Da Vinci Code on film

[Elf Witch]

So, I really liked the Cryptex they portrayed in the movie. They are apparently the hot selling thing right now. I can see putting one in a D&D game

Our Shadowrun GM after seeing the movie said to expect to see things from the movie added to the game.

I also liked the Cryptex and I would like to own one do you know where they are selling them?

 

[Taelorn76]

I seem to remember this coming up before, but I don't remember seeing an answer.

In the movie there was only one codex. But I seem to remember 2 in the book. The first one the code was Sophie, IIRC, then the second was apple.

I'm in the process of moving so my copy is packed away.

 

[John Q. Mayhem]

LOL!!!

Can't believe I typed that!

But ideed, Batman Baggins sounds great, specially with his faithful butler Alfred Gamgee, trying to free Shire City from his archnemesis, Joklum!

 

[bolen]

I heard the movie was boring, is that true?

A freind of mine told me that the book although poorly written (I am talking about his writing ablility here not anything about the story); it is a real page turner of a story. So saying the movie is boring is a big slam. Am I way off base here? I have not seen the movie but if it a good thriller, I am game.

 

[Vocenoctum]

Our Shadowrun GM after seeing the movie said to expect to see things from the movie added to the game.

I also liked the Cryptex and I would like to own one do you know where they are selling them?

It's funny, since reading Black Madonna (the SR book from a decade ago with the Davinci Code plot basically, but IE's instead) is the reason that I would never read or watch the Code. What a horrible book.

 

[WayneLigon]

I just came from seeing it. I quite liked it, with all the twists and turns. Ian McKellan was great in it. I would not have beleived that was Tom Hanks, though; man has he aged since The Terminal. Surely some of that was makeup. If not, whew.

I liked the codes, the multiple clues, the various interpretations of the Rose Line. I was sure I knew what code he put into the Cryptex, but I was wrong :/ I thought 'the orb' would be

Spoiler

Venus

.

 

[Bront]

I just got back from seeing it. I thought it was decent. Not great thou. I have not read the book. IMO it could have used some kind of action closer to the end of the film. I also thought that Hanks' character

Spoiler

Should have go right to the US embassy once he found the tracking device in his pocket and through the cops off. I am glad thet they did not do the standard hollywood end of having Hanks and the girl hook up at the end.

FYI, they did, the french police were at the gate blocking it.

I did enjoy the film, having not read the book. It wasn't the most suspenseful film, but it did make you think while looking at a few of the clues to try to figure them out. I did connect a few of the points in my head thanks to the visual cues.

I actualy liked the ending, closing things off as Langdon can assume his new role as a guardian, without the heir knowing.

Honestly, my biggest problem is the issue of what does being the decendant of Mary Magdolin prove? It's the father that matters, his DNA is a different issue. Even then, I don't see how the revelation ruins the church if he did have a sun. But, to discuss it more would go into religion.

But, overlooking a few things is part of enjoying a movie. Very interesting conspiracy film.

 

[Bront]

I was sure I knew what code he put into the Cryptex, but I was wrong :/ I thought 'the orb' would be

Spoiler

Venus

.

Yeah, that's what I came up with, but he mentions that it can't be that earlier when he says they're all represented except for a few

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moons

, which also would have been a good answer.

 

[FoxWander]

Just came back from the movie myself. I thought it was a decent suspense flick. It wasn't "great cinema" and certainly not Oscar material- but it was an enjoyable use of my time. For those who have seen/read one or the other, or neither, and are wondering how the film compares to the movie- pretty much everything in the book is in the movie. The use of "flashbacks" and visual tricks during the necessary exposition and puzzle solving sequences kept those scenes from being a complete bore. I was disappointed in how wooden Hanks played Langdon, but, if I remember the book correctly, I think that might be an accurate portrayal of the character.

Overall, it's worth the ticket price- but then, I caught the matinee.

Incidentally, for those wanting a real cryptex, they can be bought at the following sites...
The Noble Collection
The Cryptex
Cryptex Security Boxes

 

[Mistwell]

Our Shadowrun GM after seeing the movie said to expect to see things from the movie added to the game.

I also liked the Cryptex and I would like to own one do you know where they are selling them?

The nicest ones seem to be from here:

http://www.cryptex.org/

But they are quite expensive.

This one is good:

http://www.noblecollection.com/catalog/product.cfm?id=NN5335 &catid=0

And this place lets you make your own:

http://www.flying-pig.co.uk/pagesv/combination.html