V FOR VENDETTA: From DC comics and the Wachowski Brothers (THE MATRIX) comes this tale of revolution in an England of the future, one gone fearful and fascist; anyone different, from homosexuals to free thinking artists, is "black bagged" and subjected to torture and inhumane medical experiments. Hugo Weaving stars as V, the mysterious knife-carrying masked avenger who has lightning reflexes, lots of explosives, and intentions to blow up Parliament. He's also on a vendetta against the evil powermongers who made him the lonely monster he is. Natalie Portman is the innocent waif who saves him and winds up hiding out in his nifty secret lair, which is filled with forbidden books, art, and a jukebox that plays Cat Power and Julie London's "Cry Me a River." Meanwhile, there's a hangdog police inspector (Stephen Rea) picking up their trail, and a plethora of evil British government types regularly bullied into action by the intensely odious "Grand Chancellor" (John Hurt). Director James McTiegue keeps all these events unfolding at a hypnotically rhythmic pace, like the burning of a long, unstoppable fuse. Some may balk at the film's seemingly pro-explosive, pro-terrorist stance, but to look deeper is to realize the film merely provides a funhouse mirror of our actual messed-up world, something that is true of all the best science fiction. V certainly fits that category, especially with Natalie Portman in the lead, as lovely and riveting an actress as a beleaguered nation could ever hope for.
HD-DVD Features:
Elite Red HD Case
Widescreen - 2.40
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround Sound MLP 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English, French (Quebec)
Subtitles - English SDH, English, French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
Featurettes - 1. "In-Movie Experience! "Director's Notebook: Reimagining a Cult Classic for the 21st Century: Director James McTeigue (Joined by Stars Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving and Other Creative Team Members) Traces in Detail the V Saga from Graphic Novel Origin Through the Movie's Execution"
2. "Designing the Near Future"
3. "Remember, Remember: Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot"
4. "England Prevails: V FOR VENDETTA and the New Wave in Comics"
5. "Freedom! Forever!: Making V FOR VENDETTA"
6. "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Digital Short"
7. "Cat Power Montage"
Director of Photography
Adrian Biddle: Director Of Photography, AN AMERICAN HAUNTING (2006)
Production Designer
Owen Paterson: Production Designer, V FOR VENDETTA (2005)
Source Writer
Alan Moore:
Costume Designer
Sammy Sheldon: Costume Designer, KINKY BOOTS (2006)
Review 1:
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "The explosive V FOR VENDETTA is powered by ideas that are not computer-generated. It's something rare in Teflon Hollywood: a movie that sticks with you."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.74-75 03/23/2006
Review 2:
"[M]any of Moore's concerns remain intact....It shares the stylistic panache of the MATRIX movies..."
Source: Uncut
p.133 04/01/2006
Review 3:
4 stars out of 4 -- "[A] compelling, rousing and at times strangely moving entertainment."
Source: Premiere
p.32 04/01/2006
Review 4:
"As the revolutionary V, Weaving is mostly marvelous..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.81-82 05/01/2006
Review 5:
"This dark and stylized movie is visually exhilarating, provocative and disturbing. Set in a slightly futuristic world, V FOR VENDETTA is an action thriller that also stimulates thought."
Source: USA Today
p.4E 03/17/2006
Review 6:
3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he best adaptation of an Alan Moore graphic novel yet to hit the screen..."
Source: Total Film
p.96 08/01/2006
Review 7:
5 stars out of 5 -- "A bravura action romp with all the flair you might expect from a film produced by Matrix creators the Wachowski brothers....Excellent."
Source: Ultimate DVD
p.85 08/01/2006
Review 8:
"[T]his grandiose popcorn movie is slathered with ideas, theories, and intricate proclamations about he nature of freedom, government, and individual will..." -- Grade: B+
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.53 08/04/2006
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