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Gakked from _doodle

1. Go into your LJ’s archive.
2. Find your 23rd post (or closest to).
3. Find the fifth sentence (or closest to).
4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions.
5. Tag 5 people on your friends list (if you so desire).


Tuesday, December 23rd, 2003

To be honest, that was what the producers expected my reaction to be but the simple truth is that he is absolutely perfect for the part.


Ahaha this is very amusing cause even though this post is close to two years old, it has to do with something very current, and some friends and I were recently talking about this very thing that above quote (yes I was quoting someone) is about... Any guesses? :)

Viggo speaks

on Perceval Press regarding the Katrina disaster - thanks to ms_alis for pointing this out. Not putting it behind a cut because everyone should read this:

In the often and rightly quoted words of Bill Clinton, "There's nothing wrong with America that can't be fixed by what's right with America." We see now how individuals and groups around the country are acting to help their fellow citizens in Louisiana, Mississippi and other devastated places near the Gulf of Mexico in any way they can. They refuse to stand idly by and wait for President Bush and his morally-bankrupt, pirate administration to respond in an appropriately urgent and compassionate manner to the escalating agony and desperation of our fellow citizens. This agony and desperation was caused in large part by a near complete absence of adequate federal government funding, preparedness, and leadership. We the people will continue to help Americans and non-Americans alike, with or without the participation or approval of George W. Bush and his Neo-Conservative cohorts. While it is true that what is most important right now is to rescue, feed, house, and in any way possible care for those immediately affected by the disaster, it is equally true that in the long run those directly responsible for aggravating the tragic situation must be held accountable. The mounting evidence of the Bush administration's criminal mismanagement of the nation, as well as its consistently arrogant disregard for our planet's people and natural environments must be confronted immediately. Those who voted for Bush last year, or who have continually supported his outlaw administration in its destructively dishonest conduct, including not only extremist conservatives but also politically-calculating democrats, need not hang their heads or avert their eyes now. What they can and ought to do is join the increasing numbers of Americans who are demanding that presidential impeachment proceedings be initiated as soon as possible. Members of the Bush Administration responsible for the blatant lies and self-serving manipulations that have fanned the flames of disaster from Iraq to New Orleans must be prosecuted as our laws require. We must insist on this. Furthermore, we must not allow these disgracefully unpatriotic public servants to be pardoned by any future president as Gerald Ford did for Richard Nixon. Please call or write your government representatives and help get the scoundrels out of government and in prison where they belong. Do not allow the subject to be changed, do not be distracted. The time to act is now. Take back your country.
- Viggo Mortensen, 1 Sept., 2005.

Did I mention lately how much I love this guy?

Green Street (Hooligans) review

It's been over a week now and I think it's high time to put up my thoughts on the film! Tell you the truth: I loved it. Yes it is violent, yes it is flawed, but I liked it much better than I had dared to hope, and I certainly liked it better than many a blockbuster I have seen! Despite what some critics would like to make you think, Elijah is convincing in his role - including the fight scenes! - and Charlie Hunnam, Leo Gregory and Marc Warren all give great performances. If you can - give it a chance and go see it, in the US especially on the opening weekend! You don't need to be interested in football at all because that's not at the center of the film. At its core Green Street (Hooligans) is really about... well, standing your ground. :) Despite the violence, this film has a lot of heart, and we are shown the consequences of that violence very drastically.

I really hope that they'll release a soundtrack, I liked the music a lot. Especially Terence Jay's "One Blood", which is used to great effect. (Pssst... Americans can download it at itunes!)

( Some spoilery talk about memorable bits and bobs behind the cut... )

I should add that the second viewing was just as good as the first one - maybe even better because a) I could totally concentrate on it and b) the second time you pick up more nuances than the first time. Wish I could see it again - but I guess my next occasion will be when it comes out on DVD.

Hopefully a report of my whole Edinburgh experience should follow sometime over the next couple of days... though I doubt anyone's interested anymore after all this time, haha. But I'll do it to provide a crutch to my poor goldfish brain anyway, so I can just as well post it here too whenever I get around to it. You can scroll by easily enough if you're bored. ;)