I just watched "V for Vendetta" - never saw it at the movies

[GaYellowDawg]

What an INCREDIBLE movie. I just don't have the words.

[WilliamPitt]

1. Hilarious

I just watched it for the first time myself, just a little while ago. Blew me away.

[SharonRB]

21. We saw it in the theatre

It was an amazing movie.

[LeftHander]

2. I watched it last night too....

It was quite disturbing...

So many references to current events and people...

[marmar]

3. Good evening, GaYellowDawg...

Good evening, London. Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of every day routine- the security, the familiar, the tranquility, repetition. I enjoy them as much as any bloke. But in the spirit of commemoration, thereby those important events of the past usually associated with someone's death or the end of some awful bloody struggle, a celebration of a nice holiday, I thought we could mark this November the 5th, a day that is sadly no longer remembered, by taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have a little chat.
There are of course those who do not want us to speak. I suspect even now, orders are being shouted into telephones, and men with guns will soon be on their way. Why? Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the annunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance, and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, think, and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillence coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you, and in your panic you turned to the now high chancellor, Adam Sutler. He promised you order, he promised you peace, and all he demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent. Last night I sought to end that silence.
Last night I destroyed the Old Bailey, to remind this country of what it has forgotten. More than four hundred years ago a great citizen wished to embed the fifth of November forever in our memory. His hope was to remind the world that fairness, justice, and freedom are more than words, they are perspectives. So if you've seen nothing, if the crimes of this government remain unknown to you then I would suggest you allow the fifth of November to pass unmarked. But if you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek, then I ask you to stand beside me one year from tonight, outside the gates of Parliament, and together we shall give them a fifth of November that shall never, ever be forgot.

You can tell I loved the movie too. :)

[maalak]

4. if you liked the movie, you should read the original graphic novel

i liked the movie too, but the original novel is even better. :)

http://www.shadowgalaxy.net/Vendetta/vmain.html

[marmar]

5. I actually just bought it...

I haven't started reading it yet, tho.

[HannibalBarca]

10. Actually

In my opinion the film was superior in one very important aspect, the character of Evey was much sronger and forceful in the movie than I felt she was in the novel.

[shadowknows69]

6. went and bought my copy today

Defintiely one I'll watch many times.

[Debau2005]

7. I saw it twice

at the theater, and will buy it this weekend. I loved it.

[HannibalBarca]

8. Yep

Just got special edition DVD phenomenal film.

[citizen snips]

9. I am still waiting on my pre ordered copy from amazon

I wish they would hurry the hell up.

[Rabrrrrrr]

11. Fucking amazing movie!

[Writer]

12. Watched it last night for the third or fourth time...

everytime I watch the Houses of Parliament explode I feel so liberated.

And I read the graphic novel. I think it was a good adaptation.

[DinahMoeHum]

13. I read the graphic novel before I saw it in the theater. Just got the DVD

one of the few movies I'll BUY - most times I rent from the library or Blockbuster.

:nuke:

[Radical Activist]

14. I liked it in the theater.

It got kind of corny at times. Its a kind of anarchy for amateurs where blowing up something somehow magically causes revolution. Overall a good movie though with a few great lines.

[kwolf68]

15. I SAW IT last night too

I freaking LOVED IT. An instant classic for me. It will go into my collection. Whoever made this movie...I LOVE YOU...stupendous.

[Dukkha]

16. i saw it twice too

Midnight premiere and the IMAX version. Required viewing for all! The Wachowski brothers redeemed themselves for the Matrix sequels with this.

[Smooth Operator]

17. loved it

Got my copy from Amazon last Tuesday and watched it twice. The 1812 Overture is a very exciting piece of music and during the blowing up of the Parliament building it gave me goosebumps. If you substituted July 4th for November 5th you would swear he was talking about this country.

[Robb]

18. "Wachowski brothers redeemed themselves for the Matrix sequels with this"

I agree. And that was no small task. :D

Just finished watching it for the first time. Lordy, excellent work. :thumbsup:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

19. Me, too. Just finished watching it.

Wow! I'm sort of dumbstruck. It's wonderfully subversive. Think I'll buy a copy. Anybody who hasn't seen it -- get thee to your video store!

[LadyoftheRabbits]

20. Loved it...

Theatres and (I assume) DVD. I'd like to read it as well.

[Wilhelm Klink Reich]

22. I was hoping for more of an action film personally

the parts regarding his orgins tend to..drag

The line this movie made me think of was "I want to get back at my parents. I want to be an anarchist. What should I do?"

[Robb]

25. Yeah. And some freakin' boobies!

:hide:

[distantearlywarning]

23. I just watched it for the first time tonight.

Terrific movie!

[Dying Eagle]

24. Just watched it today

Awesome, the wife wasn't into it as much ,but i loved it!!