Thank you, CHUD!!!
I saw ‘V for Vendetta’ tonight. My first impression of the movie is “Damn… that was good!”
The following is a spoiler free mini review. I’ll start off by telling you that I am a comic geek. However, I am a comic geek who has never read any of the associated DC/Vertigo comics.
I know… a travesty. I should flog myself.
The movie was outstanding. The action scenes were well done. Don’t be surprised by how few there are, the movie still rolls through to it’s conclusion like the London symphony orchestra on a freight train. That’s not to say you the audience are pulled through. There are surprises, times where you are not sure what is real and what isn’t. The visual effects are more than believable, if sometimes a tad protracted in the case of certain explosions. The audio is great. I’ll not get the 1812 overture out of my head for days. There are times when V gets a little too quiet, so bring your hearing aids if you need them. You wouldn’t want to miss an important piece of information. The dialogue is outstanding. When V makes his first speaking appearance he makes a speech that had to be shot in quite a few takes. He never lets up. Hugo Weaving plays the character perfectly. Again, remember I have not read the comics. So, how do I know for sure?
Natalie Portman is not just a window dressing in this one. Her character, Evey, is really the central point to the film. She is the ‘every’ person that V struggles for. Of course, it’s more than that, but I’ll let you see that for yourselves.
Stephen Fry, playing a television executive, is funny, witty and enjoyable any time he is on screen. Stephen Rea, playing Chief inspector Finch, is an honest cop looking for truth in an untruthful world. His choices are a central part of the story. In fact, his character makes one of the most important decisions in the film. John Hurt as the power hungry Chancellor Sutler is a bit over the top with the theatrics, but I assume that is all part of the character. There is a definite link between his character’s actions and words to another real life dictator half a century or so ago…
There are other actors and characters that stood out. I’m too sleepy to go through them all. The movie was around 2.5 hours long… it’s late here.
I’ve heard that this film could be making a political statement. Some may take it that way, V is a terrorist. You cheer for him because he’s supposed to be the good guy, but he uses all the tools and tactics that a modern terrorist might use. Try to remember that his world, his Great Britain is not the same as todays. It’s a totalitarian regime. Go see this movie and root for the ‘good guy’, even if he does some terrible and unforgivable things.
Just go see it. Make your own mind up. Skip the burger and fries one day and use that money to enjoy yourself at the movies.
I saw ‘V for Vendetta’ tonight. My first impression of the movie is “Damn… that was good!”
The following is a spoiler free mini review. I’ll start off by telling you that I am a comic geek. However, I am a comic geek who has never read any of the associated DC/Vertigo comics.
I know… a travesty. I should flog myself.
The movie was outstanding. The action scenes were well done. Don’t be surprised by how few there are, the movie still rolls through to it’s conclusion like the London symphony orchestra on a freight train. That’s not to say you the audience are pulled through. There are surprises, times where you are not sure what is real and what isn’t. The visual effects are more than believable, if sometimes a tad protracted in the case of certain explosions. The audio is great. I’ll not get the 1812 overture out of my head for days. There are times when V gets a little too quiet, so bring your hearing aids if you need them. You wouldn’t want to miss an important piece of information. The dialogue is outstanding. When V makes his first speaking appearance he makes a speech that had to be shot in quite a few takes. He never lets up. Hugo Weaving plays the character perfectly. Again, remember I have not read the comics. So, how do I know for sure?
Natalie Portman is not just a window dressing in this one. Her character, Evey, is really the central point to the film. She is the ‘every’ person that V struggles for. Of course, it’s more than that, but I’ll let you see that for yourselves.
Stephen Fry, playing a television executive, is funny, witty and enjoyable any time he is on screen. Stephen Rea, playing Chief inspector Finch, is an honest cop looking for truth in an untruthful world. His choices are a central part of the story. In fact, his character makes one of the most important decisions in the film. John Hurt as the power hungry Chancellor Sutler is a bit over the top with the theatrics, but I assume that is all part of the character. There is a definite link between his character’s actions and words to another real life dictator half a century or so ago…
There are other actors and characters that stood out. I’m too sleepy to go through them all. The movie was around 2.5 hours long… it’s late here.
I’ve heard that this film could be making a political statement. Some may take it that way, V is a terrorist. You cheer for him because he’s supposed to be the good guy, but he uses all the tools and tactics that a modern terrorist might use. Try to remember that his world, his Great Britain is not the same as todays. It’s a totalitarian regime. Go see this movie and root for the ‘good guy’, even if he does some terrible and unforgivable things.
Just go see it. Make your own mind up. Skip the burger and fries one day and use that money to enjoy yourself at the movies.
