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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0054961870998 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen Label: ACORN MEDIA Languages: Manufacturer: ACORN MEDIA MPN: DAMP8709D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: ACORN MEDIA Region Code: 1 Release Date: May 02, 2006 Running Time: 101 minutes Studio: ACORN MEDIA Theatrical Release Date: 2006 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: The Real Da Vinci Code ought to be the last word among plentiful video debates over the validity of startling claims in Dan Brown's bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code. Produced by Britain's Channel Four Television and broadcast on the Discovery Channel in the U.S., the irreverent but no-nonsense documentary systematically dismantles so-called historical facts Brown embraced (not only in his story, but in interviews) to support the idea that the Holy Grail is actually the blood lineage of Jesus, carried by descendants of his child by Mary Magdalene. Hosted by Tony Robinson (Blackadder's Baldrick), The Real Da Vinci Code hopscotches through France, Scotland, Israel, Italy, Spain, and America to investigate evidence that the major historical players in Brown's alternative Grail legend--the heretical Cathars, the wealthy but persecuted Knights Templar, the secretive Priory of Sion--did the things Brown (and his research sources) said they did. Turns out these stories come up wanting, as does the basis for the 1982 Holy Blood, Holy Grail, which provided much of the foundation of Brown's book. Nothing is quite as remarkable as fairly damning proof of at least one major, late 20th-century hoax, associated with Grail quests, that has since been popularly accepted as fact. Same with assertions that Leonardo Da Vinci was one of many important people who kept records of Christ's progeny. The one ray of hope for Grail conspiracy theorists is the Magdalene cult woven through the pages of the Gnostic gospels, written by early Christians, and Robinson's split decision over whether that's Mary or St. John at Christ's right in Leonardo's The Last Supper. Even if one doesn't care about the subject, the flashes of wit (a bobblehead Jesus on Robinson's dashboard, comic-book images of Christ's supposed romance with Magdalene) are a hoot. --Tom Keogh Product Description: History...or hokum? Take a look at the facts on which Dan Brown built his blockbuster novel THE REAL DA VINCI CODE You've read the novel. Now learn the real story. With intellectual rigor and a hint of impish humor noted British actor and commentator Tony Robinson follows the trail laid down by Dan Brown in The Da Vinci Code and undertakes his own quest for the Holy Grail. Interviewing such respected experts as Biblical scholar Elaine Pagels, Robinson crisscrosses Europe and the Holy Land, from Scotland's Rosslyn Chapel to Jerusalem's Temple Mount, in hot pursuit of historical truth. He also sits down with Michael Baigent, who co-authored Holy Blood, Holy Grail the controversial book from which Brown drew the theories underpinning his novel. Did a sect of medieval warrior-monks uncover a shocking secret about Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the Holy Grail? Did Leonardo Da Vinci plant clues to the long-suppressed truth in his paintings? Do shadowy societies protect the Grail, even today? The Real Da Vinci Code is an informative, entertaining investigation that authoritatively separates imaginative fiction from historical fact. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Everyone wants a go at it, it seems.I find it amusing how much energy has gone into disproving bits & pieces of a fictional work. Must the book bear the waiver, "Warning: This is a novel, don't live your life by it"? The book's verisimilar approach is central to the mood that the author wanted to create he succeed wonderfully at it. To go ahead and prove Dan Brown wrong in his novel's details is silly. But wait, it sells DVDs. An interesting DVD it is, too, but it won't take away the Da Vinci Code's appeal. ... Read More Rating:  - Thorough Investigation of the FactsTony Robinson -- with intellectual vigor and some humor, thoroughly investigates the key contentions and themes of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code. The cast of experts are truly authoritative and offer, clear, straighforward, factual information on each point covered. Yes, they offer compelling facts that are backed up convincingly. This is my fourth Da Vinci "decoding" viewing (this and three others), and this particular one will not leave you guessing or flipping a coin to decide what the ... Read More Rating:  - In My OpinionThis is a fourth update to my original post. (See below for UPDATE 4) Before I continue, I would recommend that before buying this DVD, you may want to borrow it from your public library, which is what I did. If they don't have it, you could probably ask them to order it. Many people who've read (or heard about) Dan Brown's book, "The Da Vinci Code," may fail to recall that the author himself has claimed that the book is a work of fiction mixed with some facts. The facts, ... Read More Rating:  - Fighting fictional parts of novel distracts attention from its major messageI guess many people do not quite understand that the value of Dan Brown's book is not in accuracy of biblic facts, so they gladly fight the parts of novel that are obviously fictional. I think concentrating on discussions of Holy blood, and Magdalene marriage distracts reader's attention from the major message of the book. This message is not fictional at all. It is rather serious idea about danger of destroying male-female balance in human society. A human being consists of two parts. Males and ... Read More Rating: - The Real Da Vinci CodeThis is a good production that is useful critique to the Da Vinci Code. The program presents some credible investigation into the supposed facts behind The Da Vinci Code. Robinson does his best to discredit some issues raised in the Holy Blood, Holy Grail and the Da Vinci Code. This is a well made documentary where Robinson presents his arguments, proposals and conclusions based on the available evidence and compares and contrast the claims and arguments presented by Dan brown. I liked his ... Read More |
