May 17, 2006
The LLamas are, if anything, equal opportunity offenders
Apparently, les sophisticates at Cannes absolutely hated the DaVinci Code.
Well, at least one critic loved it:
There's a "the movie bombed" joke in there somewhere, but I'll leave it for others to explode.
Oh, and like this gag is somehow more offensive than the Reuters title "Critics Crucify DaVinci Code"
Posted by Steve at May 17, 2006 02:40 PM | TrackBackI liked the comment along the lines of 'not even Tom Hanks' performance received absolution'
Journalists must've been digging around in their Catholic handbooks for clever, pithy puns.
Posted by: beth at May 17, 2006 02:46 PMOver at Defamer, someone noted that every single headline on Poseidon's disappointing weekend featured a sinking-ship metaphor: "Poseidon Sinks under Its Own Weight." "Poseidon Sinks Quickly to the Bottom." "Poseidon Sinks Again in Pointless Remake." And so on. It will be interesting to see how the copy editors work the religious angle on this one.
Posted by: utron at May 17, 2006 05:45 PM
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