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Eastern Promises (Patreon)

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John

Ah the tant comments during Trek yesterday makes sense now lmao

jaidoru

Amazing! Can't wait to get home to watch this again ❤️ Thank you.

JH

There’s a bit where Simone talks about going “Full Canadian”, and then uses an accent that immediately reminds me of Letterkenny lmao

Cc Decc

I remain surprised this one was even that well known. It was moderately decorated, but kind of flopped domestically and I think even lost money. I generally think the streaming era is shit filling up the void with endless content slop, but I suppose score one for streaming here in finding this movie an audience.

REDR58

I hadn’t even heard of this until recently. For as big as Mortensen was after The Lord of the Rings, I somehow lost track of what he was in and the only movies of his since then that I was even familiar with are Hidalgo (2004) and “A History of Violence” (2005).

Al

A good movie with Viggo Mortensen is "A History of Violence" . It's got action but it also deals with deep themes.

Haye Zeus

Have they done A History of Violence? Cause I absolutely love that movie. Ol’ Victor Morgenstein was good in that one too.

rictus grin

i would love to see some of Cronenberg's earlier films get a reaction as well

Zac Parker

"Captain Fantastic" is another great Viggo film

REDR58

Duh, and also “The Road” (2009) which I haven’t seen but know about.

REDR58

Not on the channel.

REDR58

George, I get the point, but I’ve never heard any American, ever, say “Yee-haw” outside of The Simpsons and some country music songs that I accidentally heard. And maybe Texas, but they don’t count.

REDR58

How about the 1970 and 2022 versions of “Crimes of the Future”? Both by Cronenberg and only tenuously connected?

Kansas City Shuffler

I feel like you two of all people would appreciate Videodrome, also directed by David Cronenberg.

Cc Decc

I like suggestion, but while I thought the action at the end was ok, it was actually its weakest part. I hate it when movies seem to run out of ideas or switch writers and go for the cliche. Wonder Woman did that. So did Sunshine. Many others.

Cc Decc

"Never go full Canadian." -- Kirk Lazarus

Ian Hunt

More Cronenberg please! They’re all worth a watch, but History of Violence, the Brood and Videodrome in particular

Brandon

This is my first time seeing this since it was in theaters back in 2007. Excellent film and reaction, even if it's apparently impossible to take male nudity seriously. 😉 Stubbing a cigarette out on your tongue is actually not very painful as long as your tongue is moist enough. It just feels like a slight pinch. The moisture extinguishes the embers too quickly for it to really hurt. Yeah... I was dumb teenager once. 😅

Quixotic Hob

As far as language use is concerned, I'd like George to explain how he distinguishes between a redneck cowboy and a redneck who isn't a cowboy.

JH (edited)

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2026-11-06 04:00 I also appreciate the fact that Vincent Cassel (Kirill) is so handsomely French that when you look at him, and if you listen closely, you can hear the faint sound of the crust of a fresh-baked crispy baguette crackling in the background… yes, he’s that French looking 🤣
2026-11-05 16:22 I also appreciate the fact that Vincent Cassel (Kirill) is so handsomely French that when you look at him, and if you listen closely, you can hear the faint sound of the crust of a fresh-baked crispy baguette 🥖 , crackling in the background… yes, he’s that French looking 🤣

I also appreciate the fact that Vincent Cassel (Kirill) is so handsomely French that when you look at him, and if you listen closely, you can hear the faint sound of the crust of a fresh-baked crispy baguette 🥖 , crackling in the background… yes, he’s that French looking 🤣

Matt88g

a history of violence is a comic book movie not about superheroes and was the last major vhs release

TurnerK

Sick thumbnail! Always think of that gesture. Recs: A History of Violence, Green Room, True Romance

PureGonzo

“A History of Violence” also stars Vigo Mortenson and has the same director as “Eastern Promises” (David Cronenberg). It is arguably Cronenberg’s most iconic work: a certified cult classic.

Maxime

For more Vincent Cassel, I suggest La Haine 1995. For mor Viggo Green book. Great reaction

funky weapon

Cronenberg is a really interesting director. most of his career is spent on body horror (and it's legitimately fascinating/disturbing), but the few times he dipped his toe into thrillers or dramas proved to be exceptional. here's a list: - eXistenZ - Videodrome - Crash (James Spader, NOT Matt Dillon) - Dead Ringers - Scanners - A History of Violence - The Dead Zone - Naked Lunch ... I've seen a lot of Cronenberg movies. Bonus: Nightbreed. he's an actor in this one. I think he took the role to work with Clive Barker, whom most oldheads around here probably know as the author/writer/director of Hellraiser. Nightbreed was also an adaptation of one of Clive's novellas (Cabal), and it's a genuine cult classic, as in very few people have heard of it but those that have seen it tend to really love it.

Stately, Plump Buck Mulligan

One of Cronenberg's best films, I think. I've always been a fan of his body horror movies, but it's sometimes even more of a pleasure to see him work in other genres. Since George asked about the quality of the accents and pronunciation, I'll say, as a native Russian speaker, I thought Viggo Mortensen's work was of a high standard. Linguistically, the other performances were really all over the map in this movie, but that's unsurprising when you have, respectively, a French actor, a German actor, and a Polish actor playing the supporting roles of Kirill, Semyon, and Stepan. Still, that didn't detract from the overall excellence of the film for me.

Quixotic Hob

You guys should watch absolutely everything Armin Mueller-Stahl has ever appeared in; any international production at the least. You really can't go wrong with this gentleman. You've checked off this one and The Game, so I'd suggest one of these films: Kafka (1991) Utz (1992) The Last Good Time (1994) Shine (1996) The Thirteenth Floor (1999) Jacob the Liar (1999) Buddenbrooks (2008) [even though this one isn't an international project]

Jamie

"Give us your watch, give us your phone"

Silent c

And now for this Viggo/Cronenberg classic.

Gryff

Thumbnail is scarerousing

Will Sofer

I doubt there’s a distinction. I love George, but I’ve watched enough of these videos to know that he tends to mistake completely unrelated English-language accents or dialects for one another. I don’t think he has much an ear for it.

Will Sofer

@REDR58 I think that’s pretty common. I don’t know why it is particularly, but out of all of the Lord of the Rings actors, Mortensen seems to fly more under the radar than anyone else. I personally think that he has a pretty recognizable face, but most people I know don’t seem to clock that it’s Aragorn when they see him in a role, and he tends to choose movies that are unusual or interesting in some way, but that don’t tend to get a lot of press, or (sometimes) worldwide releases. He still gets critical praise, but his movies don’t tend to get a lot of audience attention. And for the few popular ones that do, people seem to somehow forget that he’s in them.

Seth's Coffee Cup Ambush

So happy to see this reaction! Please keep going with Cronenberg. His body of work is surprisingly diverse. Especially check out Videodrome, The Brood, Dead Ringers, The Dead Zone, Crash (1996), and A History Of Violence. I also really liked his latest movie The Shrouds (2024) with Vincent Cassel starring as basically Cronenberg's self-insert character. A little weird structurally, but Cronenberg thinking about technology and grief is really interesting.

Aatxe

I truly can't imagine the scars someone like Viggos character must have on their souls. The things they have to do to accomplish their goal as an undercover is damn near too horrible to imagine. I think Cronenberg truly showed us the reality of such a job, especially in not holding back the worst details.

Jay Johnson

I'd bet he has more of an ear for English language accents than we have an ear for Chinese language(s) accents.

nigel Macbug

dark fact on the body dump when police searching the River Thames for suspect, unintentionally recovered four extra unrelated bodies

MacGuffinStuff

The nude dude feud in the shower is absolutely one of the most realistic fight scenes in any movie. It was still choreographed, but it almost captured the absolute monkey chaos that is a real fight, and when it's with prison made killers it's sheer animal brutality. Which is why prison movies are the REAL horror movies to me. I love horror movies, but they don't scare me, never have, prison movies scare me because, ya know, Shawshank Happens. Blood In, Blood Out....

REDR58

For more Viggo Mortensen, check out his film debut with "Witness" (1985) with Harrison Ford and "Carlito's Way" (1993) with Al Pacino.

mayhem74

I second Carlito's Way 🤘

FranciscoGios

Ever since I knew you guys liked Vigo, I recommended this movie to show you guys how actors translate their roles into homework. But I know you've known enough about that. What is Netflix acting? For more types of this kind of films look for Munich 2005 & A Good Shepherd from 2006.

REDR58

I enjoyed Vincent Cassel's performance but he seemed to me about as Russian as Connery in "The Hunt For Red October" (and who also gave a good performance). It was even a little distracting when Cassel (as Kirill) is waxing poetic about the French wine.

REDR58

Speaking of which, I found it interesting that George kept referring to Eastern Promises as a "body horror" movie. It wasn't very much like body horror genre to me, it was just a bit graphic. Tarantino throws buckets of blood and gore all over the place and that's not thought of as body horror. Cronenberg may mostly be known for his body horror films, but as you say, he moves outside that category a fair bit.

REDR58

I agree and I had *also* forgotten that he was in "The Green Room" in 2015 and that film received quite a bit of buzz for the performances of Mortensen and Mahershala Ali.

REDR58

Vincent Cassel, we saw him here in Ocean's Twelve, Black Swan and he also provided the voice of Monsieur Hood (Robin Hood) in Shrek. Naomi Watts looks great on that motorcycle. It's a Ural Solo, just as Nikolai describes it. The real bike sold in 2016 at auction: https://propstore.com/product/eastern-promises/anna-s-naomi-watts-motorbike/ Kirill called (dead) Soyka a "pederast" when he spit on his body in the freezer. Interesting. The actor portraying the soon to be dead Tatiana was played by Canadian Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse but the character's voice was performed by fellow Canadian actor Tatiana Maslany! Didn't even recognize her voice but she is a favorite actor of mine. Maslany is currently in the Apple TV series Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed which is really good. The music for this movie was composed by Howard Shore, who of course also worked on The Lord of the Rings movies. Sinéad Cusack, (Helen) was also in V for Vendetta.

