Valkyrie

Friday night Tyler and I had the rare chance to have dinner and go see a movie. I have been working lots of weekend nights and Tyler studies all of the time so since I was off this weekend we took advantage. We decided to go see Valkyrie....(I'm still avoiding Marley and Me...I don't think I can handle it...the book almost did me in!). Mind you, I am not a fan of Tom Cruise usually but he did a wonderful job in the movie. Hitler and Nazi things usually interest me so this again was another plus. I also like watching movies that are based on a true story as this one is. I had never heard of this story before so you might just learn something too. So, if you are wanting a good movie to go watch I recommend Valkyrie. According to the previews, lots of good movies are coming out soon too!



Here is a summary.....

At the absolute height of World War II, German generals hatch a daring plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler and effectively render the German war machine impotent. Directed by Bryan Singer, Valkyrie stars Tom Cruise as Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, the real-life mastermind behind the elaborate plot known as Project Valkyrie: a plan to assassinate Hitler and overthrow his government from the inside. Stauffenberg has been a loyal soldier and an asset to the Reich for his entire military career, but after losing an eye, a hand, and three fingers in an Allied bombing, he reaches a breaking point. The destructive madness that his country is unleashing on the world has become too terrible for the colonel to stand silent. He joins the resistance movement -- a treasonous act, punishable by death -- and risks his life and the life of his family for the chance to change history. Comprised of high-ranking officials working in secret, the German Resistance has access to the inner workings of the government and military, putting them in the perfect position to dispatch the dictator and then use his own official contingency plan to seize power -- before the army, the S.S., and loyal party members can put someone just as diabolical in the Führer's place.


Just a thought~ I am not a Hitler fan by any means, but his only good trait might be that he had a cool dog =0) His German Shepherd's name was Blondi and she was in the movie too.