Tom Hanks...great?

^As I have said, nobody is perfect. We've seen him so many times, in so many different movies, in so many different roles, that he just doesn't seem so good of an actor anymore. He raised the bar so high that he himself can't leap over it.

And don't call me kid, you call 9 year olds kid...
 
Can we call you California ? CK ? Cal ?

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So Hank's is such a good actor that even he cannot escape his studness? Is this what you are saying ?

And don't call me kid
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Might wanna re-think your moniker
 
Was working on something that was VERY similar to Castaway at the time; filming started Spring 2000; anyhoo, Castaway came out, and it sort made our little movie stop in its tracks (regrettably).
I blame Tom Hanks for it! What can I say, I'm shallow like that! :)

Here was the trailer that we made...although the movie never happened, like I mentioned:
http://fjordland.com/moana-teaser.mpg

BTW, the similarities to Castaway were really very freaky (sans FedEx though!), so it would of simply looked like a cheapo immitation. Timing is EVERYTHING in this business! :)
 
vidled said:
Was working on something that was VERY similar to Castaway at the time; filming started Spring 2000; anyhoo, Castaway came out, and it sort made our little movie stop in its tracks (regrettably).
I blame Tom Hanks for it! What can I say, I'm shallow like that! :)

Here was the trailer that we made...although the movie never happened, like I mentioned:
http://fjordland.com/moana-teaser.mpg

BTW, the similarities to Castaway were really very freaky (sans FedEx though!), so it would of simply looked like a cheapo immitation. Timing is EVERYTHING in this business! :)
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Luckily your character had a cooler full of brews.... :) You are right though timing is everything, been there myself.:furious3:
 
CallaghanFilms said:
Hanks in nothing less than our finest actor. Hands down he is the best of modern times, but I even made a slot for him in my top 10 ever amongst the likes of Bogie, Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, Brando & Cagney.

I have joked that "funny" Hanks was abducted by aliens (around the year 1989 or so) and somehow reformulated or cloned into the greatest of actors before being returned to earth. This is of course because it is at times difficult to believe that Rick from Bachelor Party was played by the same cat that so perfectly portrayed Forrest Gump...

But of course, in reality, these polar opposite performances of his just act as a further testament to his genius. Like Cary Grant, he can run the gambit of acting styles (from hardcore slapstick to the most moving of drama) and hit a home run each and every time...

As I have said before, Hanks has succeeded Jimmy Stewart as the "Everyman" king...and he sits humbly upon this secure throne.
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No, No, No.

Tom Hanks was not abducted or cloned.

No... He went through a "PRE-BIG" cocoon phase wherein drama was awakened and merged slowly with comedy, and then became fully realized later on in films like APOLLO 13 and PRIVATE RYAN.

This cocoon phase started with Bachelor Party, (still a kick ass comedy), Volunteers. The Hanks butterfly emerged from the chrysalis and took flight finally in the movies MONEY PIT and MAN with ONE RED SHOE, which I feel are two of the BEST comedies of all time.

These two films gave him the depth & freedom to approach the bigger roles later on... You may not think there is drama there, but beneath that absurd comedy is subtle timing that is played out perfectly by the straight man of Hanks performing to a Vaudevillian script (the scenes in ONE RED SHOE where he experiments with the water in the spy re-worked bathroom are perfect examples).

Look at him in Money Pit... He is discussing Mozart over the phone with his orchestra musician wife... frustrated with the house problems, he finally blurts out angrily "mozart is dead... His problems are OVER..." the accompanying apology and "no... no... your'e right" backtracking are all classic Hanks. This is real human drama stuff, mixed into a silly comedy classic. No one could have delivered this line like Hanks.

The only bad movie Hanks was ever in that I can recollect, ended up being a great movie- and that was "Joe Versus the Volcano". And it was a great save (mostly) due to Hanks.

"Volcano" is a strangely scripted slow romp that was probably begrudgingly slated by movie exex bean counters as a dark comedy flop... and it ended up being a surprise hit. It was totally saved by Hanks' line delivery (and ingenious supporting cast).

When I think of Tom Hanks, I think: The Jimmy Stewart of our time.
 
vidled said:
Was working on something that was VERY similar to Castaway at the time; filming started Spring 2000; anyhoo, Castaway came out, and it sort made our little movie stop in its tracks (regrettably).
I blame Tom Hanks for it! What can I say, I'm shallow like that! :)

Here was the trailer that we made...although the movie never happened, like I mentioned:
http://fjordland.com/moana-teaser.mpg

BTW, the similarities to Castaway were really very freaky (sans FedEx though!), so it would of simply looked like a cheapo immitation. Timing is EVERYTHING in this business! :)
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Dude. Bad Karma.

It's not like Tom Hanks looked down from on high and said.... "hmmm. What little production company can I frig up today"...

Be gracious- you may get your moment in the sun, and who knows- eventually work with him or far exceed his success.

I have worked with many, many celebrities... After awhile you stop thinking of them jealosly as celebs, and as people here on the planet too.
 
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