Toggle sidebar

Tom Hanks Best Movie?

R

rautry2

New member
Jan 3, 2017
843
177
0
I just thought about this the other day.. Hanks is an artist, and has so many brilliant performances. Which one is his best?

For me it's gotta be Cast Away. Look at what he was surrounded by in that movie. A volleyball. That's a difficult task even for his standards, and he nails it. I know some hate it, but you can't deny the range of Tom Hanks with his dialogue with a non-human object.
 
S

shockdaddy19

Member
Aug 30, 2012
746
185
43
Pretty hard to pick between Castaway, Forrest Gump and Saving Private Ryan. BIG is awesome as well.

Perhaps my favorite non-blockbuster is Road to Perdition. Love him in that movie.
 
M

mhroe1984

New member
Dec 16, 2007
14,060
1,507
0
Probably not his best movie (although it's still a great one), but I think his best role was Jimmy Dugan in A League of their Own.
 
W

WildcatfaninOhio

New member
May 22, 2002
18,247
1,004
0
shockdaddy19 said:
Pretty hard to pick between Castaway, Forrest Gump and Saving Private Ryan. BIG is awesome as well.

Perhaps my favorite non-blockbuster is Road to Perdition. Love him in that movie.
Click to expand...

Love the three movies you mentioned here. My favorite not amongst those hits would be Saving Mr Banks.
 
U

ukalumni00

Well-known member
Jun 22, 2005
23,060
3,643
113
Forest Gump is my favorite movie but he probably did his best work in Castaway. Guy has one of the most impressive resume of movies of any actor of all time.
 
UK_fan_41102

UK_fan_41102

Well-known member
Jan 27, 2010
17,650
1,221
113
shockdaddy19 said:
Pretty hard to pick between Castaway, Forrest Gump and Saving Private Ryan. BIG is awesome as well.

Perhaps my favorite non-blockbuster is Road to Perdition. Love him in that movie.
Click to expand...

I would have to agree that it's between the aforementioned 3 movies for top Tom Hanks movie. Some other good movies not already mentioned by others would include "Catch me if you can", "Captain Phillips" and "Bridge of Spies".
 
Last edited:
Rebelfreedomeagle

Rebelfreedomeagle

Member
Feb 24, 2017
2,528
40
48
I like pretty much everything he's done, even Philadelphia wasn't all that bad. Nice, friendly guy too.
 
Z

Zar_Doz

New member
Mar 16, 2017
126
39
0
BigBlueRick said:
...it's gotta be Cast Away. Look at what he was surrounded by in that movie. A volleyball.
Click to expand...
Wrong -- Hanks was surrounded by water in Cast Away; there was only one volleyball. You make it seem like he got trapped in a Spalding warehouse.
 
funKYcat75

funKYcat75

Well-known member
Apr 10, 2008
32,258
14,822
112
The very special two hour episode of Bosom Buddies that ended up being shown in a limited release at select major theaters. 'Buffy and Hildegard' get invited to a midsummer Mets game and make their way to the visiting Pirates locker room where they find themselves being pursued by an aging Wille Stargell. Willie, wanting one last hurrah in the Big Apple, eventually gets the 'girls' into the manager's office and has his way with Hanks' character. Scolari's Hildegard is told to stand in the corner and not watch, and we experience the sounds of raw passion and fear from Hanks through Scolari's viewpoint. The rest of the movie is spent dealing with important issues like rape, race and life in the gritty reality of early 80s New York City. Due to the unusual scenario where a TV show was also run as a film, it was eligible for neither an Emmy nor an Oscar, but most critics of both media said that Hanks deserved accolades for his sensitive and vulnerable performance. Truly groundbreaking.
 
Rebelfreedomeagle

Rebelfreedomeagle

Member
Feb 24, 2017
2,528
40
48
TheKentuckyKid said:
Did they ever find out if that was Tom Hanks or Bill Murray?
Click to expand...
It's Bill according to the mom in the pic but it's too hard to tell. I noticed this one again when I was looking for a pic from a couple's wedding where Hanks was jogging by. He stopped and took a bunch of photos with the wedding party.
 
K

Kooky Kats

New member
Aug 17, 2002
25,741
15,702
0
LordEgg said:
Road to perdition is up there with a perfect world as most overlooked a level movie
Click to expand...
On the flip side, Forest Gump is on the most overrated movie list. A true piece of **** that everyone thinks is awesome for some reason.
 
T

TruBluCatFan

Well-known member
Dec 21, 2001
19,300
2,483
113
funKYcat75 said:
The very special two hour episode of Bosom Buddies that ended up being shown in a limited release at select major theaters. 'Buffy and Hildegard' get invited to a midsummer Mets game and make their way to the visiting Pirates locker room where they find themselves being pursued by an aging Wille Stargell. Willie, wanting one last hurrah in the Big Apple, eventually gets the 'girls' into the manager's office and has his way with Hanks' character. Scolari's Hildegard is told to stand in the corner and not watch, and we experience the sounds of raw passion and fear from Hanks through Scolari's viewpoint. The rest of the movie is spent dealing with important issues like rape, race and life in the gritty reality of early 80s New York City. Due to the unusual scenario where a TV show was also run as a film, it was eligible for neither an Emmy nor an Oscar, but most critics of both media said that Hanks deserved accolades for his sensitive and vulnerable performance. Truly groundbreaking.
Click to expand...

