Filmmaker reacts to A History of Violence (2005) for the FIRST TIME!

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7 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy my filmmaker reaction to A History of Violence. :D
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Original Movie: A History of Violence (2005)
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@phj223 7 ай бұрын

An ABSOLUTE banger with Viggo Mortensen is Eastern Promises (2007), also starring Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, and Armin Mueller-Stahl. Set in London, delivery nurse Naomi helps a young immigrant teen with the birth of her baby, and she finds the teen mother's diary. It reveals some connection to the Russian mob in the city, aaaand well, you know. Stuff happens.

@tolkienismaster 7 ай бұрын

Amazing movie.

@beerboybrews 7 ай бұрын

Also Directed by David Cronenberg! I wish they'd done a third film together, because the two they did were amazing.

@dylanmarkley 7 ай бұрын

@@beerboybrews A Dangerous Method, Crimes of the Future

@TheGavrael 7 ай бұрын

This film and EP are just so fantastic. Viggo is tremendous.

@angelkiller 7 ай бұрын

⁠⁠@@dylanmarkleyTwo very different but amazing films. Was such a huge psychology nerd in college so seeing Cronenberg work with Fassbinder and Mortensen playing Jung and Freud…Chef’s Kiss. And Crimes of the Future…was great to see Cronenberg go back to playing with body horror again.

@Lloyd-Franklin 7 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: A History of Violence was the very last film to get a VHS release.

@StandUpComedyFan28m 7 ай бұрын

And I think Twister was the first film to be put on DVD....right?

@JamesVSCinema 7 ай бұрын

YOOOO no way!

@Lloyd-Franklin 7 ай бұрын

@@StandUpComedyFan28m Twister was one of the first 15 film to be released on DVD at the same time. A Time to Kill Blade Runner Eraser Goodfellas Interview with the Vampire The Road Warrior Se7en The Birdcage The Bridges of Madison County The Fugitive The Mask The Wizard of Oz Twister Unforgiven Woodstock

@OriginalPuro 7 ай бұрын

That is interesting, thank you. VHS, good times. I remember my family renting a "video box", a VHS player in a case WITH a monitor. Saturdays were special.

@generic_sauce 7 ай бұрын

Damn, you beat me to it!

@magicbrownie1357 7 ай бұрын

Viggo is a bad ass actor. The heart of an artist, completely versatile, totally believable. If you haven't seen Captain Fantastic, you REALLY need to.

@jasonmarbach 7 ай бұрын

This movie was always underrated. Like, I don’t think it should’ve won Oscars or anything, but it always deserved a lot more love than it got in general. Really solid flick

@JamesVSCinema 7 ай бұрын

Hopefully this gets it some more eyes! I loved it.

@Myst031 7 ай бұрын

It was nominated and won a whole bunch of awards and was pretty much a staple in critics Top 10 lists the year it came out.

@jasonmarbach 7 ай бұрын

@@Myst031and yet…

@LumpyAdams 7 ай бұрын

It gets a lot of praise, but this youtube. Everything over ten years old is sO uNdeRraTeD to somebody.

@TheFrozenOne97 3 ай бұрын

It deserve best picture best film of 2005

@buzzardbeatniks 7 ай бұрын

This movie (2005) came out 22 years after Videodrome (1983), I think the subtlety of the storytelling that you're sensing comes from the confidence of experience and the maturity of the filmmaker.

@JamesVSCinema 7 ай бұрын

Correct!

@christiaanvandenakker901 7 ай бұрын

Cronenberg is all about transformation. The type of transformation has shifted emphasis from overtly physical to the mental.

@theguywhoisaustralian1465 7 ай бұрын

I love the bully in this "Hey, you caught my easy pop fly that any fielder ever would have caught, I'm gonna kick your ass"

@Citizero 7 ай бұрын

The moment Viggo goes from Tom to Joey is one of the greatest acting performances ever. You are like holy hell who is this guy?

@matthewjaco847 7 ай бұрын

It would have been so easy for this movie to do cool, stylized violence, but I admire the fact that Cronenberg deliberating makes the bloodshed so off-putting. It really speaks volumes during that scene when his wife asks him if he enjoyed killing, and he basically says, “Joey did. Tom didn’t.”

@willmendoza8498 7 ай бұрын

One of my favorite films of all time for the following reason: It could have been nothing. Stories like this have been told more times than I can count. But the acting and directing and cinematography elevated it to a whole new plane.

