Is Anyone Going to See "V For Vendetta"?

[tlsmith1963]

I read the graphic-novel version of "V For Vendetta" years ago & am surprised that a film-version was made, considering the fact that it is about revolution against a fascist government. Definitely not a film that Bush would want to see...heh. Anyway, since it is from the Wachowski brothers of "Matrix" fame, it should be quite mind-blowing.

[DS1]

1. Thinking about it, if only to show the money-grubbers in Hollywood

that we WANT to see this kind of thing.

[Poll_Blind]

2. Oh yeah. I need to get my vicarious vengeance on. 8^) n/t

PB

[Suich]

3. After seeing Natalie Portman on The Daily Show last night

you betcha! Can't wait!

:hi:

[mac56]

4. Absolutely.

I've read and re-read the graphic novel.

Though there's a chance it'll suck, I think it's worth a look. Hope springs eternal.

[maddiejoan]

5. Saw it today at a Preview

It's the polar opposite of "sucks"

The movies is effin' brilliant --DON'T MISS IT!!

[hang a left]

37. Well I never read the book

and I didn't even know about the movie until I saw this post. I will be attending upon your recommendation.

[hippiechick]

6. oh hell yeah!

:applause: I loooovvvvvvvve Hugo Weaving.
And Natalie Portman's pretty awesome, too.

[Windy]

7. got my tickets for the IMAX version today!

Can't wait!!!

[annabanana]

39. There's an IMAX version?. . .cool.. . . . . .n/t

[NewJeffCT]

8. I may go tomorrow afternoon

Not sure yet, however.

[wakeme2008]

9. This Weekend ... :)

but for now it is only showing at 10:00pm in Roanoke.:( But this weekend it starts a real schedule and I will hit it Sat afternoon. :)

[grytpype]

10. For sure!

[burythehatchet]

11. I've been watching all three trailers every night for a month

so, yes. (I need a life :()

[villager]

12. go, go, go...

Have seen it twice already -- amazing stuff, for a studio film...

[HeeBGBz]

13. I hope to go this weekend

Can hardly wait.

[Oneliest]

17. Natalie Portman

if you like Portman try to find a download of her rapping on a recent Saturday Night Live, it's hilarious.
http://lonelyistheoneliestnumber.blogspot.com/

[ContraBass Black]

14. Probably going with friends.

They're all excited, but I don't know anything about it.

[feelthebreeze]

15. You first dream it, then you make it happen...

Oh hell yeah, I'm down.

[Zomby Woof]

16. Yes

It is a priority.

[kstewart33]

18. For what it's worth, the movie got a top notch rating in USA Today.

[Hatalles]

19. Going tomorrow night.

:)

[NVMojo]

20. YOU BET! I've been waiting for this to come out for almost a year!

[brooklynite]

21. Looking forward to another view of Natalie's buzzcut...

Just after she finished shooting, she sat right behind me and my friends at last summer's Bryant Park movie festival (the movie was "Love Story" if I recall).

[JackRiddler]

22. Sadly...

Was looking forward to it until today, when I read this:

"MOORE SLAMS V FOR VENDETTA MOVIE, PULLS LoEG FROM DC COMICS"
http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/index.cgi?article=2153

Scroll down a bit on that page to see the article and long interview with Alan Moore, creator of "V for Vendetta," "Watchmen," "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," etc.

Now what.

Damn Matrix Brothers.

[Connie_Corleone]

25. I read the article and I don't see him slamming the movie.

I don't think he's seen it. Moore just didn't want his name associated with ANY movie based on his novels because of the grief it caused him. He was upset about his name being used for "promotional" reasons and wanted a correction.

[JackRiddler]

35. This reads like a slam, or don't you think so?

Scroll down until you get to the colored box:

Alan On The "V For Vendetta" Movie

Alan gave some details about bits of the V For Vendetta shooting script he'd seen. "It was imbecilic; it had plot holes you couldn't have got away with in Whizzer And Chips in the nineteen sixties. Plot holes no one had noticed."

What Moore found most laughable however were the details. "They don't know what British people have for breakfast, they couldn't be bothered. 'Eggy in a basket' apparently. Now the US have 'eggs in a basket,' whish is fried bread with a fried egg in a hole in the middle. I guess they thought we must eat that as well, and thought 'eggy in a basket' was a quaint and Olde Worlde version. And they decided that the British postal service is called Fedco. They'll have thought something like, 'well, what's a British version of FedEx... how about FedCo? A friend of mine had to point out to them that the Fed, in FedEx comes from 'Federal Express.' America is a federal republic, Britain is not."

