V For Vendetta

[quote name='SpottedNigel']Just saw it again. Still damn good.[/QUOTE]
I want to watch it again, but I'm one of those people that can't watch movies more than once (less than a month apart) and not be bored...
 
I was looking for V's :) Found a couple more.

Of course, I worked at movie theater before, so seeing the same segment of a movie over and over became the norm. Loved those out-takes from Toy Story 2
 
I sorta wanna go back and see it again solely to see V's speech when he first shows up where he uses way too much alliteration with the letter V. That was such an awesome scene. Then again, the whole movie was awesome. Can't wait to go see it again, especially if I end up seeing it in an Imax theater this weekend coming up.
 
I ripped this out of the trailer months ago, fully intending to put it to sig use upon release.
Only now that it's here, I've gone in another direction. :oops: :lol:

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[quote name='thingsfallnapart']I just got back from seeing V. It was ok. Everything it set out to do Equilbrium did better. That was the only problem i had with it.[/quote]

I love equilibrium.... but as far as story goes, V blows it away. Sure, Equilibrium was based on Farenheit 451, one of my all-time favorite books, but even the book was just a husk of what V the movie, let alone V the book, got at
 
I'm a fan. Great flick.

And to those who said V spouted to much Shakespeare - Hugo Weaving is a traditional Shakespearean stage actor.. he pulls this role off brilliantly. I wonder who did the stunt work?

And OFF Topic - Who else LOVED the Silent Hill trailer?!
 
[quote name='evanft']Wow, I thought the reaction was gonna be bad. How much was changed from the book?[/QUOTE]

*MINOR SPOILERS*











They added some material and the cut some material, but the changes were really all for the best. For example, the High Chancelor in the movie doesn't have his computer fetish from the comic, and Detective Finch makes some leaps in logic at points, mostly because he doesn't have the extended acid trip at Larkhill, so they needed alternate ways to convey that information. Evey also shacks up with a different character when she leaves V, I would guess because his death in the book is too unrelated to the main story. They also added a domestic 9/11-style terrorist attack, to update the political climate from 1981's "near-miss nuclear exchange between the US and USSR," so while I'm sure some politically sensitive types will bitch about such things, it was a smart move. How things work out for V in the end also unfolds a little differently, although the major notes are the same. That's also tied to the "computer love" plot being dropped, in a roundabout way. All in all, exceptionally faithful to the book in detail, and in spirit when that wasn't possible.
 
[quote name='sanjuro']Kinda OT:

I was thinking about picking up the graphic novel, is there any reason why I shouldn't go with the paperback(Amazon lists both a paperback and a hardcover)? I used to prefer hardcover but I realized that it wasn't worth the price difference and loss of convenience when reading. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

The hardcover has some extra stuff, like different design sketches of V's costume, and some notes on what Moore was thinking when he wrote it and so on, so some of the stuff is nice, but ... I don't think it's worth the ten extra bones if you're slightly leaning towards the paperback over the hardcover.
 
Very surprised by how well-done it was. I wish a little more was done with the cinematography (some missed opportunities, there...), but still, incredible.

Hugo Weaving was terrific.
 
[quote name='karsh']I sorta wanna go back and see it again solely to see V's speech when he first shows up where he uses way too much alliteration with the letter V. That was such an awesome scene. Then again, the whole movie was awesome. Can't wait to go see it again, especially if I end up seeing it in an Imax theater this weekend coming up.[/QUOTE]

That was my favorite scene in the entire movie.
 
[quote name='thingsfallnapart']I just got back from seeing V. It was ok. Everything it set out to do Equilbrium did better. That was the only problem i had with it.[/QUOTE]

I hate to break it to you, but Equilibrium is wildly known as a movie that sort of is a big mix of everything from Matrix, Farenheit 451, 1984, Brave New World, etc. basically just rips all of its ideas from those. And I must disagree with you that Equilibrium did better...maybe there was more action sequences if that was what you were talking about, but other than that uh no.
 
"Remember, remember, the fifth of November; the gunpowder treason and plot. I see no reason, why the gunpowder treason should ever -- be -- forgot."
 
Going into the movie, I didn't know a thing about it. My friends wanted to see it last minute, so we caught the 9:30 on opening night. We got there ten minutes late, so I was kinda playing catch-up for a while. The movie was excellent. I'm a fan of movies that provide more than just mindless action. This one had a great story, along with some good action sequences. Definitely will grab the DVD on release. (Might even see it again...I want to know what I missed at the beginning...)
 
Saw it for a 3rd time in four days wednsday. Skipped spanish class for it so I loved it more than before(if that is possible). I have got to the part where I know nearly every line, and I'm loving it still. Now I just want to see the original The Count of Monte Cristo.

"May we come up?"
"...You find your own tree!"
 
I'm going to see it again Saturday. Probably won't spring for IMAX this time though, I'm not about to spend $22 on a movie and not get a DVD out of the deal. Yet somehow $19.50 is alright. :lol:



Oh yeah, I spent about $50 on Sin City (tickets and merch), but I haven't bought the DVD. :lol:
 
[quote name='psiufoxx2']
And OFF Topic - Who else LOVED the Silent Hill trailer?![/QUOTE]

YAY!!!

I actually haven't played the original SH, but I hear that the movie is supposed to stay close to the game...is it though?

It looks to be really good though....first good video game movie ever?? We shall see...I plan to go on the 21st when it comes out to go see it...
 
