The director apparently announced that he wants the movie to come out on November 5th, this year, in honor of the one hundredth anniversary of the Guy Fawkes attempt at revolution. I mean, if you are going to be making a movie that is connected to an event in history, at least find out when that even took place!
I'm going to so show my ignorance, but I rather liked the movie. It was all of a piece and - being a fan of the old movies /for/ their cheese - the plotholes didn't bug me. Possibly because it didn't seem to be taking itself too seriously. (I liked 'Sky Captain' for the same reason.)
Of course, I haven't read the comic so I don't know where the differences lay.
There are some characters with similar names, purportedly from similar storylines. Pick up the reprints of League, Vol. 1 and 2, and you will literally not believe the difference from the movie.
Actually, I probably wouldn't be all that surprised. I vaguely recall glancing at the comics when they first came out and not being all that interested. That could have been an art thing. Didn't quite care for it, myself.
It may be that, like "I Robot" you need to look at the movie as something very separate from the printed story. It's easier for me to do so, since I never had any feelings for the comics.
Will agree that the Guy Fawkes thing boggles my tiny little mind. Course, it could simply be that the director bloopered rather than displayed his ignorance. There's a lot of that going around, too.
No argument there. It's just that I'm not into that particular art form. I like the later pulp art better. (40s and later.) So the movie's obvious bow in that direction was something I appreciated better.
I'm sure the comics are good for those who liked them. I'm just not one of that group.
I don't disagree with you, save for the problem that I found it damned near impossible to follow the story as a result. I bought the first series and never went back.
I miss Waid and Guice's Ruse, which had a similar sort of Victorian feel to it, but which was much easier on my eyes. :) (I keep hoping that he'll recover the rights to the series out of the CrossGen bankruptcy somehow.)
Corporate America stifles creativity yet again--what comics fandom needs now is another indy B/W revolution like we saw in the early 80's. Web comics are a pretty good start...
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branchandroot
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Date: 2005-06-03 12:55 pm (UTC)I have no hope for "V for Vendetta" as a movie, regardless of the cast.
One of the things I heard that went wrong
Date: 2005-06-03 02:23 pm (UTC)I mean, if you are going to be making a movie that is connected to an event in history, at least find out when that even took place!
Re: One of the things I heard that went wrong
Date: 2005-06-03 02:28 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-06-03 02:33 pm (UTC)Of course, I haven't read the comic so I don't know where the differences lay.
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Date: 2005-06-03 02:46 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-06-03 02:52 pm (UTC)It may be that, like "I Robot" you need to look at the movie as something very separate from the printed story. It's easier for me to do so, since I never had any feelings for the comics.
Will agree that the Guy Fawkes thing boggles my tiny little mind. Course, it could simply be that the director bloopered rather than displayed his ignorance. There's a lot of that going around, too.
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Date: 2005-06-03 02:58 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-06-03 03:00 pm (UTC)I'm sure the comics are good for those who liked them. I'm just not one of that group.
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Date: 2005-06-03 03:10 pm (UTC)I miss Waid and Guice's Ruse, which had a similar sort of Victorian feel to it, but which was much easier on my eyes. :) (I keep hoping that he'll recover the rights to the series out of the CrossGen bankruptcy somehow.)
Sigh...
Date: 2005-06-03 02:45 pm (UTC)