Saw V for Vendetta on friday, I had been waiting for it for a long time and it didnt dissapoint.
It was amazing, definatly one of the best films I have seen for ages, one of my favorite ever possibly, will have to see how it goes when i watch it on DVD when it comes out.
Go and watch it!
The trailers I saw of it looked interesting.
Im hoping to go after work on Wednesday with a few of the others from work. It certainly looks good and is getting some great reviews.
The UK reviews I have seen have all given it pretty mediocre reviews. On the other hand, the US reviews have all raved about it.
Ive been quite intrigued by the trailers. Reviews I have read have been mixed local papers and metro rated it very well.
As usual Chris Tookey of the mail slated it cold turkey. Well he will unless its LOTR or Brokenback Mountain.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/v_for_vendetta/
Some of the bigger city reviewers try to bash it. Its probably fun if youre not looking for Kirkegaard in live action.
Natalie Portman always bugs me though, decent actor, just seems like such a Vassar girl. I bet shes stuck up and stuff. [me shuffles shoe]
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Some of the bigger city reviewers try to bash it. Its probably fun if youre not looking for Kirkegaard in live action.
Natalie Portman always bugs me though, decent actor, just seems like such a Vassar girl. I bet shes stuck up and stuff. [me shuffles shoe]
My housemate went to school in america and one of her friends there was at the same school as Portman, supposedly very stuck up and acting superiour
doesnt stop me drooling though
Go watch tbh, whether you like the matrix trilogy or not, the Wachowski brothers have redeemed themselves here.
I really at am a loss for words with this movie. I dont think I have had a bigger laugh in recent years coming from the cinema with the friends. Id call it a very british film if wasnt the fact it wasnt made by a british company.
Plot Outline A tale unfolds in a Great Britain thats a fascist state. A freedom fighter known as V uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society. He rescues a young woman (Portman) from the secret police, and she becomes his unlikely ally.
I dont want to say anymore to spoil it tbfh.
Entertaining from the start, it manages to deliver a political message in strong and stylish way.
I went to see this last night and I was utterly amazed :)
I think it could be a contender for my top 10 film list with ease :)
Saw it yesterday, I thought it was brilliant too
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Didnt disappoint at all. Great film and extremely well produced/acted.
And Natalie. Well.... :wub:
The film.....sucked.
But then again, the comic (sorry, graphic novel :P) is one of my all time favourites (along with other Alan Moores e.g. Watchmen and Dark Knight Returns), so it was always going to be pale in comparison. . . though it was to be expected when you have Natalie Portman as Evey Hammond. :roll:
Hugo Weaving is a somewhat saving grace as V, for someone who has to rely on their voice and flailing their arms every now and again.
The story was similar, it was just the way it was being told, and there was no depth to the background of the story and the Orwellian government that the comic portrayed (and thus set the tone of the story) - in other words, it wasnt dark in the slightest - the movie was the Rockerfella Christmas Tree in comparison.
However, one of my mates who saw it hadnt read the comic either and he quite enjoyed it. :P
OMG, that was Hugo Weaving? Hadnt realised that til now... probably good, or Id have kept expecting him to say "Mr Andersonnn" at some point.
Seems everyone who knows the graphic novel well really disliked it, and those who didnt enjoyed it - always the way with such films, I find!
I found it entertaining, but I have only just (for the first time!) read 1984, day of the Triffids and SKs Firestarter - all of which are fairly sinister and dark in similar ways - so V for Vendetta just felt like yet another version of the same story, blah...
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My mates who didnt know it was him worked it about half way in, talk about a distinctive vocal talent lol. :-)
"Mr Anderson, weve been expecting you." :twisted:
Bit of a spoiler tbh. :-)
QuoteBit of a spoiler tbh.
Finding out the person who plays the male protagonist is a spoiler? :shock:
No I know it sounds strange, but its just not who you would expect at first. Bit of a pleasant suprise when you recognise the voice.
I guess that just comes from reading the comic - you are only too interested in who is playing who and from their past roles who are suited.
I was dubious about Hugo Weaving (only because I seem to be 1/100 people who didnt like The Matrix for the story, but only for the effects) but he came out on top.
To me, it was like Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York - by far the only saving grace of such a horrendous movie . . .and having said that, I think Daniel Day-Lewis couldve made a good job out of V as well.
I already knew Natalie Portman would not make Evey Hammond, no matter how hard she tried - it wouldve been more convincing if she played the part as more or less the same time as Leon, because Evey Hammond is nothing but young and naive (something Natalie Portman could hardly illustrate given her age, but kudos she did try).
The ending was particularly disappointing (as I thought maybe the ending would redeem itself), but alas it wasnt meant to be. Whilst I didnt think it was going to be a direct adaptation of the comic (though they couldve saved themselves the hassle of rewritting the script and made it a better movie), I was expecting the essense of the comic to be maintained - and it sadly failed on ALL accounts.
Its too hard to say whether or not Id enjoy the movie without having first have heart-clasped the comic (because that was what I was comparing it to the whole time), I watched it with a mate, who has similar taste in films to myself though distinctly different favourites, and he had never read the comic, but thoroughly enjoyed it.
As a closing, I would say "People should not be afraid of their Governments. Governments should be afraid of their people" should not have been the catchphrase of marketing for this film. Id let yourselfs to read the comic and decide what it shouldve been. ;)
Actually Ive never even glanced at the comics.
Originally James Purefoy was cast as V, but left the project.
The main tagline for the film is not what as you said, its "Remember, remember the 5th of November".
I took the tagline from one of the promotional posters, the others seem to suggest "Freedom, Forever!" . . . I havent actually seen any UK promotional/advertising, so it may well be "remember, remember the 5th of november" as it is more applicable here.
Nonetheless, the tagline is still fundamentally flawed to the story.
Meh, whatever sells I guess. :?
saw it. thought it was great.
Saw it. Loved it. Going to track down the comic. :)