Stars in Rewind: Viggo Mortensen in 'The Prophecy'
Filed under: Horror, Trailers and Clips, Stars in Rewind
As you probably remember, we were supposed to get a little movie called The Road this week, but it was delayed until November 25. But that doesn't mean you can't enjoy some Viggo Mortensen anyway. Seeing as we're celebrating villains, and The Road will be one of those affairs you don't want to cheese up with a clip like this, now is the perfect time to remind you of Mortensen's pre-Aragorn screentime. I don't mean that disparagingly (they all start somewhere), but I'm very glad Lord of the Rings helped leave the dark days of The Prophecy behind for critical and popular acclaim.
But hey, not every actor has the Prince of Darkness on his early resume. Not surprisingly, he manages to turn in a good performance and makes a very frightening Lucifer (I would bravely argue that makes a scarier Satan than Al Pacino or Robert De Niro, but I'm not sure the fingernails and rose eating will help my case). He even manages the tricky balance of being horrible and seductive enough to slip you out of your soul, a balance few Lord of Darknesses achieve. Plus, he manages it in a mullet. Come on, you always knew that Satan not only invented that hairstyle, but rocks the business in the front and party in the back.
Pop below the jump for all of Mortensen's Prophecy scenes, neatly collected by a YouTube fan.
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10-12-2009 @ 3:45PM
James said...
I L-O-V-E the Prophecy (the sequels not so much but they don't completely suck), and I have always thought that Viggo's Lou Cipher was exceptional. As for the Mullet, if I'm not mistaken didn't this come out about the same time as Lorenzo Lamas' awesome (not really) Renegade? Me thinks, that Viggo may have been doing some stunt doubling, hmmmm? Looking at the dates it is feasible, just improbable.
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10-12-2009 @ 3:58PM
Klinger said...
That was the first movie I saw Mortensen in and I was captivated by his performance. I really thought he NAILED the part and since then, no other actor has come close to it. It's beastial, hairy, dirty and yet still enthralling all at the same time.
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10-12-2009 @ 4:33PM
Aeryl said...
I remember how sad I was when I discovered my beloved Aragorn was actually the same man who was such a dick to Demi Moore in G.I. Jane.
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10-15-2009 @ 10:21AM
Tric said...
That is called good acting.
10-15-2009 @ 9:03AM
kayla said...
only movie i've seen him in is a texas chainsaw massacre part 3..leatherface
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10-15-2009 @ 10:04AM
Rachel said...
that is NOT a mullet, it is long hair clicked and combed back! come on people, i can see that on the clip...
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10-15-2009 @ 10:35AM
Rachel said...
meant 'slicked'
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10-15-2009 @ 12:05PM
gennie said...
Who cares if it is a mullet???? It is Viggo!! I have loved or lusted after him in absolutely everything I have seen him in and he far outweighs DeNiro and Pacino as far as Satan goes. Satan was a beautiful fallen angel and that fits Viggo. The other two are just creepy and would set me running.
All I want to do for Viggo is run my toes thru his hair!
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10-15-2009 @ 2:30PM
lacey said...
only thing ive ever seen him in was a texas chainsaw massacre part 3..leatherface
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