Devil's Bible
Devil's Bible
| 14 December 2008 (USA)
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At 165 pounds, and allegedly made from the skins of 160 donkeys, the Codex Gigas is the world's largest and most mysterious medieval manuscript. Filled with satanic images and demonic spells, according to legend, the cursed text sprang from a doomed monk's pact with the Devil. Now, Nat Geo follows a team of scientists as they embark on an unprecedented quest to unravel the secrets behind the book's darkened pages. Using ultra-violet fluorescence imaging, handwriting analysis and a re-creation of the text, forensic document experts attempt to uncover the cryptic truth behind this ancient Devil's Bible.

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Incannerax

What a waste of my time!!!

Sameer Callahan

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

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Frances Chung

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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Sanjeev Waters

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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gavin6942

At 165 pounds, and allegedly made from the skins of 160 donkeys, the Codex Gigas is the world's largest and most mysterious medieval manuscript. Filled with satanic images and demonic spells, according to legend, the cursed text sprang from a doomed monk's pact with the Devil.Why does Dominic Monaghan talk with such a deep, menacing voice? Is this supposed to make us think the material is more serious or scary? Come on, guys, he is not a scary dude.Is this the greatest little documentary ever? No. But for a program from National Geographic, it is not bad. It explores a book few people know exists, and does it in a more or less fair way. Maybe some of it is hyperbole, and we should not take all claims seriously, but overall this is decent and may get some folks more interested in the subject matter.

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MartinHafer

In recent years, with a HUGE number of channels, a lot of bad historical documentaries are being aired. With subjects like WAS Jesus AN ALIEN? and SECRET LIVES OF PROSTITUTES IN THE OLD WEST and a plethora of other dubious documentaries, you can only assume people are becoming stupider and stupider as a result of watching them. In the case of "Devil's Bible", once again, documentary makers seem much more interested in getting the viewers' attention as opposed to teaching them something! The Codex Gigas, referred to by SOME as 'The Devil's Bible' is NOT a pro-Satan book (as the documentary seems to say) but contains most of the Bible we have today plus a few apocryphal books. Why it's called 'Devil's' seems only to be because the beautiful medieval book has some illustration of devils. That's it!!! This is no book of hidden knowledge, evidence that monks were devil worshipers or the like but just a Bible with some other interesting material. The documentary tries to make the viewer think it's astounding for MANY reasons for which it's NOT astounding. It's a HUGE and beautifully made book--talk about that and stop trying to grab the viewers' attention with ridiculous claims and dubious experts. The show SHOULD have consulted with noted real experts in the field--the fact that it doesn't should tell you something. A waste of time.

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