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zechs27 (zechs27) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-11-05 00:16:00

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creator: alan moore, creator: david lloyd, publisher: dc comics, title: v for vendetta

Oh Remember, Remember the Fifth of November...

Damn Hollywood. I find myself now conditioned perfectly to read this book and watch the damn movie today. :P

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	gargoylekitty 2009-11-05 06:29 am UTC (link)
	Damn it, I was totally going to post this later today. (Reply to this)

	mcity 2009-11-05 06:44 am UTC (link)
	Author Tract? What Author Tract? (Reply to this)

	aaron_bourque 2009-11-05 07:00 am UTC (link)
	Don't watch the movie. Just read the book. Aaron "The Mad Whitaker" Bourque; seriously, I can't think of any worse way to remember Guy Fawkes Day than that shitty filth. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	gargoylekitty 2009-11-05 07:05 am UTC (link)
	I can't think of any worse way to remember Guy Fawkes Day than that shitty filth QFT. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	zechs27 2009-11-05 07:09 am UTC (link)
	I love Weavings' performance alas. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	psychop_rex 2009-11-05 10:10 am UTC (link)
	Uh... damn, man. I've heard a lot of arguments as to the relative merits of both, but this is the first time I've heard the movie referred to as 'filth'. What's filthy about it? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	damar148 2009-11-05 01:05 pm UTC (link)
	I prefer the movie over the book, actually. Not nearly as depressing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lonewolf23k 2009-11-05 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	Honestly? I'm of the same mindset. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sherkahn 2009-11-05 01:44 pm UTC (link)
	While I hated parts of the movie, the speech that borrowed heavily from this was quite well done. It's reinterpretation and adaption to modern times fit quite nicely. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lissa_quon 2009-11-05 05:24 pm UTC (link)
	True the movie was nowhere near as awesome as the book I think it still has its merits and doesn't really earn the title of filth. I reserve that specifically for the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	blakeyrat 2009-11-06 05:29 am UTC (link)
	I'm guessing it's more "shitty filth" due to your fanboyism than any particular flaw in the film. I wager that impartial people would agree that the movie is significantly better than average. I personally thought it was excellent. (Reply to this) (Parent)

There's a batman story which uses Guy Fawkes' night as a plot point

jazzypom
2009-11-05 09:04 am UTC (link)

It goes like this: Bruce Wayne finds out through his day job (and night commitments) that some terrorist is going to bomb the houses of Parliament. He tries to raise the alarm with the various authorities, but they laugh at him and tell him stuff and nonsense, because who would actually do it on that day. The events are juxtaposed with the history of Guy Fawkes' night. Can anyone remember that story, please? I read it once over ten years ago, and it's still stayed with me.

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	grazzt 2009-11-05 03:09 pm UTC (link)
	Ah, my third favourite part of V For Vendetta. Valerie's letter and the speech to the statue of justice being first and second, respectively. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	halloweenjack 2009-11-05 03:47 pm UTC (link)
	As much as I ~~like~~ love those bits, my very favorite part comes near the end, where Evey finds out what's really under V's mask. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	zegim 2009-11-06 12:53 am UTC (link)
	The speech to the state of justice is my favorite. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	starwolf_oakley 2009-11-05 05:39 pm UTC (link)
	A review of the V for Vendetta movie asked why V would want to blow up Parliament if there wasn't a Parliament anymore. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	glimmung 2009-11-05 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	The stupid it burns us! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	icon_uk 2009-11-05 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	The symbolism, it's THE definitive image of Britain known around the world, the distillation of everything that Britain stands for. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	va1tyr 2009-11-05 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	The Mother of Parliaments. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lonewolf23k 2009-11-05 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	There's also the "Well, if there's No Parliament anymore, why keep the building?" reasoning. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mullon 2009-11-05 07:23 pm UTC (link)
	Happy Guy Fawkes Day everyone. (Reply to this)

	goobalicious 2009-11-05 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	"To those of you considering watching V For Vendetta tonight. Don't watch it, READ IT!!" -Simon Pegg's twitter. Because I needed to love him more. (Reply to this)