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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
serious crayons:
I like Nicolas Cage OK, but to me Mickey Rourke's kind of disturbing visage and backstory enhance the power of the movie (judging from the trailer).
oilgun:
--- Quote from: BelAir on January 05, 2009, 09:08:40 pm ---oh, I just saved this on to my DVR to watch....
is it at least pleasant to look at any of the aforementioned actors?
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I was kind of harsh wasn't I. The movie starts off pretty good. a kind of cross between Eastern Promises and The Departed. Joaquin is pretty good in it and he has a couple of steamy scenes with Eva, who is gorgeous. For me the story fell apart at around the mid-point, something happened that completely took me out of the movie and I didn't manage to get back in, but I can't blame the actors, they did their best.
oilgun:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on January 06, 2009, 12:15:58 am ---I'm excited about seeing this tomorrow nite!! So glad it's not Nicholas Cage...if it were, I'd pass!!
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You and me both, lol!
delalluvia:
Finally saw the movie Valkyrie, for those of you who can stomach Tom Cruise, it was a very good movie and I do recommend it. The Brits tone down their accents, so next to no actor has a 'German' accent. The acting is flawless, the story tight and pacing swift - this isn't a 3 hour historical epic - and the director did such a good job of telling the story that even I was convinced at one point that they actually had a chance. But we all know how it ends and you're left wondering what might have been.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on January 10, 2009, 04:23:42 pm ---Finally saw the movie Valkyrie, for those of you who can stomach Tom Cruise, it was a very good movie and I do recommend it. The Brits tone down their accents, so next to no actor has a 'German' accent. The acting is flawless, the story tight and pacing swift - this isn't a 3 hour historical epic - and the director did such a good job of telling the story that even I was convinced at one point that they actually had a chance. But we all know how it ends and you're left wondering what might have been.
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I just got back from Valkyrie myself. I wasn't quite as enthusiastic as you, Del, but I liked it well enough. It seemed slow for a while, and then the end was pretty bleak. (Spoiler alert -- they did not succeed in killing Hitler.) But it was very suspenseful in parts.
I myself have no trouble stomaching Tom Cruise, except in real life. And there were some other interesting actors in it, too. I always enjoy Tom Wilkinson. And nice to see Kenneth Branagh again! What's he been doing in recent years, anyway?
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