@nightking0130 7 ай бұрын

Hell yeah tbh I actually think this is David Cronenbergs best film and Vigos best performance. He even considers it his best and William Hurt is fantastic. got nominated for an Oscar despite being in it for less than ten minutes.

@mafeld5051 7 ай бұрын

You can't top Viggo in Eastern Promises

@nightking0130 7 ай бұрын

@@mafeld5051 you make a great point. I know for a fact vigo thinks this is the best performance he ever gave

@lesyeuxsansvisage1157 7 ай бұрын

Look into his son Brandon. Possessor is a great film. Also, if you go for Eastern Promises, Viggo put A LOT of work into that role. The tattoo artist used in that film, has an interesting history as well. It’s worth looking into.

@steeleye2112 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, Eastern Promises is a masterpiece.

@lanolinlight 7 ай бұрын

I never thought I'd find anything as cool and gratifying as watching great films, but watching people fall in love with great films and filmmakers in semi-real time comes close.

@matthaft2048 7 ай бұрын

The reason i like James specifically is due to his background he has an eye for things us cinephiles understand but most “reactors” miss

@massacrestarts1673 7 ай бұрын

This film has always been in my top 10. The scene where the bully cuts off the two psychopaths and he instantly recognizes their "level" of evil without any verbal exchange was done so well. All the actors did an amazing job! Great review.

@Scott_Forsell 7 ай бұрын

Dead Ringers by Cronenberg is fascinating. Edit: And visually stunning, too!

@rabbitandcrow 7 ай бұрын

That's the Cronenberg pinnacle.

@patrickmassonne1919 7 ай бұрын

"My back already hurts" James you never fail to crack me up! Thanks for all your hard work! Pat

@weepingscorpion8739 7 ай бұрын

Viggo Mortensen was on fire in the naughties. LOTR goes without saying but this one and Eastern Promises really blew me away. I also thought Hidalgo was OK, and I've been meaning to watch The Road and Alatriste for the longest time. Great reaction, James.

@jackal59 7 ай бұрын

He's great in _The Road_ , but, damn, that movie is harrowing.

@ATSaale 7 ай бұрын

@@jackal59yeah, I've never been able to rewatch the road. Well made film, but very hard to watch.

@breakevenmonkey 7 ай бұрын

The Road destroyed me.

@angelkiller 7 ай бұрын

You should check out Cronenberg’s interviews. Dude’s ridiculously smart. When he was in college, he wasn’t sure if he’d pursue medicine or literature. Then met some film students and thought, I could combine both interests by filmmaking. Cool to see his horror beginnings in body horror evolve into more subtle explorations of the same themes.

@markbartoszek8585 7 ай бұрын

And now his son is also a director.

@danielflynn9141 7 ай бұрын

Personally, what I love the most about this film is the fact that it is a TIGHT 90 minute long film. They don't make many of those these days.

@jeremyroberts8822 3 ай бұрын

Does seem like something that’s more rare nowadays. Feels like a ton of films are minimum 2 hours now, which is fine but not every story needs that. We even see a lot of films that stretch to 3 hours now

@o-scarface6973 7 ай бұрын

Now Estern Promises is a must watch, its a truly great film also directed by David Cronenberg.

@jasonvoorhees310 7 ай бұрын

I had no idea Cronnenberg directed this film. A mob guy who's in hiding and gets found out by his fellow mafia brothers is so different for a director like David. Great film, and i was shockingly suprised to see that he did direct it cause this feels more like a Ridley Scott film or a David Fincher type film. But the gore definitely fits his style in this film. He does violence so intensely in this movie. Props and hats off. Love seeing directors stretch their talents to different genres. Great reaction James.

@maximillianosaben 7 ай бұрын

Best be following this up with Eastern Promises, Cronenberg’s next film after A History of Violence, and continuing his work with Viggo Mortensen.

@graverob1910 7 ай бұрын

“What about our last name, Stahl?” “…it was available.” Might be one of the most chilling lines in film history.

@matthewjordan7297 7 ай бұрын

Cronenberg is a great filmmaker, and this is my personal favorite of his work. This is a very beautiful performance piece, with really sophisticated characterization. What Cronenberg does with the camera here is definitely something aspiring filmmakers should analyze. This is a very underrated gem!

@melissaisloud7404 7 ай бұрын

That man married a true one. She trusted her man and just rolled on with it. Love that about this film. I find the wife to be absolutely superb.

