Hey, here’s something creepy and eerie; Wikipedia has a picture of Guy Fawkes’ signature on the confession he signed during torture. It’s signed as only “Guido” and barely legible. It has, as comparison, another signature below it that he signed as “Guido Fawkes” only 8 days later. It’s enough to make you cry.

Interesting side note: the common word “guy” as in, “that guy over there,” derived from his name.

Bonfire Night November 5th

The British (English mainly) celebrate the death of Guy Fawlks (strange thing to do) on the 5th of November each year. These celebrations take the form of each community up and down the country having lots of fires on waste grounds some people even have them in their back garden (back yard to you American folk).. Firework displays, treacle toffee, fudge, hot potatoes - all very THE WICKER MAN but with a dead effigy of Guy Fawlks like a stuffed dummy on top of the bonfire set alight and blazing..

Guy Fawlks was supposed to be a member of a Catholic group Hell-bent on blowing up the British Houses Of Parliament (the cradle of democracy), hence the weird historical celebration practiced on 5th November..

I think today people would help him light the fuse..

I just saw this today and I am so glad I did. Everyone's going crazy over it and I think it's definitely warranted. V for Vendetta was unique, thrilling, stylish and slick and idealistic-- all the things that are missing in most of today's films. I loved Hugo Weaving -- only his voice can make a grinning mask mirror a tortured, passionate soul. And though Natalie Portman's accent rubbed me the wrong way at times, she was still superb.

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I usually hate when characters die in films. But at the end, I was still satisfied which is a first for me. I didn't feel like I was robbed - usually when a character dies, I feel like the two hours I spent following this character is wasted but not V. I just thought that should count for something.

I thought overall that it was a film done well, and an adaptation that did the comic justice - but the film seemed a bit too formulatic and hollywood-esque to me.  It wasn't like the Matrix, I guess is what I'm saying - and maybe the Wachowski Brothers didn't want it assosiated too much with the Matrix.  

Pretty much, I think the movie had too big of a budget.

I actually went out and saw this one last weekend. I thought it was pretty good. The acting was pretty good and the action scenes weren't as obnoxious as they appear on the commercials (with the exception of the end knife fight). It sure didn't change the way I think though. I thought the portrayals of the government and the vigilantes were too extreme to be taken as anything but fantasy. Otherwise, it wasn't a bad watch.

This movie overtook Munich as my favorite film of all time.  What a great film.  

********************************** stars

If you liked the movie, Guy, then pick up the graphic novel.  It was much better.


Phil

Really?  I might have to check that out.  

Quoted from guyjackson This movie overtook Munich as my favorite film of all time.  What a great film.   ********************************** stars

2006 has been a good year at the movies for you then Guy.

As for Guy Fawlks, we used to celebrate Guy Fawlks Day here in Australia, when I was kid. Everybody would buy fireworks from the milk bar and run a mock Unfortunately the fireworks got banned after too many people got injured. Nobody really pays any attention to Guy Fawlks Day anymore.

This movie Sucked a Little Bit, cause no effective actions, no expected Blood Glore.. and rediculus Homophobism.

What homophobism?  The only thing that I can imagine that might be interpreted at such would be V's flamboyant ways.  That doesn't mean he's gay.  

Why did you expect blood and gore?


Phil

Almost 3 years after the last post it was a given that someone would stumble upon this film and revive a long dead thread.

I have this ability to choose not to watch films that are terrible as to avoid leaving negative comments and to save my free time for better stuff.

Anyway recently I started listening to a "Nerdcore" artist whom wears the V mask and it brought the movie to my attention.

It is a good movie. It's also rare that a leading actor would want to cover his face completely for the entire film. As I was watching, I was waiting for them to unmask him because that is usually how they do it.

My only real problem with the film is that it may suffer from being too long. Usually I am happy with length but I can see where editing in this film would have been best for tightening up slow areas.

Otherwise I enjoyed it.

I didn't know anything about V for Vendetta when I first watched it, I didn't even know it was a graphic novel - but I seriously loved it. I think it's such a good, interesting story and I found the acting pretty damn good.

*SPOILERS* (If they're still needed)

I was also waiting for the un-masking, but it never came, which I actually thought was really cool. I was actually suprised at the time that they killed him off at the end as I enjoyed the character so much.

How does the graphic novel match up to the film?

Quoted from Split Second How does the graphic novel match up to the film?

Much like all of the films adapted from Alan Moore's writings, it was a watered vdown version.


Phil