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Movies and TV / Re: DaVinci Code
« on: May 25, 2006, 12:31:27 AM »
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And the Priory of Zion was in fact invented in the 1950s by a French Nazi Sympathizer with a criminal history named Pierre Plantard.  It did not exist in the middle ages, as Dan Brown claims.  And therefore just about everything else Dan Brown says about this organization is false


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That needs little exposition, but let me point out again that Brown claims this organization is/was real (not at all), that his descriptions of the art is accurate (not at all), and the etymology of the very basis of the book is not only suspect but completely untenable.


actually, I believe the theory presented with the Priory was around, then they pretended that it was made up to throw people off the trail... go figure, pretty smart of them... yay conspiracy theories...
Ps- Sin? lil harsh perhaps?

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Writing Group / Re: Writing Group 2
« on: May 24, 2006, 11:52:44 PM »
Im all set there, I have trillian :)
I wont be around tomorrow night at that time (I thought it was not going on tomorrow?) I have a previous engagement, but later in the evening (like 11 midnight) or another day.

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Webcomics & Free Stuff / Re: Caiticlu's comic
« on: May 24, 2006, 10:20:05 PM »
Hey, I was just tipped off to the existance of this thread!
Thanks for the tips, I appreciate it. I will do my best to fix it up.
The site has changed a bit to make it easier to access.
The idea about making the comic in the size it will appear is a good one, I will try that.

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Movies and TV / Re: DaVinci Code
« on: May 24, 2006, 09:35:31 PM »
"My hope in writing this novel was that the story would serve as a catalyst and a springboard for people to discuss the important topics of faith, religion, and history. "

I knew I read somewhere that he wanted it to spark discussion! yay Im not insane (well not completely that is)!

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Writing Group / Re: Writing Group 2
« on: May 24, 2006, 07:05:50 PM »
ah, shows how much I know about that...
so my hotmail [email protected]

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Writing Group / Re: Writing Group 2
« on: May 24, 2006, 07:02:33 PM »
Cool, I can do that

Im not sure whats msn compatable, but I dont have msn.. I have hotmail, aol, and yahoo... I can get msn if need be...

Ill stick around :) Ill be in Scotland for a couple months, but I can do it from there Im sure.

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Movies and TV / Re: DaVinci Code
« on: May 24, 2006, 06:45:45 PM »
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And I didn't insult my brother, I quoted him.


Ah, well I was unaware of that. perhaps quotations would have been helpful?

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Movies and TV / Re: DaVinci Code
« on: May 24, 2006, 06:27:46 PM »
oh fantastic.... that should be interesting....

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Writing Group / Re: Writing Group 2
« on: May 24, 2006, 06:21:40 PM »
Surely, Id love to, what does that entail? gimme the details and Im all in (forgive me for not reading 15ish pages of past posts haha, I skimmed though!)

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Writing Group / Re: Writing Group 2
« on: May 24, 2006, 06:11:32 PM »
Hey...
so I write crappy supernatural-ish short stories, any advice writer-type-people?

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Movies and TV / Re: DaVinci Code
« on: May 24, 2006, 05:47:22 PM »
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and I don't recall that I insulted anyone.  I made general comments that if someone took to mean them personally that's their fault.  I have not ripped into anyone personally this entire thread and I resent the implications that I have.


I can find where you insulted someone

" also, mustard, since you want a reply, it must really really irk you to have had to change your next book to be more like this psuedo-intellectual trash."

that seems insulting to me

Id have to say hun, I think your getting a little too emotionally invested in this discussion... but thats just my opinion

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: MySpace (A.K.A. The Dance-Off Thread)
« on: May 24, 2006, 04:26:35 PM »
can I just say this is the most entertaining thread Ive ever come across...

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Everything Else / Re: Cool Stuff Found on the Internet, again
« on: May 24, 2006, 03:53:03 PM »
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The ultimate time-wasting tool for the employed time-waster.



Ok that is cool, curse being poor!

Also - that direct TV one... oh man funny

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Movies and TV / Re: DaVinci Code
« on: May 24, 2006, 03:14:15 PM »
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In the book major Christian religions, most prominently the Catholics, are accused, by everyone concerned, of suppressing a belief in the divine feminine, of deliberately obscuring Magdelene's prominence in the early church in order to preserve a patriarchal order (patriarchal means male-dominated).  If changing history so males can stay dominant over females isn't degrading women I don't know what is.



When I first read the book, that is the point that stuck with me. That is the point that my friends and I discussed. And it prompted a lot of great discussion. I have a wide group of friends, pagan, catholic, jewish, and we all sat down and shared ideas and talked about the book and the "facts" but mostly the ideas. Why they were intriquing, why they were crap.

I think that is really the point of this book. To spark discussion. And look at how well its done here thus far! I believe I read in an interview Dan Brown himself said that if it gets people talking he did what he wanted. (I cant recall his exact words or where the interview was sorry)
So what if hes a crackpot, and his ideas are faulty, it still entertains, it still sparks discussion.

This world is way too uptight on discussing religion, I love that because of this book I can talk about religion with people, find similarities and differences in belief systems. But that requires both parties to have a somewhat open mind and not be so set in their ways they refuse to hear another point of view. And if they liked this book, but are still very religious and think its all crap, then they should be cool to talk to.

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Movies and TV / Re: DaVinci Code
« on: May 24, 2006, 12:16:23 AM »
Ok out of that lovely critical post I have to post a critical post, just cuz Im cool like that, and I need to kill some time... (woo time-wasting...)

" Point 1--It's a novel.  Now it's a movie.  Stop getting offended.  If you've been living in a hole for the last year or so and had no idea what the movie/book was about then I'm sorry, otherwise why did you go see it if you knew you were likely to be offended by the content? "

Oh man do I agree with this. ITS A NOVEL. I am so tired of seeing commercials "I can cite where in Dan Brown's novel he is making things up!" Ok yes, he made LOTS up, its a NOVEL, a work of FICTION. Get over it people.

" Point 5--which is a lot like point 1.  This story is what it is, and it has never been any different.  The book would not have sold like it did, if some people were not intrigued by this story.  This is a matter of personal opinions of course, but I would like to point out that as far as plot holes and believability, take a look at some of the movies this site has registered very good reviews for, such as King Kong, Napoleon Dynamite, Saw, Hulk, Collateral Damage, among others.  These movies got much better reviews than this one, and the only reason I can see is that this movie offends the unthinking christian.  I say unthinking because, either you didn't realize that this story offended you and thusly avoided it (an opinion I greatly support), or you had no idea that the historical events mentioned actually took place and are therefore presented with new information to shake your faith. "

I think you may be getting a little too overly critical here hun. I liked this movie, but it was not fantastic. There was a lot lacking. It didnt even remotely measure up to the book in my opinion. The other movies (I havent seen Napoleon or Collateral so Im going off what Ive heard) are great for what they are SUPPOSED to be. This movie... is slightly lacking for what its supposed to be.
This movie had a lot of potential that I dont think it lived up to.
Despite this, I liked the movie, it was enjoyable. In fact I am going to see it for a second time with my parents this week.

I really didnt find the review to be close-minded at all. But thats just my opinion. And everyone has the right to that right?
:) ;)

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