W for Wank
(Posted to otf_wank, since I'm not sure that V for Vendetta counts as a fandom, really.)

Libertas, "a forum for conservative thought on film", publishes a review of the forthcoming V for Vendetta by an anonymous reviewer who calls himself "Road Warrior".

"Road Warrior" excoriates the film as "a paranoid, left-wing fever dream of what America is here and now". Many (politically conservative) commenters agree. Some (not so conservative) don't. Lots of self-important wankiness on both sides, fun for the whole family.

As a sidebar to the main chatter is this gem concerning The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Apparently confusing "ode to" with "satirical commentary on and homage to", commenter Jim Rockford writes:

Oddly enough; League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is practically the most screamingly conservative comic book ever written. It’s an ode to Victorian values, modes, heroes, writers, and attitudes (except for sex). I’m talking about the comic book not the movie. The aging great white hunter with the Elephant Gun is the central hero and he slaughters innumerable Chinese bad guys including Fu Manchu. And the comic book itself is FILLED with these weird Victorian ads and phony Victorian-style letters etc. It’s clear the guy really loves Victoriana.

*snicker* *snerk* *giggle*

Full disclosure: I'm a raving comics fangirl and a big fan of Alan Moore's work (and I got a letter published in the lettercol for one of the Volume 1 issues, where I was told that I must amend my filthy reading habits and learn cookery and sewing, or else never get a husband), and a liberal nutcase. And although I initially had misgivings about the V film, I'm actually very interested in seeing how it turns out.

Edited to add: I highly, HIGHLY recommend that folks go to the Comic-Con section of the official Warner Brothers V for Vendetta web site and check out the transcripts of the Q&A. I was there, and my god there is GOLD in them thar hills. You'll want to listen to the audio transcript; the text versions edits down the most egregious episodes of fanboy cruelty (i.e. the Chronic Pain guy and the Mighty Ducks guy. You'll see what I mean when you get there). That being said, there is some good commentary from David Lloyd, the original V artist, and the third question covers the whole business of Alan Moore's disassociation from the film.