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Topic: V for Vendetta
Yuri
posted 03-17-2006 10:13:46 PM
In my opinion, this movie was one of the best movies I have seen the entire year. Hugo Weaving as V was an amazing casting and Natalie Portman even did a good job (to redeem herself from her horrendous performance in Star Wars). They kept pretty close to the original story too with a few derivations, most needed.

Anyone else see it? Opinions?

JooJooFlop
Hungry Hungry Hippo
posted 03-17-2006 10:47:33 PM
Didn't the author of the comics ask to be removed from any of the credits due to disagreements with how it was adapted?
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Yuri
posted 03-17-2006 10:53:50 PM
quote:
JooJooFlop stopped beating up furries long enough to write:
Didn't the author of the comics ask to be removed from any of the credits due to disagreements with how it was adapted?

"Alan Moore, the author of the much admired graphic novel V for Vendetta, disassociated himself from this production and had his name removed from the credits."

Source

Guess so.. But I still enjoyed it immensely.

Leopold
Porn maniac
posted 03-17-2006 10:55:09 PM
Nah, Alan Moore has a standing "leave me the hell out of it" arrangement. He gave Hollywood a shot with the adaptations of From Hell and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and was so disgusted by the results of both that he demanded his name be pulled from future projects. His hold on the rights to some of his works is tenuous, if memory serves.
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Steven Steve
posted 03-17-2006 11:00:33 PM
How do you have an excellent casting for V? Ha ha! Isn't Hugo Weaving shorter than 6 feet? Anyway, did you read the comic, Yuri?
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Yuri
posted 03-17-2006 11:04:17 PM
quote:
Fazum'Zen Fastfist had this to say about Captain Planet:
How do you have an excellent casting for V? Ha ha! Isn't Hugo Weaving shorter than 6 feet? Anyway, did you read the comic, Yuri?

A) Hugo Weaving was most likely not the body used in the movie, just his voice.
B) Yes I have.

Kaiote
Shot in the Face
posted 03-18-2006 03:42:10 AM
quote:
Yuri had this to say about Pirotess:
A) Hugo Weaving was most likely not the body used in the movie, just his voice.
B) Yes I have.

Actually.. he WAS the body. It was torturous on him, and the mask made him sweat gallons through his face.

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KaLourin
Illanae's Stooge!
posted 03-18-2006 06:57:23 AM
Going to see this tomorrow with some friends. Very intrigued by the whole concept of the movie, in particular the historic parallels that the character is based on.
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Tarquinn
Personally responsible for the decline of the American Dollar
posted 03-18-2006 07:08:56 AM
Awesome movie. I really enjoyed it. No idea how it compares to the comic, though.
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Steven Steve
posted 03-18-2006 10:05:32 AM
I'm not sure I want to see it. I didn't like the comic very much and I'm afraid of Larry Wachowski's mangina.
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Vorago
A completely different kind of Buckethead
posted 03-18-2006 02:04:42 PM
quote:
A sleep deprived Leopold stammered:
Nah, Alan Moore has a standing "leave me the hell out of it" arrangement. He gave Hollywood a shot with the adaptations of From Hell and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Oh my god. I think having those two movies associated with you is grounds for suicide

Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael
I posted in a title changing thread.
posted 03-18-2006 02:06:45 PM
quote:
From the book of Kaiote, chapter 3, verse 16:
Actually.. he WAS the body. It was torturous on him, and the mask made him sweat gallons through his face.

Actually, a good portion of the movie, according to Wizard Magazine, was the original actor who was going to play V. They dubbed Weaving's voice in later on when that actor pulled out.

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Mortious
Gluttonous Overlard
posted 03-18-2006 02:26:35 PM
But I like the idea of a totalitarian Britian. Movie makes me sad.
Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael
I posted in a title changing thread.
posted 03-18-2006 02:28:08 PM
Mort thinks Margaret Thatcher was a hottie.
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Mortious
Gluttonous Overlard
posted 03-18-2006 02:31:55 PM
quote:
Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael said:
Mort thinks Margaret Thatcher was a hottie.

Damn right. She kicked Argentina's ass, she don't take no shit from anyone. If she'd gone the diplomatic road the Falklands would still be in enemy hands.

