V For Vendetta

[Spitfire]

Oh my, this was such a wonderful movie. It had intelligence for once, something current movies seem to be lacking. It's advertised as a odd action movie where a guy with knives does kung-fu moves to techno music and blows things up every 2 seconds. Well my friends that ad has lied to you. Go see this movie for a wonderful thriller with some good twists and turns and most of all some awesome story telling and dialog. I havn't see a movie this good in awhile. It almost comes off as an anti-government film. In a sense it is, but if you cleaver enough you can catch all the refrences. And you can find out how truely brillent V is. Anyone else seen it?

[The Stryker]

Saw it and was bored by it.Plus, Natalie Portman irks me.

[Barkworm]

I haven't read the graphic novel yet but Alan Moore thinks the script is "bullsh*t" and refuses to be connected to the movie in any way.
Anyway, I'm still pretty excited about it.

[Sewer Bull]

I have to wait till mid-April to watch it here... I am so looking forward to it, as I heart the graphic novel. But I read some internet forums and see the movie's a bit changed and even more controversial than the comic.

[Anarky]

I don't care what Alan Moore has to say, I'm still going to see this. The graphic novel's story is brilliant, the art... not so much. Seems to be Moore's luck to always find a really crappy artist to go with his brilliant writing.

[VaughnMichael]

I agree spitfire the damn comercial sucks ass and makes me not want to see it...I do hate the guys mask to...it makes me just want to punch him in the face lol...
but everyone has been saying good things about it..I guess...I'll just wait till its on dvd and rent it myself all the same..

[damnhooligan]

I was captivated from beginning to end. Awesome damn movie, despite the fact that I pretty much had to pee the whole time, despite leaving halfway through for a pee break. Hugo Weaving was absolutely brilliant, and I'm so glad he was V. Natalie Portman seemed to bounce from good to bad, particularly with that fake accent. It did drag on a bit around the middle, but still highly watchable. I nearly died when I heard them play Yakety Sax.

Though while it was probably the best movie I've seen in the theater for years, my friends who came along thought it was pretty so-so. I think perhaps the commercial, like Spitfire said, lead folks to believe this was gonna be the next Matrix.

[VaughnMichael]

Originally Posted by damnhooligan

I was captivated from beginning to end. Awesome damn movie, despite the fact that I pretty much had to pee the whole time, despite leaving halfway through for a pee break. Hugo Weaving was absolutely brilliant, and I'm so glad he was V. Natalie Portman seemed to bounce from good to bad, particularly with that fake accent. It did drag on a bit around the middle, but still highly watchable. I nearly died when I heard them play Yakety Sax.

Though while it was probably the best movie I've seen in the theater for years, my friends who came along thought it was pretty so-so. I think perhaps the commercial, like Spitfire said, lead folks to believe this was gonna be the next Matrix.

hmm then perhaps I want to see it now lol I hate the Matrix.
they should make a new comercial "If You Hate The Matrix You'll Love V For Vendetta!" hahaha

[Mecha Cow]

I'm interested in it, though the involvement of Agent Smith and the Wachowski's have me a bit worried (Let's just say I wasn't a big fan of the Matrix sequels). It comes out here in a week or so, I'll probably go see it.

[Jo269976]

I'll probably rent it when it comes out on DVD, I like the guy's mask though, very creepy somehow

[Duke]

Hmm...I've heard the majority of fans of the graphic novel hated it.

[CookSux]

Originally Posted by Anarky

I don't care what Alan Moore has to say, I'm still going to see this. The graphic novel's story is brilliant, the art... not so much. Seems to be Moore's luck to always find a really crappy artist to go with his brilliant writing.

I disagree. Dave Gibbons, his partner in crime for many projects was very good for his time. Speaking of, I loved this movie. V is one of the few Moore works that I havne't had the chance of reading, but I'm glad because it allowed me to watch the film without any bias. Watch it, don't rent it. If you didn't like it, you're crazy. Easily one of my favorite movies next to Batman Begins. DC is on a roll.

[Spitfire]

Originally Posted by Duke

Hmm...I've heard the majority of fans of the graphic novel hated it.

Well if your not a fan then go see it, I did, and I loved it. Graphic Novel fans are stupid in most cases. They want movie producers to make stuff they just can't or take long drug out comic scenes and make them movie scenes. It just doesn't work like that. Plus the movie told the entire story from begining to end. I don't know how long the comic series ran for but I'm sure there was alot they had to cut. And I'm also sure the Brothers added alot to the story, dialog wise. They showed us what we needed to get to the point and make it one film. It's not a movie where we need 3 to tell the story.

[Duke]

Well I'd like to read the graphic novel sometime but I'll watch the movie first so i can go in w/out any bias.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Anti-Government film? I'll see it.

