Madferret said:
Tigger said:
I've been touting Refn for quite a while now, practically everything I've seen from him I've really liked, Valhalla Rising and the Pusher trilogy...
...and yeah, Pontypool is great and Hard Core Logo 2 just came out on DVD, haven't seen it yet, not sure what the premise is.
Yeah I think we talked about VR earlier - I'm going to have to continue to check out Refn's catalog he's 2 for 2 with me so far. Do you have a suggestion?
Haven't watched HCL2 yet either but I will be in the near future - I'll let you know how it is. I'm always more than a little skeptical about sequels though..
Missed this before. I have hope for Logo2 given it's Bruce MacDonald, still haven't seen it.
As for Refn, FearX was hot and cold, John Turturro was his usual self and it was odd but not as effective ( an earlier effort ) it's worth a watch but won't leave you feeling the same as Drive or the others.
I haven't seen Bleeder. I highly recommend the Pusher trilogy and VR, though VR is not for everyone, however, Mads Mikkelsen as 'One Eye' is fantastic and the story is unusual, set in 1000 AD. Mads was 'Le Chiffre' in Casino Royale and is the main protagonist in the second of the Pusher movies ( though he has a small role in the first one, they're all kind of connected but each centered on different main characters in the drug/crime underworld in Copenhagen ). Mads gives a tremendous performance there too.
He has two new movies coming down the pike, 'Only God Forgives' ( with Ryan Gosling ) and the Logans Run remake, purportedly with Gosling as well.
I don't know who the casting director is for Logan's Run but Bronson, Valhalla Rising and the other new one, Only God Forgives, were all under Des Hamilton, though Hardy, Mikkelsen and now Gosling won't hurt him no matter.