK. Ok so the time line in the movie series is that Angels and Demons takes place after The Davinci Code. The plot to this one is that an old school foe of the church, The Illuminati, are back and they are pissed. They seek revenge for the killings the church committed in 16sumtn.
The movie starts off with the death of the pope and then out of nowhere the 4 main cardinals that are the favorites of for the papacy are kidnapped! So the Vatican police goes out to Harvard to pick up Robert Langdon. Thats when all the shit happens. The movie runs pretty fast and is 2hr 20min. The love interest isnt hot but the movie was entertaining. I like Tom Hanks and Ron Howard and like Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott they make a great combo. This sequel, if you want to call it that, isnt as action packed as Davinci but there are some gun fights. Nothing Michael Bay. You guys will notice a TON of cg. Mainly water and buildings and statues as the entire movie takes place in Vatican City and well they didnt shoot it there.
Like i said i didnt read the book but i knew what was gona happen the entire time. Its done on purpose i guess. The camera work hints at little things that later reveal why and where. So the movie was predictable.
FACT OR FICTION
A lot of the shit in this movie that was said about the church and world and Illuminati were true and some was exaggerated and some was made up but it was all put together nicely for this movie. This movie is not intended for Mexican moms or conservative white ppl but everyone else should have a good time. Like Kevin Smith’s Dogma this movie is meant to be a source of entertainment so calm down all you religious fanatics. I’m catholic and see this for what it is. A movie.
History channel has a few docs out on this this whole month bc of the movie. check em out.
As for the movie…..um ill say its a toss up. If your a fan check it out. If you are casual about this then wait for the dvd.
-reviewed by
Albert
Tags: angels and demons, dan brown, robert langdon, ron howard, the davinci code, tom hanks