Eastern Promises

Discipline - 1-31-2008 at 02:31 PM

Watched this last night. A bit different from what I was expecting, but I really enjoyed it. A really good story that played out well.

jonnynewbreed - 1-31-2008 at 03:10 PM

I wish they went more into the whole russian prison tattoo culture. The russian mob has always been of interest to me.

newbreedbrian - 1-31-2008 at 03:36 PM

really well done. saw that one in theater

Discipline - 1-31-2008 at 03:55 PM

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Originally posted by jonnynewbreed
I wish they went more into the whole russian prison tattoo culture. The russian mob has always been of interest to me.

I thought the same thing. On the dvd there's a 10 minute piece about the tattoo's and their meanings, but I would have liked a bit more.

jonnynewbreed - 1-31-2008 at 04:04 PM

I wonder if there is a documentary about the Russian Mob/Prison Tattoo thing.

BKT - 1-31-2008 at 04:19 PM

That movie was ok. I was more into it after I watched all the extras.

MM.

morgan - 1-31-2008 at 05:35 PM

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Originally posted by Discipline

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Originally posted by jonnynewbreed
I wish they went more into the whole russian prison tattoo culture. The russian mob has always been of interest to me.

I thought the same thing. On the dvd there's a 10 minute piece about the tattoo's and their meanings, but I would have liked a bit more.

Really liked the movie, but yeah I wish they had gone a little deeper into the whole tattoo aspect of it.

upyerbum - 2-1-2008 at 06:52 AM

There's some good books. I've flipped through "Russian Prison Tattoos: Codes of Authority, Domination, and Struggle", it explains shit I think, it was awhile ago.

gavin - 2-1-2008 at 09:55 AM

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Originally posted by jonnynewbreed
I wonder if there is a documentary about the Russian Mob/Prison Tattoo thing.

there's 3 newish books on it that are pretty easy to find and are pretty good

mattybar - 2-1-2008 at 10:38 AM

watching it at the moment on filmhill.com
pretty good though it's pretty low key. not quite what i was expecting.
i had no idea it was set in London either.

if anything it's just making me even more thirsty to play the new GTA game!

JawnDiablo - 2-2-2008 at 04:30 PM

I grabbed this DVD today. gonna watch it tonight maybe

BDx13 - 2-2-2008 at 05:39 PM

watched it last night on HD On Demand.
i liked it. felt like the ending was a little anti-climactic, but it wrapped the story up well.
i need to watch more movies set in london; i miss that town.
movie looked great in HD, too.

Jason the Magnificent - 2-3-2008 at 11:08 AM

Great movie and terrific bookend to History of Violence. Both rediculously underrated.