V for Vendetta [Blu-ray]

V for Vendetta [Blu-ray]

V for Vendetta [Blu-ray]

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Actor: Amelda Brown, Charles Cork, Roger Allam, Sin?ad Cusack, Stephen Fry
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Adrian Biddle
Composer: Dario Marianelli
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 132 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-05-20
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Warner Home Video

DVD Reviews of V for Vendetta [Blu-ray]

DVD Review: Thanks for the recommendation
Summary: 4 Stars

Never would I have thought to watch this movie on my own. Comic books/graphic novels have never interested me. Fortunately, a friend recommended it to me, so I broke out of my usual selections and gave it a shot. This is both an entertaining and thought provoking film, one which shines a revealing light on our own recent and current political climate.

If more people would, as I did, take a chance and view this film, they might find themselves having a better appreciation for freedom and see the dangers we succumb to when we willingly sacrifice our liberty for security. This film offers a vision of what occurs when a paternalist government seises ever more power "for your protection." We should look at our own politicians skeptically, whether they promise to protect us from the danger of "terrorists" or "greedy capitalists." Yes, this review is political, as so in the movie.

DVD Review: The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain
Summary: 5 Stars

V for Vendetta'' would be worth seeing just as an anomaly, a big-budget Hollywood release that could be interpreted as sticking it to the American and British governments by showing the catastrophic fates these countries meet in the not-too-distant future, precipitated by disastrous policymaking. But "Vendetta'' is also richly satisfying entertainment the way movies are at their best, when they prod you to think.

Making his first feature, James McTeigue, the Wachowski brothers' longtime assistant director, finds a tone and pacing that are appropriate to bring a portentous comic book to the screen. He takes it seriously without pretending that it's Shakespeare. British graphic novelist Alan Moore wrote it in the 1980s as a harsh criticism of the political right. That the story has such resonance today indicates that Moore (who has disowned the movie) was on to something.

The opening scene offers a quick lesson in English history. London in the 17th century is re-created to show infamous saboteur Guy Fawkes foiled in his attempt to blow up Parliament, an act for which he is hanged in front of a mob of thousands. They're almost certainly computer generated, but the special effects aren't obvious. The film is almost old-fashioned in relying on solid storytelling instead of trickery to engage the audience.

Flash forward, way forward, to London in 2020 or so. A totalitarian regime has taken control, terrorizing citizens and routinely lying to them via a government-controlled TV station. It's unclear whether the news readers are telling the truth when they dryly report that the former United States is in a state of chaos brought on by a civil war.

The British people's self-appointed savior (Hugo Weaving) goes only by the letter V. But we know what that stands for. Sure enough, he's hell-bent on bringing down the government by carrying out Fawkes' failed mission. Keep the mental image of Weaving as the "The Matrix's" ubiquitous Mr. Smith, because he's little more than a disembodied voice, albeit one with majestic resonance perfect for intoning the long-forgotten principles of democracy. V is never seen without an eerie Fawkes mask covering his entire face -- the heavy lines of the eyebrows and mustache form semicircles around squinty eyes, with the mouth glued shut. To hear his words coming from some other place takes some getting used to.

Natalie Portman gives her strongest performance yet as Evey, an orphan who slowly comes to understand the truth behind the deaths of her family. Even after Evey's hair is shaved off by torturers, Portman keeps you focused on her words and actions instead of her bald head.

DVD Review: Absolutely Wonderful
Summary: 5 Stars

I saw the movie atleast 5 times. It is a must see. I enjoyed watching the movie each and every time. I always learned something more whever I watched the movie

DVD Review: A GREAT ADAPTATION OF MOORE'S CLASSIC ANTIHERO
Summary: 5 Stars

Hugo Weaving is absolutely brilliant in this extremely compelling twist on Alan Moore's terrorist-hero ( despite the fact that Moore did not like the film version ), and I personally loved the not-so-veiled correlations between the evil Chancellor Sutler's ( played with meglomaniacal glee by John Hurt ) administration, and that of a certain former president. I can understand how the 'religious' right might be a tad offended by this film, but I was fascinated by James McTiegue's, and the Wachowski Brother's provocative political criticism, and the relevance their movie achieve's because of it.

