Eastern Promises

[Mitsukuni]

Freaking awesome movie. I was reluctant to go watch this movie at first, all I knew about it was that it had to do with the Russian Mob. Well I really enjoyed it. Two things that I would like to mention: 1) It is a very graphic movie. 2) This movie is not for little kids. ( refer to number one)

But wait the best part. Drum roll please.....

.... You get a good five minutes of complete male nudity, and ass kicking. I saw the meat and potato. So if you have nothing to do this weekend check this movie out. Eastern Promises

 

[Danugh]

Viggo has a small penis, but very good movie IMO.

Maybe Viggo is a grower, who knows.

 

[YeahWhatever]

Yes, I heard about the nude fight scene. Very intriguing...

 

[dmb7603]

I heard about it too. but they said you couldn't see anything

hearing that you could and it was very small well still with have to watch that in slow motion on dvd

 

[Mitsukuni]

well the butt cheeks make up for it.

 

[Diaspora]

It is a very good movie, but the fight scene is particularly violent. I went with a friend, and despite Viggo's nudity, he couldn't stand to watch it.

 

[syntax]

I'm a huge fan of Cronenberg, so I knew I was going to like it, but I was surprised how much I liked it. Viggo Mortensen was excellent.

It is very low-key movie, punctuated by a few startling scenes of graphic violence. It was fun seeing it in the theatre and squirming along with the rest of the audience.

The fight scene is an instant classic - it will be hard for other directors to top. I read an interview with Cronenberg in which he says that the script does not explicitly call for Mortensen to be nude, but the actor insisted on it. He lets "it" all hang out and there is no effort to block it out, but as others have pointed out, there is not much to see. His body is magnificent.

 

[Spensed]

I didn't like it. Technically it was accomplished and the acting was good, but the sordid story is unexceptional (similiar to the TV cop dramas you see about the Russian mob) and there's little pay off. Or, at least, there wasn't for me.

As for the nude fight scene, it's a publicity stunt. The editing is so obviously avoiding any real money shot that it would have been better just to have set it in a public swimming pool area with swim trunks so it wouldn't feel like everyone's going crazy to avoid showing any clear dick or ass crack shots.

I didn't check, but I heard it wasn't doing too well at the box office, which suggests that, although the critics may have liked it, it's not generating good word of mouth.

Just noting my opinion. Don't waste your time attacking me, if you thought more of the film than I did.