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Smiley · Post by **Smiley** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 8:30 am

VGcats.com

I like how fallout has branded itself on the minds of web artists, and occasionally pops up. Not least in Ctrl+Alt+Del, which had several Fallout 3 references. Of course this part isn't news.
This is me, being happy for *any* FO references at all.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:41 am

This is completely off-topic, so it should fit the official DAC policy:

is V for Vendetta any good? I've only watched the first 10 minutes of the movie so far and it seemed interesting...

Smiley · Post by **Smiley** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:04 pm

Have you ever seen a movie in the theater where you thought, "I'm getting this on DVD. And I'll pay my left nut for it."

And when you get the dvd, fire up the speakers and you're sitting there with your popcorn you're think to yourself "What the... this isn't the same movie! It can't be!"

V for vendetta is that kind of movie.

As for my example, I felt that way about SinCity.

Dreadnought · Post by **Dreadnought** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:21 pm

Smiley wrote:Have you ever seen a movie in the theater where you thought, "I'm getting this on DVD. And I'll pay my left nut for it."

And when you get the dvd, fire up the speakers and you're sitting there with your popcorn you're think to yourself "What the... this isn't the same movie! It can't be!"

V for vendetta is that kind of movie.

As for my example, I felt that way about SinCity.

That's what happens when comic books mutate to movies and people don't know the comics and buy the dvd's and get dissapointed.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:26 pm

I thought V for Vendetta was pretty dope. I haven't read Vendetta comics but the movie was entertaining at least. Worth a rental for sure.

Dreadnought · Post by **Dreadnought** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:12 pm

But seeing Natalie Portman with shaved head made me sick.

Fhjull · Post by **Fhjull** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:32 pm

V for Vendetta sucked dead donkey poop.

jetbaby · Post by **jetbaby** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:36 pm

Decent flick. Never read it though.

Icabod · Post by **Icabod** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:38 pm

jetbaby wrote:Decent flick. Never read it though.

I didn't know it was a book.

also, :Pokesmot:

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 4:14 pm

Natalie Portman is a jew

Fa11lloutfan_15 · Post by **Fa11lloutfan_15** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:13 pm

V for Vendetta is the most overestimated contraption since Bob Dylan.

vx trauma · Post by **vx trauma** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:21 pm

natalie portman ruined the film. with everyhting else set up, why oh why did they have to put a 'cashmagnet puppet' to draw attention to an already fit for classic movie. torrent, dont buy.

Fa11lloutfan_15 · Post by **Fa11lloutfan_15** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:34 pm

vx trauma wrote:natalie portman ruined the film. with everyhting else set up, why oh why did they have to put a 'cashmagnet puppet' to draw attention to an already fit for classic movie. torrent, dont buy.

No-ho. V for Vendetta was a tragedy from the start. A nauseatingly pretentious, idealist-out-of-ignorance carbon copy of 1984. It didn't add anything new, just subtracted and ruined the good. It should be buried and its originators shotified.

Fa11lloutfan_15 · Post by **Fa11lloutfan_15** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:50 pm

Holy fuck isn't that Fallout boy? There appears to be more in this cartoon than I expected.

Icabod · Post by **Icabod** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:21 pm

TinyTeeth wrote:Holy fuck isn't that Fallout boy? There appears to be more in this cartoon than I expected.

I'm soooo getting the vault boy (the tommy gun chump suit one) tatooed for my first attempt. I was thinking calf or bicep, should i get it done?

Subhuman · Post by **Subhuman** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:37 pm

See, and I didn't think V for Vendetta was too bad. The atmosphere mostly worked, the writing was above average and Natalie Portman didn't suck the life out of the movie (actually, I think it was her best work since The Professional - yes, it's been that long since she didn't suck). The ending was lame, as all superhero movie endings must be, but I was still pleasantly suprised. I've never read the comic, though.

Naked_Lunch · Post by **Naked_Lunch** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:46 pm

It was a bit heavy-handed, yes, but the action and atmosphere worked quite well and I had no qualms buying it after seeing it in the theaters.

Either way, rent it and check it out. Good routine to go by with all movies that pique your springs

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:17 am

TinyTeeth wrote:Holy fuck isn't that Fallout boy? There appears to be more in this cartoon than I expected.

That was the whole point

Dreadnought · Post by **Dreadnought** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:20 am

Kashluk wrote:
TinyTeeth wrote:Holy fuck isn't that Fallout boy? There appears to be more in this cartoon than I expected.

That was the whole point

:asshat Dreadnought: ?

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:13 am

TinyTeeth wrote:No-ho. V for Vendetta was a tragedy from the start. A nauseatingly pretentious, idealist-out-of-ignorance carbon copy of 1984. It didn't add anything new, just subtracted and ruined the good. It should be buried and its originators shotified.

Oh? I just thought of it as a good action flick with decent enough plot, not some bizarro modern depiction of orwellian dystopia. Different strokes for different folks I guess.