Just got back from a sneak preview. I wasn't expecting much more than another tragic butchering (I'm looking at you League of Extrodary Gentlemen). And the credits list the illustrator of the novel, not Alan Moore which leads me to belive he didn't want his name asscioated with the movie. This did nothing to help my confidence. But man. Oh man. The movie was good. Really good. Not only is it light on pointless action sequences, it's stylish, smart, and topical. A really big surprise! Everyone go see it when it opens on Friday. You'll not be disapointed!
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Forgive me for my ignorance, but what the Samuel Langhorn Hell is it about? -
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I takes place in the near future. America is in the midst of a civil war following war and rampant biological warfare. Meanwhile, Britain has become a totalitarian state ruled by a culture of fear. Government censorship, invasion of privacy, and police state control are all justified by the illusion of keeping the populace "safe."
Enter V, a vigilante who seeks to overthrow the government. He wares a smiling Guy Faulks mask and wields knives.
Don't believe the trailers and commercials. They make it look like a dumb action flick. It has action but it's so much more. The Wachowski brothers wrote the screenplay, but didn't direct it. I highly recommend it.Comment
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From the commercials it looked more like S for Stupid, IMO. Now after hearing this I might go and see it. I'm glad to hear that it isn't another cheesey action movie.Originally posted by LokiI had to change accounts. I'm here now - http://www.pavilionboards.com/forum/member.php?u=1475Comment
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You're right on that. He sorta lost faith in movie adaptations, so he's outright against ANY adaptation of his work now.And the credits list the illustrator of the novel, not Alan Moore which leads me to belive he didn't want his name asscioated with the movie.Comment
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Who can blame him? From Hell and League of Extrodinary Gentlemen maimed his work!
This one doesn't though.Comment
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what a goob.
i'll just take a moment to say previews, these days, are horrible. no preview making people seem to want to make a preview that actually represents the movie they're previewing. i've missed alot of good movies due to sucky ass previews, only to be shocked and surprised when they didn't actually suck balls.
back on topic, if anyone can pull off the "girl involved with killer who saved her from being killed by corrupt police" role, it's natalie portman. it's the part she was born to play!
also, i'm a little annoyed that they've decided to make the dystopian future in the movie americas fault, if even in an indirect way. pretty lame.Last edited by gray; 03-14-2006, 03:39 AM.Comment
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I'll probably check out this movie, even if my confidence in the Wachowski's is shakey.Comment
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I'll probably see it just because I read it in the 1980s in Warrior Magazine!
So... They Credit David Lloyd and not Alan Moore?
I hate Hollywood.
They drove Peter Jackson away when he made The Frighteners (and he never returned!) and now Alan Moore!
Next...
MOO!
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Looking forward to it, Loki
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The thing is that not only is Alan Moore's name not on the movie by his choice, he actually demanded that DC removes his name from all his work that they reprint. DC actually refused to do that because they say that the reprints are his actual work and not an adaptation. The optimist would feel that they're simply giving him credit where credit it due. The pessimist would say that they're still trying to sell on his name.
My opinion on all this is that he was right to withdraw his name from the project after what Joel Silver pulled. For those who didn't know, the one time that the Wachowskis tried to call him he curtly told them that he wanted absolutely nothing to do with the film and hung up. Later on, in a press conference, Joel Silver said something to the effect that Moore was really looking forward to the movie, that he loved the script, and that they'd be meeting him to discuss the movie and everything. That pissed Moore off to the point that he broke off all ties to DC to an even greater degree, stopped doing his ABC line (which was published by Wildstorm, which is owned by DC), and led to the demand that he wanted his name removed from everything.Last edited by Patryn; 03-14-2006, 12:54 PM.
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He should just mellow out and enjoy the **** they do with his work like stephen king does
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Exactly. Alan Moore is a fat ****ing bearded baby. Did you hear how he disowned ALL OF HIS WORK to this point? The man's a nut and a recluse. An eccentric.
That said, I anticipate V for Vendetta: TEH MOSHUN PITCHUR.Comment
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Well, The movie sounds good, but I wont be seeing it for quite a long time. In my area there's a cheap theater. (This is a theater much like a normal one, but slightly less size, quality, and much lower price) I wait until it goes here.
Movies hit here around the time the DVD comes out.
EDIT:I agree. Joel Silver is a **** tool.Originally posted by patrynLast edited by IamTemjin; 03-14-2006, 01:48 PM."It's nice to be important... but it's more important to be nice." - ???Comment
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Mikami did the same thing with Resident Evil, didn't he?
And DAMN IT, I had the chance to read the comic, and I didn't! Now I can't walk out the theatre saying, "It was good, but the comic was WAY better."
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