Comments | nikkie222: Eastern Promises Catch-All

nikkie222

Eastern Promises Catch-All

Oct 20, 2007 23:51

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Title: Lunch With David: David Cronenberg (very interesting video interview)
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liars_dance October 21 2007, 07:38:09 UTC

Not that I've any right to comment, but the film does not seem to have gone down that well over here in the UK thus far - but you know how critics are. Though it was two postitive against one negative in the Newsnight review that I watched the other night.

nikkie222 October 21 2007, 18:51:57 UTC

Of course you have a right; you're reading and hearing more than we are over here. I'll be honest; although I occasionally posted some negative reviews that might really stand out, on the whole I of course post positive ones.

Over here, the positives definitely dominated. I don't yet have a feel really for the mix there, as it just opened this weekend.

Do you think that there's a general reaction against the way London is portrayed in the movie? That he portrayed parts of London that are gritty and darker?

I'm also seeing backlash about the rating. What's interesting though is that the concern is about the violence and I haven't seen a mention yet of the sex.

SPOILER FOLLOWSThe sex scene if you haven't already heard about it is much more disturbing. Nikolai rapes an underage girl in the brothel under Kirill's direction. In a sense, Nikolai is also raped because he's forced, but it's still rape. And it's a very chilling, uncomfortable, unsexy scene, especially the way the girl lays there and starts singing a lullaby afterwards to ( ... )

liars_dance October 21 2007, 21:47:26 UTC

You see, that's the nub of it I suppose. It doesn't matter who's in it, I'm just not interested in seeing a film that includes scenes such as this - period.

I don't think people are disappointed with the portrayal of London at all actually. Some just don't think the film is that good! But, like you say - its only just gone on general release.

And there's nothing to forgive! Each to their own, I say. For me, Viggo will be firstly Aragorn and secondly Walker Jerome forever in my mind and as for entertainment, give me a comedy any day ;)