he was 49 yesterday. i'm pretty amazed by this fact. i have no opinion on him other than he looks damn hot for his age.
― jed_, Saturday, 20 October 2007 12:41 (2 years ago) Permalink
great
― strgn, Saturday, 20 October 2007 12:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
He is one of the Dunedein, mortal men blessed with long life. Total classic.
― caek, Saturday, 20 October 2007 13:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
Used to be married to Exene Cervenka so classique of course!
― nathalie, Saturday, 20 October 2007 13:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
Very excited for Eastern Promises. Cronenberg should marry him and they should be monogamous (at least filmmaking-wise).
― G00blar, Saturday, 20 October 2007 13:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
They STILL aren't showing that in my town! I feel like Cartman waiting for the Nintendo Wii.
― Abbott, Saturday, 20 October 2007 21:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
he steals the show in 28 Days
― milo z, Saturday, 20 October 2007 21:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
Major dude.
― Noodle Vague, Saturday, 20 October 2007 21:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
he was great in Eastern Promises. surprisingly.
― warmsherry, Saturday, 20 October 2007 22:15 (2 years ago) Permalink
Classic. To the max.
See "Indian Runner," one of his earliest movies, Sean Penn's directorial debut. Affecting, uncomfortable movie, and Viggo is excellent.
Another amazing performance is in "Alatriste," the biggest-budget movie ever made in Spain, in which he starred. Unfortunately, it's damned hard to get hold of in the States, and has only been shown here in NY,LA and Miami that I know of. It's not a very "American" movie -- which means you have to pay attention to it, not much blows up, it's moderately downbeat and it doesn't have a happy ending.
― Hey Jude, Sunday, 21 October 2007 19:40 (2 years ago) Permalink
his appearance in the Stepford Wives remake was the best part of the movie
― abanana, Sunday, 21 October 2007 19:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
Haha, I saw that remake maybe two months ago, and I didn't even remember he was in it! I guess that just shows how crappy it was.
He was very good in "The Passion of Darkly Noon", which is also Brendan Fraser's finest hour.
― Tuomas, Sunday, 21 October 2007 20:48 (2 years ago) Permalink
I never mention "Passion" because I find that so few people have seen it, it's difficult to discuss. But I love that movie, along with Philip Ridley's other movie with Viggo, "The Reflecting Skin." I find they have a very painterly feel.
And yes, yes! on the Stepford Wives! The only part of the movie I liked, and I must have watched it (that part, not the whole movie) a dozen times. First the picture of Orlando Bloom, then the shirt "Viggo!" An epic moment. *grin*
― Hey Jude, Sunday, 21 October 2007 23:56 (2 years ago) Permalink
We'll just ignore this...
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 22 October 2007 01:07 (2 years ago) Permalink
Hilariously enough, that remake has two exs of Exene (Viggo and John Doe) and two cast members of 90210.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 22 October 2007 01:08 (2 years ago) Permalink
Of Viggo relevance to Angeleno ILXors - Showing next week as part of the Lech Majewski retrospective (which starts today!) at UCLA:
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO HARRY (Ewangelia wedlung Harry'ego) (1992) Directed by Lech Majewski
Starring Viggo Mortensen before he became famous, this maverick allegory takes place, according to Majewski, when "the Pacific has dried up and California has become a desert. A couple try to make the best of it but life is hard; even sex hurts. The only person who enjoys himself is Harry, the tax collector."
Cinematographer: Grzegorz Kedzierski. Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Jennifer Rubin. Presented in Polish dialogue with English subtitles. 35mm, 88 min.
― admrl, Monday, 22 October 2007 01:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
He's going to play the father in the movie of "The Road". There's a casting call for the kid in the Springfield, MO area.
― Rock Hardy, Saturday, 27 October 2007 17:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
who is directing?
― jed_, Saturday, 27 October 2007 17:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
Oh, shit. I just read that. AWESOME.
― B.L.A.M., Saturday, 27 October 2007 17:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
Damn, that's good casting.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 27 October 2007 17:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
it is good casting but it could/should have been an animated film.
― jed_, Saturday, 27 October 2007 17:32 (2 years ago) Permalink
No because it would have been all Waking Life-style nonsense. Somehow.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 27 October 2007 17:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
I could see Japanese animation working - something like Tokyo Godfathers.
― milo z, Saturday, 27 October 2007 17:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
A fine film to be sure. Grave of the Fireflies might be too obvious a model.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 27 October 2007 17:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
John Hillcoat, who doesn't have much of a filmography, but The Proposition was pretty good I thought.
― Rock Hardy, Saturday, 27 October 2007 19:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
Eastern Promises STILL isn't in theaters here. History of Violence just came via Netflix; that's the closest I can pretend to accessing it.
― Abbott, Sunday, 28 October 2007 01:59 (2 years ago) Permalink
Saw Eastern Promises last night and loved it. So excited to read this news about him in "The Road."
― Ben Boyerrr, Sunday, 28 October 2007 02:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
Eastern Promises hasn't made it closer than Memphis here, either. I'm hoping it's out on DVD soon, cause the Kidlet really wants to see it.
Supposedly "The Road" will be filming in Australia, too. "The Proposition" was excellent, I thought. I didn't think I could actually be pleased at the idea of a movie version of this book, but this sounds like it's heading in the right direction.
― Hey Jude, Sunday, 28 October 2007 23:49 (2 years ago) Permalink
Just got back from Eastern Promises. Very funny in a very unsettling way. The steam bath scene got big laughs in the screening I was in. Mortensen is excellent.
― caek, Sunday, 28 October 2007 23:51 (2 years ago) Permalink
The road is coming out soon and I am watching Viggo himself in A Perfect Murder, which is basically a Lifetime movie. Love this guy.
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Saturday, 24 October 2009 00:43 (4 weeks ago) Permalink
God this movie is terrible. It is also from 1998.
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Saturday, 24 October 2009 00:44 (4 weeks ago) Permalink
― jØrdån (omar little), Saturday, 24 October 2009 01:16 (4 weeks ago) Permalink
In THE PERFECT MURDER he just made a terrible painting (collage??) of Gwyneth Paltrow and smeared charcoal all over it. This guy truly has no limits.
― figgy pudding (La Lechera), Saturday, 24 October 2009 01:22 (4 weeks ago) Permalink
I thought he was absolutely fucking terrifying as Lucifer in "The Prophecy"
― Stone Monkey, Saturday, 24 October 2009 01:33 (4 weeks ago) Permalink