Two most excellent movies!

Had Wednesday arvo off courtesy of my fantastic reg! Unfortunately could not go home early cos had given a lift to medical student friend doing a term at Bankstown Women's Clinic and she didn't finish till 5pm. So to kill time, decided to watch a movie. Wanted to watch Inside Man or V for Vendetta but Inside Man was the only one with an afternoon session and it was at Liverpool. So drove 10 mins west and found Westfield quite easily. Had fish and chips for lunch at the food court and then moved my car before making it just in time for the 2pm Inside Man session. I was one of about 5 patrons at that session, which had no trailers or adverts so that we were all sitting staring at a black screen for around 20mins! Movie itself was pretty good, very clever but not altogether unpredictable. Afterwards had a few minutes to spare before my 3 hrs of free parking time ran out so decided to check out the Sanity there to see if I could use up a $30 gift voucher I had. Ended up getting first season of Gilmore Girls, which was $59.99 so I only paid half hehehe =P

Yesterday night saw V for Vendetta with Jon at Randwick Ritz. Couldn't believe there was still a huge line to see it despite it being out for so long! What a totally awesome movie!!! Right from V's first words I was captivated by this mysterious crusader:
"Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified, and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add that it's my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V." -- V's introduction to Evey

Never knew there were so many words starting with V! Having being to London and knowing something about Guy Fawkes (they still celebrate Nov 5th with commemorative bon fires all over England!), this movie really captured my interest! The whole big brother theme was really interesting as well - to think how easily a government could subdue and control the lives of its citizens through fear and propaganda and that it's been done so many times before! Didn't entirely understand some parts of the movie...will have to watch it again for sure! Wachowski brothers - take a bow!