Had to share this:

V For Vendetta á la Sesame Street:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9rzMaAucI4


"What happens in a futuristic world where the consumption of cookies is controlled by the government??"

Two days later and five comments later...

I GET IT...

(and if you don't read: http://community.livejournal.com/vendetta_today/3339.html )


Yes, Virginia, Fangirls *DO* exist!


But come on, mamacitas, it was Comcast that used the offensive 'fanboys', not me, and my describing myself as a fanboy...well, I *do* have boys parts and not girl parts and, since parts aren't everything, I *like* being a *guy*,

Gee, maybe Lobo will change the sign on his leather jacket to "Bite Me Fangirl" from his usual "Bite Me Fanboy"

Of course, it does bring to mind, what OTHER stereotypes we have of comic book readers besides gender?

So, fanboys, give props up....to FANGIRLS!!!

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"Vendetta" Bloodies Box Office
Mon Mar 20, 7:00 AM

"V for Vendetta...and victory.

The Wachowski brothers' adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyd's classic graphic novel about rebellion against a fascist regime pulled in $25.6 million to handily win the weekend box office.

Written and produced by Matrix masterminds Andy and Larry Wachowski, directed by James McTeigue and starring a shorn Natalie Portman opposite a Guy Fawkes-masked Hugo Weaving, the R-rated Warner Bros. release averaged $7,620 at 3,365 theaters, about what the studio was predicting for the first top-tier film of 2006.

Warners reported that the film pulled in an additional $8.5 million internationally, including $2.1 million in the U.K.

Domestically, V for Vendetta seemed to draw its target audience of fanboys, despite being disowned by the iconoclastic Moore, who successfully sued to have his name removed from promotional materials, claiming the script deviated too much from his original vision."

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whole article found here: http://www.comcast.net/entertainment/index.jsp?fn=2006/03/20/229042.html

Ok don't mean to be a nay-sayer, but that's certainly one of the changes from comic to movie I think was a bad call. In the comic book they are called Violet Carsons and that makes more sense: V For Vendetta, V for Violet Carsons.

PLUS, Violet Carsons are a real variety of roses, whereas I cannot find a refrence to 'Scarlet Carsons'.

In any case I hope I don't get one.


*credit* ganked icon from masquerade_arts . liked the movie ADORED the comic book


Freedom. It's what for supper. And V is serving it up with side helping of whup-ass anarchy on your sorry fascist souls.

Ok this is the wonderful actress who portrayed Dr. Delia Surridge in V For Vendetta

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinead_Cusack

In my near 4 decade in this life I never went to a movie on the day it was released.

I always would worry there would be too much of a line and I am not much of a 'movie' person.


But today, I went to see V For Vendetta.

Let me just say I am a HUGE fan of the comic book. But, although the movie was good (and it was good), I could see why Alan Moore (the author of the comic book) did not want his name used in connection with it. There were quite a few plot deltetions and plot additions and the broader philosophical points were difference. Twice, once from V's mouth and once from Finch's mouth (Finch is the investigator who is persuing V) there are comments which are made implying that those charcters somewhat believe fate predestins all occurances. This would be 'heresy' to Moore's thinking, I believe. Those statements were more in keeping with certain concerns of the characters of the Matrix Trilogy (the Watchowski Brothers {sp.?} were producer of both).

In the end it was a GOOD (but not great) movie that bears the same name of an EXCELLENT, OUTSTANDING comic book bearing the same name.

No complaints here about the acting. Not only did the two main actors do a wonderful job, but now I must find out who was that wonderful older actress who played Dr. Delia Surridge. Her part was minor and her lines were almost exactly like the ones in the comic book, but the depth of feeling that the actress added to it made for the one of the most poignant and nuanced scenes in the movie.

One Thumb Up but stars undecided (LOL)

And they're right.
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People should not be afraid of their government, governments should be afraid of their people. and that is NOT a pro-terrorist statement, it is a 'power to the people' statement!