December 12, 2005
All the doubts I had about V For Vendetta were unfounded. It's an outstanding achievement, and it pulls not a single punch in bringing Moore's novel to the screen. People Should Not Be Afraid Of Their Government, Governments Should Be Afraid Of Their People - that ideal courses through every frame of the film. I cannot believe a movie with these concepts, expressed so directly, is being put out by a studio. It's a piece of dynamite, and hopefully it'll be handled correctly when it opens in March. That Warners is premiering it at Berlin in the spring seems somewhat indicative of their plans for it; it certainly deserves a prestige rollout.
And I guess I can say it's the best film I've seen so far next year.
It was the last film of the Butt-Numb-A-Thon, and it was the only print in existence thus far - they made it in Melbourne and flew it to Austin with an hour or so to spare. The whole event was a pretty awesome experience. When you're sitting in a dark movie theater with no timepiece and no sense of the daylight waning outside, 24 hours of movie watching becomes less like an endurance test and closer to prolonged meditative bliss. We even had enough wherewithall to go out for lunch and then make the three hour drive home afterwards. And then I stayed up working on my final paper of the term - which I'm about to continue on now, in these last hours before the semester ends, before I dedicate the rest of the week to prepping this film I'm about to shoot.
Other highlights: King Kong, of course, and Sympathy For Lady Vengeance and a really terrific Lee Marvin western called The Professionals, and an unbelievably terrifying horror film called The Descent, which is already out in Europe and is playing at Sundance next month.
In addition to the plot-specific use of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, V For Vendetta also had incidental music from Cat Power, Ella Fitzgerald and Antony + The Johnsons. Someone has very good taste.
Posted by David Lowery at December 12, 2005 7:21 AM
Comments
Sounds great! Everyone seems to be in love with the fact that "V for Vendetta" is a brave piece of film - and I can't wait to see it when it premieres in Berlin.
Posted by: Karsten at December 12, 2005 2:16 PM
fucking a. sounds like you saw some great stuff at bnat.
Posted by: brad at December 12, 2005 3:29 PM
sounds great...can't wait to see them....
just want to wish you well on your shoot soon, david....i'll be swinging by with my buddy to come check out the set for a bit and lend a hand...can't wait to see things rolling....
i wish you all the best success.
Posted by: frank at December 12, 2005 7:12 PM
I love Nat so much that I would not insist if may love make her sad or she doesn't want it. I was longing to tell her that I was a fan and she impress me that step by step it came to be love. Love is something that has to be mutual and if you love somebody but she is anoyed then for the main thing you should be generous enough not to bather her. I am this way and I was interested in becoming a Jewish to satisfy her in every sense. But I would desist if she doesn't want anything from me. I don't know how but I will try to forget her. Alberto
Posted by: alberto fraga at December 27, 2005 11:59 AM
I think this is my favorite comment ever.
Posted by: Ghostboy at December 27, 2005 6:37 PM
I said that yesterday I was thinking about her and I have knowledge and experience but I came late to her life. If I could do something that she think its right I would do it. I only could share may love and understanding but I have not much more thant that. Love is a powerfull think and we were created by it and we can express that in many ways. If this is the thing that she wants I am ready to share may love with her.
Posted by: alberto fraga at December 28, 2005 1:02 PM
What I express is may true feelings for Nat. I never in may life was so much in love with a woman. Never dream day and night and have her in may soul and is something new. I respect her and I said before that expressing these sentiment anoyed her I will stop. I am a muture man and for me was a surprise. Sometimes I think that I am to late to share may love with somebody for me very important and unless I receive some feedback or some prove that I am bodering her I will desist.
Posted by: alberto fraga at December 28, 2005 2:26 PM