People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.

[razorjak]

My short and sweet review of "V for Vendetta".

Alan Moore insisted that his name be stricken from this project. That was his choice.

It was the WRONG choice.

Go see this movie!

Spoilers below the cut. You were warned.


I never realized until now that Hugo Weaving WAS the voice I heard in my head when I read V's dialogue almost twenty years ago. It fits so perfectly. And his mannerisms were spot on how I imagined V would move and react.

No the movie was not spot on with the comic. but it was closer than I figured it would be. It was so good I was almost able to forget the Wachowskis had their filthy little fingers on the screenplay ... until the obligatory "bullet-time" fight scene came about.

Honestly, my only dissappointment was when V killed the female doctor. I was looking forward to her asking him if she could see his face one last time. That dialogue was the one that I remember most from when I first read the story.

V for Vendetta has always held a special place in my heart. It was the last comic book that my best friend from school and I shared together. We read it during AIT.

Go see this movie.

Comments

[ev0lemi.livejournal.com]

i couldn't place that voice through the whole movie. my bf called it as "AGENT SMITH" halfway through but i wasn't convinced til we saw the credits.

i never read the comic so i didn't have that to compare to but fugginell, it was well done.

[razorjak.livejournal.com]

He's come a long way from "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert".

You need to come to Michigan and pop out of my birthday cake next month.

[mrph.livejournal.com]

Saw it today and liked it a lot. They changed a couple of things that (IMHO) worked better in the original, but...

[razorjak.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there will always be that but ...

I still loved it. Yes, I know they toned down the actual anarchist nature of V.

From what I've read on reviews, some people hated the "Flash mob" scene. I loved it. Especially when they removed the masks.

At least one reviewer made a point of saying how the writers goofed by having people who had died previously be there in the demasking scene. Way to miss the point, eh?

[inlaterdays.livejournal.com]

That dialogue was the one that I remember most from when I first read the story.

"you're beautiful"

..drats. why did they leave that out? :/

[razorjak.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I was REALLY looking forward to that.

The two things that stuck with me the most out of the series was that sequence and the image of Subject 5 sitting with his back to the celldoor amidst the patterns he'd made with the ingredients for the bomb.

Neither was used.

[professor-eight.livejournal.com]

didn't he drop from it 'cause he's gonna be the next Bond or something... so they just had to redub the voice?

Re: excellent

[razorjak.livejournal.com]

Nope, Hugo was the one who filled in. Originally V was going to be played by the guy who was the Black Knight in "A Knight's Tale".

excellent

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Yours was the review I was waiting for. :-)

Re: excellent

[razorjak.livejournal.com]

Why for? It's not like I'm a deep thinker or anything.

Don't get me wrong. They changed a LOT. A lot of the character backgrounds were altered(*). Maybe I'm becoming more forgiving in my old age. but I didn't mind the changes so much. I loved the movie though.

Some things didn't translate as well to screen as I'd hoped. Some things were changed that I felt didn't need to be touched. But overall, a stellar job.

(*) Evey isn't introduced as a fledgling prostitute for one. Old Bailey was the first to be blown up for another.

Re: excellent

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Because I know you care about the source material.

[lupusyondergir1.livejournal.com]

I never realized until now that Hugo Weaving WAS the voice I heard in my head when I read V's dialogue almost twenty years ago. It fits so perfectly. And his mannerisms were spot on how I imagined V would move and react.

Yes.
Yes.
Yes.

As I said before, I am so impressed with how much emotion he was able to put into the character, while never showing his face. His voice and the use of body language was amazing, I don't think I've ever seen anything like it before.