I just came back from seeing this movie..........amazing. If you havent seen it..its worth the price of admission.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']This movie was pretty amazing... why did Alan Moore distance himself from it again?[/quote]

According to him, it wasn't true to his vision. He specifically mentioned in an interview that he made his stories so that they couldn't be easily rendered as a movie. So what happened is that whenever someone decides to do one of his works, it gets drastically altered.
 
[quote name='jaykrue']According to him, it wasn't true to his vision. He specifically mentioned in an interview that he made his stories so that they couldn't be easily rendered as a movie. So what happened is that whenever someone decides to do one of his works, it gets drastically altered.[/QUOTE]

There was more action in the movie than in the book, which surprises some people when I tell them.
 
[quote name='Soodmeg']I just came back from seeing this movie..........amazing. If you havent seen it..its worth the price of admission.[/QUOTE]

Agreed...whole-heartedly.
 
[quote name='sblymnlcrymnl']I'm going to see it again Saturday.[/QUOTE]Bah, that fell through. Now I'm looking at Thursday night for my second viewing.
 
Does anyone else see any common themes between this film and the Matrix? As I was watching V for Vendetta last night I began to think about how the Wachowski brothers contemplate theory vs. reality: What is real and what you are fed. Is this a common auteur of Wachowski films?

In the same way that the Matrix was cover over our eyes of what the world really is, can the same thing be said for the government in V for Vendetta? Going further, does V's mask represent his own way of covering something? Is V even a hero? or is he just someone looking for vengeance and puts his own cover and belief system over Evee's eyes?

I'm looking for more of a discussion, more than the OMG this film ROX!!! Discuss!
 
[quote name='munch']Does anyone else see any common themes between this film and the Matrix? As I was watching V for Vendetta last night I began to think about how the Wachowski brothers contemplate theory vs. reality: What is real and what you are fed. Is this a common auteur of Wachowski films?

In the same way that the Matrix was cover over our eyes of what the world really is, can the same thing be said for the government in V for Vendetta? Going further, does V's mask represent his own way of covering something? Is V even a hero? or is he just someone looking for vengeance and puts his own cover and belief system over Evee's eyes?

I'm looking for more of a discussion, more than the OMG this film ROX!!! Discuss![/QUOTE]
I think there is a common theme but they arent exactly the same. In the matrix, "Our World" was never clued into what was going on(Atleast not from what I saw. I've only seen the first, the rest can take a load on the face.), while in V, everyone was clued in very quickly. I could argue more but there is work to be done here. BACK TO THE FRONT with this little gem.
 
[quote name='Eviltude']I think there is a common theme but they arent exactly the same. In the matrix, "Our World" was never clued into what was going on(Atleast not from what I saw. I've only seen the first, the rest can take a load on the face.), while in V, everyone was clued in very quickly. I could argue more but there is work to be done here. BACK TO THE FRONT with this little gem.[/QUOTE]

Since you haven't seen the full trilogy, I don't think you can comment on it. In the end, everyone had their 'plug' pulled in the end, just like everyone did in V when they all came out with Fawkes' masks on. Right? Has anyone seen any other Wachowski movies? Is perception vs. reality in their movies as well?

And you really need to watch the other two matrix movies. I really enjoyed them and in many ways the films were more intellectually challenging than the first. Sure they weren't as 'good' as the first one, but they still had fascinating plots and ingenis philosophical overtones. Well worth watching.
 
Not everyone had thier plug pulled. What the Matrix Online was supposed to show is that humans had a choice between being a real life battery but a Matrix Superman or becoming free and going into the real world. Choice. Every single person in a mask at the end of V had a choice of going out to spread the message or staying at home and being complacent
 
[quote name='SpottedNigel']Not everyone had thier plug pulled. What the Matrix Online was supposed to show is that humans had a choice between being a real life battery but a Matrix Superman or becoming free and going into the real world. Choice. Every single person in a mask at the end of V had a choice of going out to spread the message or staying at home and being complacent[/QUOTE]

Yeah, choice was addressed in the sequels as well. The Oracle came up with everyone making a choice, subconsciously, to take either 'pill'.

But still, this isn't going away from the point of perception vs. reality in both movies. That's really what I want to know if people thinkt there is a common theme in both movies. In other words, what you see isn't necessarily how it is.

I've heard rumors that one of the Wachowski brothers is pondering/has gone through a sex change operation. How would this go along with the theme?
 
[quote name='munch']Yeah, choice was addressed in the sequels as well. The Oracle came up with everyone making a choice, subconsciously, to take either 'pill'.

But still, this isn't going away from the point of perception vs. reality in both movies. That's really what I want to know if people thinkt there is a common theme in both movies. In other words, what you see isn't necessarily how it is.

I've heard rumors that one of the Wachowski brothers is pondering/has gone through a sex change operation. How would this go along with the theme?[/QUOTE]

I'm under the impression that you may be giving the "brothers" a bit too much credibility. But that's just my thought on the matter.

Regarding V - an excellent movie. Went in to it knowing nothing, came out with many more thumbs than I had up.
 
[quote name='Sartori']I'm under the impression that you may be giving the "brothers" a bit too much credibility. But that's just my thought on the matter.

Regarding V - an excellent movie. Went in to it knowing nothing, came out with many more thumbs than I had up.[/QUOTE]

I'm just trying to open a bit of discussion on the theoretical underpinnings of the movie. I want to get away from OMG IT ROX!!! type stuff.

I find writers techniques and styles interesting. I think there is a similar thread between this and other wachowski brothers movies.
 
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