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Summary: one word sums it up-EXCELLENT
Review: I just watched this movie last night caus i decided to rent a vid for the night.I was totally blown away by the whole thing and i would rate it with some of the best! I don't have any idea why this didn't beat Gladiator for the movie of the year or why Tom Hanks didn't beat Russel Crowe as the best actor. One thing for sure though this is a great movie and anybody will enjoy it.
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Summary: a review of the movie itself
Review: A brave depature from conventional hollywood films. Half the movie had no score, no music, almost no dialogue, and was just plain, honest film making. Of course the ending was terrible, but such is hollywood, they should have left him on the island. The day for night was a little funky too, don't know if I like it or not, and if you know what I'm talking about you will probably agree.
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Summary: A disappointment
Review: People raved about this movie and the previews for it looked awesome. Then I made the mistake of wasting good money to see it at the cinema. I just kept waiting for this movie to take off and it never did. Sure, the plane crash was exciting and I cried when he lost Wilson, but the whole storyline just seemed to drag on and I kept waiting for it to pick up and tie together all the loose ends. Maybe I'm just a product of the Hollywood machine and a sucker for happy endings, but I really felt let down by this movie - I had expected so much more! Don't waste your money buying this movie. If you feel you have to see it, then head out to Blockbuster and rent it.
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Summary: Too long, too slow, didn't live up to the hype!
Review: The previews looked great for this one, but it really was disappointing. I watched it with some friends and we all sat around waiting for it to end...it dragged on for some time.
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Summary: review
Review: The movie is about a guy that gets stranded on a desert island: that's a new concept!! If you didn't see any of the other 200,000 movies about guys alone, or with beautiful girls, or with a group of people that turn cannibals when stranded on a desert island, then go see this. I am trying to second guess Zemeckis here and what I think he was thinking was to let the scenery do the talking, let the spectator become the guy on the island. I say this because things happen on the island that I either didn't see or didn't notice and that are explained in a brief monologue toward the end of the movie. What I like the most about the movie is definitely the island. An unbelievable place, a desolate, out of this world beauty and a prison from which there is (almost) no excape. I suppose if you have the latest progressive scan TV technology or a 40k projector and screen you can probably add this CD to your collection and file under exotic vacations.
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Summary: Cast (Zemeckis Far And) Away
Review: seems like i am in the minority on this site, or maybe all the other reviews were actually paid for or even written by studio employees...anyway, here's my "review"... Perect example of good idea, probably even a good treatment and I might go as far as suspecting there used to once be a good script for Cast Away. The idea SEEMED to be: man allows work to engulf his life, perfect employee but losing control of his personal life, man gets "second chance" by getting standed on a island giving him a chance to "think about life" and reconsider his priorities. Like Speilberg's newest fiasco A.I., I think Zemeckis just didn't understand what he had. I instead of making what could have been a very meaningful film, he decided to foof it up, add some tears and some smiles, make that all tears and smiles, to a point that the story doesn't really matter. The first act is the man, Hanks, as he was. Hard worker, busy little worker be. But with all the Federal Express logos and pep rallies saturating the screen time, its hard to really tell what's trying to be said. Big corporations bad? No? They turn you into robots though, at their becken call. But big corporation good for us little guys who need our packages on time (since time rules our lives too, we need things FAST). Very confusing. The second act, man (Hanks) "finding himself." I don't think this is what desolation is about. Maybe Zemeckis should watch directors such as Antonio, Wenders, and Jarmusch who have perfected the visualization of loneliness on the big screen. This all plays out being too goofy and rediculous. Sure this is the "movies" but with a story like this SOME realism is expected! This could have played out to be a big step for hollywood if Zemeckis did this sequence the right way. Let the audience feel the pain of loneliness, quiet minimalism CAN be good. Our attention spans need to be tested and the film could have drawn the viewers in so much more (therefore opening themselves up for even more Zemeckis sap). Third act. It's all down hill from here. A strange love story happens. Its all been done before. Man loves woman. Man dissappears, presumed dead. Woman marries someone else (trust me, I'm not ruining anything for you). Man comes back finds his wife with another man/family. Man tries to get woman back. Man denied. Man finds new woman. And the funniest thing about the third act is that he finds himself emerced in work as soon as he gets back to the world again. And he seems happy doing so. And he finds his "new love" how else, but by successfully delivering a federal express package to her (one of the packages that washes up on the deserted with Hanks - conveniently nothing is ever mentioned of the other packages, such as the ever so famous volleyball, that the federal express employee opened, rumaged through and used, left or ruined during his stay on the island). Chalk up another plug for Federal Express and another strike for Zemeckis.
