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Angels and Demons [DVD] [2009]

Tom Hanks , Ayelet Zurer , Ron Howard    Suitable for 12 years and over   DVD
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (214 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård
  • Directors: Ron Howard
  • Format: Subtitled, PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, Hindi
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.40:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 14 Sep 2009
  • Run Time: 140 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (214 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001WAK91W
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 375 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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If the devil is in the details, there's a lot of wicked fun in Angels & Demons, the sequel (originally a prequel) to The Da Vinci Code. Director Ron Howard delivers edge-of-your-pew thrills all over the Vatican, the City of Rome, and the deepest, dankest catacombs. Tom Hanks is dependably watchable in his reprised role as Professor Robert Langdon, summoned urgently to Rome on a matter of utmost urgency--which happens to coincide with the death of the Pope, meaning the Vatican is teeming with cardinals and Rome is teeming with the faithful. A religious offshoot group, calling themselves the Illuminati, which protested the Catholic Church's prosecution of scientists 400 years ago, has resurfaced and is making extreme, and gruesome, terrorist demands.

The film zooms around the city, as Langdon follows clues embedded in art, architecture, and the very bone structure of the Vatican. The cast is terrific, including Ewan McGregor, who is memorable as a young protégé of the late pontiff, and who seems to challenge the common wisdom of the Conclave just by being 40 years younger than his fellows when he lectures for church reform. Stellan Skarsgard is excellent as a gruff commander of the Swiss Guard, who may or may not have thrown in with the Illuminati. But the real star of the film is Rome, and its High Church gorgeousness, with lush cinematography by Salvatore Totino, who renders the real sky above the Vatican, in a cataclysmic event, with the detail and majesty of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. --A.T. Hurley, Amazon.com

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly plodding sequel 14 Aug 2011
By Trevor Willsmer HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Blu-ray
Considering how enjoyable the critically derided Da Vinci Code turned out to be if you didn't take it seriously, it's surprising how weak the slightly better reviewed follow-up turned out. The kind of film that manages to look at once expensive and cheap, it's a lot less effective than the first film - the casting is much poorer, the script considerably weaker (especially one big rallying speech) and the absence of flashback montages makes the exposition seem far more perfunctory than its predecessor, not least because Hanks seems so bored with it all for much of the movie. Even the literal ticking clock device that drives the plot fails to produce any tension despite the high stakes, the villain and his motivation fairly obvious through heavy-handed writing and a couple of strikingly unconvincingly acted scenes long before the absurd sequence involving an anti-matter bomb, a helicopter and a parachute...

Despite the location and material giving it the slight veneer of a mainstream Hollywood stab at a giallo (Dario Argento in his prime could have had a field day with this one), everything is more run-of-the-mill here - even the internal Vatican politics play like the kind of TV miniseries that went out of fashion in the 70s, complete with a feelgood finale that sees its medieval conspiracy theory proved a blind and its atheist hero firmly back in God's good books to reassure the faithful that God is in his heaven and all's well with the Church. It's watchable but uninspired, feeling more like a film that was rushed into production to cash-in on its predecessor as quickly as possibly rather than something that took a few years to reach the screen.

While the US region-free two-disc Blu-ray offers a decent selection of featurettes, only three of them have made it to the single-disc UK Blu-ray, though that does at least include both the original 138-minute theatrical version and the 146-minute extended cut.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A bit too much going on 27 April 2011
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fairly fantastic story well told in the book but doesn't translate very well to the big screen. Characters are shallow due to the fast paced action being the main focus so you don't 'care' about them as you ought. Not a bad film if you like a lot of action and good effects, or even just to see the beauty of Rome's finest!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Majorly disappointing compared to the book 23 Oct 2010
By Haliza
Format:DVD
If you haven't read the book the film may be enjoyable, yet having read Angels and demons i can't say i enjoyed the film at all. I don't see why people feel angels and demons is a bad book, i thought the book was fascinating and could not put it down, the film on the other hand was disappointing. The plot of the book is intricate and fast paced so i cannot comprehend why when transferring it onto screen they would wish to deviate from the original plot, the changes made removed some of the mystery and a lot of the understanding of the events that happen and the reasoning behind them. By all means go out and read the book but when it comes to the film i wouldn't recommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fab DVD
I love this film and now I have the set I can watch over and over at my leisure. Thank you
Published 2 days ago by JACKIE WEBB
3.0 out of 5 stars The book was better
I enjoyed the film because of Tom Hanks, but I felt that the book was so much better.
There was a lot of stuff from the books that was not so clear in the film.
Published 7 days ago by Sarah
5.0 out of 5 stars impressive sequel
Great sequel to an amazing film, although it's quite long it's gripping all the way through

Would definitely recommend, especially to anyone who enjoyed the da Vinci... Read more
Published 16 days ago by mon33
5.0 out of 5 stars a great film
received like new and on time, worth having as if you have seen the first film then this is as good
Published 18 days ago by mr laurence j hunt
5.0 out of 5 stars Angels and Demons
Great film didnt disappoint me after reading the book, arrived quickly and a good buy too. Good one to watch time and time again.
Published 24 days ago by Angela Wright
5.0 out of 5 stars Great film
Watched the davinci code and wanted to watch this one as well. Very good film very good quality, good value for money and came quickly
Published 1 month ago by sofia filippone
1.0 out of 5 stars Oh ye of little faith
Director, Ron Howard, finds to his cost that some books are not easy to film for the big screen. Despite the best efforts of the always reliable Tom Hanks this movie manages to be... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mb Picton
5.0 out of 5 stars DVD
unlike the other DVD I got with this one this DVD was all right we watched it and it didn't freeze once.
Published 1 month ago by Mrs donna mottershead
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant DVD
This maybe an "old" DVD but it is terrific viewing. I would recommend it to anyone who likes fast moving action. Delivery was excellent too.
Published 1 month ago by Crazy lady
5.0 out of 5 stars good viewing
Saw this film a long time ago but my boyfriend hadn't so bought a copy. Even more enjoyable second time around.
Published 2 months ago by ruglover
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