Advantages: Strong story, good performances Disadvantages: Not as action packed as some may want
As always, I'll do my best to summarise V For Vendetta without including any spoilers but if I accidentally let something slip that you think might ruin it for another viewer, please leave a comment and I'll remove the offending information as soon as possible!
PLOT: V For Vendetta is a 2005 film adaption of the graphic novel of the same name by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. Set in 2034, the film focuses on Britain which has become a totalitarian dictatorship under the control of the Norsefire regime. Evey Hammond, a somewhat naïve employee of the British Television Network (BTN), runs into trouble when she is out past curfew and runs into some Finger men who are a sort of secret police for Norsefire. It becomes clear that these men are used to being above the law but they are in for a shock as Evey is rescued by a man in a Guy Fawkes ...
jesperado77 18.09.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of V for Vendetta
Advantages: Great storyline, talented actors & actresses Disadvantages: None that I can imagine of
V For Vendetta is one of the best films I have ever seen. An adaption of a ten-issue comic-book series, V For Vendetta is about a mysterious rebel "V" situated in a near-future dystopian Britain, ruled by the totalitarian regime Norsefire. Besides "V", the other major character is that of Evey Hammond, a young woman who was rescued by "V" from state police who were going to rape her.
The main plot involves "V" creating havoc in Britain, trying to increase awareness of the British public on the truth behind several recent accidents and events of the totalitarian government. "V" also manages to get revenge on several people who were responsible for the deadly experiments on inmates at Larkhill detention center. As the film progresses, we get to meet Inspector Finch, whom through his investigation of "V", unplots how the Norsefire came to ...
jsparrow18 13.10.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of V for Vendetta
Advantages: Thought provoking film. Disadvantages: Slows down in the middle part.
Hello there and welcome to my 27th review on Ciao.
Today I have was given my Easter present from my beloved, knowing that I have a slight passion for these types of film she bought me the 2 disc set of V for Vendetta on DVD. Now this was not a film that I saw when released at the cinema at all as I didn't think that it would interest me. Well safe to say now after watching it that I was well wrong on this matter, please read on?..
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V for Vendetta was originally a graphic novel released in the early part of the 1980's. Originally published as a strip in Warrior, a publication along similar lines as 2000AD which at this time was selling at its peak.
This told a story of a rebel in a broken society attempting to drive through change by any means, this was at a time when the Conservative Party was starting to ...