V for Vendetta

Theatrical Release Date: 2006 03 17 (USA - IMAX) / 2006 03 17 (USA)

UPC: 085391117018

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Profanity, Sexual Situations]

Summary: Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore, V for Vendetta takes place in an alternate vision of Britain in which a corrupt and abusive totalitarian government has risen to complete power. During a threatening run in with the secret police, an unassuming young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) is rescued by a vigilante named V (Hugo Weaving) -- a caped figure both articulate and skilled in combat. V embodies the principles of rebellion from an authoritarian state, donning a mask of vilified would-be terrorist of British history Guy Fawkes and leading a revolution sparked by assassination and destruction. Evey becomes his unlikely ally, newly aware of the cruelty of her own society and her role in it. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi

Category: Thriller

Awards: Most Promising Director – Chicago Film Critics Association Best Visual Effects – Satellite Awards Best Art Direction/Production Design – Satellite Awards Best Art Direction/Production Design – Satellite Awards Best Art Direction/Production Design – Satellite Awards Best Art Direction/Production Design – Satellite Awards Best Art Direction/Production Design – Satellite Awards Best Production Design – San Diego Film Critics Association Best Art Direction in a Fantasy Film – Art Directors Guild Best Costumes in a Fantasy Film – Costume Guild Awards

Features: Director's notebook: Reimagining a cult classic for the 21st century
Designing the near future
Remember, remember: Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder plot
England prevails: V for Vendetta and the new wave in comics
Freedom! Forever!: making V for Vendetta
Saturday Night Live digital short
Cat power montage
Theatrical trailer

V for Vendetta

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 05/20/2008

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 2.40:1

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 132 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish,German

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish,German

Cammila Albertson

V for Vendetta could have easily been a clich? dystopian fantasy set against a stock totalitarian backdrop. It could have also been a heavy-handed warning about the power of fear in the post-9/11 world or, still worse, a wordy treatise on the philosophy of government. In actuality, V for Vendetta manages an almost impossible compromise between these options. Those banking on the Wachowski brothers' trademark balletic action sequences and epic explosions will not be disappointed, while those worried about the brothers' tendency to get lost in their own exposition (a la the Matrix sequels) can have no fear. This movie is fun, enthralling, and thought provoking. Hugo Weaving's meticulous voice acting and deft gesticulations rival the movements of trained dancers as he brings V to life, while Natalie Portman provides a full range of emotion and believable development as we watch her transform from frightened speck within the masses to fully liberated citizen of her own mind. The two find a strong dynamic on which to build their both tangible and symbolic onscreen relationship, and this is the same dynamic that provides the story itself with such a strong backbone. V himself acknowledges that he is a man acting as a symbol, summarized best with V's own exclamation, "Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. There is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof." As a result, the symbolic quality of the story itself is not at all difficult for the audience to understand. By the end of the film, legions of masked and caped citizens descending on the houses of Parliament in improbably perfect formation come off not as unrealistic, but as a beautifully stylized illustration. V for Vendetta succeeds where the Matrix sequels failed because despite its disinclination to answer all of the questions it poses, it holds tight to a focused, cohesive theme. This can be attributed to first-time director James McTeigue's ability to place a coherent story at the heart of his philosophizing. There is no simple answer to what role vengeance should play in a revolution, but V for Vendetta leaves to the audience not only the question but the option of whether or not they want to answer it. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Martin Savage  Actor 
Matthew Bates  Actor 
Roderick Culver  Actor 
Adrian Finighan  Actor 
Kyra Meyer  Actor 
Ian T. Dickinson  Actor 
John Ringham  Actor 
Chad Stahelski  Actor 
Megan Gay  Actor 
Antje Rau  Actor 
Madeleine Rakic-Platt  Actor 
Anna Farnworth  Actor 
Gerard Gilroy  Actor 
Guy Henry  Actor 
Juliet Howland  Actor 
Jason Griffiths  Actor 
Clive Ashborn  Actor 
Oliver Bradshaw  Actor 
Carsten Hayes  Actor 
Simon Newby  Actor 
Matt Wilkinson  Actor 
Charles Cork  Actor 
Joseph Rye  Actor 
David Leitch  Actor 
Mark Phoenix  Actor 
Caoimhe Murdock  Actor 
Imogen Poots  Actor 
Daniel Donaldson  Actor 
Richard Laing  Actor 
Amelda Brown  Actor 
Andy Rashleigh  Actor 
Dulcie Smart  Actor 
Derek Hutchinson  Actor 
Malcolm Sinclair  Actor 
Emma Field Rayner  Actor 
Jack Schouten  Actor 
Grant Burgin  Actor 
David Merheb  Actor 
Martin McGlade  Actor 
Hugo Weaving  Actor 
Michael Simkins  Actor 
Ian Burfield  Actor 
Simon Holmes  Actor 
Tara Hacking  Actor 
Bradley Steve Ford  Actor 
Paul Antony-Barber  Actor 
Sophia New  Actor 
Richard Campbell  Actor 
William Tapley  Actor 
Mark Longhurst  Actor 
Patricia Gannon  Actor 
Selina Giles  Actor 
Mary Stockley  Actor 
Eamon Geoghegan  Actor 
John Standing  Actor 
Gregory Donaldson  Actor 
Raife Patrick Burchell  Actor 
Cosima Shaw  Actor 
Alister Mazzotti  Actor 
Brin Rosser  Actor 
Laura Greenwood  Actor 
Ben Posener  Actor 
Julie Brown  Actor 
Joel Silver  Producer 
Grant Hill  Producer 
Dario Marianelli  Composer (Music Score) 
Andy Wachowski  Producer 
Andy Wachowski  Screenwriter 
Larry Wachowski  Producer 
Larry Wachowski  Screenwriter 
James McTeigue  Director 
Benjamin Waisbren  Executive Producer 
Carl L. Woebcken  Executive Producer 
Natalie Portman  Actor 
Hugo Weaving  Actor 
Stephen Rea  Actor 
Stephen Fry  Actor 
John Hurt  Actor 
Tim Pigott-Smith  Actor 
Rupert Graves  Actor 
Roger Allam  Actor 
Ben Miles  Actor 
Sinéad Cusack  Actor 
Natasha Wightman  Actor 
Eddie Marsan  Actor 
Billie Cook  Actor 

Country: USA