Hoorah for Packages from Shanghai!

I've been waiting, not so patiently, for Alatriste, the Spanish language historical epic starring Viggo Mortensen with a crazy/awesome moustache, to get a North American release. I saw it at the film fest two years ago. Twice! With Viggo in attendance! And did I mention I got to meet him! Viggo's attendance aside, since I'm a sucker for stories of noble swordsmen in difficult times, I loved it. So I really, really wanted a copy of my very own.

This fall I finally faced the fact that the film'll probably never see the light of day over here. So I went poking around on Amazon and eBay and found someone selling a region 2 disk from Hong Kong for not very much at all. And today I got a package with a Shanghai return address and my lovely, lovely copy of Alatriste. I stuck it in the player and checked out a few of my favourite scenes, and it's as awesome as I remember, not to mention a gorgeous transfer.

So to celebrate...
( ...a little Alatriste sword porn )