tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post114279225538550228..comments2024-03-25T16:57:51.919+00:00Comments on Bina007 Movie Reviews: V for VERY SILLY but still some good whistles and bangsBina007http://www.blogger.com/profile/01622085135305501711noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post-1144063654098983632006-04-03T11:27:00.000+00:002006-04-03T11:27:00.000+00:00It'd be interesting to see how they handle the end...It'd be interesting to see how they handle the ending. I can't imagine a scenario in which a major US city is devestated and the resulting carnage averts a war, would be an easy box office draw. But you never know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post-1144009364518798202006-04-02T20:22:00.000+00:002006-04-02T20:22:00.000+00:00@Ali D. There is an adaptation of Watchmen in the...@Ali D. There is an adaptation of Watchmen in the pipeline. Due out in 2008, apparently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post-1143666980877753622006-03-29T21:16:00.000+00:002006-03-29T21:16:00.000+00:00I finally saw the film on Saturday night at the IM...I finally saw the film on Saturday night at the IMAX screen in Glasgow. The bit where Natalie Portman's character visits the Bishop, there was a big intake of breath from all the guys in the cinema. <BR/><BR/>There's quite a few changes from the comic, but you'd expect that. There's less supporting characters and some of the details have been made more palatable. i.e Evey in the comic, is 16 and is arrested at the start of the film for trying to solicite men to desperately earn cash. <BR/><BR/>It's not a bad film, and it's a shitload better than the other films that have been made from Alan Moore's book. Let's hope that if someone actually makes Watchmen, they don't balls it up but my hopes aren't high.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post-1142918479301269082006-03-21T05:21:00.000+00:002006-03-21T05:21:00.000+00:00@Chinadaahl. I did see Jarhead - there is a revie...@Chinadaahl. I did see Jarhead - there is a review on this sight if you flip thru reviews in alphabetical order. I thought it was pretty dumb but contained some awesome photography of burning oil fields etc. For that reason, maybe one to see on a big screen, but I can understand wanting to shell out 10 bucks only for really good films.<BR/><BR/>@Steve. Yup - a lot of great films out now. This is because studios release all the Oscar contenders in the US in November so they are fresh in academy voters minds. They then hit the UK in Jan/Feb. Transamerica is a bit like Tsotsi - okay film, but really great central acting performance. I review Tsotsi on this page - basically I thought the story a little trite, but the acting outstanding. If you want cinematic excellence, you should try to hunt down HIDDEN/CACHE by Michael Haneke. Undoubtedly the best flick of 2005, but disqualified from the Oscars. (The French wouldn't nominate it because the director is Austrian,and the Austrians couldn't nominate it because it is in French.)Bina007https://www.blogger.com/profile/01622085135305501711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post-1142887255709293712006-03-20T20:40:00.000+00:002006-03-20T20:40:00.000+00:00I think I'll give this one a miss -living through ...I think I'll give this one a miss -living through politics in the UK is enough for me at the moment - let alone seeing it as a comic book!<BR/>Too many excellent filma out just now - spoilt for choice! Why does that happen? Reckon I'll be seeing Transamerica next - too many serious (or supposedly serious) films recently. Have you seen Tsotsi?Steve Middletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02644549812984954561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post-1142885938315628442006-03-20T20:18:00.000+00:002006-03-20T20:18:00.000+00:00p.s. Have you seen Jarhead? I've recently just se...p.s. Have you seen Jarhead? I've recently just seen it on DVD and was glad I didn't waste my time on it in the theater. Now THAT is a prime example of how senseless Americans can be.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740507182336651199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post-1142885855156712752006-03-20T20:17:00.000+00:002006-03-20T20:17:00.000+00:00Thanks for the review of V. I will still probably...Thanks for the review of V. I will still probably wait for it on DVD. I'm trying to save money and see only films I will not finish by saying, "and why did I pay for that?"<BR/><BR/>You are right on the mark about the American homophobia and indirect glorification of suicide bombers. Americans are such hypocrites sometimes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740507182336651199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post-1142883574332134702006-03-20T19:39:00.000+00:002006-03-20T19:39:00.000+00:00Hi Paul. I agree with what you say, although I gu...Hi Paul. I agree with what you say, although I guess I might see more similarities between the dystopian future and current UK society. After all, I live in a country which has seen more intrusions on civil liberties in the past three years than the US, and which has an Official Secrets Act that would be regarded as unconstitutional in the US. The original target of the graphic novel was the Thatcherite government of the 1980s. The graphic novel is great - a lot darker than the movie - but the novelist has disowned the movie. In fairness, he does that with every movie that is based on his novels, but still, it goes to show that we should view this film as trashy entertainment rather than political critique. And as you say, on that measure, it is pretty successful.Bina007https://www.blogger.com/profile/01622085135305501711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18360914.post-1142882332402269512006-03-20T19:18:00.000+00:002006-03-20T19:18:00.000+00:00I saw it Saturday night with a friend of mine. I ...I saw it Saturday night with a friend of mine. I thought it was good I guess. I had read alot about it before seeing it, so I was prepared for the controversy. I really don't think they hit anything that well though. I don't see many parallels between the society they show us as needing to be destroyed and anything like what we have now. Of course there are some similarities but they are so very slim that its silly to let the film be a commentary on anything. Its just fun. I guess I expected more from it on the controversy side, so as I was walking out of the theatre I was thinking "uh... ok... what am I supposed to think?". Then, I tossed out expectations I had about how I would feel and just revelled in the feeling that was genuine. That all too common feeling after a good action flick, that I wanted to go blow stuff up. So, I rate it pretty highly, especially if you go in with no prior thought about the movie or its plot. I do want to see the original comic books, though I bet I will be disappointed in those too heh.Paul Buedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459854327401957931noreply@blogger.com