Saw V for Vendetta. Have some generally minor philosophical differences with their interpretation, but I think they did quite a good job. Certainly better than any previous Moore adaptation, though that is weaker praise than I intend.
Yup. It's a good movie and I like it better than the graphic novel -- but it's not the same story. It's not simply Moore's V brought to the screen. Moore's V would have been a bad movie; long, slow, and incomprehensible, with no sympathetic characters. This movie would be a mediocre comic book; predictable, plot light, and derivative.
But I haven't read V for Vendetta in many, many years, so I'm able to disassociate the two.
I loved the graphic novel and thus I've been very hesitant to see the film...too many people told me if was just hollywood shlock that followed the same formula as every other hollywood action film. learnedax is the first person I've heard that's praised it. If I hear a few more, I may actually spend some money on the ticket...
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But I haven't read V for Vendetta in many, many years, so I'm able to disassociate the two.
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I loved the graphic novel and thus I've been very hesitant to see the film...too many people told me if was just hollywood shlock that followed the same formula as every other hollywood action film.
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I translate that as "Won't make you consciously attempt to black out in your seat to make the pain stop".