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Post by Indiana Jones on Jan 25, 2021 19:13:08 GMT 1
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Post by Grandmaster on Jan 25, 2021 19:22:17 GMT 1
That looks amazing.
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Post by AQUA KEN! on Jan 25, 2021 20:16:54 GMT 1
That's a casting idea I've never thought of before. The fan art is pretty good too.
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Post by Lord Death Man on Jan 25, 2021 22:57:48 GMT 1
But where is he? Outside of the Kremlin?
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Post by Grandmaster on Jan 25, 2021 23:06:01 GMT 1
Thats not the Kremlin. Isnt it Castle Neuschwanstein?
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Post by Lord Death Man on Jan 25, 2021 23:52:41 GMT 1
Thats not the Kremlin. Isnt it Castle Neuschwanstein? Don't know, but I think it's safe to say it's an old European building/castle.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2021 1:14:44 GMT 1
Thats not the Kremlin. Isnt it Castle Neuschwanstein? Nah not pretty enough. The Disney castle was based on it I believe
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2021 1:15:05 GMT 1
I see him more as Dr Doom
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Jan 26, 2021 3:25:29 GMT 1
There are exactly 2 roles I’ve loved Viggo in. 1 is obvious, and the other was as a deputy who ran along side Pat Garrett in Young Guns 2. Most famous line “sheriff, I have to have a movement”
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2021 4:59:16 GMT 1
👍👍
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Post by Lord Death Man on Jan 26, 2021 5:14:31 GMT 1
There are exactly 2 roles I’ve loved Viggo in. 1 is obvious, and the other was as a deputy who ran along side Pat Garrett in Young Guns 2. Most famous line “sheriff, I have to have a movement” No love for A History of Violence?
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Post by Indiana Jones on Jan 26, 2021 5:31:33 GMT 1
That's a casting idea I've never thought of before. The fan art is pretty good too. Keeping the LOTR connection alive, John Noble would had been cool but he's probably too old now.
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Post by ArArArchStanton on Jan 26, 2021 5:47:46 GMT 1
There are exactly 2 roles I’ve loved Viggo in. 1 is obvious, and the other was as a deputy who ran along side Pat Garrett in Young Guns 2. Most famous line “sheriff, I have to have a movement” No love for A History of Violence? we can have a longer conversation about that, but I really loathe that one. Felt the climax was decidedly the first act revelation that he was in fact this prior mob henchmen. It’s really all just paying that off the rest of the film, and never picks up anything else to run with. That moment remains the only real moment to show up IMO. I was as bored and unimpressed as I could be the rest of the time and I count 3 major reasons why. 1. It was obvious from the start he had worked for the mob so the biggest moment the film had no impact. 2. It just becomes a beat up the mob guys because badass film after that. There’s not really anything interesting beyond, “he was hiding from the mob” going on. I actually wish the story was him not being that guy, how they confused him, and how this normal guy deals with the history of this guy’s violent past. 3. He’s really not redeemable after that. Just like I’m more curious what would have happened if he hadn’t been their guy, since he is, I’d have found it more interesting if the mob won! Play it like Fargo where the main characters are interesting but still douche bags worthy of losing and maybe even have him accept that. IDK. Just seeing all this play out exactly how it looked like it would from the start was about the least interesting way to handle this material IMO. And then the awkward five minute sex scene because,,, I have no idea. The whole movie just feels like they didn’t know where to take it but kept writing it anyway to me.
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Post by Lord Death Man on Jan 26, 2021 17:51:44 GMT 1
No love for A History of Violence? we can have a longer conversation about that, but I really loathe that one. Felt the climax was decidedly the first act revelation that he was in fact this prior mob henchmen. It’s really all just paying that off the rest of the film, and never picks up anything else to run with. That moment remains the only real moment to show up for the film IMO. I was as bored and unimpressed as I could be the rest of the film and I count 3 major reasons why. 1. It was obvious from the start he had worked for the mob so the biggest moment the film had, had no impact. 2. It just becomes a beat up the mob guys because badass film after that. There’s not really anything interesting beyond, “he was hiding from the mob” going on. I actually wish the story was him not being that guy, how they confused him, and how this normal guy deals with the history of this guy’s violent past. 3. He’s really not redeemable after that. Just like I’m more curious what would have happened if he hadn’t been their guy, since he is, I’d have found it more interesting if the mob won! Play it like Fargo where the main characters are interesting but still douche bags worthy of losing and maybe even have him accept that. IDK. Just seeing all this play out exactly how it looked like it would from the start was about the least interesting way to handle this material IMO. And then the awkward five minute sex scene because,,, I have no idea. The whole movie just feels like they didn’t know where to take it but kept writing it anyway to me. Interesting, I was always disappointed with the adaptation itself because, after the first 20 minutes, it's nothing like the graphic novel. That said, I always liked Mortenson in the role and wished they'd have made a more faithful recreation of the source material. You would think I'd be more upset having been a moderate fan of the original graphic novel and then going to see a film that was, for the most part, nothing like it. Fun fact, around 2003, a noted comic book writer (not involved with the production of A History of Violence) did a signing at the comic book store where I worked. He was over two hours late arriving, and my coworkers and I basically spent the day managing a mob of irritated fans who were waiting outside in the rain for him. Writer X eventually appeared and did the signing as planned. At my boss's insistence, he stayed a little late to make up for some of the lost time. He was standoffish and quiet throughout the whole day and into the evening. While we were wrapping up and securing transportation for him for his flight out of town, out of the blue, he told us that Viggo Mortensen's next project would be a comic book movie. He wouldn't say what the story was based on or whether it was a major title. He told us how he came about this information, and it seemed credible. For months we hounded him via email and phone calls to tell us ANYTHING about the project, but he never did. Can I tell you that we spent the next year and half guessing every single wrong title from Marvel, DC, Darkhorse, and Image that you could imagine? We didn't even believe it when the trades finally announced the project. We thought it had to be a trick or a misdirect. Ah, those were fun times.
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