[Mondo J. Gecko]

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I saw this movie the other day, I really quite enjoyed it. It wasn't amazing, but definatley worth the watch. And I've never read the novels or am I a big Fan of the Team behind the movie. But the Film was quite good and drew alot of really good parallels all through the movie. Definately would recomend it if you haven't seen it.
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[IceFlash78]

Damn, I knew I should have seen it when I had the chance.

I was planning on going during spring break, but I didn't find anybody to go with. Boo.

I'll definately check it out when it comes on DVD though!

[Spitfire]

It just came out Friday so it'll be in theaters for awhile.

[Raven]

This is right next to Batman Begins in my books, very well done in every aspect.
I love how V was portrayed, loved the fight scenes, the begining was just to funny (holy **** I thought V was going to talk like that through out the whole movie, god that was funny).

[DrSpengler]

Here's what I thought of the movie. I wrote a review for www.filmsy.com

V for Vendetta

I guess I should start this off by saying I’ve never read the DC/Vertigo comic in which the movie is based. I’ve always wanted to, as I think Alan Moore is one of the finest comic book authors to ever grace the planet, but never got around to it. As it stands, it is probably best that I DIDN’T read the source-material for this movie, as apparently the two are vastly different and fans (and Moore) are outraged over the changes.

Be that as it may, I thoroughly enjoyed this film. The trailers are disgustingly misleading, with hard-rock music blaring in the background as V (the title character and hero of questionable ethics) throws knives in bullet-time clichés while stuff blows up everywhere. The trailers make this film out to be more hackneyed comic book tripe no better than Fantastic Four, Daredevil or equally recycled garbage.

This film is, in fact, nothing like the trailers would have you believe and rises far above the expectations of “just another comic book movie”. V for Vendetta is a commentary on politics, how much blind trust people should have in their government, what makes a person a “terrorist”, how a point of view can make all the difference and, I am certain this will instantly turn off a vast majority of movie-goers, a critique of the Bush Administration and a parody of current events.

I admit, that last part is enough to drive a lot of people away and I can’t say I really blame them. There’s so much high-profile “Bush-bashing” out there it’s difficult to tell what’s meaningful and what’s just more lazy satire for the sake of being topical. But also factor in the bit about “how a point of view can make all the difference”, and while one can view the commentary in this film as “Bush-bashing”, others can find something a tad deeper in it all.

Just to get it out of the way, the plot is like so; the people of England have put far too much blind faith in their government, both out of fear and laziness, and as a result their democracy gradually transformed into a brutal dictatorship. People can live, work and love as freely as they want, so long as they abide by “the rules” and conform to the government’s very exacting standards. That means no homosexuals, no questioning the way things are run, no religion that isn’t Christian (possessing a Koran means immediate execution) and absolutely no resisting “The Fingermen”, the Government’s power-tripping law-enforcers.

V is a man whose identity was lost when the government chose to use political prisoners (mostly people who broke those first two “rules” I listed above) as guinea pigs for various experiments. V was badly scarred in a fire at the death camp, but managed to survive. Donning a mask of Guy Fawkes, the notorious British “traitor”, he embarks on a war not only for revenge, but to open the eyes of the people living in the English dictatorship and inspiring them with the strength to resist.

It all may sound a bit predictable, but V for Vendetta is far more intelligent than movies with similar settings, like Ultraviolet and Aeon Flux. The blame for the country’s predicament isn’t squarely set on the Dictator, or the government, or Bush, or Christians, but rather the bulk of the blame is laid upon the citizens of England, who looked the other way and gradually gave their government the power to make their decisions for them just because it was easier than doing it themselves.

And to increase the film’s believability, it isn’t set in some futuristic techno-world, nor is it set in some grim and gritty war-torn environment. Actually, England is rather contemporary, clean and just…normal-looking. The setting isn’t over-the-top, it’s credible.

V, himself, is possibly the best part of the film. He is extremely articulate, very well-educated and can deliver more touching emotion in that static Guy Fawkes-mask than most of Hollywood’s “A-list” flavors of the month that get so much credit. His dialogue is what makes him so charming, and he delivers some of the most philosophically-intriguing and memorable lines you’ll ever see in a film made in this era of explosions, explosions and more explosions.

As a matter of fact, even the explosions in this movie are driven by symbolic meaning and never happen without purpose.

The true crime is that this is a movie most people are going overlook, be it that it’s “just another comic book movie”, “stupid Bush-bashing” or maybe that they just hadn’t heard of it thanks to some terrible marketing. Regardless of how many people this movie managed to reach, by the time it reaches its conclusion, it is sure to make you consider thinking for yourself and question why you’d let anyone else do it for you.

So on “The Relative Grading Scale of Super Mario Villains”, a BAD movie would rank as a “Lakitu”, but this was a GOOD movie, so it gets rewarded with a “Buzzy Beatle”.