V For Vendetta & Watchmen Movie Thread (mostly Watchmen now)

[rossman]

Saw this last night. Wossy was right on the money. Terrible.

[Spatial]

I don't think I can handle both this and Ultraviolet sucking the big one

[anephric]

Surely you're used to adaptations of Alan Moore stuff sucking like a Hull slapper on a Friday night at Ritzy's?

[Spatial]

The treatment that Miller's Sin City got had filled me with hope that we had rounded that particular corner.

[anephric]

Nein, my boy. Although there were plenty of people that hated Sin City (mostly peeps who were ignorant of/disliked the graphic novels, admittedly).

The crucial difference here is that Sin City had Frank Miller on board: Alan Moore has washed his hands of being involved in any adaptations of his works...

[mid]

I know several people who hated Sin City myself.

The big clue is that none of them liked the comic, either.

[Duddyroar]

I'm looking forward to V. Ordered myself a copy of the graphic novel, I recall reading it in my stoodent days but can't recall that much about it.

I've seen mixed reviews so far - some like it, some hate it.

[eastyy]

I'm looking forward to V. Ordered myself a copy of the graphic novel, I recall reading it in my stoodent days but can't recall that much about it.

I've seen mixed reviews so far - some like it, some hate it.

should be getting the graphic novel this week

Ordered it of amazon.com last week.I have seen some very mixed reviews for the film

[anephric]

I'm looking forward to V. Ordered myself a copy of the graphic novel, I recall reading it in my stoodent days but can't recall that much about it.

Careful, you might become an ANARCHIST!

[Ajay1986]

Saw this last night. Wossy was right on the money. Terrible.

NOOOOO i refuse to belive that the biggest most pretentious prick in Britain was right about something. Im still looking forward to V prolly gonna see it tomorrow.

[rossman]

I'd save your cash and go see The Proposition instead, or just chuck a tenner off a bridge and save yourself 2 hrs of tedium.

[Nisa]

I saw this tonight and I'd disagree, apart from V's dodgy entrance with his needless over use of alliteration I really enjoyed this. I haven't read the comic/graphic novel so I have no attachment to Alan Moore's work and watched the film with no preconceptions, I can only assume Ross' dissapointment was a result of certain liberties being taken with the source material.

I suspect this will be a film that people will really like or really hate, if anything it's made me want to go and read the original graphic novel and I suspect a number of others will as well after seeing it which kind of makes Moore's disowning of the film seem rather silly.

[MattyD]

I went and watched this (with no knowledge of the comic sadly) and found it very entertaining. I dare say it's been simplified greatly and had its teeth pulled out but I got my six quids-worth regardless.

Don't expect any surprises from the treatment of the English though - everyone is either a cockney, gav-nor, or comes from Cornwaaaaaal, but at least they used an actual gay English fop to play the gay English fop stereotype.

[Emir]

Read the review for this in the Guardian yesterday.
It doesn't fill me with hope.

[Stuart Smith]

I just saw this today, without any particular knowledge of the graphic novel, and absolutely loved it. A superb and punchy plot, very well delivered, great characters and design, and some very nice performances. I really thought it was stunning, and I honestly am at a loss as to why some on here really didn't like it. What didn't you like?