Posted on 06/18/2008 2:02:22 PM PDT by kellynla
A movie adaptation of Dan Brown’s book, Angels and Demons, is now in production; it is the prequel to the film, “The Da Vinci Code.” There are reports today that the Vatican has banned those associated with “Angels and Demons” from shooting in Catholic churches in Rome or in the Vatican itself. This is important because there are scenes in the movie that are supposed to take place in the Vatican and in two churches in Rome.
“Angels and Demons” stars Tom Hanks in his role as Robert Langdon, the symbologist. This time he is trying to unravel a plot by a secret society, the Illuminati, to blow up the Vatican during a papal conclave.
Catholic League president Bill Donohue defended the Vatican today:
“We are delighted that Ron Howard and his Hollywood minions have been denied the opportunity to exploit the Catholic Church again. Any movie about Catholicism which draws on the specious work of Dan Brown is bound to offend Catholic sensibilities, so it was only fitting that Howard was shown the gate.
“According to Brown, his latest effort purports to reveal ‘a lot of inside information about the Vatican’ that is ‘unflattering.’ Right away we know he’s playing fast and loose: How would he have access to ‘inside information about the Vatican’? Moreover, it goes without saying that anything he writes about the Catholic Church would be ‘unflattering,’ so much so that it explains his defensiveness. ‘It’s certainly not an anti-Catholic book,’ he says. Could it be pro-Catholic?
“Just as revealing is Brown’s comment that ‘Separating Illuminati fact from fiction can be difficult on account of the massive quantities of misinformation that has been generated about the brotherhood.’ This is vintage Brown: mix fact and fiction together, stir well, and throw the stew on the screen. Then hope the gullible bite.
“In any event, Howard will now have to drop a few dimes to find some other churches to rip off.”
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Opie, Andy’s gonna give you a whuppin’ for dissing the Great Almighty, and aunt Bea might get some licks in herself!
Yep! That’s my take as well. Frankly, I’m not a big fan of Catholicism, but I don’t like these efforts to trash the church.
It reminds me of the theory relating to Hitler’s moves in Germany. He came after a number of groups, but some folks didn’t oppose him. And when he came after them there was nobody left to defend them.
If Opie and Hanks can focus on one religion and trash it, what’s to stop them from doing it to others, or all religion?
I’ll take a pass on this nonsense.
Personally, I think ALL actors are “overrated.” LOL
Certainly not worth the present day price of a ticket.
If they want to protest the war & protest the military;
they won’t be able to do it on my money, thank you.
Semper Fi,
Kelly
“Tom Hanks is WAY overrated.”
If you mean as an actor and director, you and I differ considerably. He is awesome. Robin Williams is the over-rated one.
If they remade GOING MY WAY today, Father O’Malley would be molesting the choirboys, and Ingrid Bergman’s nun would be a lesbian Wiccan demanding to be made a priestess.
Classic Opie got bell run by Vatican LOL!
Don’t forget John Wayne too he did start in last Duke movie THE SHOOTIST
Little Opie Cunningham! You need to go back to making funny movies.
These are not Happy Days for Ronnie Howard.
They should be banned from filming in any Catholic church in the world.
Leave it to a liberal to think any organization should offer up its facilities for the purposes of shooting a movie that disparages that organization. I'm quite sure the libs in Hollyweird are just aghast that the Catholic Church would take such a position.
Well he DID have some moderate success in college sex comedies and on tv with Bosom Buddies.
That being said: While he was terribly overrated in the terribly overrated Forrest Gump, he was fantastic in Cast Away, a superior film. Robert Zemeckis is hit and miss, but when he hits, it's a home run.
Salman Rushdie might be able to help with the script.
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