Today is my Little Puddin’s sixteenth birthday! As many of you may know, its so tricky buying something for a teenager—any teenager—because their tastes can be so varied. I’ve learned never to buy him clothes without bringing him along to the stores with me. What’s the sense in buying something he’ll never wear, right? I wanted to get him something special, something hopefully he could keep for a long, long time, so I selected a big chunky marine link sterling silver bracelet. Anyway, he opened it last night and he absolutely loved it. I was happy.
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I bought The DaVinci Code DVD on Wednesday and watched it and the special commentaries and behind the scenes stuff yesterday. For the most part the extras were boring EXCEPT for two:
1. “Codes in the DaVinci Code” which shows that director Ron Howard, along with help from the writer Dan Brown, slipped in some further clues in the film.
2. The “Magical Places” bit was very interesting too. Howard and the cast talked about filming in the Louve after hours. Wouldn’t that be an AMAZING experience—to have upclose and personal access to those pieces of art??? Also they said that the French government was very helpful in filming and granted them unprecedented access to certain places. The French were helpful—who knew?
The British government—not so much. Another cathedral had to stand in for Westminster Abbey and the set designer talked about making that cathedral look like W.A. However Ron Howard had nothing but praise for the English people because they had to shoot a street scene without blocking it off from the public. They were worried about the sounds, and people using flash cameras and mugging for the camera, etc. Howard said that everyone did as they were asked and were just very polite and cooperative.
Both Howard and Tom Hanks loved Scotland and shooting at Rosalyn Cathedral and said the people there were just lovely. I remember reading around the time they were making the film that there were some protests (mostly about the book itself, not necessarily the movie) so people working on the movie were pleasantly surprised with the people they met on each location.
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I read the book and loved it - although took it for what it was (fiction). Haven't seen the film. I also read Equinox by Michael White which was allegedly along the same sort of lines, but with Isaac Newton and alchemy. Biggest disappointment in the whole of my book buys.
happy birthday again to LP!!!!
i haven't seen the DaVinci Code. maybe i will go get it and view it while i am off with joe.
I can't believe you sat through that movie twice. Interesting tidbits about the behind the scenes shooting, though.
Tree,
i like Tom Hanks (don't tell Mems) but the two reasons I sat through it twice:
1. Ian McKellen. He's good. I love his scraggly face.
2. Alfred Molina. he just has a wonderful screen presence. Did you know that his character's name Aringarosa means "red herring." cute.
Oh, and Jean Reno was good too
psss it's spelled Rosslyn. I still haven't tried to read the book, let alone see the movie...
Happy birthday LP and congrats to you Emma for finding a perfect gift... no small task :)
Happy Birthday, LP!! Enjoy these last two years of childhood. Adulthood comes too quick and, as you will learn (as all my nieces and nephews have learned), is not nearly as much fun.
Happy Birthday, LP. Tell your mom to buy you a car!
Emma, I like Tom too. He's so earnest.
you too are in need of help, he's a piggy eyed greasy hair weirdo and I physically can't watch him cos he makes me heave , strangely he also has this effect on my neice vicky who is the Vi part of vikada
George Clooney makes me feel the same way as Tom Hanks does to Mrs Weasley.
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