I don't want to say anything about V for Vendetta until I actually get to see it (a graphic novel I love, and the movie version of which I await with some trepidation... I will say that V himself looks exactly right in the trailer, at least)....
but instead I'll mention that I just saw the new trailer for X-Men 3 ("The Last Stand"). For all the grumbling that I've heard about the film, it actually looks pretty fun. The main problem, though: if I decoded the trailer correctly, the film combines the Grant Morrison New X-Men run (Cassandra Nova), the Joss Whedon Astonishing X-Men run (a "cure" for the mutant X gene), AND the Chris Claremont classic Dark Phoenix storyline. That seems, well, like an awful lot to cram into one two hour movie.
Dark Phoenix, not looking anything like Dark Willow.
A very Morrison-esque Wolverine. Come on, that image is just cool.
This non-serious post has been brought to you by the words "Spring Break".
Danger, Will Aardvark.
V for Vendetta: "a preliminary script-read by a cockatoo". (Uh-oh, the critics have their daggers out!) The anti-Thatcherite theme and the Guy Fawkes mask remain cool, though!
Posted by: Nur al-Cubicle | March 17, 2006 at 05:22 PM
Abu Aardvark, I think that the storyline, at least from the appearance of Archangel, isn't the new Whedon one, but the older 'fake cure' arc.
Having just geeked out, did you get my email?
Cheers
L
Posted by: Luke | March 18, 2006 at 01:40 AM
Chris Claremont was a real genius...I remember being in love with Phoenix when I was 8...
Ah the "dark beauty/ies" of the seventies!
:)
Posted by: Dr Victorino de la Vega | March 19, 2006 at 07:48 AM
Can't wait for X-Men 3! BTW, should clarify...It is the British reviewers who dislike V for Vendetta. Apparently, it is because the film aims to please US filmgoers, not the UK.
Posted by: Nur al-Cubicle | March 19, 2006 at 03:51 PM