V For Vendetta

[fenris]

It comes out in 2 weeks and from the previews it looks like it might actually be good.

[Kain]

Yeah the previews do look very good.

[Reno]

It's got Natalie Portman in it, though. That's not a good sign.

But still, it ought to be pretty good. It should definitely adapt to film better than some of Alan Moore's other works (Watchmen, for example).

[fenris]

Natilie Portman may not be much of anactor but given the fact that George Lucas dosen't have a hand in this and she dosen't have a lousy cast around her this should turn out ok. My real problem is if thi is anywhere near true to the comics I'm going to be idspleased with the end.

[Arkhon Arkhozh]

I saw a commercial for this im surprised thats its comming.

[Arkhon Arkhozh]

That got one thing right so far. The mask.

[black heart]

i think it looks good, he used (explodeing?)throwing knives in what i saw, which is always a plus.

[fenris]

He uses all kinds of weird things like in the comic he kills a couple of cops with an exploding hand.

[Arkhon Arkhozh]

I just hope they don't reveal which of the people he could be that the government was against. If it were revealed it would loose the mystery.

[Reno]

Has anybody seen this yet?

[bluecommander]

Yup and I enjoyed it very much. That may only be because I didn't read the source material. From what I hear it's a lot different than the source so if you have read already and are a bit of a purist i'd say avoid it. If not then go see it and rock the heck on. ;D

[Reno]

I read it several years ago, and don't remember it well enough to nitpick details, so I may enjoy it anyway.

[Kain]

I saw it and it was darn good. For some reason Allan Moore took his name off it though, and I'm not too sure why.

[Reno]

EDIT: I found out why his name is not associated with the movie. This comes from http://www.alanmoorefansite.com:

On consulting for the V For Vendetta film:

"I explained to [Larry Wachowski] that I'd had some bad experiences in Hollywood," Mr. Moore said. "I didn't want any input in it, didn't want to see it and didn't want to meet him to have coffee and talk about ideas for the film."

But at a press conference on March 4, 2005, to announce the start of production on the "V for Vendetta" film, the producer Joel Silver said Mr. Moore was "very excited about what Larry had to say and Larry sent the script, so we hope to see him sometime before we're in the U.K." This, Mr. Moore said, "was a flat lie."

"Given that I'd already published statements saying I wasn't interested in the film, it actually made me look duplicitous," he said.

Through his editors at DC Comics (like Warner Brothers, a subsidiary of Time Warner), Mr. Moore insisted that the studio publicly retract Mr. Silver's remarks. When no retraction was made, Mr. Moore once again quit his association with DC (and Wildstorm along with it), and demanded that his name be removed from the "V for Vendetta" film, as well as from any of his work that DC might reprint in the future.

The producers of "V for Vendetta" reluctantly agreed to strip Mr. Moore's name from the film's credits, a move that saddened Mr. Lloyd, who still endorses the film. "Alan and I were like Laurel and Hardy when we worked on that," Mr. Lloyd said. "We clicked. I felt bad about not seeing a credit for that team preserved, but there you go."

[Kain]

Hmm. interesting, but thanks for finding that Reno.