Wednesday, August 02, 2006

V is for . . .

V is for Vendetta, V is for Vongo, V is for Very Cool.

Bought the DVD of --




















Awesome movie from theWachowski Brothers; the duo that gave us the matrix trilogy.

Based on a comic story from the early eighties, V is a cautionary tale, similiar to Orwells 1984, Bradbury's Farenhiet, or (with a stretch) 24. The tag line, "People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.", sums up the overall thread of the movie. Part action flick, part political commentary, the movie made my brain work as well as my heart. V is a complex (anti) hero, who is part visionary and part murderer.

Thumbs up from both Dan B. and I. Check it Out.





V is also for Vongo. Vongo is a video download service that I just recieved a 30 day trial membership with. Download movies from their 1000+ titles and watch them on up to three of your media devices.

Sounds great. But read the fine print. Movies have a "drop dead" date. After that, they automatically erase themselves from your hard drive. You cannot export the movies or burn them to DVD. You can only watch any given movie on ten different days, and then they auto delete.

Upside. It is all legal and above board. It is free for the first 30 days. It is only $10 a month after that and you can cancel your membership anytime.

Just today, Uploaded and watched Flightplan. Also uploaded Blade Trinity. I can even play movies on the TV. Again, very cool.

Check it out -- VONGO.

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