Angels & Demons (Single-Disc Theatrical Edition)

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5 of 5 Stars rating for the movie version of Dan Brown's book Angels and Demons. This book is considered to be the #1 book in the Robert Langdon series as it was written before Da Vinci Code. However, with sales & marketing, most people assume Da Vinci Code is #1. A&D happens before the Da Vinci code. However, Ron Howard & team decided to make A&D happen after DVC in the timeline with several references to DVC. BTW, The Lost Symbol is considered #3 in the series happening after both DVC and A&D.The story opens at CERN with a group of scientists trying to create anti-matter in large quantities. There are references to finding the "god" particle. We soon learn that one of the scientists is killed and his eye used to gain access to the secure room with the anti-matter. One large container (magnetic enclosure container) was stolen.Flash forward to Robert Langdon's apartment where a Vatican police officer approaches Langdon to come to Rome to help with an investigation. Well, it is an active case with four kidnapped Cardinales who are to be killed one each hour leading up to midnight when a (anti-matter) bomb will destroy the Vatican. At this time, the current Pope has died (humm, maybe murdered?) and traditional efforts are happening to pick the new Pope. Oh, the four Cardinales are the four leading contenders for the role of new Pope. Why Langdon? Ah, the people claiming to cause this are the Illuminati of which Langdon has been working on a book about them.Langdon performs some quick research in the Vatican Archives to learn where to start the search for the Cardinales. As with Da Vinci Code, Langdon's search is lead by symbols and history. As he chases each of the four victims, he is too late for most.'The cool thing about this story is that it takes place within 12 hours of real-time. It is fast paced, exciting, good action with Langdon becoming more of an Indiana Jones with some of the action. The Langdon character is deeply and richly described and is likely to become iconic much like Jones.As before with Da Vinci, Dan Brown's deep research and crafting of historical facts and locations to meet his needs for the story is impressive. It is interesting to note that all of the Vatican scenes were created in LA as they couldn't get permission to film. Scenes of other locations around Rome were shot on-site. The detail and richness of the sets and costumes is amazing! Tom Hanks as Langdon is wonderful and he is well on his way to being an icon. I can only hope that Howard/Hanks are working on the Lost Symbol.I highly recommend Angels and Demons it is now on my favorites list. I specially recommend the Blu-Ray 3 disk set with an entire disk of behind-the-scenes materials.

Maybe it's just that I prefer the ending in the book, which is why it's getting a 3 star. But until the ending it's a good movie.

I admit that I have seen ANGELS AND DEMONS so many times over the years, but each time it thrills me just as much as the last.Tom Hanks is such an extraordinary actor, and his portrayal of Professor Robert Langdon makes the series one you can watch over and over. I love that in this one he is able to use his strengths, admit when he's wrong and do all he can to help good win.His struggle with faith is also something that makes this movie even more relatable, and the way he is "used" for a greater good is a reminder that we all can make a difference.Fast-paced, action-packed and full of great moments that you'll return to time and again, ANGELS AND DEMONS is a film you can't resist.

Although this was a pretty decent movie, I just didn't find it was quite as interesting as The DaVinci Code and Inferno.

After a visit to Rome we wanted to re-watch this movie and say "I've been there!" for the various scenes. It is a good movie even if you've never Been to Rome.

Rome was indeed the star of the movie. The visual splendor was a feast unto itself. A low key performance by Tom Hanks suits his role as the College Professor brought in by the Vatican to find the device which can destroy it and part of Rome as well. Several key male roles were quite well played with the only featured woman being OK. Admittedly, I am leary of any movie centered on a religion and its adherents, when those elements are other than a background to the story. It is very easy to offend if one is dealing with other than the Father O'Malley (Bing Crosby, a Catholic actor) or Father Dowling (Tom Bosley, a Jewish actor) type of character and setting. If one can take these portrayals of the significant figures of the Church of Rome as being what they are, fictional characters in fictional situations, the film will be an enjoyable 'where is it going to happen' thriller. I call it that since the theme of most of the picture is 'will the Tom Hanks character be able to find four kidnapped Archbishops before they are murdered' and, to repeat, a hidden bomb sufficient to do colossal damage.I cannot remember my reaction to the earlier movie based on a Dan Brown novel, The Da Vinci Code, so I cannot compare it with this one. Taken by itself, it is by no means first rate, but it is good and worth seeing.,

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Angels & Demons is a 2009 American mystery thriller directed by Ron Howard and based on Dan Brown's novel of the same name. As a film it is the sequel to the 2006 film, The Da Vinci Code, also directed by Ron Howard. The novel was published first and The Da Vinci Code followed it. Filming of Angels & Demons took place in Rome, Italy, and the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. Tom Hanks returns to play the lead role - Robert Langdon - as do producer Brian Grazer, composer Hans Zimmer and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman.Under the watchful eyes of Father Silvano Bentivoglio and Dr. Vittoria Vetra, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) initiates the Large Hadron Collider and creates three vials of antimatter particles larger than any that have ever been produced before. Almost immediately, Father Silvano is killed and one of the vials of antimatter goes missing. At the same time, the Roman Catholic Church is mourning the sudden death of Pope Pius XVI in Rome and prepares for the papal conclave to elect the next Pope. The Camerlengo Patrick McKenna (Ewan McGregor) assumes temporary control of the Vatican. The Illuminati kidnap four of the 'preferiti' (the favourite cardinals to be elected pope) before the conclave enters seclusion and threaten to kill one candidate every hour and destroy all of Vatican City at midnight, using the missing vial of antimatter as a bomb. The Vatican summons symbologist Robert Langdon from Harvard University and Vittoria from CERN to help them save the four preferiti and locate the vial.Although I had heard or read somewhere that the film adaptation of Angels & Demons wasn't as successful as that of The Da Vinci Code, I thought it was a very good follow-up even though the two stories are unrelated. I got this film as a Christmas present for my dad to accompany the Da Vinci Code DVD he already has, and he was really pleased to get it as we believe it to be just as good as The Da Vinci Code. Very highly recommended.

Excellent movie with a few extra minutes added. Picture quality is great too.

We saw the film on HD TV on sky and it was excellent. After spending a few days in Rome, we bought the film to look at the locations again.Obviously the story is the same but picture quality is not good. This was clearly some sort of low definition version, which really didn't look that good.If all you're interested in is the story, then go ahead and get this version, if you want to see it in HD, look for something different.

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I was a bit disappointed with this film after having seen the Da Vinci Code. There was so much missing that was in the book plus missing characters and it changed the story too much.I know this sometimes happens in films but with the Da Vinci Code it stuck very much to the book.A good watchable film but no where near as exciting as the Da Vinci Code.