Ian McKellen on the DaVinci Code Controversy

[prewitt81]

http://newsbusters.org/stories/dv.html?q=node/5402

Says McKellen: "Well, I've often thought the Bible should have a disclaimer in the front saying this is fiction. I mean, walking on water, it takes an act of faith. And I have faith in this movie. Not that it's true, not that it's factual, but that it's a jolly good story. And I think audiences are clever enough and bright enough to separate out fact and fiction, and discuss the thing after they've seen it."

[Pauliesonne]

Cannie argue with that laddie!!!!!

[thaiboxerken]

Magneto just needs to destroy those who want to ban the movie.

[wollery]

And I think audiences are clever enough and bright enough to separate out fact and fiction, and discuss the thing after they've seen it."These would be the same audiences that thought that the Blair Witch Project was real?

Yeah, they're really good at the whole fact fiction thing! :oldroll:

[Tricky]

Magneto just needs to destroy those who want to ban the movie.
Gandalf could do a better job of it. But he's a good guy and he wouldn't do it unless they were orcs.

[The_Fire]

McKellen just moved up on my list on "Actors I wanna kiss on sight even if they don't want it"........

[slingblade]

I just realized, [totally needless derail] that Sir Ian will be playing on two screens this weekend.

And that the fam will make me choose one. (Yiss, they're cheap barstids. Point?)

And that I can't really lose. I don't get those very often.
That's very cool.

[/end totally needless derail]

[arthwollipot]

What's the other one?

Oh, and I've frequently wanted to kiss Sir Ian.

[slingblade]

X-Men. I think I got outvoted, and we're going to that, instead of Da Vinci. I traded my vote for popcorn and Ju-Jubes. :)

ETA: wait, it may be next weekend, so we'll do Da Vinci if that's so. (My kids never get anything right. :))

[Meadmaker]

Saw the movie tonight. Not bad. But if I hadn't read the book, I think I would have had trouble with it, and there were a couple of changes from the book that I thought were really poor choices for change.

[Walter Wayne]

Saw the movie tonight. Not bad. But if I hadn't read the book, I think I would have had trouble with it, and there were a couple of changes from the book that I thought were really poor choices for change.Saw the movie, hadn't read the book. I didn't have many problems with it, and actually thought it get alot of unfair reviews.

All I heard leading up to it was how bad it was. Some friends I have a tradition with of seeing a really bad movie with every few months decided this could be the object of our derision and went to see it. Then it turned out to be a half-decent,even fun, movie. Ruined my weekend.

Walt

[chris epic]

I think audiences are clever enough and bright enough to separate out fact and fiction, and discuss the thing after they've seen it."
That's what I'd like to think about Christians

[chris epic]

(My kids never get anything right. :))gee, thanks mom:)

[Seismosaurus]

And I think audiences are clever enough and bright enough to separate out fact and fiction, and discuss the thing after they've seen it."

If christians could do that reliably, they wouldn't be christians in the first place.

[Lamuella]

He's definitely my favourite Ian. Even including myself

[slingblade]

gee, thanks mom:)

Son, you know darned good and well kvetching's in the contract. I'm required to do it.
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