@markbartoszek8585 7 ай бұрын

RIP William Hurt He was nominated for an Academy Award for this short role. If you're a fan of his, check out Children of a Lesser God. Very different film, but has phenomenal acting from him and Marlee Matlin.

@4000mack 7 ай бұрын

I'm excited that you're actually watching this movie. It's always been one of my favorites but very underrated like nobody knows about it.

@revaflowers3115 7 ай бұрын

I just love Vigo.The first movie I ever saw him in was a Harrison Ford movie called Witness.He played an Amish man in one of the scenes.He is also a polyglot,and that I find a remarkable ability.William Hurt did pass away in 2022.

@BadWisdom523 7 ай бұрын

Well, I am dropping all my responsibilities to watch this right now! I can’t wait till you see Naked Lunch and Existenz (which, arguably, works even better now than on release) History Of Violence: David Cronenberg adapts a dark comic book- I’m in!

@JamesVSCinema 7 ай бұрын

Naked Lunch is actually on the poll!

@MFSeaMen 7 ай бұрын

Just ordered the 4k of eXistenZ from Vinegar Syndrome yesterday. Cannot wait for that release.

@BadWisdom523 7 ай бұрын

@@JamesVSCinema well, don’t eat that day. Seriously though, excellent film, also a bit challenging. Just remember “exterminate all rational thoughts”

@angelkiller 7 ай бұрын

@@JamesVSCinemaIf you haven’t read the book Naked Lunch-one of my favorites from back in the day-this movie is utterly fascinating. He took an unfilmable book and…he made it filmmable by contextualizing scenes and themes into the author’s real life biographical events. It’s like a weird combo of the book and Cronenberg. Instead of Brundle-Fly stepping out of the telepod, so to speak, you get Naked Lunch.

@RebelWithoutABoss 7 ай бұрын

This is a great film, and the fact that it's not often considered one of Cronenberg's best apeaks to how good of a director he is

@garbage77040 7 ай бұрын

William hurt was nominated for best supporting actor for his small roll, he was such a great actor

@TheDarrylRevok 7 ай бұрын

Cronenberg is a masterful director but my personal faves are Videodrome, Dead Ringers and Crash. All of his films are incredible.

@othik 7 ай бұрын

Viggo Mortensen starred in another film called - "Eastern promises" . There is also a documentary about this, I think it's still out there. Without saying too much, the fake tattoos he has in the movie almost caused him trouble on a bar, after 2 weeks spend in an actual prison in Russia. My brother told me this. Anyways, the two guys that had taken notice of his ink, and after questioning that between themselves confronted him, because the ink he had on his hands was a trait only captains have in their world. Viggo explained his situation, and that is the beginning of a story worth looking into. Your videos are awesome. Have nice day

@marokanetc 7 ай бұрын

I think they were rather afraid of him

@othik 7 ай бұрын

@@marokanetc Quite the opposite. The only reason why they checked him out was because they were both "officers". And as "captains" are pretty few, and that they did not recoqnize him - they called him over to their table. I don't want to spoil it if you happen to find the doc with the story. It's really worth it if you are into the whole theme with the criminal underworld.

@tkmoore6057 7 ай бұрын

Finally, someone reacts to this. Saw it in theater when it came out, great movie.

@jonwright6472 7 ай бұрын

I remember how I felt the first time I watched this. It's so good. It's awesome with Eastern Promises.

@davidci 7 ай бұрын

13:49 I love that you appreciated how visceral that punch was. There has been plenty of movie punches, but for some reason, the execution, timing, and sound design of that one punch just had an effect on me

@tomrb2297 7 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, like a lot of Viggos films that aren't LOTR, this is an underrated gem. You should also check out Captain Fantastic and The Road. Top notch Viggo Mortensen performances.

@JoshuaDay0550 7 ай бұрын

thats just movies in general that came out during that time period because if there wasnt a huge advertisement for a movie, no one knew about it. People forget lol the early 2000's wasnt like today where we can just watch trailers on youtube and shit. to find these movies, you had to go to Wal Mart or Movies and More or Blockbuster Video and browse the new movies - just like a record shop. This movie was well known back then - just like Eastern Promises was too. All of my friends have seen it. We had the DVDs. We just dont talk about it 20 years later. Doesnt make them underrated. Excuse me for the rant - Im just sick of everyone calling everything "underrated" when they were well known upon their release or caught a buzz around the time of their release. If these movies were truely underrated, they wouldnt be consistently winning polls for us telling these youtube reactors what to watch.

