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oliver9184 · 02-23-2010, 12:33 PM

No-one seems to do violence and brutality with such relish as the Vikings. This is from Nicolas Winding Refn, the Viking (Danish) director of last year's impressive and very stylish Bronson, it doesn't seem to have a release date or a proper trailer yet but I'm very excited.

Baraka_Guru · 02-23-2010, 01:01 PM

Delightful. I hope it has a story.

mrklixx · 02-24-2010, 12:49 AM

The first rule of Viking Club is that you don't talk about Viking Club.

Zeraph · 02-24-2010, 11:14 AM

Was "superviolence" a reference to A Clockwork Orange? Or just coincidence?

Should be good if it has a decent story, otherwise meh.

Plan9 · 02-24-2010, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray Surette, Crime & Media text

"Since the 1960s, a distinct style known as ultraviolence--which entails slow motion injuries, detonating blood capsules, and multiple cameras views--has become common entertainment media content."

I'd imagine super and ultra are interchangeable here.

oliver9184 · 02-25-2010, 03:59 PM

The story is:

Quote:

One-Eye (Mads Mikkelsen), a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the chieftain Barde. Aided by a boy, Are, he kills his captor and together they escape, beginning a journey into the heart of darkness. On their flight from bounty hunters, One-Eye and Are board a Viking vessel, but the ship is soon engulfed by an endless fog that first disintegrates as they sight an unknown land. As the new land reveals its secrets and the Vikings meet a ghastly fate, One-Eye discovers his true self.

(source is here)

I think it sounds good, if a little vague, and the footage looks great. But I thought both trailer and premise for Pathfinder sounded great too and the movie was too awful for me to watch properly.

Reese · 02-26-2010, 01:42 AM

Well, the Tchaikovsky really gives it an A Clockwork Orange vibe. I liked it.

My avatar is so fitting for threads mentioning A Clockwork Orange.

SSJTWIZTA · 03-04-2010, 07:35 AM

i may check it out. wish i had a fast enough connection to view that trailer.

edit: let the trailer load. i'm not sure how i feel about this movie.

02-23-2010, 12:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
oliver9184 Psycho	Viking Superviolence in Valhalla Rising No-one seems to do violence and brutality with such relish as the Vikings. This is from Nicolas Winding Refn, the Viking (Danish) director of last year's impressive and very stylish Bronson, it doesn't seem to have a release date or a proper trailer yet but I'm very excited.

02-23-2010, 01:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	Delightful. I hope it has a story. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot

02-24-2010, 12:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
mrklixx President Rick Location: location location	The first rule of Viking Club is that you don't talk about Viking Club. __________________ This post is content. If you don't like it then you are not content. Or perhaps just incontinent. This is not a link - Do not click here I hate animated avatars.

02-26-2010, 01:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
Reese Delicious	Well, the Tchaikovsky really gives it an A Clockwork Orange vibe. I liked it. My avatar is so fitting for threads mentioning A Clockwork Orange. __________________ “It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry

03-04-2010, 07:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
SSJTWIZTA Master Thief. Master Criminal. Masturbator. Location: Windiwana	i may check it out. wish i had a fast enough connection to view that trailer. edit: let the trailer load. i'm not sure how i feel about this movie. __________________ First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists and I did not speak out because I was not a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for me And there was no one left to speak out for me. -Pastor Martin Niemoller Last edited by SSJTWIZTA; 03-04-2010 at 08:06 AM..

02-24-2010, 11:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	Was "superviolence" a reference to A Clockwork Orange? Or just coincidence? Should be good if it has a decent story, otherwise meh.