I read Salon's review of V for Vendetta this morning. Stephanie Zacharek didn't like it, but then again, I don't like Zacharek's reviews very often. She always comes across as a little too snooty for my tastes, and doesn't seem to be able to just sit back and enjoy a movie (not all movies are FILMS, okay...), and to the best of my knowledge, she's never liked a comic book film, and seems to always want to dump on them.
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Sean K - Mar 17, 2006 10:09:50 am PST #1033 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Jessica - Mar 17, 2006 10:12:07 am PST #1034 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't think there's any way this movie was going to be universally liked -- the subject matter alone is going to turn a lot of people off, let alone that it's a comic book adaptation. So mixed reviews, in this case, are a good sign, I think.
I really want to see it again.
Gudanov - Mar 17, 2006 10:18:39 am PST #1035 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
I kinda want to see it, but I won't get the chance until it's out on DVD.
Cashmere - Mar 17, 2006 10:21:24 am PST #1036 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I kinda want to see it, but I won't get the chance until it's out on DVD.
Gud and I are as one.
DebetEsse - Mar 17, 2006 10:23:24 am PST #1037 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I may find 2 hours this weekend.
If not, it'll be a while.
Strega - Mar 17, 2006 10:37:30 am PST #1038 of 10001
Yeah, the reviews I've seen have been very polarized. But a mix of "Fantastic!" and "Terrible!" is a lot more interesting to me than everyone going, "It's okay."
I did like the one review that... I can't find now, which vexes. He seemed confused by the extremism, and to not recognize it as such, which was kind of amusing.
Seeing it tomorrow. Yay!
erikaj - Mar 17, 2006 12:31:17 pm PST #1039 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Zacherek seems to hate enough movies (and whole genres) that I want to e-mail her that there are other jobs.
Sean K - Mar 17, 2006 1:09:19 pm PST #1040 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Wrod, erika.
Hayden - Mar 17, 2006 9:02:53 pm PST #1041 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I disagree with y'all about Zacherek. Her tastes in movies seem very eclectic, but she has a pronounced tendency to cut banal Hollywood movies (of the type that I'll never see) a lot a slack as long as they're about basic human relationships. In fact, that's her thing: she likes Altman and she goes easy on romantic comedies. She almost always hates sci fi and/or other movies more about ideas than interpersonal stuff.
Volans - Mar 17, 2006 9:10:28 pm PST #1042 of 10001
move out and draw fire
I'm sort of heartened that the negative reviews of V are pretty much all "it's boring" rather than "it's not anything like the book" or "it has a happy ending."