Cinnamon Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Is anyone as excited as me by the movie coming out in a fortnight? As a movie fan & bookworm this is heaven for me!!! I love the book & have just finished it for the 4th time Not sure about old Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon - would have prefered Liam Neeson myself (but then who wouldn't?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcat Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Oh yes! I'l probably have to wait until its out on dvd to see it though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I've had the book for about 5months and I am only on about 200 pages. It's good though when I get the chance to read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamsin Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Martin, You dont get a chance to read the book because you are always on the forum Obviously the forum is better than the book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Yer obviously, we have 1 reading lesson during English a week and I really enjoy reading it then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I love the book & have just finished it for the 4th time 4th time! I'm sure there must be other things to read! I thoroughly enjoyed it but when I found that Angels and Demons was identical, just with different details, I went off it a bit. I read a third one too, which I didn't enjoy at all. It was about computer programs but had the same 'older man and young woman' scenario in it, though at least the man wasn't the detective this time. I've yet to read the 4th, Deception Point. Angels and Demons was the best in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I've got a copy of Labryinth but haven't had chance to read it yet. It is supposed to be much better than The Da Vinci Code! ---Martin--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcat Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 WHAT You read popular fiction in English? whatever happened to studying the fabulous classics of this country? Dan Brown is American! wheres the ENGLISH in that? Bring back Shakespeare in all his poetic, melodious, flowing, rhapsodic glory. Or Thomas Hardy, telling tales of poor kitchen maids going to Stonehenge to die (was that the ending?). Or the inimitable Jane Austen, with her charming, witty observations of life in her time. You can lose yourself in Wordsworth, Crabbe, Keats, Shelley, Byron and Owen. Laugh yourself stupid at Milligan. Fly to far off places with Lewis, Tolkien, Orwell and Huxley (irish but close enough). Put aside this American tale of frivolity Martin and discover some of the timeless classics of great British literature! *Waits now for those far more knowing than her to point out obvious discrepancies.* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 We have eight english lessons a fortnight. Two (one per week) are reading lessons which we can bring in our own book to read. In half of one of the lessons we read the class book. We are currently stufying Macbeth in normal lessons. ===Martin=== Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcat Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Phew! I thought the world had gone even more mad while my back was turned. Are you enjoying it? One of the better, more bloodthirsty tragedies, I thought. The recent Shakespeare Retold on the BBC (set in a restaurant) was an excellent adaptation, and bought it bang up to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Yer it's quite good, however it's difficult to understand in some parts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcat Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 But thats part of the joy of reading Shakespeare - figuring it out. Its like the conundrum in Da Vinci Code - finding the clues to tell you what they're saying. Wait til you start on Chaucer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Chaucer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Loved the Da Vinci Code, but haven't read any more Dan Brown, have the Shakespeare Retold on VHS but haven't seen them yet. If they are anywhere near as good as some of the Canterbury Tales I will be pleased. But I have to admit I adore Hardy, Tess is one of the best books I have read, I sobbed and sobbed at the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I would imagine that The Davinci Code brings about some interesting discussions in the classroom actually. I'm looking ofrward ot the film too. My vote would be for Gabriel Burns as Langdon though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamsin Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I did Macbeth,And hated it as the teacher never read the book with us she just put on a video,by the time the class had finished the topic i had watched it at least 4 times I didnt mind Romeo & juliet as we watched the modern version and I thought that leonardo dicaprio was looking rather cute in that film. (but look at him now ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Martin - The RSC is covering all of Shakepeare's plays this season - perhaps you might get to see a couple? Macbeth is one of my favourites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I think the school is organising a trip to be honest so I will probably be going to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellcat Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Chaucer? Yes, Geoffrey Chaucer. One of the founding fathers of our great history of literature. 14th century, I think. Written in old English, so you have to translate it in to modern English first. Debs - they were fabulous! I never saw Midsummer Nights Dream though so waiting for the re-run on that. Taming of the shrew was top as good as Canterbury Tales, without a doubt. I still cry when I read Tess. And Pride and Prejudice (but I think thats because I was a hormonal teen when I first read it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamsin Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 apparently the globe Theatre is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 That's in London though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 (edited) Chaucer is Middle English - later than Old English, Helen I love Chaucer as well. Our Cockerel is called Chauntecleer Carl reads Old English for the love of it You'll have to come back to see us Martin - Carl's your man for Literature Edited April 22, 2006 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I'd love to come back and visit you. I'd let you settle in to the farm first, of course. I would love to help clean the eglus again if you wanted! ---Martin--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamsin Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 That's in London though! Yes I think its near the london eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Oh right. It got burnt down once! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