You are one effed up hilariously weird dude.:joy:
 
-BBH-

-BBH-

Active member
Mar 13, 2004
10,421
1,007
73
Apollo 13 and Private Ryan have always been my favorites.
 
U

UKGrad93

New member
Jun 20, 2007
17,437
12,538
0
funKYcat75 said:
The very special two hour episode of Bosom Buddies that ended up being shown in a limited release at select major theaters. 'Buffy and Hildegard' get invited to a midsummer Mets game and make their way to the visiting Pirates locker room where they find themselves being pursued by an aging Wille Stargell. Willie, wanting one last hurrah in the Big Apple, eventually gets the 'girls' into the manager's office and has his way with Hanks' character. Scolari's Hildegard is told to stand in the corner and not watch, and we experience the sounds of raw passion and fear from Hanks through Scolari's viewpoint. The rest of the movie is spent dealing with important issues like rape, race and life in the gritty reality of early 80s New York City. Due to the unusual scenario where a TV show was also run as a film, it was eligible for neither an Emmy nor an Oscar, but most critics of both media said that Hanks deserved accolades for his sensitive and vulnerable performance. Truly groundbreaking.
Click to expand...
He was better in th TV show Perfect Strangers.
 
B

BleedinBlue85

New member
Mar 11, 2008
837
71
0
Forest Gump no doubt. Could argue that it is the greatest movie ever made. I hear that captain Phillips is really good too but I havent seen it
 
L

LordEgg_rivals16573

New member
Jun 4, 2003
66,315
1,434
0
Kooky Kats said:
On the flip side, Forest Gump is on the most overrated movie list. A true piece of **** that everyone thinks is awesome for some reason.
Click to expand...

It is way overrated. I don't think it's terrible...it just wasn't intended to be anything other than a cute story that's clearly a morality tail on the level of aesops fables. I'm not sure why people treat it like it's epic.
 
K

Kaizer Sosay

New member
Nov 29, 2007
25,706
10,993
0
Joe vs the Volcano

Pretty sure that movie won an oscar for special effects or something like that. And Hanks was nominated for best actor in his role as Joe but he got robbed and didn't win. I think somebody playing the role of a gay dude won that year instead. But it should have gone to Hanks.
 
funKYcat75

funKYcat75

Well-known member
Apr 10, 2008
32,258
14,822
112
Kaizer Sosay said:
Joe vs the Volcano

Pretty sure that movie won an oscar for special effects or something like that. And Hanks was nominated for best actor in his role as Joe but he got robbed and didn't win. I think somebody playing the role of a gay dude won that year instead. But it should have gone to Hanks.
Click to expand...
He was brilliant as Joe the Volcano. I heard he went full method actor on that role and threw hot microwaved twizzlers on anyone who made him mad.
 
R

RacerX.ksr

New member
Sep 17, 2004
132,592
26,415
0
LordEgg said:
It is way overrated. I don't think it's terrible...it just wasn't intended to be anything other than a cute story that's clearly a morality tail on the level of aesops fables. I'm not sure why people treat it like it's epic.
Click to expand...
THIS, is a morality tail...

http://picture-cdn.wheretoget.it/gmb3on-l-610x610-swimwear-pink-blue-***-bikini.jpg

 
R

Ron Mehico

New member
Jan 4, 2008
15,475
2,062
0
The end of captain Phillips when he's basically in shock and getting examined by the female officer is one of the better examples of acting I've ever seen, I get goosebumps when I watch that. Cast Away is one of the movies where when it's on I end up watching the whole thing. Forrest Gump gets progressively worse with time.
 
R

rautry2

New member
Jan 3, 2017
843
177
0
Kooky Kats said:
On the flip side, Forest Gump is on the most overrated movie list. A true piece of **** that everyone thinks is awesome for some reason.
Click to expand...
Without the hype, it's still a quality film. There are flaws with the plot, but Hanks' performance and entertainment value make up for them tenfold.
 
R

rautry2

New member
Jan 3, 2017
843
177
0
LordEgg said:
Road to perdition is up there with a perfect world as most overlooked a level movie
Click to expand...
A Perfect World is one of my favorites, and I can't understand why no one ever mentions it. It's in my top ten easily.
 
R

rautry2

New member
Jan 3, 2017
843
177
0
shockdaddy19 said:
Pretty hard to pick between Castaway, Forrest Gump and Saving Private Ryan. BIG is awesome as well.

Perhaps my favorite non-blockbuster is Road to Perdition. Love him in that movie.
Click to expand...
Saving Private Ryan is probably the best film, and Hanks is perfect as John Miller.. but the acting wasn't hard to pull off. He's in the same mode throughout the movie, minus the one scene where they're in the city discussing life before the tanks come.

Cast Away and Gump required versatility on another level.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom