Eastern Promises
 

didnt see a thread on this movie. i saw it last night and really enjoyed it. critics said it was a bit slow, i disagree. i thought it was well paced. the fight scene of viggo in the steam room was sick.

anyone else see this movie?

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you just went to see it because of the Viggo frontal male nudity right?


This is definitely one I'm going to see soon. Talk about not getting pinned down by a role (LOTR).

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There's some discussion of it (and probably more to come as more people see it) in this thread in the EDF: http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...umber=12108482

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David Cronenberg being the director makes it hard not to see this one. Even though his movies don't always work for me, he's the kind of guy who can be full of surprises and do great stuff.

Mortensen's second role with this guy. Maybe these two will go on to do lots of good things, each helping the other out. They're probably an ideal partnership in some ways.

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It was good.

I'm quite a movie reviewer huh?

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i would write a review but recently cut my hand and opperating w. one hand to type with. sry [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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It was a steaming pile of [censored].

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I would have rather seen the end of the movie instead of where they stopped and less of the inside of people's throats, but other than that it wasn't too bad. Seemed a little long.

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The special effects were pretty terrible. Both throat cuts looked pretty fake and the fingers were the most rubbery [censored] I've ever seen.

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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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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.

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Does anyone think a history of violence was overrated? I mean to me its an easily forgettable movie, maybe I'll have to rewatch it.

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Bump.

I know, I know, but it only came out here last week.

I thought it was a great story, excellently paced with great performances from everyone. Yet somehow most of the thread discusses how rubbery the fingers were. This saddens me.

I mean it wasn't completely without its flaws but I pretty much loved everything about it. I recommend!

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Can't believe I watched Saw 4 over this on Friday night.

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Yeah that was a dumb decision on your behalf. I can't imagine I'm even gonna bother with Saw 4 even though I've seen the rest of them in the cinema.

30 Days of Night is next up for me!

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Hah, yeah I could have watched that also. I'm just a Masochist when it comes to the Saw movies - I know they're going to suck but I have to go watch them anyway for some reason. This latest one was soooo bad even for Saw standards - plot was obvious and with little direction, very confusing and none of the games were particularly original or interesting. Really hope the series dies out after this one.

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I liked it, but I thought Violence was better. It was a little slow paced, but the acting was really good.

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Yeah that was a dumb decision on your behalf. I can't imagine I'm even gonna bother with Saw 4 even though I've seen the rest of them in the cinema.

30 Days of Night is next up for me!

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30 sucks

see Gone Baby Gone instead

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i would love to. except it was only supposed to come out on dec 28th here, yet has been delayed indefinitely due to it's similarities to this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_McCann

yeah it's dumb