The Da Vinci Code (Two-Disc Extended Cut + BD Live) [Blu-ray] | ![The Da Vinci Code (Two-Disc Extended Cut + BD Live) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517CnF%2BECqL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Jean Reno, Ian Mckellen, Paul Bettany
Studio: SONY PICTURES
Category: DVD
List Price: $38.96
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Rating:  617 reviews
Sales Rank: 1386
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Latin (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 174 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.4
MPN: 16123
UPC: 043396161238
EAN: 0043396161238
ASIN: B000I2J2XG
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: April 28, 2009
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Product Description
The murder of the Louvre's chief curator puts his granddaughter, cryptographer Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), and symbols expert Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) on the trail of an ancient, mysterious society founded during the time of Christ. As the two unravel coded messages left for them at the scene -- including a treasure map that leads to the Holy Grail itself -- they find themselves entangled in a mystery that takes them from France to England, searching for clues in the very history of Western civilization.
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Critics and controversy aside, The Da Vinci Code is a verifiable blockbuster. Combine the film's huge worldwide box-office take with over 100 million copies of Dan Brown's book sold, and The Da Vinci Code has clearly made the leap from pop-culture hit to a certifiable franchise. The leap for any story making the move from book to big screen, however, is always more perilous. In the case of The Da Vinci Code, the plot is concocted of such a preposterous formula of elements that you wouldn’t envy screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, the man tasked with making this story filmable. The script follows Dan Brown’s book as closely as possible while incorporating a few needed changes, including a better ending. And if you’re like most of the world, by now you’ve read the book and know how it goes: while lecturing in Paris, noted Harvard Professor of Symbology Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) is summoned to the Louvre by French police to help decipher a bizarre series of clues left at the scene of the murder of the chief curator. Enter Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), gifted cryptologist. Neveu and Langdon team up to solve the mystery, and from there the story is propelled across Europe, ballooning into a modern-day mini-quest for the Holy Grail, where secret societies are discovered, codes are broken, and murderous albino monks are thwarted? oh, and alternative theories about the life of Christ and the beginnings of Christianity are presented too, of course. It’s not the typical formula for a stock Hollywood thriller. In fact, taken solely as a mystery, the movie almost works--despite some gaping holes--mostly just because it keeps moving. Brown’s greatest trick was to have the entire story take place in one day, so the action is forced to keep moving, despite some necessary pauses for exposition. As a screen couple, Hanks and Tautou are just fine together but not exactly memorable; meanwhile Sir Ian McKellen’s scenery-chewing as pivotal character Sir Leigh Teabing is just what the film needed to keep it from taking itself too seriously. The whole thing is like a good roller-coaster ride: try not to think too much about it--just sit back and enjoy the trip. --Daniel Vancini
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 An Awful Film!!! June 30, 2009
PUMPKIN MAN
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have not seen this movie, but I'm told that the twist is that Jesus Christ is not our Lord and Savior after all. THAT SUCKS! What kind of crap is that? I'm sure the acting is good and Ron Howard did a good directing job, but I'm a Christian, and I refuse to watch this movie! I would NOT recommend THE DA VINCI CODE!!!
 Great Movies, Great Books... June 25, 2009
Verve (Glasgow)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
After watching this movie, if you want to read something, you will totally love this new novel by Jayne Joso:
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THERE IS SO MUCH MORE OFFERED HERE! June 17, 2009
Richard H. Burk (Middletown, Indiana)
I own the original 2 Disc version of this movie, and I was so pleased that this new version offered so much more (around 7 additional scenes not seen in theaters or offered on the original 2 Disc set). Plus being in Blu-Ray the sound and picture are so much better. I would highly recommend this version to anyone who is a fan of the Dan Brown stories or this movie. It is my hope that when the next upcoming film (Angels & Demons) is released on DVD & Blu-Ray that it will include a similar set up.
 Seller did what they could June 14, 2009
Goober (CA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Package was sent to another address other than mine. efforts to retrieve were not successful. No fault of the seller.
Love that Blu-Ray DaVinci! June 1, 2009
R. G. Hesterberg (Cincy, Ohio USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you liked the movie in DVD, definitely spring for it in Blu-ray, it really is a significant enhancement to the overall DaVinci Code experience.
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