V for Vendetta

Post by **Transient** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:38 am

7zark7 already made a thread about this some months ago (yes, I bothered to use the search function before making an old thread), but this movie deserves a bump of sorts. It's the Wachowski brothers' latest project, starring Hugo Weaving as Codename V and Natalie Portman as Evey. It's based on a 20-odd year old graphic novel, and from trailers, seems to be heavily influenced by 1984 type dystopian societies. The colors/imagery also hints at Naziesque references. Looks promizing IMO. :icon14:

http://vforvendetta.warnerbros.com/trailer.html
Don't bother with the Superbowl trailer, just check out the other two (particularly the first).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/
I think I'll watch the movie first, then go pick up the book. :icon26:

Post by **Deathshroud** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:42 am

I read the graphic novel a while ago and it was very good, as all Allan Moore's writing tends to be. Thing is, I watched the trailer and already noticed some things that just weren't there, or played out that way in the comic. So that leaves me interested to see what they'll be doing with this movie.

Post by **andyman** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:57 am

I don't know about natalie portman... we'll have to see how she works out.

Other than that, the rest looks like it's a new SinCity

Post by **Grandpa Stu** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:11 am

i saw a trailer by this and the artistic direction of the movie definitely caught my eye. this is one i wanna see.

Post by **SplishSplash** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 10:14 am

I saw the trailer, was impressed, read the comic, was unimpressed.

I hope they do some major changes to the story/setting, or the movie will feel extremely 'old'.

Post by **Jackal** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:07 pm

Deathshroud wrote:I read the graphic novel a while ago and it was very good, as all Allan Moore's writing tends to be. Thing is, I watched the trailer and already noticed some things that just weren't there, or played out that way in the comic. So that leaves me interested to see what they'll be doing with this movie.

You watched the trailer and are already picking apart the film?

Post by **Denz** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:09 pm

I want to play with Natalie Portman

Post by **Dukester** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:12 pm

so things made 20 years ago are now "extremely old". man you are in for some rude awakenings in a few years.

20 years is just the blink of an eye.

Post by **Jackal** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:14 pm

Dukester wrote:so things made 20 years ago are now "extremely old". man you are in for some rude awakenings in a few years.

20 years is just the blink of an eye.

actually it's more like a billion blinks of an eye and 20 years.

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:16 pm

arent you like 20 years old?

Post by **Jackal** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:18 pm

not I

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:20 pm

no i meant duke, sorry

Post by **Jackal** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:22 pm

YOU BETTER BE SORRY!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:27 pm

:icon23: :icon23: :icon23: my shame knows no bounds :icon23: :icon28: :icon23:

Post by **SplishSplash** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:41 pm

Dukester wrote:so things made 20 years ago are now "extremely old". man you are in for some rude awakenings in a few years.

20 years is just the blink of an eye.

Nothing is as old as yesterday's news.

Post by **Dukester** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:45 pm

MKJ wrote:arent you like 20 years old?

I wish

I bought the book when it came out, so it just shocks me to hear someone call it extremely old

Post by **Don Carlos** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:02 pm

looks good i think

Post by **Deathshroud** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:17 pm

Jackal wrote:
Deathshroud wrote:I read the graphic novel a while ago and it was very good, as all Allan Moore's writing tends to be. Thing is, I watched the trailer and already noticed some things that just weren't there, or played out that way in the comic. So that leaves me interested to see what they'll be doing with this movie.
You watched the trailer and are already picking apart the film?

How is that picking apart the film? I didn't even bother to get into it because it doesn't matter that much to me, hence why I said I was interested to see what the movies going to be like.

Post by **Jackal** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:20 pm

"I watched the trailer and already noticed some things that just weren't there, or played out that way in the comic."

you got al of this froma minute long commercial.

Post by **Deathshroud** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:54 pm

Jackal wrote:"I watched the trailer and already noticed some things that just weren't there, or played out that way in the comic."

you got al of this froma minute long commercial.

Yes, from the movie trailer online I did. It's easier to pick up on the differences because the original content is from a comic.

Post by **Jackal** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 5:16 pm

What? That doesn't make any sense. You can't judge whether a movie is true to its source material form a 60 second clip.

Post by **Nightshade** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:10 pm

I saw the commercial during the Stupid Bowl. It looks promising, much like a nine year old in short pants.

Post by **Jackal** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:29 pm

riddla wrote:dont argue with whack-all

especially when he's right.

Post by **seremtan** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:48 pm

bumped

trailer did look a lot like 1984 done matrix-style, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. it would have been interesting if winston smith had gotten a payoff instead of being crushed

might go see it tonight

Post by **Ezekiel** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:29 pm

riddla wrote:mindreader are we?

Yes. I believe you'll find that he knew you'd post this before you actually did...

V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta

the name is gay as fuck