V for Vendetta

was a pretty amazing movie. Alan Moore's dystopian comic is brought to life with striking visuals and the majority of the philosophical underpinnings intact. This barbed critique of the reactionary fear that has become an all too common political premise in our society is simultaneously disheartening and invigorating. Although anyone who has read Huxley, Orwell and Burgess will not find the concepts particularly novel, it's a pleasant surprise to walk out of the theater after a highly enjoyable action flick and also have some food for thought -- not such a common experience in a big-budget Hollywood vehicle. Highly recommended!