Vendetta is almost here

[Balintherlas]

Man, this movie looks great, I'm pumped about it.

[Marathon]

Me too! I just watched a couple of clips from Quicktime.com last week and it looks awesome.

[Azred]

<font color = lightgreen>I forget who wrote and drew the graphic novel, but I am waiting for this movie, too. Hugo, Natalie, and the Wachowski Brothers directing. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] </font>

[Jotin]

I can't wait to see this movie, but i'm kind of worried about how much hype there is.

I don't want to be let down, but everything looks good so far

[Balintherlas]

Anyone seen it yet? I'm going today.

[Balintherlas]

Saw it and I gotta say, it was everyting I expected, which is a good thing.

[Szass-Tam]

I haven't seen the film, but the review I read was pretty damning.

Guardian review

[Azred]

<font color = lightgreen>I can see why the Wachowski brothers wanted to direct this one: an overbearing government, a freedom fighter who helps stir the public into standing up, a protoge who learns how to live freely--all elements from the Matrix. [img]graemlins/beigesmilewinkgrin.gif[/img]

I don't think many American audiences will fully appreciate--or even comprehend--the Guy Fawkes tie-in, though.

Other than that, a really good movie. Hugo is able to cleverly deliver his lines without ever having to show his face--which may all be dubbed, but that's ok. Natalie Portman seems to have figured out how to make her face work after trying to get through all that Star Wars quagmire. Stephen Rea seems a little plastic in his performance, but I think that is simply because the character was in a position where he had little or no choices in life.

Having read the graphic novel years ago, I see that Sin City has had its influence--directors are filming adaptations of graphic novels as accurately as they can, scene by scene. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] </font>

[Balintherlas]

I can see why this movie might not get that many good reviews, with the anarchy theme when terrorism is stil a very real threat, but I think its stil a good movie worth seeing in theatres.

[Azred]

<font color = lightgreen>Actually, I think the movie is extremely relevant right now. We should fear governmental spying on citizens MORE than mere terrorism.

The Patriot Act itself defines "domestic terrorism" thusly:</font>

from the Patriot Act: (5) the term 'domestic terrorism' means activities that-- (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; (B) appear to be intended-- (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.

<font color = lightgreen>The rubber-stamped issuance of warrants to spy on American citizens violates the spirit of the Constitution and could be argued to violate statement (5)(B)(i) of this section of the Act.

I was hoping this discussion wouldn't come up in this thread, as it is much more appropriate to the Current Events forum. Thus, I'll probably cite this thread and start such a discussion there. [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img] </font>