I just finished watching Das Boot – Director’s Cut (for the fifth time). It’s such a great movie and it got me thinking – what’s going on with Valkyrie?
Says Cinematical:
MGM seems to be trying to reverse the effects of the doomsaying that circulated about Tom Cruise and Bryan Singer’s Hitler-assassination-attempt thriller Valkyrie in the spring, culminating in the announcement that the movie was moving from December 2008 to President’s Day 2009. That was received as a surrender, a sure sign that the studio had no confidence in the film and was doing damage control by moving it out of harm’s way. Now, following some successful test screenings, MGM has reversed itself and is moving Valkyrie back into the heart of Oscar season: December 26, 2008.
Frankly, I never expected Valkyrie to get any Oscars, so I’m glad it’s being released this year.
I hope that you didn’t watch Das Boot in the awfully dubbed english version…
I do own the Director’s Cut (runs at something like 4 hours). It has the German version and an English version when it comes to audio. I’ve never listened to the English one. It totally spoils the movie for me.