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March 20, 2006
Movies: V for Vendetta
I loved the graphic novel when I read it a couple of years ago but was very nervous about the movie, particularly given Alan Moore's having his name removed from it (although that was mostly in reaction to the execrable League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie). I also am not at all a Matrix or Hugo Weaving fan and V stars Weaving (behind the Guy Fawkes mask) and was done by the Wachowski brothers.
Well, I was incredibly pleasantly surprised by the movie, even with a Two Thumbs Up review in advance. Other than a significantly more (in several ways) upbeat ending at the end, I thought the movie was pretty faithful to the comic and just plain excellent. The general design of the movie, and particularly the opening and credits, deserves a special mention as it was just amazing. ****1/2
Posted by aarondf at March 20, 2006 04:31 PM
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