V for Vendetta (2005)

Posted : 1 month ago at Oct 20 6:26

It's amazing how easy it is to butcher everything fans hold dear in one of the greatest graphic novels of all time into a simplistic, moronic mess and cavalcade of action scenes and philosophical thoughts that appear to be taken from the things with old proverbs you put under your beer in a local bar. The characters of V and Evey have been stripped of their ideals and replaced with cardboard charicatures that revel in the light of righteousness, and the dim line between good and evil from the comic has been taken away and replaced with a huge red beam to make sure to the viewer who is evil and who is not with the most over the top performances by the bad guys and subtle soothness of all the good guys. V For Vendetta is more reminiscent of a product someone would make if they had just been ...Read more

Rating : 6/10

Posted : 2 months, 1 week ago at Sep 12 3:08

A dystopian british nation must be saved by the tyrannical totalitarian government under which it has become subjected to since a recent nuclear war that has left much of the Earth crippled. And who will act as the people's modern/futuristic Robin Hood, to inspire hope within the masses of a spiritually tattered land of The United kingdom? In this case, it will be the mask vigilante known as "V". And so confident is this anarchist avenger of the masses, that he requires naught but swords to combat gunplay, a name no longer than that of a single letter, and a mask based not on of fear, but one based instead on a visage of a happy but rebellious historical figure. Alan Moore's storytelling is just so rich in detail, atmosphere & concepts, that it can almost seem impossible to captur...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 1 year ago at Nov 4 6:11

''I told you, only truth. For 20 years, I sought only this day. Nothing else existed... until I saw you. Then everything changed. I fell in love with you Evey. And to think I no longer believed I could.'' A shadowy freedom fighter known only as "V" uses terrorist tactics to fight against his totalitarian society. Upon rescuing a girl from the secret police, he also finds his best chance at having an ally and maybe a companion. Natalie Portman: Evey Hugo Weaving: V ''The only verdict is vengeance, a vendetta, held as a votive not in vain.'' Set in a fascist controlled Britain, V is inspired by the graphic novel by Alan Moore. Resulting in this superb grand masterpiece. Scarily enough it also has parallels with what is actually happening now, and how this country rea...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 1 year, 1 month ago at Oct 19 18:52

First off, I recommend this to ANYONE, this movie should be watched by nearly anyone whether they like it or not. I for one enjoyed this movie, as V had an excellent diction that made him seen intellectual and powerful, I enjoyed most of the fight scenes, and the explosions were interesting to watch, the general message to the public that this movie gives is interesting, the people shouldn't fear the government, the government should fear the people, it's true, but it's not usually touched on, at least, not in this way. Although interesting, the plot is not as good as it could have been, thus it did not get a perfect score, various other things I just didn't like also lowered the score, but it is still a good movie in my opinion and most people should try and see it once in their life ti...Read more

Rating : 7/10

Posted : 1 year, 2 months ago at Sep 15 9:42

I shall begin by saying that I was never particularly interested in 'V', not in the graphic novel, not in the movie, and mostly not in the Wachowski brothers. Their cataclysmic sequels to The Matrix had put me off of their work for what I felt was life. A friend leant me the film and when I finally sat down to watch it, I did so with trepidation and at a push, nothing enticed me into the storyline and nothing appealed to me about a kook in a Guido Fawkes mask. Maybe it was my very very low expectations that gave me a surprise. The initial scripting is well paced, well written, and well directed. The dialogue rattles along without so much as a pause for breath and runs rich with dry humour and tongue in cheek pomp that imbues the characters with a sense of false regality. The rhythm and ...Read more

Rating : 7/10

Posted : 1 year, 4 months ago at Jun 30 1:18

In 2005, Silver Pictures and Warner Bros. (The Matrix trilogy) made a movie called V for Vendetta, based off of the comic books of the same name. It cost $54 million dollars to make, but made $131,411,035 worldwide by July of 2006 and is #144 on the IMDb top 250. The basic plot of the movie follows a girl named Evey as her path intersects with the title character. He is essentially a terrorist, but the movie makes you feel sympathetic toward him, since his goal is to start a revolution to overthrow the extremely oppressive government, and at the same time, kill the people responsible for sending him to a camp to be tested on, as a subject intended to die for scientific knowledge. However, he blew up the camp and left, taking the number on the door, V, as his identity. This is the barest...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 1 year, 5 months ago at May 30 2:09

"Remember, remember, The fifth of November, The gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason Why the gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot." V for Vendetta is a monumental science fiction action-thriller, denoting the duly excellent redemption of The Wachowski Brothers. After helming two horrendously disappointing sequels to their landmark sci-fi picture The Matrix, the brothers have irrevocably redeemed themselves for past blunders with estimable elegance. This outstanding comic book blockbuster is everything one could possibly desire - it's exhilarating, riveting, intense, chilling, electrifying, heartbreaking and extraordinarily entertaining. V for Vendetta is fundamentally a cautionary tale about the rise of fascism and totalitarianism, but it thankfully packs summer-movie...Read more

Posted : 2 years ago at Nov 6 21:16

This movie should be seen by every American at least once in their lifetime! There are deep issues here that concern all persons who care about freedom and truth. If you are naive to the corruption that plagues all Governments, then this movie will be your wake-up call. The soliloquy by V during his TV transmission is like a marriage between Shakespeare and Thomas Jefferson! It is pure ear ambrosia! That he so boldly addresses the audience (in film and real life) with both rebuke and empathy, is genius! I am brought to tears every time I hear it! Also, the symbolism in the last fight scene, with V's proclamation that Ideas never die, is so moving that I wager if more people could embrace that notion, our country--our world, would be forever changed. That is the scope and momentum o...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 3 years ago at Nov 7 12:05

'People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.' That quote stayed with me long after seeing this movie. Although the original story was against a future totalarian Thatcher british government, it can easily be applied to any right-wing government that starts to restrict freedom, put up curfews, limit free speech, and even go extreme measures such as creating your own terror 'accident' and blaming it on scapegoats just so you can be that much closer to complete government control. It is also clear in the movie that they are linking the current Bush administration, and even goes as far as suggesting the nation's biggest terrorist attack was actually an inside job. Though 9/11 is not in the storyline, you get the idea what the writers...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 3 years, 8 months ago at Mar 17 22:37

this movie was great. go see it

Rating : 9/10