Midnight Run (1988) - 9
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - 8.5
The Adventures of Robinhood (1938) - 8
Sisters (1973) - 6.5
Shin Godzilla (2016) - 7.5
As saccharine overload as the trailer is, I'm still looking forward to it considering it's Marielle Heller. Her career trajectory from The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Can You Ever Forgive Me? to this has been weird though.
Also, from people who have been test-screened/read the script, apparently the trailer is misleading in that Rhys' character is the leading protagonist, while Hanks is playing a supporting role.
Midnight Run (1988) - 9
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - 8.5
The Adventures of Robinhood (1938) - 8
Sisters (1973) - 6.5
Shin Godzilla (2016) - 7.5
I dunno, dude tends to get snubbed quite often.Quoting Philip J. Fry (view post)
Hanks has rubbed the Academy the wrong way for some reason. He hasn't been nominated since 2001.
No nomination for Captain Phillips was a hell of a snub.
last four:
black widow - 8
zero dark thirty - 9
the muse - 7
freaky - 7
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lonesome dove - larry mcmurtry
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The Harrison Marathon - A Podcast About Harrison Ford
Saccharin as it may have been, I sure as hell got some goosebumps, and even a little misty eyed.
Losing is like fertilizer: it stinks for a while, then you get used to it. (Tony, Hibbing)
To be fair ... Hanks is always solid but he appears in too many mediocre movies. He always has.
In the years before hit his stride with "Philadelphia" and "Forrest Gump" he did a movie opposite a dog. Nowadays, for every "Captain Phillips" or "Bridge of Spies" he's doing shit like "Saving Mr Banks," "Hologram for the King," and "The Circle."
But then to his credit, most of his filmography is original work. He doesn't take flashy roles and he eschews bullshit character work (of the kind the Academy loves) unless he's doing a biopic, like this one.
Looks exceptionally dull. Never got Mr. Rodgers in NZ so the nostalgia is lost on me.
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Run (2020) 64
The Whistlers (2019) 55
Pawn (2020) 62
Matilda (1996) 37
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976) 61
Moby Dick (2011) 50
Soul (2020) 64
Heroic Duo (2003) 55
A Moment of Romance (1990) 61
As Tears Go By (1988) 65
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Having just watched the trailer, the intro bit almost looks like Hanks is about to riff Rogers rather than being him.
Schmaltzy, kind of like when he played Disney. I'll pass.
This looks like it will tell us everything the excellent documentary already did, albeit in a biopic. But I'm sure audiences will enjoy it.
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The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse (Mackesy, 2022) 4.5
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Confess, Fletch (Mottola, 2022) 3.5
M3GAN (Johnstone, 2023) 3.5
Turning Red (Shi, 2022) 4.5
Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953) 5
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I grew up watching Mr. Rogers so yes I will be seeing this.
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And everybody wants to be special here
They call your name out loud and clear
Here comes a regular
Call out your name
Here comes a regular
Am I the only one here today?
Yeah, I was wondering about that. Being from Argentina, I have no idea who Mr. Rogers is and he looks like a piece of pop culture too deeply rooted in the U.S. way of life for me to really care.Quoting transmogrifier (view post)
I grew up watching Mr. Rogers and I won't be seeing this. (other than to complete Tom Hank's filmography at some point down the road).
I watched and enjoyed the doc last year.
Midnight Run (1988) - 9
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - 8.5
The Adventures of Robinhood (1938) - 8
Sisters (1973) - 6.5
Shin Godzilla (2016) - 7.5
Actors with careers over four decades with entire filmographies that are worth watching?Quoting Dukefrukem (view post)
Tom Cruise.
Mel Gibson (if you can get past all the racist shit)Quoting Ezee E (view post)
Ernest Borgnine? Kurt Russell? Sonny Chiba?Quoting Ezee E (view post)
Borgnine has around 200+ credits. That entire filmography cannot be worth watching.Quoting Skitch (view post)
Samuel L Jackson.
Paul Newman maybe.Quoting Ezee E (view post)
Last year's FR doco was fantastic so people should watch that. Dollars to donuts it will be much better than T. Hanks' giving you diabetes for two hours.
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Ratings on a 1-10 scale for your pleasure:
Top Gun: Maverick - 8
Top Gun - 7
McCabe & Mrs. Miller - 8
Crimes of the Future - 8
Videodrome - 9
Valley Girl - 8
Summer of '42 - 7
In the Line of Fire - 8
Passenger 57 - 7
Everything Everywhere All at Once - 6
He’s done more crap than good, TBH.Quoting Dukefrukem (view post)
Yeah, no sane person would watch Sam Jackson's entire filmography. I love him but most of it is obviously crap.
Paul Newman is a good answer.
Midnight Run (1988) - 9
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - 8.5
The Adventures of Robinhood (1938) - 8
Sisters (1973) - 6.5
Shin Godzilla (2016) - 7.5
Poor Matthew Rhys, the lead getting ghosted from his own film , although I get that both the character and actor here are the absolute main selling point. Reaction from someone who has watched it and reacted to a comment asking how much Hanks is in the film and also to this poster/marketing:
Midnight Run (1988) - 9
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - 8.5
The Adventures of Robinhood (1938) - 8
Sisters (1973) - 6.5
Shin Godzilla (2016) - 7.5