@jculver1674 7 ай бұрын

Eastern Promises with the same director is amazing, too. Not sure if anyone has reacted to that one yet.

@fxzero666 7 ай бұрын

The Road is absolutely top tier imo, but can only be seen once... it's so damn bleak and depressing

@arnodk2852 7 ай бұрын

Also Eastern Promises and The Prophecy.

@E_l_l_i_e 7 ай бұрын

@fxzero666 I didn't know that Viggo was in The Road. Havnt seen it yet but i might give it a try just to see Viggo's performance; the book traumatised me a bit.

@TheRealAhoy 7 ай бұрын

YES! Phenomenal film. Any film with Ed Harris being shady is a quality casted film.

@playedout148 7 ай бұрын

Ed Harris was squeaky clean dudley do right in The Right Stuff. Nailed it too.

@TheRealAhoy 7 ай бұрын

@@playedout148 Of course he's varied, but "shadowy figure" is the role he excels at most.

@DominicSalgado 7 ай бұрын

Great reaction and film The Brood and Eastern Promises are also both worth watching!

@KnightofDuroch 7 ай бұрын

That final close-up reminds me so much of the aftermath of the elevator scene in DRIVE, after Ryan Gosling brutally kills the goon and turns to Carey Mulligan with this remorseful puppy dog look

@citpeks2000 7 ай бұрын

"My back is already hurtin' just watching this" That's how you know you're getting old. 🤣

@rabbitandcrow 7 ай бұрын

So awesome to follow your Cronenberg journey. He's always been one of my faves, and this is one of his best later films. My personal top 5: Dead Ringers, The Brood, Maps To The Stars, The Dead Zone, The Fly...oh, ok I'll add one more - The Naked lunch.

@marennicholson5444 7 ай бұрын

LOVE this movie. The conversation with William Hurt is one of my favorite movies scenes of all time.

@spiderrico4410 7 ай бұрын

This is special film to me. It came out while I was in high school, and it was one of the first movies that I really wanted to study everything about from narrative themes to camera work. When it came out on DVD, I watched it three times in one afternoon including David Cronenberg's commentary.

@matthewcorya7514 7 ай бұрын

One of my all time favorite movies. Everyone was perfect in the parts they play. I remember thinking they still had the wrong guy up until he told him he should have killed him in Philly.

@Drforrester31 7 ай бұрын

I love Cronenberg's penchant for making violence blunt and ugly, there's no glorifying what his chracters are doing

@beardymcj2026 7 ай бұрын

William Hurt DID pass away somewhat recently. He actually got nominated for Best Supporting Actor for this role, even though he was in the movie for like 5 minutes

@JamesVSCinema 7 ай бұрын

Love that this film came AFTER his other films we've watched on the channel. Want to vote on what I should watch next? Click here! www.patreon.com/jamesvscinema Have a great day!

@The_Bermuda_Nonagon 7 ай бұрын

21:05 I do my impression of William Hurt in this scene frequently when I get exasperated about something on the evening news - it's always stuck with me ever since I first saw this film. :D

@JayCee-Musics-xs3gl 7 ай бұрын

John wick is like Eastern promises and History of violence had a baby.

@UncleAnaesthesia 24 күн бұрын

This movie lives rent-free in the recesses of my mind for whatever reason. Shout out to one of my favourite, fellow Canadian actors Stephen McHattie. You ought to watch Pontypool for a delicious indie (Canadian) experience. Dude is a maritime legend.

@rrael 7 ай бұрын

I like David Cronenberg despite not being a big fan of body horror. This movie is his best IMO. He brings all his experience and style to a story that is very much psychological horror instead of body horror. And it's brilliant! Edit: I forgot Eastern Promises was by Cronenberg. I guess they're tied then. Love them both.

@heavycritic9554 7 ай бұрын

I watched this movie on TV, completely at random late one night when I couldn't sleep, back in 2009 (easily remembered because I documented it on facebook and recently saw it on my "memories" page.😁 ). I'm so happy I did, because it's a really, really good movie that had gone completely under my radar. Since then, I have been spreading the word to anyone who will listen. 🙂

@newspooiechannel 7 ай бұрын

Believe it or not (you probably will 🤷‍♂), but this was Cronenberg's most successful film after The Fly. It is also based on a comic book. And it was the last major studio film to be released on VHS. AND... also the first (and apparently only so far) mainstream theatrical film to feature a "69," as the kids on the street like to call it, among the two main characters, which I believe Cronenberg mentioned on the commentary track that someone had pointed out to him.

