V for Vendetta

my brother was an extra in the film, he said some of the set pieces were great, he was involved in a scene where people are jumping off concrete blocks, but during film the floor was covered in water to give the impression it had been raining and when he jump, he slipped on the floor and broke his phone and watch and nearly his arse.
 
I dont get why it is having such negative press, then again i always like the filims no one does. I've just got back from seeing this and absolutely LOVED IT! I found myself rooting for all the people as the houses of parliment blew up :o

There were a few silly bits though, the english stereotypes (just what is "bollocks'ed up"?) but most people in the audience found it funny..even though im sure it wasnt intentional.

Its tired and i cant be arsed (sorry:D) to type up a proper review of this movie but i have to say i REALLY enjoyed it and i dont say that about a lot of films...definitely one of the best ones ive seen for a while.
 
It looked great, but I just thought it lacked substance and was too slow. I also think some of the dialogue was far too pretentious. Not a terrible film, just a missed opportunity in my opinion. It'll probably do okay at the box office, but not mega bucks.
 
I actually quite enjoyed the film adaptation.
I had a copy of the graphic Novel before I even realised they were making a film version and although in my opinion the Novel still beats the Film - I didn't think it crossed-over too badly : It could have been a disaster but it wasn't. It still had many of the same messages that the Novel has.

I have always loved the Story - Found myself immersed the first time I read the Novel and even more so in the Film.
Plus I am slightly biased ... *HolRAB hand up to being a mondo fan of Mr. Weaving* :p
 
Loved it. V's speech at the start was kind of cringey (you know, the one with all the v's) but I'm still thinking about his death now. I don't understand though how all through the torture scenes...well in case someone hasn't seen it:
Evey didn't see V's face or the mask- surely he couldn't have been in shadow all the time?
 
Got $195.00?

DC direct

"The screenplay by Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski is based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Alan Moore (WATCHMEN, From Hell) and David Lloyd. Originally published by DC Comics as a 10 part series in 1988,"

Actually it was originally published in the short lived British comic "Warrior" way back in 1982.
But we can forgive DC this slight oversight :rolleyes:
After all the story was finished at DC.
 
I thought it was good too.

At first I didn't want to see it cause I thought his wearing "the mask" was a little silly but now that the movie explained it I understood why he wore it and what it represented.

I didn't know it was an English movie either, or rather a based in England movie.

I loved V's accent though. I was hooked on it the entire movie.

Are there really Police Officers called "Finger guarRAB" (or whatever the heck those cops were called) in England? or was that just made up for the movie?

Overall I thought it had a great message with the whole "The governement should be afraid of it's people..." thing. :)
 
Good for you. Go and see it, I'm not telling you not to. I'm sure there are millions of others who will go and see it too (and love it), but this is just my opinion.

I never felt any connection of the characters. I didn't care who won, who died, who survived. I thought the film (as did the novel) raised many important and topics but never really got below the surface of any of them. I thought the script was, in places, trying to be clever but never really SAID anything. Some of V's monologues were like listening to a poor mans Yoda.

I thought some of the casting was a bit off. A great cast, don't get me wrong, but just some of them weren't the right people for the roles they were playing. Also, I'm not saying it should have been (and I didn't want or expect an action movie) but there was very little action in the film as a whole.

Finally, for a film that tackles issues like censorship, terrorism and oppression none of those came across to me. I understood the situations and concepts but they never transferred from the screen so that I could "feel" the characters plight.
 
I went to see it with a friend last monday.

I enjoyed every minute especially at the end, I found myself laughing.

I had to explain alot to my friend, I remember when stephen frys character was talking about being a homosexual, but he didn't say it so plainly, and she was all abitt "Whats he on about" :confused: ..

I'd give this movie a 9/10. Mainly due to numerous issues that where brought up, with the ever so subtle humour of V character. :)
 
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