Angels & Demons
Extended Edition
From the Author of "The Da Vinci Code"
When Harvard religious expert Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati—the most powerful underground organization in history—he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization's most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra (Aylet Zurer), a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican's only hope for survival.
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Okay Movie - TheTruthIsOutThere
This movie was entertaining, but I didn't find it to be a great movie. Just like the first movie, the story books are actually much better. Tom Hanks is a great actor and he makes any movie he's in worth watching. But I would rate his earlier movies much higher than this series.Made me think - Lynnette
This was a cerebral movie without making me tired. I enjoyed the twists and turns, and the acting is excellent! While perhaps the ending was a little far-fetched, I certainly didn't see it coming. I enjoyed the Catholic references, as I learned a great deal from the movie. Great pick!Professor Langdon Saves The Vatican From Itself - revsdd
Where "The Da Vinci Code" came across as a deliberate attempt to call religion and especially the Catholic Church into question, this takes a much broader approach. It makes sure that some of the evils of religion are portrayed, but at the same time it's made clear that these are the evils of men rather than evils by which to judge either God or faith.
The basis of the story is the so-called "God particle," and deals with the attempts of scientists to recreate the moment of creation. Having succeeded in that, what results is a particle of immense destructive power which is seized by the "Illuminati" - a somewhat shady society which this movie portrays as a quasi-terrorist organization acting against the Roman Catholic Church - and used as a threat to blow up the Vatican during a conclave to select a new pope. This becomes a sort of Vatican cloak and dagger movie. Four cardinals are kidnapped by the group, who leave clues as to what will happen, and there's a limited amount of time before the bomb blows up, so this becomes a stereotypical (but well done) countdown movie, where you're pretty sure everything will work out in the end, but you're not sure how you'll get there. To unravel the puzzle, the Vatican (somewhat unconvincingly, given his history) calls upon the "religious symbologist" Robert Langdon (again played by Tom Hanks.) You can't really be sure who's on what side until the very end of the movie, and some of the twists that take place as the movie nears its end took me completely by surprise.
Things got a bit silly from the point of the parachuting priest onward, but it was decent fun. The use of irony made this movie work for me, as in the end Langdon is identified (over his own objections) as one sent by God to save the church from itself. The move seemed well summed up by cardinal Strauss' line: "religion is flawed because man is flawed." I liked this more than I liked "The Da Vinci Code."
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Okay Movie - TheTruthIsOutThere
This movie was entertaining, but I didn't find it to be a great movie. Just like the first movie, the story books are actually much better. Tom Hanks is a great actor and he makes any movie he's in worth watching. But I would rate his earlier movies much ...Made me think - Lynnette
This was a cerebral movie without making me tired. I enjoyed the twists and turns, and the acting is excellent! While perhaps the ending was a little far-fetched, I certainly didn't see it coming. I enjoyed the Catholic references, as I learned a great ...Professor Langdon Saves The Vatican From Itself - revsdd
Where "The Da Vinci Code" came across as a deliberate attempt to call religion and especially the Catholic Church into question, this takes a much broader approach. It makes sure that some of the evils of religion are portrayed, but at the same time it's made ...