Ranking the Franchise - Robert Langdon

Based on the famous Robert Langdon book series, by author Dan Brown, director Ron Howard has turned three of the books in the series into movies. By the time I’m rewatching these movies, Dan Brown has just released his sixth book in this series. The books were kind of randomly turned into movies, starting with book 2, then book 1 and the last was book 4.
 

3. Inferno (2016)
This film, based on the fourth book in the series, was released six years after its last Robert Langdon film. It was clearly my least favorite of the three films and the one I remember the least about. Even though it’s the most recent film in the series. Mainly because it’s feels a lot like the other ones and unoriginal. Check our my full review HERE.
 

2. Angels & Demons (2009)
I really enjoyed the mystery here, more than its sequel. The film opens with a bang and I loved the setting. There is a lot of explaining and the runtime is fairly long, but I did enjoy this film. HERE is my full review.  
 

1. The Da Vinci Code (2006)
This is clearly my favorite. I actually first saw it in theaters and was obsessed with it for a long time. I have rewatched it many times since then, but it had been a while since I last watched it. But it still holds up. This is the only really good adaptation of one of the Robert Langdon books. It’s also very true to its source material. The performances in this movie are  very strong overall, which is not the case for the other two films. The characters in “The Da Vinci Code” are more memorable. Read my full review HERE.

100 Movie Challenge 2017 - # 18: Inferno

Director: Ron Howard
Genre: Drama/ Thriller
Runtime: 121 minutes
Year: 2016
Starring: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Ben Foster, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy

Description: When Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones), and together they must race across Europe against the clock to foil a deadly global plot.

Review: In 2017, author Dan Brown will release his new book “Origin”. This will be the fifth book where Robert Langdon tries to solve puzzles and mysteries. It was actually time for “The Lost Symbol” to be turned into a film, but director Ron Howard preferred to work on “Inferno”.
Robert Langdon wakes up in a hospital in Florence, with a nasty head wound. He doesn’t know how he got there or what happened to him. Langdon doesn’t have a lot of time to think about that. While Langdon is constantly hallucinating, he has to flee the hospital and doctor Sienna helps him. Eventually Langdon finds out more about what happened to him and together with Sienna he has to stop a catastrophe from happening.
Dan Brown took Dante’s Inferno as his theme for this story. The story and execution are very entertaining, but everything that happens goes a little bit too easy. Langdon sees a riddle or clue and within seconds he gives us the answer to it. And logics is also something they didn’t use a lot for “Inferno”. When you set that aside, you’re going to enjoy “Inferno”.
Tom Hanks is still really good as Robert Langdon. If it wasn’t for him, “Inferno” wouldn’t be as interesting. The chase scenes in the film exciting, but the plot is sometimes predictable. The plot twist in “Inferno” was a little strange. I didn’t really like that part.
I’m a big fan of Dan Brown’s books. So far “The Da Vinci Code” is still the best book to movie adaptation and sadly “Inferno” is my least favorite. Still not a bad movie, but it’s not that refreshing or surprising.

Rating: 3/ 5

Movie Trailer Sunday (244)

Here are this weeks trailers.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Director: Tim Burton
Description: When Jacob (Asa Butterfield) discovers clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times, he finds Miss Peregrine's (Eva Green) Home for Peculiar Children. But the mystery and danger deepen as he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers.
Starring: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell, Allison Janney, Samuel L. Jackson, Rupert Everett, Judi Dench, Chris O'Dowd, Terence Stamp
Trailer: Trailer "Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children"
Comment: Hopefully Tim Burton has done it again and can enchant us with this film. It looks great.

Jack Reacher: Never Look Back
Director: Edward Zwick
Description: Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) returns to the headquarters of his old unit, only to find out he's now accused of a 16-year-old homicide.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Robert Knepper
Trailer: Trailer "Jack Reacher: Never Look Back"
Comment: I haven't seen the first one yet, but this trailer still looks interesting.

Keeping Up with the Joneses
Director: Greg Mottola
Description: A suburban couple (Isla Fisher, Zach Galifianakis) becomes embroiled in an international espionage plot when they discover that their seemingly perfect new neighbors (Gal Gadot, Jon hamm) are government spies.
Starring: Isla Fisher, Zach Galifianakis, Jon Hamm, Gal Gadot, Patton Oswalt
Trailer: Trailer "Keeping Up with the Joneses"
Comment: It looks fun, although it looks like nothing new.

Ouija 2
Director: Mike Flanagan
Description: The sequel to the 2014 film "Ouija".
Starring: Elizabeth Reeser, Henry Thomas, Lin Shaye
Trailer: Trailer "Ouija 2"
Comment: Well.... it's probably not going to be good.

Inferno
Director: Ron Howard
Description: When Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks (Felicity Jones), and together they must race across Europe against the clock to foil a deadly global plot.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Ben Foster, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy
Trailer: Trailer "Inferno"
Comment: After an axciting teaser, here's the full official trailer. I can't wait to dive into another Robert Langdon adventure.

Movie Trailer Sunday (238)

Here are this week's trailers.

Inferno
Director: Ron Howard
Description:cWhen Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks, and together they must race across Europe against the clock to foil a deadly global plot.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones, Ben Foster, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy
Trailer: Trailer "Inferno"
Comment: Robert Langdon is back, hell yeah!

Café Society
Director: Woody Allen
Description: Set in the 1930s, a young Bronx native (Jesse Eisenberg) moves to Hollywood where he falls in love with the secretary (Kristen Stewart) of his powerful uncle (Steve Carell), an agent to the stars. After returning to New York he is swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life.
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Steve Carell, Kristen Stewart, Blake Lively, Anna Camp, Corey Stoll, Parker Posey, Paul Schneider
Trailer: Trailer "Café Society"
Comment: Doesn't look like anything new from Allen, but I still want to see it.

Assassin's Creed
Director: Justin Kurzel
Description: When Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, he discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society.
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson
Trailer: Trailer "Assassin's Creed"
Comment: Never played the game, but the trailer is super awesome!

Nerve
Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Description: A high school senior (Emma Roberts) finds herself immersed in an online game of truth or dare, where her every move starts to become manipulated by an anonymous community of "watchers."
Starring: Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Juliette Lewis
Trailer: Trailer "Nerve"
Comment: Looks like a more modern and adrenaline rushed version of "The Game".

The Accountant
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Description: A forensic accountant (Ben Affleck) un-cooks the books for illicit clients
Starring: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, Jon Bernthal, J.K. Simmons, John Lithgow, Jeffrey Tambor
Trailer: Trailer "The Accountant"
Comment: Not a Ben Affleck fan, but this movie looks interesting. Maybe Affleck can change my mind about him in this film.