Let's Talk Movies: Angels & Demons

Been looking forward to seeing the movie ever since I first saw the trailer. Obi and I saw it last Saturday and was pretty excited about how it turned out. I just have to say that this is waaaaaaaaaayyy better than The Da Vinci Code.

I can't say I didn't expect slight changes in the story, though. I think from the moment I saw The Da Vinci Code and heard of news that they were making Angels & Demons, too, I knew they were going to jumble it up some. To make it more movie-friendly, I guess.

The actress who played Vittoria was hawt! Plus, a lot of noticeable faces were in the movie:

1. The old doctor (who wasn't a real doctor) in House Season 4 played the priest/scientist Silvano.

2. Bootstrap Bill Turner from Pirates of the Carribean played the head of the Swiss Guards.

3. The Captain who survived the rampage of the river spirit in The Chronicles of Naria: Prince Caspian took the role of Olivetti.

4. Ewan McGregor as a priest? Yummy. I won't hesitate if he says "Come to Papa" hahahah.

Again, I don't have their names, I just know what movie they came from. I'm too lazy to look it up on the movie's iMdB page. Hahah.

In terms of cut scenes, they shortened the part in the book concerning CERN. Also, they didn't include the fight scene between Langdon and the killer in the church where the cardinal died from burning. I also didn't like the fact that they changed the relationship between Vittoria and the priest/scientist. They were supposed to be father-adoptive daughter-colleage in the book. I guess it didn't hold good for the church.

I shall say no more. I want to, but I won't. I'll just end this post by saying that the book is still better than the movie. But this movie beats is prequel hands down. Then again, even with the book, Angels & Demons was a more exciting read that The Da Vinci Code.

Have you seen the film? What do you think of the movie?