Comments on: The Sexy Scientist and the Asexual Professor

By: May

May — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:37:11 +0000

Yay for Ayelet Zorer! I would also recommend watching Nina’s Tragedies–it is one of my favorite movies and stars her. She’s in so many good Israeli movies!

And actually, I have no idea why the official English spelling of her name would be “Zurer,” because it’s pronounced Zorer. I don’t think it matters how you spell it, since it’s originally written in Hebrew letters. This is coming from the person named “My” who spells her name “May.” Hebrew’s a bitch.

By: AuntieEm

AuntieEm — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:52:46 +0000

FWIW I would totally run through Rome in heels. But I’m crazypants like that.

I thought the movie was fun, but I need to re-read the book. I remember way more attention given to the ambigrams, which I found really interesting.

By: sarah.of.a.lesser.god

sarah.of.a.lesser.god — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:47:26 +0000

@Allen: The point of the post was not about Zurer’s acting skills (it’s not hard to spell her name correctly, BTW), but about the lack of romance between her and the male protagonist. And why should the filmmakers be compelled to find someone whose accent is “sexy”? The fact that you threw that in as an adjective to describe how her speech should sound is curious.

By: Allen

Allen — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:57:26 +0000

I must speak openly, and express that the film was a BORE… did not like that ZORRER actress at all, I don’t understand why they did not have an Italian Actress, with a sexy Italian accent, this woman was trying so hard to prounounce everything correctly, that is missed the whole thing. Italy is filled with amazing actors,and far prettier then this ZORRRR whatever…

By: bellacoker

bellacoker — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:15:36 +0000

Langdon hooks up with both of the ladies in the books, but I thought it had the feeling of just doing what was expected. Also, in the second book – The DaVinci Code – I don’t remember there being any explanation of where the first lady was. It was just BOOM! new interchangeable girlie.

Dan Brown wrote another book about code breaking, and I remember (vaguely) it having a very strong female lead.

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:09:36 +0000

Angels & Demons, nmy second favorite movie of the year. Glad to know not all of us are caught up with thoe big budget summer flicks.

I’m with you on Ayelet Zurer, I became captivated by her in this movie. Found one of her previous movies, Nina’s Tragedies, she is awesome.

By: rednrowdy

rednrowdy — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:55:53 +0000

i laughed my ass off through ‘angels and demons’. oh, but ewan was soooo worth it. talk about a father whatawaste. he wears the collar very well.

By: sarah.of.a.lesser.god

sarah.of.a.lesser.god — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:32:44 +0000

@LadySoprano: Yeah, the movie never slows down even though it's fairly long. There's always another chase, another explosion, etc. It does make it tough to involve romance. Interestingly, The DaVinci Code film had more quiet moments that could have allowed for the characters to bond romantically, but there was zero chemistry between Hanks and Tautou.

By: LadySoprano

LadySoprano — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:05:47 +0000

These movies always require suspension of disbelief–but they are a fun way to get out of the heat of summer, and a good excuse for eating buttered popcorn.

Yes, Langdon has romantic relationships with both ladies in the books, but it’s sort of after-the-fact. There’s romantic tension present, but before they can get to that, they have to save the world…or the Vatican…or the Louvre. Hard to stop for sexy scenes when you’re running out of time!

By: sarah.of.a.lesser.god

sarah.of.a.lesser.god — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:47:55 +0000

@afteriris: That would be really impressive. Ron Howard is far from my favorite director, but I give him and the screenwriters credit for not including it or not manufacturing it.

@J.D.: The movie is bunk but it’s really fun bunk. Armin Mueller-Stahl is particularly good, and I thought Zurer had fun with her role. I give it a B+, better than your average summer blockbuster, and recommend that it be seen with a hearty chunk of suspension of disbelief.