Valkyrie

[hummingbird]

Caught this movie trailer at the weekend.
Quite apart from it being Tom Cruise (and Branagh – god help us!), and I the only person who can’t quite take this movie seriously?

http://valkyrie-trailer.blogspot.com/

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[TheLeen]

… ugh.

[Ben Paddon]

Tom Cruise was born for one purpose and one purpose alone – to play the dickhole Manager in Tropic Thunder. After this, he becomes redundant.

[Pete Part Three]

I dunno; I liked him in Magnolia.

[Phil]

Rain Man, bitchezzz

[Andrew]

The only problem I have taking it seriously is that the assassination plot, as I first learnt about it, was definitely foiled by Dave Lister nicking Hitler’s briefcase.

Aside from that: It’s Bryan Singer back with the writer of The Usual Suspects telling a fascinating true story. The cast’s certainly eclectic (Eddie Izzard!), but I’m with Whedon when it comes to using good comedy actors to play drama.

And Cruise, mentalist or not, has been a wonderful actor (Magnolia, Rain Man, The Color of Money, Collateral) and movie star (Top Gun, Risky Business, Cocktail, A Few Good Men) in his time.

[ChrisM]

The only problem I have taking it seriously is that the assassination plot, as I first learnt about it, was definitely foiled by Dave Lister nicking Hitler?s briefcase.

I would LOVE to see that version. Lots of serious dialogue, pretentious Hollywood blather of ‘this isn’t the Reich we wish to serve’ etc, etc…and ‘it only takes a few good men to stand true’ then right at the end, a mysterious door opens in the air and a cherub faced scouser jumps out, beats up Hitler and nicks the briefcase. Imagine how many smegged off people there’d be. Lovely.

And Cruise, mentalist or not, has been a wonderful actor (Magnolia, Rain Man, The Color of Money, Collateral) and movie star (Top Gun, Risky Business, Cocktail, A Few Good Men) in his time.

Cruise is one of those actors I seem to like to dislike. I agree though. I particularly enjoyed Minority Report.

[Ben Paddon]

Yes, Minority Report was wonderful. I especially enjoyed how the last thirty minutes of the film was essentially the sequel.

[hummingbird]

I would LOVE to see that version. Lots of serious dialogue, pretentious Hollywood blather of ?this isn?t the Reich we wish to serve? etc, etc?and ?it only takes a few good men to stand true? then right at the end, a mysterious door opens in the air and a cherub faced scouser jumps out, beats up Hitler and nicks the briefcase. Imagine how many smegged off people there?d be. Lovely.

That’s all I could think of when I saw it.
No matter how good/bad the movie is, I’m always going to be hearing “banana and crisps …?”

[Andrew]

Okay, now I’ve found out that David Bamber is playing Hitler – NOW I have trouble taking it seriously.

“Miss Tripley, have Mr Cruise teach an art class – that’ll teach him to put a bomb in my briefcase.”

[Tanya Jones]

Ah, we watched the first ep of Chalk last night, and that news has made me laugh as well!

[Phil]

This is one of those rare movies that I want to see and want to avoid at the same time.

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