Weapon X Posted March 2, 2006 Author Share Posted March 2, 2006 Originally posted by LENS+Mar 1 2006, 02:19 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LENS - Mar 1 2006, 02:19 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Weapon X@Jun 5 2005, 09:44 PM Hey, LENS, you just can't wait to jump on the bandwagon of the next low budget foreign film, can you? Yeah, I'm not sure if this movie will be that good, but LENS, you might be missing out on being a cool, well informed, cultured, underground hipster if you haven't read the book. Oh wait, comic books are for kids, right? You'd rather be painting and drinking with ugly asian broads, right? Quoted post 1. No, I just like good movies is all....after how dissapointing the matrix trilogy turned out, why should i be amped on this movie? 2. I'm not cool, I am nerd, I am informed and cultured but I don't identify myself as being "hip" 3. Certain comic books are retarded but other are simply amazing because of their structure, artwork, plot and character development. 4. Yeah, i would rather be painting and drinking with asian broads (of whome i know a few...some ugly, some hot as hell, but all cool) than see this flick.. If you want a realistic account of a totalitarian future, I suggest they re-do 1984 and farenheit 451 Quoted post [/b] Trust me - if you read the V for Vendetta comic, you might change your mind about how much the story rocks. Besides, one day you're saying how you hate watching overpaid athletes, then the next you're saying that the Olympics are boring. Hatahata! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 i didnt read anyof this at all.. i just wanted to say once again that i wanna see a cerebus movie. and possibly an oldschool animal man..mayabe vertigo movie.. also down for a y the last man... and remember ambush bug? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Natalie Portman is hot. I know a few people who worked on this film. Rumour has it, the DOP couldnt finish the film so half of it looks really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fermentor666 Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Originally posted by Weapon X+Mar 2 2006, 09:32 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Weapon X - Mar 2 2006, 09:32 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'> If you want a realistic account of a totalitarian future, I suggest they re-do 1984 and farenheit 451 Quoted post Trust me - if you read the V for Vendetta comic, you might change your mind about how much the story rocks. Besides, one day you're saying how you hate watching overpaid athletes, then the next you're saying that the Olympics are boring. Hatahata! Quoted post [/b] 1. V for Vendetta (the comic) is one of the most important comics ever, along with Watchmen. It came out, in England, during the middle of the Margaret Thatcher regime and the Cold War. And it absoloutly tore apart the Thatcher propaganda regime and was aimed directly at it. It's not just a "totalitarian 1984 rip-off", it was the most daring comic of it's time and maybe ever, along with Watchmen. Nobody was doing it before Alan Moore did it. 2. If more hipster-children read this, then there would be less hipsters. They'd realize that there is so much more complex and sophisticated shit out there and they'd stop wasting all their time being snobs. 3. God forbid we get a remake of 1984 and Farenheit 451. Enough remakes. 4. You gotta read it, Lens, and everyone else who gives a shit about anything other than tits and guns. <!--QuoteBegin-Nyarlathotep@Mar 2 2006, 09:44 PM i didnt read anyof this at all.. i just wanted to say once again that i wanna see a cerebus movie. and possibly an oldschool animal man..mayabe vertigo movie.. also down for a y the last man... and remember ambush bug? Quoted post There were rumors of Y the Last Man being a movie. I think it's a shitty idea at the moment, since the book is not even close to being finished and there's just so much in it that you couldn't fit it into a movie. An HBO series, however... Same thing goes with any of the Vertigo books I'd like to see on the screen. Transmetropolitan, Preacher, Sandman, The Losers (which just ended)... All would be better as television shows on networks that don't censor or have commercials. Sandman, I don't think they could pull off, too complex and dense. Hollywood sorta pulled off Constantine, it was a fun movie, although not entirely true to the book. There could of been a billion other people that were more right for the role than Keanu--didn't even get the hair color right--but if you put that aside, he was watchable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Green Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 this movie is taking too fucking long.. jesus.. im so fucking excited..what a fucking genius graphic novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I havent read the comic, but the trailers were entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackhouserocks Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Originally posted by LENS+Mar 1 2006, 11:19 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LENS - Mar 1 2006, 11:19 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Weapon X@Jun 5 2005, 09:44 PM Hey, LENS, you just can't wait to jump on the bandwagon of the next low budget foreign film, can you? Yeah, I'm not sure if this movie will be that good, but LENS, you might be missing out on being a cool, well informed, cultured, underground hipster if you haven't read the book. Oh wait, comic books are for kids, right? You'd rather be painting and drinking with ugly asian broads, right? Quoted post 1. No, I just like good movies is all....after how dissapointing the matrix trilogy turned out, why should i be amped on this movie? 