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Just saw it today. Was way too slow paced. The story was not very interesting and way too predictable; fake Russian accents are annoying:/

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The problem with special effects like that is so few people know what a deep cut or a frozen finger snip looks like that it doesn't matter how "real" it looks, it's still going to look fake.

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Maybe. But that doesn't mean this wasn't one of the worst ways they could have done it. I don't think it would have looked less fake if they chopped off the finger of a blow up doll.

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cut your finger off and see what it looks like

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cut your finger off and see what it looks like

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quit being retarded.

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Ok stabn, we understand you don't think it should win any awards for special effects. Most people who see it won't care.

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I thought it was really good. I have no idea what a sliced open throat looks like and how the movie showed it looked entirely possible to me. I also dont know any Russians, therefore am unable to distinguish a real accent from a fake one, so no problems there for me either.

Viggo is quickly becoming one of my favorite actors.

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How did it compare to "A History of Violence" Cronenburg and Mortenson's previous project?

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I thought it was about as good as AHOV. I found the special effects believable, but then again I don't know what cutting a frozen finger really looks like.

Did anyone else think that Viggo in full shades-and-suit getup looked an awful lot like Ed Harris' character from AHOV? Same smirk, same weathered face.

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OK, the resemblance isn't as strong as I thought, but I think they're wearing the same shades:

http://media.npr.org/news/specials/s...tensen_200.jpghttp://www.atoww.com/previews/2005/a...ence/pwp_0.jpg

Same sucked in expression:

http://www.cinemablend.com/images/ne.../6410/6410.jpghttp://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.ya...s/history1.jpg

Similar smirk:

http://www.radaronline.com/radar-rev...ses_review.jpg
http://thecia.com.au/reviews/h/image...violence-6.jpg

Meh, whatever.

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Man, can't believe I missed this. I loved the unashamed immorality of AHOV. That and Viggo f*cking dudes up.