V

[Gemini Cricket]

...for Vendetta!

(No, not V for the Marc Singer sci-fi series. )

Anyone see 'V for Vendetta'?

I liked it, actually. Ralphie had to drag me to this one. I didn't know anything about this flick before it came out. All I knew was that Portman actually shaved her head for it and that Tony Blair's son worked on it in some way.

I thought they did a pretty good job with the character of V. It seemed like it could have totally bombed if we didn't like him early on. The mask was kinda creepy at first.

I have not read the comic book it was based on. I'm interested in doing so now...

Anyone see it?

[blueerica]

I really enjoyed V, as well, and did not read the comic. Did you find the humor in it that I did? I was saddened (and felt a little bit snobby) that the rest of the audience didn't seem to see the tragic humor drizzed throughout the layers of the film. I would like to watch it again, as I'm sure there's more to it than I even caught.

YAY for V!

[Gemini Cricket]

I laughed lots in it. There were a lot of subtle things in there. Loved it all.

The audience I saw it with was pretty on it. People caught the jokes.

There was one lady sitting next to me who thought that the logo for the Chancelor's organization was a slam on the cross. (She was one of those loud talkers...) She also said something during the Bishop scene. As the movie went on, her comments stopped. I also caught her laughing, too. I found that interesting.

[blueerica]

I actually had a few people walk out during the movie. I dunno what that was all about...

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by blueerica

I actually had a few people walk out during the movie. I dunno what that was all about...

Maybe they snuck in to watch for a few minutes before their showing of 'Ice Age 2' started?

[Disneyphile]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

(No, not V for the Marc Singer sci-fi series. )

Aw, dangit!! I was just about to geek out too.

[CoasterMatt]

From Wikipedia...

Alan Moore, however, distanced himself from the film, as he has with every screen adaptation of his works to date. "All I'm asking them for," he reasons, "is the same kind of deal that they had no problem extending to Siegel and Shuster. I want them to say, 'We're not going to give you any money for your work, you're not going to get any credit for it, and we're not going to put your name on it.' I don't see the problem." The film, however, has also distanced itself from the original message by changing "V" into a debatable freedom fighter instead of an anarchist. An interview with producer Joel Silver suggests that the change may not have been conscious; he identifies the V of the graphic novel as a clear-cut "superhero...a masked avenger who pretty much saves the world," a simplification that goes against Moore's own statements about V's role in the story.

[orbitalpunk]

speaking of natalie portman, this video is hot.

http://www.nbc.com/Video/videos/snl_...alieraps.shtml

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

I understand, having read and loved the novel, why Moore distanced himself from the project, especially since the producer seems to have somewhat missed the point of the character. However, taken on its own, I loved the movie for a lot of reasons. Even the chaste romance was a sweet little additive. However, in its pursuit, it dramatically changes the characters' purpose. And the exploration of anarchy was a bit lost. Still, I highly recommend the film on its own merits. Even as an adaptation, it has a lot going for it. Ultimately I think it remains faithful to the ideas explored in the book. The book is simply more complicated, rich, unflinching and fearless. And the relationship between Evey and V far more complex. There isn't so much a Phantom of the Opera element. The movie veered into that area a bit too much. The reasons for why V wears a costume in the book is not to cover up some burns. That really does miss the point, but...ah, well. The evolution of her character is much more interesting and understandable in the book, too. I think the film weakened her character. But, you can't win it all. The performances (bad British accent aside) were great. Hugo Weaving was AMAZING.

This Halloween, should there be a number of men and women dressed up in V costumes, my loins are going to be very, very happy.

[Gemini Cricket]

Now, more than ever, I want to read the graphic novel/book.