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Summary: Decent movie Great DVD
Review: Dreamworks pictures strikes again. While Cast Away was only a mediocre movie, this DVD really rocks. You get two discs jam packed with commentary, deleted scenes, great audio\video, and hours and hours of fine family fun.
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Summary: WARNING DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE!!
Review: My hat goes off to Mr. Tom Hanks. I am a huge fan of his and thought he did a tromendous job in this film. I can't say enough for Tom Hanks, he is truly a brilliant actor. HOWEVER! Hellen Hunt's character can't wait for him? What the hell is that all about? "I knew you were alive. . . I always loved you" What is that supposed to mean? You knew I was alive and loved me when you got married and had a kid within 1 year after I disappeared? I could understand if she waited like 3 or 5 years and then had to move on but she was movin on within like 3 months. That really ruined the movie for me! But the acting is worth buying it for.
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Summary: Screw your head back on straight...
Review: A fresh, unconventional story - that we aren't exposed to in most movies. The sweep of where our life lies amongst the world's totality is both the "human condition" and the most gut-wrenching personal experience of our own... something one can meditate upon for days after viewing this film (as I did all this evening and morning) - Enjoy and Grow.
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Summary: Very Good!!
Review: I really enjoyed this movie. At the beginning of the movie you're shown the type of person Tom Hanks character is. And then when he's stranded on the desert island the two people just seem totally opposite, and that's a pretty cool effect. He is a workaholic typer person living a very fast paced life one minute, and then the next he's stranded with nothing trying to survive. The performance by Tom Hanks is very very good as well. It's just him obviously, but it never gets boring. Through much of the island scenes there isn't much talking, but watching his gradual progress on the island is just captivating. Throughout his time on the island you can gradually see his sanity beginning to crack, but always he manages to hold on with his picture of the woman he loves. The caracter Wilson, appropriately named, is pretty silly in a way, but you really find watching the movie that you begin to see "him" as a real character and not an inanimate vollyball. The scene where Tom Hanks character loses Wilson is very good. When you look at the fact that he kicks up such a fuss over losing a vollyball it's hard to feel anything, but it's the idea that he loses his only companion, his friend for all his time on the island that is the idea there. Anyways, then he is rescued and is returned to his home. The scene with him lying on the floor in his hotel room turning the light on and off looking at the picture is absolutely beautiful. It really shows the effect that the island had on him. He's home, but yet he's still the person he was on the island. The highlight of the film however is the meeting with him and the woman he loves. The tension, confusion, anticipation, etc, is all there, and it really pulls the viewer on emotionally as well. The movie ends with Tom Hanks standing at a crossroads, and he smiles. There is still hope even though his life was stripped away. All in all, this movie is beautiful, and very very good. It takes the viewer through so many emotions, that it's hard not to lose yourself in the film. Oh, and the scene where the plane goes down is totally intense, I almost forgot about that. Anyways, check this movie out, you definately won't be dissapointed.
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Summary: i love this mpvie
Review: this movie is touching. heroic and tom hanks is in his greatest role yet the second best would be saving privat ryan. i was laughing cying and touched.
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Summary: One of the most profound films ever made
Review: Words cannot begin to describe how this movie affected me personally. Instead of churning out another predictible car chasing, bowel movement jokes, gratuitious sex, hollywood piece of junk, Robert Zemekis has created a masterpiece. While the idea of being stranded on an island isn't a new one, the way this one was done was simply stupendous. The messages delivered in this movie were profound. The sense of loss and isolation felt by Chuck Noland is apparent and well acted by Hanks. This is a case of a director counting on a superb actor to make the story compelling. I don't believe any other actor could have done what Hanks did here. It takes tremendous talent to keep the audience interested when a good portion of the movie has very little dialogue and has little music. For those that knock this movie for lacking those things, I simply say this: If you were to be stranded on an island you will not hear music playing in the background and chances are you will have no one to talk to. Translation: This movie deals with real life. It's completely refreshing to see a film like this that isn't preoccupied with providing the audience what I call "eye candy" and instead concentrated on presenting not just a film, but an experience.
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Summary: Great Movie - lots of fluff
Review: The Story, Graphics, Music, and Stars (all two of them, and one of them was appearently a very emerging actor that was rumored to have been contracted to act for the movie for $14.95) in any event, the movie is a must-see and will leave anyone who has enough time (2h 20m) with a sense of contentment that is harder and harder to get from movies these days. However, the 'Bonus' featues that load up the 2-Disc collectors set are a different story. They seem to be there just to take up space. Most are boring, not relevent, and way too long. A couple of the documentaries were intresting, but mainly a bunch of fluff. The bottom line is that unless you are a collector or something of the sort, buy just the 1-Disc edition with just the movie to save money.
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Summary: Mediocre story propped up by outstanding Hanks performance
Review: The last time Tom Hanks teamed up with director Robert Zemeckis the result was "Forrest Gump". I can safely say this is no "Forrest Gump". FG was a terrific story, further enhanced by outstanding acting. This is a decent story propped up by phenomenal acting. The initial premise was intriguing. A Fedex employee is stranded on a deserted island and is forced to use his ingenuity to survive. At first, it is fascinating watching Chuck (Tom Hanks) adapt to his stark environment. However, after about an hour of screen time devoted solely to his island exploits, the film begged for a cut to somewhere else. There were numerous themes that were running simultaneous to his island struggles. There was the search and rescue, and Kelly's (Helen Hunt) coming to terms with his loss to mention the two most obvious themes that were completely neglected. Instead, Zemeckis decided that we should have all Tom all the time, which despite his gargantuan talent and over the top performance, became just a bit more Tom than I could stand. Zemeckis did a superb job with the photography and induced one of Hanks best performances. Unfortunately, the film became one-dimensional and began to bog down. The ending brought no relief from the drudgery, leaving viewers adrift without the emotional release necessary to bring the story to closure. Tom Hanks was in top form. He deservedly was nominated for yet another best actor award by the Academy (his fifth). It seems everywhere I turn lately I see Helen Hunt. She made four films in 2000 and I have seen them all in the last two months. This was one of her better performances of the year, though the part was small. The film grossed over $200 million, which shows that for most people just being able to see Tom Hanks is enough. I rated it 7/10. The one-dimensional story and flat ending stifled my enthusiasm despite a tour de force performance by Hanks.
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Summary: Great DVD and an excellent film.
Review: We enjoyed this film as much the second time as we did when we saw it at the theater earlier in the year. The story isn't much, but the performances and direction are first-rate. The DVD features an excellent transfer, great sound and many extras. It is definitely worth the time and money.
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Summary: Boring movie, annoying script and actors.
Review: Just not a good movie. Starts off okay but once Hanks is on the island for a while it just becomes uninteresting. And once he returns to civilization it gets even more boring. Finally, the ending is pathetically bad. It's okay guys, you don't have to like every movie Tom Hanks is in. Helen Hunt is brutal in this movie.
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