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Summary: Tom Hanks Best Movie
Review: I loved this movie I even like it better than Forrest Gump its by far Tom Hanks best movie to date. His performance is one of the best I have ever seen. This movie should be in every body's DVD collection just for the movie and thats not even including all the goodies on the DVD. One word sums up this movie brillent.
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Summary: Good movie, good DVD gets old
Review: If you saw the movie and you liked it then you will like the DVD. And if you havent seen the movie and if you collect DVDs this is a good one to add to your collection.
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Summary: Power in Cast Away
Review: Cast Away is a very powerful and emotional film. When I first viewed this film I was taken by the struggles Tom Hanks went through as he lived on a deserted island all by himself for many many years. The hour long silence provided an effective way to build the suspense of the movie. It was amazing to see the transformations that Tom Hanks took both physically and mentally. His one and only companion for so many years was a Wilson volleyball. The most emotional impact took place when his "friend" was lost at sea. It allows us to come to realize how much we take for granted and how we should appreciate everything we have. It broke my heart to see how he returned home after so many years to find his one true love, played by Helen Hunt, married to another man. To her, it was like he had risen from the dead. This movie was very powerful and I think that everyone should go see it.
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Summary: Isolation of the human heart
Review: How can one begin to understand the total lonliness of such isolation.Very well written and well executed.A heart wrenching story and one that i think is good for us all to do some soul searching by.Tom Hanks once more delivers fine work.
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Summary: Ending ruined the movie
Review: Most of the movie is brillant in showing how Hank's character adapts to his surroundings and goes through his own personal turmoil of loneliness (even when Wilson is no longer enough). However, the ending is incredibly sappy in just trying to go along with the movie's title. With the way that Hank's character had developed, it is not believable how the movie ended.
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Summary: TOM HANKS IS VERY GOOD BUT......
Review: THE ONLY REASON THIS FILM GOT 3 STARS WAS BECAUSE OF TOM HANKS AMAZING ACTING ABILITY(AGAIN).TRUST ME THOUGH WHEN I SAY THAT IF THERE WAS A MEDIOCRE ACTOR IN THIS IT WOULD BE A COMPLTET FLOP.THE IDEA IS VERY APPEALING.A MAN STRANDED ON A ISLAND FOR MANY YEARS WITH NOONE.DONT FORGET THERE IS VIRTUALLY NO INTERACTION IN THIS FILM,THE LITTLE THERE IS IS WITH A FOOTBALL. I WAS SORELY DISSAPOINTED WITH THIS FILM,AS TOUCHING AS IT IS,THERE IS NO CONTENT.
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Summary: ...the essence of life...
Review: The concept "Cast Away" is meant to be a metaphor for stripping away or casting away all the trappings of a normal, modern existence, thereby finding out what is truly important in life. With a breathtaking performance, Tom Hanks played Chuck Noland, FedEx systems engineer whose life is ruled by the clock as his demanding job propels him across the world with hardly a second notice. His manic life comes to an abrupt halt as he's flying to Tahiti in a FedEx plane, which crashes during a storm over the South Pacific. He got stranded on an island for four years with no one to talk with, except his dear friend, "Wilson", the volleyball. While his fiancee and co-workers assume he's dead, he must give up everything that he once took for granted and learn how to survive both physically and emotionally. Cast Away is a model of restrained storytelling that's studded with a series of pure emotional peaks. Ultimately compelling and human, it teaches every viewer that surviving is not really living at all. Tom Hanks had conveyed that desperation beautifully with simple gestures and deeply expressive eyes devoid of hope. The movie is trying to impart a lesson of determination and the will to survive. Such a very good movie to recommend for viewing since it portrays a very good picture, although not really a perfect comparison of almost everyone's life affected by the current worldwide economic pitfulls and the worsening socio-political problem of terrorism. Everyone in his/her own way is challenged to survive and to hold on tight to the rope in order not to fall by believing in oneself and to have the courage to go through the difficulties and not by facing one's back. The production design and musical of the movie are outstanding, as well as the direction of Zemeckis. The acting, especially by Hanks, is top rate. But in terms of story and pacing, the whole of "Cast Away" is a lot less than the sum of its parts.
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Summary: Tom Hanks Stands Alone!
Review: What other actor could we spend nearly 3hrs with and never once feel the need to glance at our watch or worry that we're getting to the end of our popcorn? This is not a movie that tricks us into thinking we got our money's worth. No musclebound hero wages a one man war against injustice. Music will not swell at opportune moments coaxing our tear ducts into over-drive. We don't have to take sides and nobody gets naked. Sounds dull, huh? Well, if your interests tend toward pretty/handsome, fast, loud, manipulative and titillating, don't bother seeing this movie. On the other hand, if you prefer substance over flash then this is the movie you'll want to see. In my opinion, Tom Hanks gives a performance that, over time, will come to be known as one of the single most magnificent acting accomplishments ever. It's hard to explain, but somehow Hanks allows us to re-visit and vicariously share the feeling of the first time. His physical and emotional transformation is nothing short of miraculous. You'll want to pay particular attention to his initial reactions to sounds the island makes. I laughed and cried at how he is repeatedly tricked into thinking he is getting the hang of his predicament. Also of interest is his characters' realization that he really doesn't know what he knows. But it's a good thing because it leaves him open to possibilities and ultimate triumph.The rest of the movie and the other performances are incidental. There is just enough of it to make us understand why his not being in that world matters.Don't watch this movie with any expectaions. Erase the blackboard; let Tom Hanks fill it in!
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Summary: Kids, This Ain't No "Survivor"
Review: First of all, I have to say right up front that I highly respect Tom Hanks and his acting ability. It was because of him that I took the time out to watch this movie in the first place (also the case of "The Green Mile," as well). Second of all, I love to be entertained. And this movie did it for me. I don't understand how some people can give it a hard time. They say the storyline was boring, they say the ending was lackluster. They just don't find it a very engaging movie. Okay, that's all well and fine. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. But this is where those people and I differ. I don't go to movies looking for some meaning, spiritual or otherwise, to change my life. I don't really care about whether the storyline makes sense. I go to and watch movies for the entertainment value, and "Cast Away" entertained the heck out of me. I will admit that the first 20 or so minutes of this movie are a bit slow. And I will also admit that the ending leaves much to be desired. It's always a disappointment when anything you're engaged in just stops, and this movie falls right into that category. But everything in between, from that heart-racing plane crash sequence (without a doubt the most realistic plane crash you will see in a movie) to all the different ways that Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) is put through the rigger are great. There is very little musical score in this movie, but that only enhances the "isolated feeling" that one is to feel while watching the movie. When it does come, it sweeps you away and tugs at your heart. In short, I thought this movie was great. I loved everything on the island, I thought Wilson was a great side-character (definitely the best acting volleyball I've ever seen), and so many other things that I won't go into here. If you haven't seen it yet, give it a chance. Just forget about life for a couple of hours and let it effect you the way it effected me.
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Summary: ...a pretty good flick...
Review: ...a lil on the preposterous side, but if you suspend belief (which is what going to the movies is all about anyway!) and settle back, then i think you will find yourself enjoying this...i cant help but to compare this movie to gilligan's island, tho...hanks plays both the professor and the skipper with 'wilson' playing the hapless lil buddy role...it drags about two-thirds of the way thru for about 10 minutes, but then again most movies drag for longer than that! buy this if you like tom hanks...if you can sit thru the 'perfect storm' then this is no problem.
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