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Summary: Hits the mark about 80% of the time....
Review: We have forgotten how to enjoy a movie. This movie is "slow" and that is enough to turn off 90% of American TV junkies. We have heard for years how TV is destroying our minds -- here is a prime example. This movie has none of the usual Hollywood embelishments, it's not "Die Hard" (which was really good for what it was) and it's not "Pearl Harbor", (which was really bad considering all the overhype). So what is it? It's just a different experience from what is "popular" right now. Flaws? Yes, there are times when you wish it could more than it is. Sure this movie could be more unified plot wise (it is three incomplete movies roled into one), and no we didn't really get into Tom Hanks' mind the way we should have - notice how you have to watch the supplemental material on the DVD to "get it" in terms of what the director was really trying to do? So having said all that, why do I still endorse this movie? Number one - Tom Hanks did a great job here, even though I may be alone in thinking that he was actually miscast in the part!!! Regardless, Hanks was good. I just think another actor might have done a bit better. Number two -- obviously, I am tired of "Die Hard" type movies and welcomed a "different" movie experience. Number three - I liked the "economy" of the picture. The director kept the movie moving along without boring you by staying too long in any one scene. Number four - I enjoyed it just as much the second time I watched it. An important test! Number five - I always wondered how you make fire without matches! Number six - These days I tend to rent anything that reviewers describe as "slow". Number seven - I thought the plane crash scene was absolutely realistic. Number eight -- The DVD supplemental Charlie Rose interview with Tom Hanks was worth the price of admission alone -- fascinating insights into acting. One more item. Helen Hunt has what has been described as a "thankless" role -- my reponse is "so what"? Her supporting role is approppriate for the story. This is more "Hollywood" thinking! If you expanded her role, then there would have been complaints about the resulting awkward plot line! You really don't need to have actor egos driving the plot! Bottom line -- this is a very "good" movie that suceeds about 80% of the time with some minor flaws. Recommended!
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Summary: Wilson For best Supporting ACTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: The only reason I gave this movie 4 starts instead of 5 is cause I didnt really like the ending. The movie itself touched on so many levels and had so many lessons to be learned. The film basically tought that material things like our technology and the possesions that we take for granted really arent important. The film itself was very well done. Robert Z. is so talented and the camera work is amazing. The settings are gorgeous, the plane crash is terrifying... makes you feel like your there. Tom Hanks.......is incredible. You truly get to see his acting ability sense for most of the movie is only other supporting actor is a volleyball. Tom brings the feelings and emotions of being a castaway to the audience through his acting. The DVD is self has many extra features and in all is one of the best i own. This is a must buy.
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Summary: You've got to be kidding me...
Review: Over-blown and ultimately preposterious story of Hanks playing a Fed-Ex man who gets strandard on an island and then stays there for four years only to return and find he's lost everything. Was made solely to cash in on the Survivor and Temptation Island fan craze and makes Gilligan's Island look like art by comparison.I was so turned off by this movie that I never want to see another film by this director ever again.
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Summary: Tom Hanks is the leading actor in cinema today...here's why
Review: I have been amazed (as us all) to see the absolute incredible evolution in the career of Tom Hanks. No one would have guessed that this "Bosom Buddies" actor would ever turn out to be the greatest actor of our times. Sure, Tom drifted once-and-a-while to scripts that should be better left unmentioned. But Tom has evolved.His movies are successful because we are comfortable with Tom in front of our eyes. He is one of those actors that does not become type-cast or predictable. He IS the part he plays...and we believe him and want him to be that character. When he played Jim Lovell in Apollo 13, he was Jim Lovell. Get my point? We welcome Tom into our homes and into our lives because he has gives us an enormous gift every time he does another movie. And in Cast Away, he surpasses our already high expectations with an outstanding and demanding performance. I have watched this movie numerous times, and each time gives me a warm and pleasant feeling. Bravo, Tom, for making our lives richer through your superb acting and superb selection of the films you make.
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Summary: A excellent rendition of Forrest Gump
Review: Tom Hanks looks back to one of the greaters characters of the 1990's, Forrest Gump, to play an affable, obsessive Fed Ex employee who becomes stranded on a desert island for four years. Forrest Gump explored a complex world where he learned that making a few significant friendships and finding a true love overcome one's ostensible intelligence or the power of money or fame. In this film Tom Hanks encounters an empty world (or island) where he learns that making a friendship with a volleyball and remember his true love can keep him alive when the loneliness is so great. This is a fine film, with a breathtaking performance by Hanks. However, outside of Hanks rendition of his Forrest Gump character in a new world (or at least place), the film is quite empty. Sentiments abound, and one does not feel Hanks' plight in the film. The film excites but does not provoke. A good movie, but one that is not tolerable to view more than once or twice. If you enjoy DVD's, then definitely get this.
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Summary: One of Tom Hank's Best
Review: This movie is awe inspiring, as well as beutifally put together in a heart-felt tone. This movie creats an emotional feeling throughout and holds it to the end. A great movie to see and to own.
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Summary: Excellent; Nothing Better
Review: This is one of the best movies I have ever seen. The DVD brings out the excellence in this movie. There are so many features that I haven't even seen half of them. The title screens are pretty cool. There are a few problems which they could of fixed. First is that they could of fit full screen on the second disc, secondly they could of included a little bit more interactive features. The movie is also interesting. This movie has very little talking and the beginning is a little bit boring. This is probably due to the fact that the beginning is very slow. Also because half of the movie is little or no talking, it seems as if you were watching it forever. If you only like action, don't get this movie, even though it has very excellent reviews. Otherwise, this is a really great movie, it should have gotten most of the oscars it was nominated for. This is Robert Zemeckis's probably greatest movie he ever created.
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Summary: Cast Away from your shopping cart
Review: "Cast Away" left me feeling very shortchanged. At first, I thought the movie was hilarious, but then it takes a very serious turn. The dynamic that Hanks displays throughout the movie is incredible: the definite bright spot. But, there is not a whole lot of progression, development, or action. For those who are looking for an exciting survival story, this is NOT your movie. I find it odd that Hanks knew how to do everything necessary for survival. I did enjoy this movie, but overall, it is depressing, leaving a sour taste in my mouth at the wrong point in the movie: the end.
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Summary: Not Bad
Review: A bit long, but the ending is the payoff and much worth the wait. Great digital sound and DVD extras.
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Summary: Great movie! by an 11 year old gamer
Review: I saw this movie a couple of weeks a go and its great! Tom Hanks works for Fed Ex and then the plane crashed and............well u know the rest. but heed my warning, watch it early in the day because its exactly 5 hours long!
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