Unlocking DaVinci's Code: Mystery or Conspiracy? (2004)

Centuries of conspiracy unmasked in this documentary! Discover the hidden meaning inside the greatest art in history as host Patrick MacNee reveals the secrets to the strange riddles and clues within the masterpieces of Leonardo DaVinci. Revealed for the first time ever on DVD, the controversial link between Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalene and Leonardo DaVinci. Explore the secret society that includes DaVinci, Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli and Victor Hugo. Unlocking DaVinci’s Code reveals the greatest mysteries of our time and the greatest secrets of our past.

Weak -- Louis J Sheehan

Other videos cover these same points in much more detail and make the connections more clear. -- Louis J Sheehan December 8, 2007

If you read the book and you liked it, then this DVD is worth seeing

I am very surprised at the poor reviews. Yes this is a low budget documentary. But, this documentary sheds light on issues brought up in the book. It is great to actually see inside places like the Roslyn Chapel. I really is not about Da Vinci but the secrets within the book - Knights Templar, Mary Magdelene, etc. I found this DVD fascinating and informative just after reading the book. July 4, 2006

A waste of time and money

One star is generous. This "documentary" is intellectual and historical bunk. British accents do not create credibility in a film that has less than a late night infomercial. Don't waste the money. I've already wasted enough time (and I've yet to affix the merchandise return label). March 29, 2006

Worthless

About the only thing you'll find out from watching this so called documentary is that "La Gioconda", also known as the "Mona Lisa", and Leonardo DaVinci's name can all be decoded to add up to the number 84.

What's the significance of that? The documentary doesn't tell you. After this revelation, it veers off into some unfocused side story about some monk in France who built a shrine to Mary Magdalene, a story about the gnostics, and some supposedly secret societies formed around the holy grail.

If you know about the DaVinci Code, you know it has to do with an alternate telling of the Bible, and pretty much dispels most of what the catholic church has supposedly stood for all these centuries, etc. The main argument is that Mary Magdalene was Jesus' girlfriend, had relations with him, and that we're all descendants of Jesus, blah, blah, blah.

Whether you believe in this alternate theory or not is up to you, but don't look for this documentary to reveal any correlation to any supposed "code" DaVinci lived by. December 13, 2005

Mainly just another capitalizing wanabe

This "documentary" is another one of the groups trying to capitalize on the success of Dan Brown's The Davinci Code. If any of these are serious about their topic I really hope they keep in mind that the book is in the fiction section. Though sometimes more has been made about the research Dan Brown has done then should be noted, the fact is it is a story even if there are some ideas derived from legend. Legends are generally not real either and many have nothing based in reality.

Before you get all tied up into the cover-up conspiracy of the church you should watch and read about the historical evidence from real scholars. Do yourself a favour and watch The God Who Wasn't There" (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CAPZBC/002-1128172-2217665) and then the whole DaVinci's Code will seem irrelevant.

If you still love the whole DaVinci's Code mystery then there are other dvds that are better done.

November 29, 2005

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