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Summary: Life's Cast Aways
Review: The theme of people and their possessions and relationships being cast away through life is woven throughout this amazing tale. Tom Hanks transforms before your eyes as he first cast away his girl friend for another seemingly urgent business trip. A career that cast away, or he thinks he must cast away his personal life, or forever put it on hold for another delivery. The fate of life rips him from the seemingly urgency of everyday life and it's false priorities, and casts him away to a life where he must cast away first his worthless pager, then the things that are now worthless in his isolated deserted island life. The seemingly worthless items that wash a shore with him prove to be of great value, like ice skates and the volleyball. As he cast away his preconceived notions of what things are important in life, he so struggles to hang onto the hope of reconnecting with his girl friend. Days of early survival melt into over four years as he finds his only priority in life is to just be able to breath each day, one day at a time. Time is recorded as marks on a wall, not by the precision of watches, clocks and calendars. The physical and emotional transformation of Tom Hanks is beyond remarkable, it is stunning. Yet the best is saved for last. His reunion with his old friends as he steps back into his previous life confronts him with a personal reassessment of what in life is important, not urgent, nor just wasting your life on this earth. He first finds that his old girl friend has in one way cast him away to marry someone else, yet she has followed him as he was lost at sea and his eventual rescue in every detail. Her heart was in some way never letting go of the hope that he might live, yet her head cast away the relationship to allow her to continue on with her life, marry and have children. She almost wants to cast away her husband, children and her comfortable life to return to the love of her life, yet he knows in his heart that he must at last cast away his heart felt hope of someday returning and marrying her. His hope was his life line, yet his hope now must be cast away to free himself to live the rest of his life. He follows his heart in the closing scene to find himself faced with a decision that many of us never allow ourselves to face, that of in which new direction do I live my life. As he stares at the four roads that each lead to four or more irreversible paths with his life, we are left wondering as he is, what life changing choice to make, and which others to cast away. Knowing that the choice of one, casts aside all others. Helen Hunt again proves herself as one of our great dramatic actresses. From her look of heartfelt disappoint as he leaves for another urgent trip, to her uncomfortable feelings as she again reconnects with her lost love. Tom Hanks rises above and beyond acting as he becomes the man who must chose to live or to die with each of life's choices. He faces the pain of isolation by sharing himself with Wilson his imaginary friend. Technically the movie on DVD is spectacular, with the special effects adding the visual impact that the writers envisioned in their imagination. You do not leave the movie when it ends, you yourself begin to examine each time consuming part of your life. Things, jobs and relationships and wonder what should I keep and what should I cast away.
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Summary: Tom away
Review: With this DVD, discover the unforgettable journey of hope, courage and survival. Tom Hanks gives one of his most commendable performances as Chuck Noland, a Fed-Ex system engineer whose plane crashes somewhere over the South Pacific, near an isolated island that's twice the size of Texas. He struggles to survive and finds his own personal journey has only just begun... A pretty in-your-face action epic adventure which will be appreciated by all age groups above teenagers (inclusive). For those who seek the new Robinson Crusoe journey on DVD will relish this exquisite work of art by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt, this movie has the smallest cast ever, I think, since most of the movie focuses on Tom Hanks. Apart from that, there are only about 5 other characters. I give this film 4 stars. Enjoy. Kick back, put your feet up, tuck under a nice electric blanket, and turn up the volume, cos' you'll be casted away till the end.
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Summary: Castaway the beginning and end and stick with the middle
Review: The first 20 minutes or so of this movie are very generic but then once he get's on the plane this is when the movie really take's off . The island scene's were not only well shot but Hank's performance was truly wonderful . It is sad that everyone else in this movie is really weak . what does it say when the 2nd best performance in a movie is done by a volleyball
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Summary: Really Only 3-1/2 Stars
Review: Well, let me start by saying I like Tom Hanks, but I'm not a really huge fan of his. This movie, for me, was only average. I could have written this storyline, and I'm no professional writer. The time spent on the island was OK, but I kept on looking for more. Once off the island, the movie really drags. It could have been easily shortened up by at least 20 minutes with no loss whatsoever. The film ends abruptly, as if they didn't know how to really finish it. This movie badly needs more suspense, more action. As it is, it will appeal only to the diehard Tom Hanks follower.
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