I thought it was amusing when she doomed the new British Airways tail design at its public opening by frowning and putting a tissue over it to cover it up. A few months later they went back to the old design. No one messes with Maggie.

Talonus
Loner
posted 03-18-2006 03:36:54 PM
I thought it was quite good. Differed heavily from the comic at times, but this was both good and bad. Personally, I didn't like the comic a good deal so I thought many of the changes were for the better. My favorite added scene had to be the Benny Hill chase scene complete with the Benny Hill music. Other changes, like the removal of some characters and subplots, weren't so good, but they were predictable changes. All in all, a good effort... providing you turn your brain off to some of the plot holes and aren't expecting a direct translation of the comic.
Bloodsage
Heart Attack
posted 03-18-2006 04:50:47 PM
quote:
Verily, the chocolate bunny rabits doth run and play while Mortious gently hums:
Damn right. She kicked Argentina's ass, she don't take no shit from anyone. If she'd gone the diplomatic road the Falklands would still be in enemy hands.

I thought it was amusing when she doomed the new British Airways tail design at its public opening by frowning and putting a tissue over it to cover it up. A few months later they went back to the old design. No one messes with Maggie.


I'm with you. If you haven't, you should read her book Statesmanship. It's a truly interesting perspective on international relations.

Interestingly, she says Britain should give the EU the finger and join NAFTA instead.

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Kaiote
Shot in the Face
posted 03-18-2006 05:59:40 PM
quote:
Check out the big brain on Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael!
Actually, a good portion of the movie, according to Wizard Magazine, was the original actor who was going to play V. They dubbed Weaving's voice in later on when that actor pulled out.

Wizard, huh.. damn..

I was going by Hugo's Interview in the Atlanta paper.

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Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael
I posted in a title changing thread.
posted 03-18-2006 07:16:59 PM
Well it's not to say he didn't spend a good part of the time in the costume. But a fairly sizeable chunk of work in-costume had been done. That's not to say it has the same effect, overall, as if you had someone other than Christian Bale in the Batman costume in Batman Begins. You wouldn't notice it, with his voice dubbed over, etc. And like I said, Weaving WAS slotted in when there WAS a lot of work left to be done (more or less everything with Evey and V was actually Weaving in the suit, for instance, as was the last 25% of the film, I gather). Just wasn't Weaving 100% of the time. And I heard that about the sweat too...

Struck me as weird. It's just a mask the guy wears over his face, but there's the Hollywood magic heh

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BetaTested
Not gay, but loves the cock!
posted 03-18-2006 10:24:02 PM
I think I'll go see this tomorrow, since I haven't seen a movie in forever.

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Leftover Mog
No, the spelling errors are not intentional
posted 03-19-2006 12:53:24 AM
Been dieign to see it, I loved the comic

quote:
Leopold painfully thought these words up:
His hold on the rights to some of his works is tenuous, if memory serves.

He wrote a ton of stuff for dc back in the eighties, and then had nothing but bad things to say about them, im guessing it was cause back then the big two pretty much owned all rites to everything they published or somethign like that.

His own imprint (abc) was on wildstorm and then they got bought out by DC, theri was an article in wizard ages ago about how he swore he would never ascoiate with DC again, and he was saying that even though technically he is now getting published by DC he still maintains all his rites and contract from the wildstorm dealie, or somethign like that

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Tremendous Faggot
posted 03-19-2006 01:44:32 AM
Now imagine one of the last scenes with the crowds of mask-wearing civilians storming the soldiers.

Now imagine them all wearing the Burger King masks.

Talonus
Loner
posted 03-19-2006 08:18:56 AM
quote:
SeƱor Gains had this to say about Pirotess:
Now imagine one of the last scenes with the crowds of mask-wearing civilians storming the soldiers.

Now imagine them all wearing the Burger King masks.


I couldn't help but to think of that during the scene. Scary.

Leftover Mog
No, the spelling errors are not intentional
posted 03-21-2006 01:13:56 AM
Just saw it, was better than im expecting, honostly the only derivation from the comic that realy bothered me is evey not taking up his mantle at the end
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KaLourin
Illanae's Stooge!
posted 03-21-2006 06:41:35 AM
fan-frikkin-tastic movie.
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