@arnodk2852 7 ай бұрын

A comic book by the legendary John Wagner, who is more well known for being the co-creator of Judge Dredd for 2000AD in 1977 (those 2000AD anthology comics are still ongoing by the way, released weekly, and every comic features a Judge Dredd story/ongoing storyline)

@ShawnKavanagh 7 ай бұрын

Cronenberg is a madman So many fantastic films Eastern Promises, Cosmopolis etc He seems to enjoy the idea of metamorphosis/evolution/camouflage

@meganbrick6266 7 ай бұрын

I LOVE this movie and feel like no one ever reacts to it…I feel like no one I know has even seen it! Can’t wait to watch this reaction.

@Jared_Wignall 7 ай бұрын

This is such an amazing film, it’s great to see you watch it. I hope you’re doing well James, have a great rest of your day and take care!

@toddmitchell7542 7 ай бұрын

I enjoy watching your reactions on the technical aspects, but I love when I see You suddenly get entranced in the actual movie, bravo, I love this movie from the first time I saw it, Viggo is tremendous actor…

@pavelradev1990 7 ай бұрын

One of my favorite movies. The acting is phenomenal!

@steved1135 7 ай бұрын

Cronenberg strikes again. Highly underrated, and so refreshing to see complex character portrayals. Shot in and around rural Ontario where I live, as Cronenberg likes this area, it was very cool seeing so much Canadian content here.

@MHSFCA2024 7 ай бұрын

Been waiting a minute for someone to react to this film. Nicely done.

@landrec2 7 ай бұрын

This movie is so burned into my mind, superb acting in this one.

@davidalexander5407 7 ай бұрын

One of my favourite flicks, great to see your reaction!!

@connorbovingdon8563 6 ай бұрын

One of the best adaptions from Art to Film, having static shots which mimic how panels work. Really special movie

@MrSmith-wq5xt 7 ай бұрын

Holy crap! Never thought I'd see anyone react to one of my favorite movies. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

@ceryneianhinds 7 ай бұрын

I saw this in theaters and what a wild experience being so completely subverted on the big screen

@Cinema_BackLog 7 ай бұрын

love the channel man! i will never stop suggesting Me and EArl and the Dying girl. Keep up the great work! This is one of my favorites

@JamesVSCinema 7 ай бұрын

I’ll look into that!! Cheers and thanks!!

@VanezArt 3 ай бұрын

An underrated gem. Viggo’s acting is off the charts here 👑

@terryemery4348 7 ай бұрын

Such a great movie. Loved your reaction, how it reflected that the audience never knew where this was going. Richey was the late, great William Hurt - whose accent alone was a character into itself. What a great cast all around. Stephen McHattie, brilliant with his few scenes.

@sjuhawks1973 7 ай бұрын

Your reaction to the scene on the stairs was hilarious. Great choice, this is such an underrated film.

@dugfunny7988 6 ай бұрын

The scene when he washes in the pond behind richies house is great. It’s like he’s being born again through baptism

@CapraDemon101 7 ай бұрын

Love this movie. I get why it didn't land with a good portion of cinema patrons. Its a grind house movie through and through, the interaction with the two brothers at the end is borderline black comedy, the tone shifts in this movie are extreme haha. Love it. Brawl in cell block 99 is something you should definitely peep if you liked this.

@thehobliks 6 ай бұрын

Just stumbled onto this channel and this film is criminally underrated.

@lohi172 6 ай бұрын

William Hurt’s Oscar nomination Was well deserved. A short but sweet performance.

@kelvinmartinez4770 7 ай бұрын

Based on a graphic novel . This film and Road to perdition starring tom hanks came during a time Hollywood was looking at independent comics for movies. I think it was Sin City and 300 that started this trend

@AbsoluteApril 7 ай бұрын

Loved your reaction to this and how much you've enjoyed the whole Cronenberg journey! Joey was totally "Wick"ing it up, man was a monster. A movie I really think you would enjoy watching is Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness (94 horror/fantasy starring Sam Neill)

@richzwelling4658 7 ай бұрын

FUN FACT: In the screenplay, the last scene seems to end on a down note. Then you turn the page, and the only thing the final page says is “There’s hope.”

