V for Vendetta Now Playing!
If any of you are semi-long-term readers, you will likely remember my post from almost exactly a year ago about the V for Vendetta movie project. Whether you caught it or not, go ahead and refresh your memory as it’s a short post and has links to introduce new readers to V for Vendetta
The advertising has been pretty extensive, but if you are one to cut yourself off from normal modes of media assailment (I myself don’t listen to the radio and watch little non-downloaded TV, instead getting all of my info from the internet), you may have missed the fact that the theatrical adaptation of the graphic novel V for Vendetta is now playing! I’m going to see it this weekend so I haven’t a review for you right now, but the novel is truely stellar (how could it not be… it’s Alan Moore) , the film was adapted by the Wachowski brothers, and it was directed by James McTeigue who’s assistant directed on Dark City, The Matrix, and Attack of the Clones. As if that wasn’t enough, Natalie Portman is in it. I can see Doody drooling now.
Alan Moore adaptations can be great companions or red-headed stepchildren of their graphic novel counterparts, depending on the screenwriters/directors. For example, From Hell was really good, however League of Extrodinary Gentlemen was not… at all. Let’s hope this one knocks it out of the park.
While on the subject of movies: Serenity was amazing (except they F#@&ing killed Wash!!! Whiskey Tango Foxtrot guys? Jeez… was that really necesary? Anyway…), H2G2 was fun (though I’d like to see more of them made), and will Watchmen EVER be made, and more importantly, made *well*?
Istoleyourbike, 
Doody 3:22 am on 3/18/2006 Permalink
You know me all too well…
Nyrath the nearly wise 8:26 pm on 3/19/2006 Permalink
Yes, Patti and I both saw it, and give it two thumbs up. Unusually intellectual for a Hollywood movie, with plenty of action. They did make a slight change of the ending, but nothing I can’t live with.
Now where can I get a Guy Fawkes mask…
Istoleyourbike 12:20 am on 3/20/2006 Permalink
You hippies and your damn pyramid schemes….