Query; Why haven't you seen this shit?

On a second blog for the day I would like to bring to note two movies that I hold very closely to my heart. The first is a little crime-drama titled; "A History of Violence".

This movie was low on the radar. And I can not think of any reason (good or otherwise) that this movie flew so god damned low under the radar at all. Cronenberg's true return to film-making literally blew me away, with the director seeming to trade in his credibility within the shock horror genre that he so lovingly innovated (Scanners, Naked Lunch, The Fly, Videodrome, and The Brood.) for a more grounded take on film. Where scanners had psychic powerhouses exploding mad amounts of skull, A History of Violence featured a tightly wound plot and a solid cast, with Cronenberg trading over the top special effects for a closer look into the characters that drive the movie. That is not to say that the movie is without violence. A staple of the Director's career, Cronenberg's violence is refined to a point of startling realism. The film is punctuated by short moments of sublime super-violence, taking only seconds to transpire and effectively translating not only the act itself, but the ripple effects that are brought into motion by it. The film led into a second Mortensen/Cronenberg pairing, and the result's straight-to-DVD release allowed it to slip even further under the radar than their first collaboration. The film is "Eastern Promises". The result is Gold.

Viggo, once again looking incredibly dapper albeit a bit scarred, reprises the lead role in Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises" bringing his usual charm and rugged sophistication to the film. But there is a twist! Viggo is not your standard hard-as-nails American man. He's your less-standard but just-as-hard-as-nails Russian man who is also infiltrating the Russian mafia as an undercover agent. And he has emotions! Sweet lord. But no, seriously, watch this film, love this film and then blog about this film. Its probably at your neighborhood video store, and you really have no excuse not to better your film collection. Also i recently found out that Cronenberg has a new film on the way titled A Dangerous Method, which stars Viggo as Sigmund Freud. As it is already in filming.... I am already pissing myself out of sheer anticipation...