@abonny 7 ай бұрын

It's interesting. I read the comic this was adapted from a year before watching the film. There actually IS pretty hardcore body horror in it, so I thought it fit perfectly for Cronenberg. But then he went out of his way to NOT include that part of the story. He was way more interested in the two personalities and identities. To the body horror: While Joey was gone for many years, the gangsters tortured and mutilated someone close to him for all this time. No legs, no arms, no teeth, only one eye. Burned and scarred all over. But still alive. But the movie doesn't need it. It works perfectly well without it.

@modacrandpeanut595 7 ай бұрын

You’ve gotta do Naked Lunch. Excellent body horror and a plot to match. Also based on one of the most disturbingly beautiful books ever written. Would recommend the audiobook with headphones

@jamesfikes2330 7 ай бұрын

If you like this, check out Eastern Promises. Also, The Drop with Tom hardy and James Gandolfini is pretty good

@josephclay7315 7 ай бұрын

There are not enough people discussing Mortnensen's Role in Hidalgo.

@jasonwurster387 7 ай бұрын

You man! I love the channel! This movie is an adaptation of a graphic novel. Keep up the good work. ❤️

@lauce3998 7 ай бұрын

I think the message is the same as American History X: violence begets violence. Joey tries to erase his past by creating a new identity, but he can't escape it, his nature.

@tobymasse1712 7 ай бұрын

You've been reacting to some great movies and series.👍🏻

@OrangeTestament 7 ай бұрын

Great, underrated movie 👍 At times, for reasons I can’t fully explain, I get the urge to just watch the scene at Richie’s house in its entirety. Maybe it’s William Hurt’s acting, or the back and forth between him and Viggo. Either way, it’s such an amazing scene from top to bottom.

@sonofmoss 6 ай бұрын

That shot at 15:34 is an awesome piece of cinematography in a close up.

@BadWisdom523 7 ай бұрын

Nailed it again!

@xCPTxNEMO 7 ай бұрын

One of my faves, it handles the violence well. Whilst graphic it’s serves to underline the brutality of the moment and his past. Incidentally Viggo’s son Henry is a director he’s mostly done music videos but he’s also done a documentary about a band called Skating Polly. Oh and he had a small background part in something called Lord Of The Rings.

@TheSololobo 7 ай бұрын

Its about time somebody review this masterpiece

@mantistoboggan5960 7 ай бұрын

Great movie. Great reaction! I love how you're referencing Sunny in your movie reactions now. It's rubbing off. Thank you as always for your content.

@Fxcloud9 7 ай бұрын

I'm really shocked I don't see anyone suggesting Croenenberg's movie Existenz. I'd love to see a reaction of that one. It's a total head trip like Videodrome.

@DanTV333 4 ай бұрын

THANK YOU so Much for highlighting David Cronenberg👹Always one of my All-time favorite Directors🎬🙂

@mrgboxx 7 ай бұрын

Bro. Finally someone reacted to this gem.

@mercurymachines4311 7 ай бұрын

This is one his absolute best Films and one of the best Films ever made.

@user-dm2cy3ic5q 4 күн бұрын

I'm generally a fan anyway, but if you're to point to one Mortensen performance that shows you all you need to know about how good he is, I think it's this film. His performance is almost endlessly surprising and nuanced. His ability to do so much with little is almost beyond compare; telling you just as much as you need to know, or making you think you see something else....It's stunning. Actually my favourite Cronenberg movie.

@EarnestEgregore 7 ай бұрын

This is a wonderful film to go in blind on... great react as usual

@tomscott8078 7 ай бұрын

I'm excited James! This is my favorite Cronenberg flick. You might find Rabid interesting too.

@ramsochoa 7 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: John Hurt was so good in the last 10 mins that he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, at the Oscars that year.

@jentoby73 7 ай бұрын

I’d recommend Cronenberg’s adaptation of the Stephen King novel “The Dead Zone.”

@swish007 7 ай бұрын

this movie was one of those hidden gems for me. I went in not knowing what to expect and it just hooked me so hard after that first violent scene in the diner. the depiction of such brutal violence in this movie is so good because it's juxtaposed against the small-town family-man story

@ev1Lsect 7 ай бұрын

I saw this in theaters. I remember it being quite obvious the plot was having to do with Viggo having a hidden past and a history of violence just as the title eludes.

@E_l_l_i_e 7 ай бұрын

Please go through more of Cronenberg's filmography and never ever skip his latest one, Crimes of the Future (2022). I notice that he tends to experiment more when teaming up with Viggo Mortensen, and it would be a treat to hear your take on this very unique film.