Awesome movie, brilliant comic!

Rating: 9/10 (29 June 2009)

Before directly talking about the film I'd like to address a few people claiming this movie to be unoriginal, politically incorrect etc. hence giving it a 1-star rating.
Some of those people say it is predictable, unrealistic or full of clichés. Since I have an insatiable urge to defend my viewpoints I can't let this go without saying something. First of all, this is a movie and a movie based on a comic. Don't blame the Wachowski brothers for unoriginality. Second, there is no way to make a movie without clichés, at least it's extremely hard to do so and still make it worth watching. If the director succeeds he has most likely created a masterpiece. Saying it is bad because of the plot being clichéd is rubbish. This was written over 20 years ago. They weren't clichés back then. (note: Cliché is not something that has been done once before) Third, this is fiction. Don't expect it to be realistic. Fiction has no boundaries.
But about the movie. It wasn't perfect, though it was goddamn close. I even applauded a few times while I was sitting in my room watching it, something that hardly ever happens. Also, the magnitude of utter pwnage (for lack of better words) in this movie is astounding. Almost everything from the fight scenes to V's monologues and just the moral of the movie is just plain awesome. Bottom line: Do not rate this movie 1 star to be different. Honestly, I checked one of the user's profile and he had rated movies that most, critics and casual moviegoers alike, think of as a masterpiece 1-star while the only movies that don't have a 1-star rating are old movies that hardly counted as mainstream back when they were released. But enough of my bitterness. This movie was great, I enjoyed it from A through Z. 9/10.