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Post by Captain Hygiene on Mar 17, 2006 21:09:02 GMT -5
Anyone seen it? It came out today and I decided to go to it. Whatever I felt about the rest of the movie, I loved the use of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. That was awesome.
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Post by TarlCabot on Mar 17, 2006 21:28:17 GMT -5
A very, very good film.
Visually stunning, thought provoking, and damn cool.
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Mar 17, 2006 23:11:37 GMT -5
I liked it a lot in the end. Based on the Chicago Tribune review, my hopes were not as high as I was expecting, but I thought it turned out a lot better than that review implied.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Mar 18, 2006 3:53:47 GMT -5
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Post by spacechief on Mar 18, 2006 5:35:03 GMT -5
To me the whole concept (even the comic book) looks like a cheesy action rip off of 1984. I couldn't care less about it. Plus I've still never forgiven the Wachowskis for Matrix 2 and 3.
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Post by MDH on Mar 18, 2006 7:28:54 GMT -5
I thought it was great.
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Post by FredC on Mar 18, 2006 8:33:40 GMT -5
*SPOILERS* (sort of)
I enjoyed it, but there were parts that I did not. The ending of the movie, and beginning I felt were very strong, but it had its flaws. It was a good movie, not great, but good. My main complaints are the stupid part with the TV show that everyone was watching. Seemed way too over the top and cheesy, but the rest of the audience seemed to like it. Also, V was often portrayed as a goofy character, which in the book he is most definitely not. He's alot more serious in the book, and definitely a more vicious killer, and I don't think (or remember) him ever giving that speech with all the v words in it. That seemed, really, like too much. I'm just glad they didn't do it again throughout the movie.
Of course, most of my complaints come from having read the comic. Had you not read the comic, i've no idea what you'd think. It's a good movie though, I enjoyed it for what it was. Was the book better? Of course. They always are.
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Post by spacechief on Mar 18, 2006 11:01:02 GMT -5
Does it all end happily ever after? ;D
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Post by Mr. Atari on Mar 18, 2006 13:58:30 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to seeing it.
I've always been fascinated by the historical story of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. Mix that story with some 1984 imagery, and I think I'm going to like it.
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Post by eliservo on Mar 21, 2006 16:31:44 GMT -5
Also, V was often portrayed as a goofy character, which in the book he is most definitely not. He's alot more serious in the book, and definitely a more vicious killer, and I don't think (or remember) him ever giving that speech with all the v words in it. That seemed, really, like too much. I'm just glad they didn't do it again throughout the movie. I'm also glad V didn't do the v speech again. That was the longest alliteration I've ever heard and it was rather ridiculous! Since I've never read the book (is it a comic book?), I was wondering if anybody could tell me the significance of the mask. Any reason he picked one with such an exaggerated smile? I found it a tad more disturbing than the Carver from nip/tuck! An entertaining look at the future, it shows just how much influence the media has over its audience. I also thought Natalie Portman was a brilliant little actress, redeeming herself from those Star Wars films. And she still was gorgeous even with a shaved head! Kinda makes me wanna go out a get a buzz cut...okay, maybe not.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Mar 21, 2006 18:32:12 GMT -5
I'm also glad V didn't do the v speech again. That was the longest alliteration I've ever heard and it was rather ridiculous! Since I've never read the book (is it a comic book?), I was wondering if anybody could tell me the significance of the mask. Any reason he picked one with such an exaggerated smile? I found it a tad more disturbing than the Carver from nip/tuck! The mask is an image of Guy Fawkes. Much of the basic storyline of "V" is based on the real life story of Fawkes (a Catholic), who plotted to blow up Parliament in the early 1600s because of the Protestant King James and his policies. Fawkes was caught just before the nearly 2 tons of gunpowder he had hidden below Parliament were scheduled to go "boom". He was tried and executed. The execution day (November 5th) has been a holiday in England ever since. Kids even celebrate by hanging effigies of Fawkes, and it's where the nursery rhyme "Remember, remember the 5th of November..." comes from. It's a fascinating piece of history. See also here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_fawkes
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Post by Afgncaap5 on Mar 21, 2006 19:09:38 GMT -5
I've neither seen the movie, nor have I read the book. Which should I do first?
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Post by Donna SadCat Lady on Mar 21, 2006 19:15:15 GMT -5
I haven't either, but in my experience, it's always better to see the movie first, then read the book. I can't think of a single example of a movie that I enjoyed if I'd already read the book it was based on. The other way around, though, yeah. But like I said, I haven't seen or read V for Vendetta in either incarnation. That's just based on other experiences.
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Post by Don Quixote on Mar 21, 2006 20:47:46 GMT -5
My friends left to see it tonight without me. Someone's getting a severed horse head in their bed tomorrow morning.
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Post by Afgncaap5 on Mar 21, 2006 23:38:18 GMT -5
Kinda rude for you to put a horse's head in your own bed without offering to share.
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