2. I'm not cool, I am nerd, I am informed and cultured but I don't identify myself as being "hip" 3. Certain comic books are retarded but other are simply amazing because of their structure, artwork, plot and character development. 4. Yeah, i would rather be painting and drinking with asian broads (of whome i know a few...some ugly, some hot as hell, but all cool) than see this flick.. If you want a realistic account of a totalitarian future, I suggest they re-do 1984 and farenheit 451 Quoted post [/b] they should remake farenheit 451, that would be ill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Not to sound bitter, but I totally don't even care about this. I'm sure I'll watch and enjoy at some point, but that's besides the point: All I want is a Rum Diary movie already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 Originally posted by fermentor666+Mar 3 2006, 01:04 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (fermentor666 - Mar 3 2006, 01:04 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'> Originally posted by Weapon X@Mar 2 2006, 09:32 PM If you want a realistic account of a totalitarian future, I suggest they re-do 1984 and farenheit 451 Quoted post Trust me - if you read the V for Vendetta comic, you might change your mind about how much the story rocks. Besides, one day you're saying how you hate watching overpaid athletes, then the next you're saying that the Olympics are boring. Hatahata! Quoted post 1. V for Vendetta (the comic) is one of the most important comics ever, along with Watchmen. It came out, in England, during the middle of the Margaret Thatcher regime and the Cold War. And it absoloutly tore apart the Thatcher propaganda regime and was aimed directly at it. It's not just a "totalitarian 1984 rip-off", it was the most daring comic of it's time and maybe ever, along with Watchmen. Nobody was doing it before Alan Moore did it. 2. If more hipster-children read this, then there would be less hipsters. They'd realize that there is so much more complex and sophisticated shit out there and they'd stop wasting all their time being snobs. 3. God forbid we get a remake of 1984 and Farenheit 451. Enough remakes. 4. You gotta read it, Lens, and everyone else who gives a shit about anything other than tits and guns. <!--QuoteBegin-Nyarlathotep@Mar 2 2006, 09:44 PM i didnt read anyof this at all.. i just wanted to say once again that i wanna see a cerebus movie. and possibly an oldschool animal man..mayabe vertigo movie.. also down for a y the last man... and remember ambush bug? Quoted post There were rumors of Y the Last Man being a movie. I think it's a shitty idea at the moment, since the book is not even close to being finished and there's just so much in it that you couldn't fit it into a movie. An HBO series, however... Same thing goes with any of the Vertigo books I'd like to see on the screen. Transmetropolitan, Preacher, Sandman, The Losers (which just ended)... All would be better as television shows on networks that don't censor or have commercials. Sandman, I don't think they could pull off, too complex and dense. Hollywood sorta pulled off Constantine, it was a fun movie, although not entirely true to the book. There could of been a billion other people that were more right for the role than Keanu--didn't even get the hair color right--but if you put that aside, he was watchable. Quoted post [/b] I haven't read any Hellblazers yet, but I read on a website that John Constantine is a bisexual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_El Mamerro Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Originally posted by Weapon X@Mar 3 2006, 11:45 AM 4. You gotta read it, Lens, and everyone else who gives a shit about anything other than tits and guns. Quoted post Shit, that excludes me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted March 3, 2006 Author Share Posted March 3, 2006 ^ That was fermentor that said that. But, sure, you can quote me on it, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 I can't remember if he's bi, but the actor that plays him supposedly is. Problem with V for Vendetta is that part of what makes it so important is the context in which it was written. The movie will not be able to re-create that. Same with Watchmen. Which is why both are a lost cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted March 7, 2006 Author Share Posted March 7, 2006 I think the theme of V for Vendetta is still very relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted March 7, 2006 Share Posted March 7, 2006 Sure, the theme is relevant, but that could be said of many things. The "magic", if you will, cannot be re-captured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 I just saw this movie. I'd say it's pretty decent. It could have been so much more, though. The acting was very good, for the most part. So was direction. But there was so much potential wasted. It was very different from the book, to be sure. There were some nods to the original comic, such as "Storm Saxon" and..well, I can't remember right now. But there was something lacking. V's character was inconsistent, I thought. And he lacked the wonderful poetic nature that he had in the book, ie "Vicious Cabaret" and his "talk" with Lady Justice. And the movie didn't show the extremities of the oppression the citizens of England were living in. They didn't elaborate on the fact that the minorities and homosexuals were terribly marginalized and slaughtered. They didn't make me feel sorry for Evey once when she was imprisoned and tortured. I've seen worse on the show, 24. And she was imprisoned for no good reason. In the book, she was imprisoned for almost killing a man. I'd explain this furhter, but it would be a spoiler and a half. In the book, Evey is horribly tortured and absolutely emaciated by the time her sentence is done. But in the film, she is still quite pretty by this time. Perhaps there is no way of making Portman ugly. Totalitarian London didn't look so bad in this film. I was wondering what all the hoopla for change was. Lacking these extremities of despair and terror, the movie lacked the punch that could have made the theatre goers stand up and cheer at the end. Plus there were some plotholes. How did that mysterious prisoner escape from the concentration camp? That was a major one. For those who have read the graphic novel, you will sorely miss the song, "Vicious Cabaret", as well as some other things, like "Dancing in the Streets". Oh, one last thing - thank goodness they kept the letter from Valerie unchanged. Boy, if they didn't have that in the movie, it would be shit. It really was the saving grace. It's too bad Natalie Portman couldn't quite convey just how meaningful this letter was to her in prison. That letter moved me to tears practically when I read the book. In the movie - ehhh, not as much. All in all, it's a pretty good movie. You should go see it. But, not to sound cliche or anything, you should dish out the few extra dollars to buy the book. It is far better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunTimePartyTeam Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 Even if it isnt that good, Id still marry her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted March 17, 2006 Author Share Posted March 17, 2006 And I just want to be on record saying that it is only a matter of time until the trendy graffiti writers in my city get together and do a V for Vendetta production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunTimePartyTeam Posted March 17, 2006 Share Posted March 17, 2006 ] :love2: :love2: :love2: :love2: :love2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Green Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 i saw her the other day going into my office building. yeah she has always been a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunTimePartyTeam Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Id be tripping over myself to go talk to her. If you see her again AL, you should feel obligated to go tell her I say hi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_El Mamerro Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Originally posted by Al Green@Mar 17 2006, 07:04 PM i saw her the other day going into my office building. yeah she has always been a winner. Quoted post Did you know Guillermo met her at a party in Boston? He said she was completely cracked out with the ultra-frizz hair, and she was sitting down on a couch petting a scraggly little dog while staring blankly out into space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 just saw it at an imax theater. imax is french for 'big as fuck' for those that don't know. there were some corny parts and a few holes, but overall, i was feeling it. i really liked dudes mask. it made me laugh. i kinda wish they would have explained how he had so much money. does the comic explain this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyarlathotep Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 anybody remember the witchblade tv series :shook: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Originally posted by seeking@Mar 18 2006, 06:05 AM just saw it at an imax theater. imax is french for 'big as fuck' for those that don't know. there were some corny parts and a few holes, but overall, i was feeling it. i really liked dudes mask. it made me laugh. i kinda wish they would have explained how he had so much money. does the comic explain this? Quoted post The comic explains so many different things that I'm sure the movie doesn't, but I'm not sure if that's one of them. Haven't seen this movie yet and I'm in no rush to do so, especially since anyone I go with hasn't read the comic and I won't be a part of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 I fell asleep. This shit sucked. Characters sucked. Plot sucked. Action sucked. Melancholy bullshit sucked. Execution sucked. This shit sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuse=--action Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 So, what's the overall concensus? Because I'll only go see this movie if it was at least as good as Sin City. -fuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future Droid Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 c for cheesy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 This was no where NEAR Sin City calibur. Shit sucked up and down. Now please, tell me how it was too 'heady' for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabo 2 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 it was ok. v's dialog was a bit laboured. natalie portman's english accent was shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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