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EbolaMonkey · **Posted:** Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:56 pm

This one looks awesome. Opening soon, with Viggo Mortensen starring as a hardened soldier in the Russian Mafia. Also starring Naomi Watts ( :li:

) and Vincent Cassel - that fruity breakdancing French thief from Ocean's Twelve.
It's getting excellent early reviews, with particular praise for the tattooed Mortensen.

dirtyfrank0705 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:57 pm

Cronenberg could film a bowl of fruit at one angle for 30 minutes and I'd give it a chance. I'm definitely intrigued.

glorified_version · **Posted:** Sun Sep 09, 2007 12:20 am

I had no idea this was a Cronenberg film

mowbs · **Posted:** Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:01 pm

dirtyfrank0705 wrote:

Cronenberg could film a bowl of fruit at one angle for 30 minutes and I'd give it a chance. I'm definitely intrigued.

You're giving him a little too much credit.

dirtyfrank0705 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:21 pm

mowbs wrote:

dirtyfrank0705 wrote:

Cronenberg could film a bowl of fruit at one angle for 30 minutes and I'd give it a chance. I'm definitely intrigued.

You're giving him a little too much credit.

That was more than a bit (purposely) over-the-top, Mwobs. You're not giving me enough credit.

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

Since there's not much to say about this on until it comes out, I'll rank Cronenburg's stuff:

1. Dead Ringers
2. Videodrome
3. Shivers
4. The Fly
5. The Dead Zone
6. Naked Lunch
7. A History of Violence
8. Rabid
9. Crash
10. The Brood
11. Spider
12. Fast Company
13. Scanners
14. eXistenZ
15. M. Butterfly

dirtyfrank0705 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:24 pm

bart d. wrote:

Since there's not much to say about this on until it comes out, I'll rank Cronenburg's stuff:

1. Dead Ringers
2. Videodrome
3. Shivers
4. The Fly
5. The Dead Zone
6. Naked Lunch
7. A History of Violence
8. Rabid
9. Crash
10. The Brood
11. Spider
12. Fast Company
13. Scanners
14. eXistenZ
15. M. Butterfly

I disagree with Spider. For me, that's a movie that should either be at the top or at the bottom, not in the middle. I'd personally put it towards the top.

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

dirtyfrank0705 wrote:

bart d. wrote:

Since there's not much to say about this on until it comes out, I'll rank Cronenburg's stuff:

1. Dead Ringers
2. Videodrome
3. Shivers
4. The Fly
5. The Dead Zone
6. Naked Lunch
7. A History of Violence
8. Rabid
9. Crash
10. The Brood
11. Spider
12. Fast Company
13. Scanners
14. eXistenZ
15. M. Butterfly

I disagree with Spider. For me, that's a movie that should either be at the top or at the bottom, not in the middle. I'd personally put it towards the top.

I like Spider alot, and I might switch it and The Brood, but other than that I can't think of another movie I'd demote in its favor.

dirtyfrank0705 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:31 pm

bart d. wrote:

dirtyfrank0705 wrote:

bart d. wrote:

Since there's not much to say about this on until it comes out, I'll rank Cronenburg's stuff:

1. Dead Ringers
2. Videodrome
3. Shivers
4. The Fly
5. The Dead Zone
6. Naked Lunch
7. A History of Violence
8. Rabid
9. Crash
10. The Brood
11. Spider
12. Fast Company
13. Scanners
14. eXistenZ
15. M. Butterfly

I disagree with Spider. For me, that's a movie that should either be at the top or at the bottom, not in the middle. I'd personally put it towards the top.

I like Spider alot, and I might switch it and The Brood, but other than that I can't think of another movie I'd demote in its favor.

You and I obviously feel quite differently about Crash, then. But there's no argument that you nailed the #1 spot.

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

dirtyfrank0705 wrote:

bart d. wrote:

dirtyfrank0705 wrote:

bart d. wrote:

Since there's not much to say about this on until it comes out, I'll rank Cronenburg's stuff:

1. Dead Ringers
2. Videodrome
3. Shivers
4. The Fly
5. The Dead Zone
6. Naked Lunch
7. A History of Violence
8. Rabid
9. Crash
10. The Brood
11. Spider
12. Fast Company
13. Scanners
14. eXistenZ
15. M. Butterfly

I disagree with Spider. For me, that's a movie that should either be at the top or at the bottom, not in the middle. I'd personally put it towards the top.

I like Spider alot, and I might switch it and The Brood, but other than that I can't think of another movie I'd demote in its favor.

You and I obviously feel quite differently about Crash, then. But there's no argument that you nailed the #1 spot.

You didn't like Crash? I thought Matt Damon was great!!

dirtyfrank0705 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 09, 2007 9:40 pm

bart d. wrote:

dirtyfrank0705 wrote:

bart d. wrote:

dirtyfrank0705 wrote:

bart d. wrote:

Since there's not much to say about this on until it comes out, I'll rank Cronenburg's stuff:

1. Dead Ringers
2. Videodrome
3. Shivers
4. The Fly
5. The Dead Zone
6. Naked Lunch
7. A History of Violence
8. Rabid
9. Crash
10. The Brood
11. Spider
12. Fast Company
13. Scanners
14. eXistenZ
15. M. Butterfly

I disagree with Spider. For me, that's a movie that should either be at the top or at the bottom, not in the middle. I'd personally put it towards the top.

I like Spider alot, and I might switch it and The Brood, but other than that I can't think of another movie I'd demote in its favor.

You and I obviously feel quite differently about Crash, then. But there's no argument that you nailed the #1 spot.

You didn't like Crash? I thought Matt Damon was great!!

What can I say, I must be a weird person.

bart d. · **Joined:** Fri Jun 03, 2005 1:32 am **Posts:** 17563

*For those of you not "in the know", we're not talking about the shitfest that won the Oscar a year back. This is a film about people fucking open wounds. It's much less sickening.

mowbs · **Posted:** Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:08 am

dirtyfrank0705 wrote:

mowbs wrote:

dirtyfrank0705 wrote:

Cronenberg could film a bowl of fruit at one angle for 30 minutes and I'd give it a chance. I'm definitely intrigued.

You're giving him a little too much credit.

That was more than a bit (purposely) over-the-top, Mwobs.

Haha, I gathered. I'm just saying I don't think he's all that fantastic. Not bad, though. Good in many ways.

Garden of Stone · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:50 pm

Great movie, and Mortensen was stellar as 'the driver'. I like A History of Violence, but I liked this one much better.

Did anyone else see this?

EbolaMonkey · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 7:54 pm

I started the thread and then never saw the movie. :oops:

conoalias · **Joined:** Fri Sep 02, 2005 5:20 am **Posts:** 31173

i downloaded this over the weekend, i'll probably watch it one of these days.

Garden of Stone · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:15 pm

EbolaMonkey wrote:

I started the thread and then never saw the movie. :oops:

Mercury · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:22 pm

Netflix snafu's aside I should see this sometime next week.

antiyou · **Joined:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 4:06 am **Posts:** 2557

Tremendous movie. On par with A History of Violence. Lots of blood but a little too much Viggo dick for my liking. He puts in a very believable performance as a Russian. Really similar in tone to AHOV. However, I did not have subtitles on the divx rip so I may have missed some crucial plot twists. Nevertheless, I would certainly watch it again when it is released. Probably even worth a purchase.

conoalias · **Joined:** Fri Sep 02, 2005 5:20 am **Posts:** 31173

conoalias wrote:

i downloaded this over the weekend, i'll probably watch it one of these days.

watched it last night, it was alright.

Movie: Eastern Promises (Cronenberg)

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