V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta

The movie that almost squeaked by me.

This is a FABULOUS movie.

It is not pleasant to watch in places...most disturbing. But it is a worthy, meaningful movie and no one ought to let it slip by them without seeing it once and for all. Please rent or buy it, and watch at least once all the way through.

The Wachowski brothers, who did the Matrix Trilogy, once again showed use their genius--not only in movie making but in delivering a powerful, consistent message to speak to our times through drama, action, head and heart. It was artistic, literary, action-filled...and above all packs a high voltage shock to the mind and heart of America and all the world. It goes beyond mere story-telling, beyond movie-magic, beyond political and social commentary. It's perhaps more of a warning today than when it was made.

Please rent this DVD and watch it!!! It can influence anyone who is willing to watch it with an open mind, and has the power the change the course of history.

Aha, for me, it has yet another great, ambiguous character is a cape and mask. Just as I fell in love with the Phantom of the Opera--the "evil hero" of that movie--I must admire the man in Vendetta in the cape and mask. Is he evil? Or is he a hero? Or is he neither or both?

Either way Hugo Weaving, the actor who also played Mr. Smith in the Matrix movies and an elf in Lord of the Rings, was magnificent. He is a rare and delicious talent. I love his voice...he can say so much with his voice; in this movie alone he overcame the limits of wearing a mask throughout the entire movie and being unable to display any facial expressions whatsoever. He played his role above and beyond what a dedicated Shakespearean actor must have done in the 1400's. Bravo, Hugo. Thank you.

The only weakness of the movie was the fake blood splatters in the fights--it perhaps should have been done the way 300 was--slash and stab with painted drops of blood placed on the film without a drop on the actors. But the graphics can be over-looked with a movie as powerful and meaningful as V for Vendetta.

So get it and watch it. You might be "sorry" you did while you experience it unfolding before your eyes, but you will never see things in the world the same way again afterwards. It is much worth the investment of time, money and emotions, not to mention deep thought that will plague you for a long time afterwards.

Thanks, Sandy your movie critic

Planet of the Apes, I think

This was a strange movie. It was very, very good as far as cinematography, acting, costumes, settings--it was wonderful. The actors playing the various types of apes were amazing!!!

However, the script was, while not terrible, rather lacking.

The movie was nothing like the original Planet of the Apes. The surprise ending everyone was expecting, myself included, was a bigger surprise than we expected because it made absolutely no sense. It was beyond confusing and didn't appear to have anything to do with the movie. It didn't solve any of the mysteries, it created an even bigger one that had no solution.

So if you enjoy action and elaborate cinematography and good acting, rent this DVD (I bought it myself -- not suspecting it is probably not a keeper.) If you are the type to want some meaning and intellectual and/or philosophical stimulation from a movie, skip this one.

I ordered the original Planet of the Apes movie....awaiting it's delivery to my PO Box now.

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Thanks, Sandy "Movies are our modern era's mythology."