Natalie Portman demonstrated some real acting talent as Evey, and Stephen Rea was wonderful ( as usual ). This is a movie that will definitely be hated by some, adored by others ( myself included ), and misunderstood by more.

There is plenty of satire, derring-do, mystery, pathos, and mayhem in V FOR VENDETTA, and not just a little social commentary.

DVD Review: Is this really fiction?
Summary: 5 Stars

While watching this movie, I couldn't help but feel like I wasn't watching a movie. Instead, I felt like I was watching pieces of a 'not so distant' future. Radical, dictatorial, fundamentalist governments are things western societies think only exist in the Middle East. Is the west doomed to the same future? While being entertaining, I think this movie grapples with some big and important questions. Recently, I heard someone make the statement that 'homosexuals' should all be killed. I couldn't help but think of this movie and wonder.....is this really fiction, or is it just the beginning.

Aside from covering issues such as dictatorships, basic human rights, religious fundamentalism, homophobia, and government corruption, this movie is just simply entertaining. The special effects are well done and believable (for a super hero). The characters are not phony or laughable like the old batman superheroes. "V" is a classic anti-hero. He is a killer, a terrorist, and vengeful (as if the title wasn't a give-away of this), but yet the audience begins to feel for him, side with him, and later applauded his successes.

My definition of a truly great movie is one that makes a person think, while they are being entertained. This movie accomplished both....so enjoy!

Description of V for Vendetta [Blu-ray]

Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man (Hugo Weaving) known only as "V." Incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception, V ignites a revolution when he urges his fellow citizens to rise up against tyranny and oppression. As Evey uncovers the truth about V's mysterious background, she also discovers the truth about herself - and emerges as his unlikely ally in the culmination of his plan to bring freedom and justice back to a society fraught with cruelty and corruption. Special Features: In-Movie Experience . Director's Notebook: Re-imagining a Cult Classic for the 21st Century Behind the Story . Designing the Near Future . Remember, Remember: Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot . Freedom! Forever!: Making V for Vendetta . England Prevails: V for Vendetta and the New Wave in Comics Additional Footage . Cat Power Montage (Music Video) . Saturday Night Live Digital Short - Natalie Portman SNL Trailers . Theatrical Trailer (Trailer #2) . Soundtrack Album Information

"Remember, remember the fifth of November," for on this day, in 2020, the minds of the masses shall be set free. So says code-name V (Hugo Weaving), a man on a mission to shake society out of its blank complacent stares in the film V for Vendetta. His tactics, however, are a bit revolutionary, to say the least. The world in which V lives is very similar to Orwell's totalitarian dystopia in 1984: after years of various wars, England is now under "big brother" Chancellor Adam Sutler (played by John Hurt, who played Winston Smith in the movie 1984), whose party uses force and fear to run the nation. After they gained power, minorities and political dissenters were rounded up and removed; artistic and unacceptable religious works were confiscated. Cameras and microphones are littered throughout the land, and the people are perpetually sedated through the governmentally controlled media. Taking inspiration from Guy Fawkes, the 17th century co-conspirator of a failed attempt to blow up Parliament on November 5, 1605, V dons a Fawkes mask and costume and sets off to wake the masses by destroying the symbols of their oppressors, literally and figuratively. At the beginning of his vendetta, V rescues Evey (Natalie Portman) from a group of police officers and has her live with him in his underworld lair. It is through their relationship where we learn how V became V, the extremities of the party's corruption, the problems of an oppressive government, V's revenge plot, and his philosophy on how to induce change.

Based on the popular graphic novel by Alan Moore, V for Vendetta's screenplay was written by the Wachowski brothers (of The Matrix fame) and directed by their prot?g?, James McTeigue. Controversy and criticism followed the film since its inception, from the hyper-stylized use of anarchistic terrorism to overthrow a corrupt government and the blatant jabs at the current U.S. political arena, to graphic novel fans complaining about the reconstruction of Alan Moore's original vision (Moore himself has dismissed the film). Many are valid critiques and opinions, but there's no hiding the message the film is trying to express: Radical and drastic events often need to occur in order to shake people out of their state of indifference in order to bring about real change. Unfortunately, the movie only offers a means with no ends, and those looking for answers may find the film stylish, but a bit empty. --Rob Bracco

Beyond Vendetta

The graphic novel by Alan Moore and David Lloyd
More by Alan Moore
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