Stately, Plump Buck Mulligan

Yeah, I agree re: Vincent Cassel. I think he did a fine job portraying the character, but the accent and cadence of his speech were noticeably wrong.

Quixotic Hob

For my part, I couldn't tell Cantonese, Burmese, Lao, Thai, or Vietnamese apart from Mandarin. I thought it was funny to use a "redneck cowboy" as an example because it's oddly specific. George could just as easily have said "redneck master baker". To clarify, my comment was meant to be taken rather lightly, not as criticism.

keoma songs

Also a David Cronenberg movie. Has one of my favorite line readings ever

keoma songs

I suggest a David Cronenberg poll. Plenty of good choices for a poll, though I do prefer his pre-90s work. He's a Canadian legend, and if I remember right his Canada-filmed movies typically had an autumnal feel and vibe because that's supposedly the time of year the money from the government would come through and the productions could start.

Mastervodo

I could see in both George and Simone's eyes at times in this movie.... "Aragorn... noooooooooooo"

Brandon

Okay I was never dumb enough to try that. I am not out there, like Pluto.😂

Shibby

Such a great movie. I hope you react to A History of Violence as well

Ivan Puentes

Viggo also portrays one of the the best versions of Satan in the prophecy!!

Carl Noraas

A History of Violence, absolutely! It's a great Viggo-Cronenberg companion piece. If you like Eastern promises I think you'll LOVE History of Violence.

Mastervodo

"What's in the baaaaaag?" ~ Brad Pitt.

rictus grin

lets not forget Shivers 1975

JoeNotCharles

Headcanon: his mother was French.

JoeNotCharles

Speaking of how great the cast is: "Tatiana's" diary voiceovers? That's Tatiana Maslany. (I forget, have you seen Orphan Black? You should. It's a long-runner though.)

JoeNotCharles

I didn't think of it until this reaction but Heated Rivalry would be a good followup to this. Themes! (Not as dark, obviously. But just as well-acted.)

REDR58

She’s wonderful in that. I didn’t even recognize her voice until I was looking through the credits.

Jeromy M

Love that film

REDR58

I suspect that there are far more rednecks than redneck cowboys 😄

Andre Anderson

Green Book is a good one with Viggo too

Philipp Roensch

It's a cruel and dark film, Cronenberg does certainly not shy away from the topic. Unique that it got founding for such an international cast, I always loved these performances. Armin Müller-Stahl is a German actor btw. has played is so many films here, since the 60s. Great you could appriciate how real this film is.

Richard C

Viggo is a certified badass in this movie.

Werevark

One of my favorites; I'd also join the chorus recommending A History of Violence in the same vein! Another strong performance from Mortensen, some classic Cronenberg stuff as well, plus a couple powerhouse performances from others!

Richard C

I hope I do half as well when I get attacked while naked in a bathhouse.

Angela D. Mitchell

I love 28 Days, Simone! And Viggo is so good in it. He's such a genuinely kind character, and his being clean-shaven adds to his being a nice guy at heart. It's a really wonderful, gentle little movie that is one of my favorite comfort films -- I wish more people saw it. And Alan Tudyk is such a sweetheart, and so funny! (My favorite is the monologue about the fork in the road...) Meanwhile, this is a terrific movie, and it really has a darkness to it, a sense of dirt and moral grime, that simply hovers around all the edges, which is why I love that the last shot is of Anna and the baby in the sunshine (and Naomi's blondness adds an almost halo effect). But oh man, as a woman, this movie is so hard to watch. The women and girls all look and feel so beaten down and hopeless, and watching them being used so callously was brutal, especially knowing this stuff happens every day to women all over the world. For so many men and cultures, women are still just things to be used. Meanwhile, as the strongest woman here, Naomi was terrific -- she has an almost palpable moral righteousness to her. And I thought Viggo was fantastic here in every single sense -- the performance, the accent, and that shocking fight scene in the sauna -- kudos to him for playing it nude so matter-of-factly. As always with Viggo, I love that he's so quiet -- he doesn't overplay, and he knows what the camera will catch. His eyes are so sad here. Meanwhile, Armin Mueller-Stahl was such a phenomenal actor with so much presence. He started out playing sweet old men, but ended up playing plenty of genuinely terrifying old men as well. And Seymour Cassel shocked the crap out of me here -- as George says, he's the Frenchiest French guy ever, but he was absolutely superb here in a role I never would have thought he could pull off. One little aspect that I thought was interesting about the relationship between Nikolai and Kiril was that Nikolai almost flirts with him now and then -- he's very physical with him. Yet it doesn't feel like he's tempting Kiril with a false implication of sex, so much as giving him the kind of closeness and affection he can sense that Kiril needs. Last but not least, I echo everyone in suggesting "A History of Violence" as well, for another Viggo/Cronenberg matchup.

Angela D. Mitchell

PS - The movie was dedicated to the memory of production manager Lisa Parker, who died that year.

Cory Garron

I caught that "Grrr, Arrrg" at the end... hehe

Jimmy

I think that History of Violence is the better of the two movies because there's this ominous feeling throughout even though 80% of the movie is character driven. Eastern Promises is definitely a mystery thriller while HAV is more like "why am I so uncomfortable?"