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I see that's going to be popular this Halloween then...
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Watched it last night in IMAX. Wow. It does hold up to repeated viewings. Some of the dialogue as written is corny, but as delivered by the expert cast, incredible.
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V for Vendetta was directed by The Wachowski Brothers (Andy & Larry Wachowski)
I watched it yesterday. Only person in the theater.
Great movie. I thought it was a faithful adaptation of the graphic novel. I was a little disappointed with the dropping of a couple of subplots (but that would have made the movie longer...)
I really, really liked some of the scenes and framing that echoed panels straight from the comic.
Picking John Hurt for the role of High Chancellor was excellent. Kind of bookends Hurt's dystopian roles. From victim Winston Smith in "1984" to opressor Adam Sutor.
I'm taking it Reverend never read the grapic novel.
There are some bits that are hard to swallow, but they were just as hard to swallow in the novel. V laid all that track himself? And V played all the roles in Evey's "Internment Camp?"
And where does he get his supplies? One person is that successful at robbing government convoys? And manufacturing/shipping the masks (unless Guy Fawkes masks are still "en vogue" even though Guy Fawkes day was no longer celebrated in the movie).
I am not seeing the parallel between this movie and 9/11 or the current war. It'd make more sense to parallel Timothy McVeigh and the OK City bombing to V for Vendetta. Both dealt with an individual (well, McVeigh had help) striking a blow againts his OWN government for real or perceived atrocities.
Home grown terrorists are vastly different than foreign terrorists.
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Not quite slamming. Lucas has never been much of an actor's director. His strength is in visuals and story telling.
quote:I'm taking it Reverend never read the grapic novel.
Correct, otherwise I wouldn't have been surprised that Larkhill gets turned into an internment camp.
The parallels to current events had more to do with how some western goverments have reacted to, or as some might say, taken advantage of the climate of paranoia and general chaos since 9/11.
Form what I gathered the state that Britian was in before the facists took over was a direct result of the War on Terror spiralling out of control. I think there was even something in Stephen Fry's (I forget the character's name) secret stash that mentioned the coalition of the willing.
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Yes and Episode III - A film in which Portman delivers a less than convincing performance - was directed by Lucas. Her performance in VfV on the other hand was superb, hence my comment about the directing.
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They also produced, but McTeigue directed, c'est vrai. It' s just all the hype anticipating the next Matrix made it sounds like it was a collaboration between the Wachowskis and Natalie Portman's haircut. Also: and with respect, Wachowski siblings, surely.
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quote:Originally posted by bX: They also produced, but McTeigue directed, c'est vrai. It' s just all the hype anticipating the next Matrix made it sounds like it was a collaboration between the Wachowskis and Natalie Portman's haircut. Also: and with respect, Wachowski siblings, surely.
V for Vagina.
Saw it. Liked it. Made me think.
now i wanna read the GN, since i never heard of it... but then again, i don't read DC comics much...
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