David Lloyd was reported to have commented on the script at the recent Bristol comics convention. Superherohype posted a fan report talking to Lloyd, saying "he thinks it was very good for an Action Thriller, but is very much different from the Graphic Novel. He said that the character of Evey is less of a victim in this film and that he had met with The Wachoski Brothers."

[Connie_Corleone]

41. Sounds like nitpicking to me. I don't care what the British eat

for breakfast, or whether the British version should be called FedCo or not because Britain is not a federal republic. Those are minor details.

No movie is going to be as good as the book. So the movie version of V for Vendetta is not going to make Moore happy no matter what. I've seen plenty of movies that were good but not as good as the books they're based on. Some even changed the endings.

To each his own.

[JackRiddler]

He's the author, for chrissakes...

He's talking about massive holes in the plotline.

And you bet it's relevant what the British eat. I want authenticity.

[JackRiddler]

44. He's the author, for chrissakes...

He's talking about massive holes in the plotline.

And you bet it's relevant what the British eat. I want authenticity.

[Connie_Corleone]

45. The message of the movie is more important to me.

If you want authenticity, then stick to the book. Like I said before, the movie versions are almost never as satisfying as the books they're based on.

[villager]

26. well, that was from 2005

...when there were only shitty Alan Moore adaptations to go by...

...by that point, Moore wanted his name off all movies derived from his work.

[maddiejoan]

43. Moore never endorses movie adaptations.

He doesn't believe that his material can be translated to other media.

I've seen the movie. It's fantastic. SEE IT!

[kevsand]

23. Recommended by Khephra

Scott loaned me the graphic novel back in the summer of 2002. The original plan was for me to return it to him at his Halloween party later that fall. The party ended up never happening, and time passed, and one thing led to another, we never made it back to Indy, and, well, you know the rest. I still have the book.

The point is that he thought enough of it that he wanted me to read his copy, and I have to say that he was absolutely right. It is riveting in and of itself, and even more timely now than when he handed it to me. Scott saw all of this coming long before I did, that's for sure.

Anyway, when I first saw the movie poster, long before any trailers showed up, I immediately thought of Kheph. I'm amazed that anyone had the balls to make the movie, but if it's half as good as the book, it is required viewing.

I am definitely going to see it, and Scott is the reason why.

[seg4527]

24. no, i've heard it was a watered down version of the book

From friend I've heard that it doesn't even mention that the "rebel" is an anarchist.

The book is enough for me. But if I had the money for movies, this would be the one that I see. If I hear really really good things about it, I might lay off the cigs for a few days and go and see it.

[seg4527]

28. quick change of plans

My girlfriend really wants to see it. Plus, it's at the movie theater a block away, so she was able to convince me to bring her tomorrow.

[realFedUp]

27. Yep

for better or worse.

[Goat or Panic]

29. No more violence

I agree with Mark Maron. Just over, done with- vengence, violence, bloodshed, bombs and cruelty. I don't care how cute Portman looks as she blows up subways.

Make Love #@$% War. Peace will save us.

:hippie:

[renate]

30. welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Goat or Panic]

34. Thanks Renate

Long time reader. Finally posting. Been keeping up with DU for awhile.

Don't know exactly how violent "V" actually is, so maybe I should just keep my mouth shut. But Maron's editorial hit a chord with me. I wish I could find the link.

[Neil Lisst]

31. I'll see it when the theatre is almost empty

because that's how I like to do it

[tritsofme]

32. I saw it tonight.

Just got home.

I saw it as the most amazing indictment of the Bush administration that any major film has ever come close to.

It tackled the evils of fascism and the threat of Christian fundamentalism merged in government in a way that someone like Moore could never get across.

The evolution to police state by the 2020s seemed frighteningly too plausible for my sensibilities.

I don't want to give away too much, but I would urge everyone to go see this movie, its the first one I've seen in a theater since F911.

[AnnieBW]

33. Probably Not Right Away

I'm out of town this weekend. Hubby has to work nights next weekend. But I am going to see it.

[Richard Steele]

36. Definitely.

It's the only movie on my 'Must See' list right now.

[American Tragedy]

38. I saw it at 10

My friend and I spent the past five and a half hours hanging out afterwards, so I just now walked in the door. Brilliant. It's a bit faster paced and more tightly edited than the graphic novel, to very good effect.

I'd recommend the movie (or comic) to any politically conscious individual. Not necessarily suggesting sedition here, but it was profoundly... inspirational.

[leftchick]

40. I read the author has distanced himself from the film

not that I care. I plan to see it today! I read the Rollingstone review and it mentioned the author of the novel was not too happy with the changes.

[QuettaKid]

42. Everyone on DU should see it.

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