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i tried to like v for vendetta, but i admit i came in with a large bit of skepticism.
the alliterative monologues were stupid. the trails on the knives as he whipped them around looked out of place and cheesy. most of the dialogue was idiotic. (you can't have a revolution without dancing) i felt little to no sympathy for the main character, and i felt completely angry and disappointed when it became clear that this was a personal vendetta (based on a stupid prologue) rather than some noble cause asi was lead to believe. and i'm sorry but i cannot take the use of that overture seriously anymore. it just reminded me a bugs bunny cartoon.
i would say that there were a few scenes that were well-acted. most notably the one with natalie portman in prison, but that was it and it was no saving grace for this over-the-top, self-indulgent, orwellian themed piece of trash.
the wachowskis are hacks.
i never read the comic so i have no frame of reference for how altered (mutilated) it was. i just know that i simply found it painful to watch.
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