bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2009 Valkyrie was a good thriller, but the lack of suspense and the English accents really hurt it. As Singer said himself, it isn't a documentary. I prefer no attempted accents and good acting over distractingly bad German accents. I found it distracting that everyone was writing in German, yet speaking refined English. And it also bothered me when they talked about their loyalty to Germany...by speaking English. I liked the movie, and I understand they weren't going to make a foreign film, but it just bothered me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0 Report post Posted January 10, 2009 Valkyrie was a good thriller, but the lack of suspense and the English accents really hurt it. As Singer said himself, it isn't a documentary. I prefer no attempted accents and good acting over distractingly bad German accents. I found it distracting that everyone was writing in German, yet speaking refined English. And it also bothered me when they talked about their loyalty to Germany...by speaking English. I liked the movie, and I understand they weren't going to make a foreign film, but it just bothered me. They stayed so close to reality with the events and fictionalized so little that I completely bought into it despite the language. Plus I though the beginning, with Cruise reading German it turning into English, was a nice way of subtly referencing the language issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 Can't believe you haven't seen those movies yet, Raven. JCVD was mostly in French, so does that count Byron? Valkyrie was a good thriller, but the lack of suspense and the English accents really hurt it. Gran Torino only opened here Friday and the other two are playing at way out of the way theaters. BTW, Frost/Nixon is definitely on the list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 I liked Frost/Nixon a lot, but the film just felt very dry to me. I didn't have the goosebumps I get when I know I'm seeing a great film. That said, loved Langella Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2009 Langella was amazing, Sheen as well, to a lesser extent. Revised top 10: 1: The Wrestler 2: The Dark Knight 3: In Bruges 4: Let the Right One In 5: Slumdog Millionaire 6: Wall E 7: Frost/Nixon 8: Gran Torino 9: Doubt 10: Forgetting Sarah Marshall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
