wandered off and saw V for Vendetta last week. I must say, it was better than I was expecting. The one personal opinion I heard about the movie beforehand was not a positive personal opinion. It came from a knowledgeable source as well, which worried me.

Regardless, I was impressed. It was a good flick, and for not seeing his face at all during the movie, Hugo Weaving kicked ass. It was just one of those performances in which you can tell he quite enjoyed the role -- especially the flurry of v-word consonance when V first meets Evey.

Personally, my favorite scene was the showdown between V and Creedy (the whole, "Ideas are bulletproof" thing). The sequence was surprisingly gorier than I thought it was going to be going into it. Regardless, I was taken aback at how beautifully it was shot, especially the quick clip of V slicing someone up in the background as Creedy emptied the six spent shells from his revolver in an ultra close-up, ultra slow-motion shot. Awesome.

V for Vendetta has already taken spot #232 in IMDB's Top 250.

Along the lines of "things that kick ass in theaters," the season feels like it's starting to pick up a little bit. I really want to see Inside Man, and will probably talk a few friends into accompanying me this weekend.

Finally, I've shamelessly added a graphic to the collection of eye-candy links to the right: Jackson Marten's "The Wish List of Vengeance," hosted by Amazon.com. Do you dig the site? Give me some love. I don't mind -- honest!

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