Valkyrie Fix-Ups
This Valkyrie website promo reel is fine and so is Bill Nighy's statement to MTV.com that Bryan Singer's film is "honest and serious" and rarin' to go on the next Valentine's Day ("Take your date to see a movie about killing Hitler!"). But if you ask me...okay, nobody's likely to ask me anything but if they did I'd say newly arrived MGM/UA marketing chief Mike Vohlman needs to do two things to keep the fire going over the next six and a half months.
One, he needs to release more Valkyrie stills to the various sites as I've been looking at the same three Valkyrie photos for I-don't-know-how-many-months. And two, he needs to start showing Valkyrie to some friendly columnists and top-tier critics sometime in the mid fall with the understanding that if they like it, it might be cool to post an early review (or two or three) in late November or early December.
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on August 2, 2008 at 4:24 PM
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Balthazar says ...
They certainly need SOMETHING. ... This thing's going to come and go like a lead balloon at this point and barely make a blip at the box office. What a horrible freaking release date. Just terrible.
Posted by Balthazar at August 2, 2008 5:27 PM
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Balthazar says ...
With just a few tweaks, that could be a still from the upcoming Top Gun sequel!
Posted by Balthazar at August 2, 2008 5:28 PM
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Balthazar says ...
Bryan Singer should have a made a film about 45-year-old Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell being sent back in time to (1) kill Hitler and (2) eliminate the gay volleyball scene from Top Gun. Call it "Top Hitler Eliminator"!
THAT's a flick I'd see.
Posted by Balthazar at August 2, 2008 5:30 PM
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scooterzz says ...
eliminating the 'gay volleyball' scene from 'top gun' would just leave you with a gay movie that doesn't have a volleyball scene.....
Posted by scooterzz at August 2, 2008 5:41 PM
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Nick Rogers says ...
"Valkyrie," starring Tom Cruise ... and Michael Richards' haircut.
Posted by Nick Rogers at August 2, 2008 5:45 PM
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madskrilla says ...
Given Mr. Richards's views on race, the uniform makes sense.
Posted by madskrilla at August 2, 2008 6:34 PM
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raygo says ...
Cruise career is toast. How the mighty have fallen. Good thing he has Tropic Thunder, but that's not likely to generate Magnolia-level goodwill. Too much time has passed with too many negatives. Plus, he isn't aging well. That boyish quality never seems to suit actors as they get older.
Posted by raygo at August 3, 2008 5:45 AM
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Josh says ...
we are still talking about the volleyball scene 2 decades later. i think it has served its purpose and should stay
Posted by Josh at August 4, 2008 11:55 AM