View Full Version : What is your favorite Tom Hanks movie?
thepeopleslawyer
10-24-2006, 06:54 PM
I am just curious since he has had such an extensive career. My favorites would be Road to Perdition, Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan and Big, since it's a classic. Road to Perdition is probably tops for me.
tlongII
10-24-2006, 06:58 PM
Saving Private Ryan. I think it's one of the top ten movies ever made.
ALVAREZ6
10-24-2006, 06:58 PM
The Terminal
johngateswhiteley
10-24-2006, 07:06 PM
the man with one red shoe
MaNuMaNiAc
10-24-2006, 07:15 PM
Saving Private Ryan without a shadow of a doubt
1Parker1
10-24-2006, 07:16 PM
The Terminal
I never saw that movie...I heard it was bad.
ALVAREZ6
10-24-2006, 07:17 PM
I never saw that movie...I heard it was bad.
It's good.
Bobby Joe
10-24-2006, 07:18 PM
The green mile with that negro.
dirk4Mvp_
10-24-2006, 07:19 PM
I never saw that movie...I heard it was bad.
It's fucking horrible. Worse Hanks movie ever.
ShoogarBear
10-24-2006, 07:20 PM
I still enjoy Big more than any of his others.
kingsfan
10-24-2006, 07:24 PM
Green Mile was excellent then probably Philadelphia.
dirk4mvp
10-24-2006, 07:29 PM
Forrest Gump. By far my favorite Hanks movie. :tu
1Parker1
10-24-2006, 07:40 PM
Fav Tom Hanks movie hands-down: Philadelphia. His performance as well as Denzel's was awesome.
Melmart1
10-24-2006, 07:49 PM
No man has said Bachelor Party yet? I am dissapointed!
Mine is Big, btw.
If I had to pick I'd say Road To Perdition, but I don't so I won't...
atxrocker
10-24-2006, 07:54 PM
I also like Road to Perdition a great deal, but would have to give the nod to Forrest Gump. Big really propelled his career and is a classic.
dirk4mvp
10-24-2006, 07:55 PM
No one's fav. is Castaway?
zero signal
10-24-2006, 08:10 PM
The Money Pit.
"They test the missiles here or what?"
Jimcs50
10-24-2006, 08:18 PM
Philadelphia was the best movie, then Forrest Gump.
Anyone said Apollo 13, pretty damn good movie...I also loved him in A League of Their Own and I'm always up for The Burbs when it's on HBO...and as mentioned the Money Pit is also funny, as is Dragnet, him and Dan Akroyd was pretty funny..
That's how good Tom Hanks is, even his crap B movies are badass..
Jimcs50
10-24-2006, 08:19 PM
Big was my next favorite.
"I get to be on the top"
:)
ShoogarBear
10-24-2006, 08:19 PM
No man has said Bachelor Party yet? I am dissapointed!
No, we are all just thinking it.
Also, shocked, SHOCKED! at the lack of love for Turner and Hooch.
Yeah I think Big has to be really high up there, it's probably his best comedy, I don't know if Forest Gump was a comedy but it was pretty funny, and A League Of Their Own was as well...
Pistons < Spurs
10-24-2006, 08:22 PM
Splash
Philadelphia
Turner & Hooch
A League of Their Own
johngateswhiteley
10-24-2006, 08:45 PM
The Money Pit.
"They test the missiles here or what?"
money pit is hilarious.
Summers
10-24-2006, 08:48 PM
Apollo 13 and Saving Private Ryan.
ZStomp
10-24-2006, 09:00 PM
Forrest Gump
One of the best performances ever..
http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/5d/images.art.com/images/-/Tom-Hanks---Forrest-Gump--C10101871.jpeg
Silver21_Black20
10-24-2006, 09:24 PM
Forrest Gump
greenroom
10-24-2006, 09:31 PM
Forest Gump is up there.
Sleepless in Seattle has not made it on the board yet. Pretty decent flick
leemajors
10-24-2006, 10:01 PM
No, we are all just thinking it.
Also, shocked, SHOCKED! at the lack of love for Turner and Hooch.
yet you neglect joe vs the volcano...
Sonia_TX
10-24-2006, 10:07 PM
So many to choose from but these are my faves in order...
Saving Private Ryan will always be #1!
Green Mile
Forrest Gump
Philadelphia
Sleepless in Seattle
You've Got Mail! (Of course I like those cheesy movies)
And I did like The Terminal..
Kori Ellis
10-24-2006, 10:08 PM
I don't think I liked any Tom Hanks movies except Saving Private Ryan and Green Mile.
DirkAB
10-24-2006, 10:12 PM
Easily Forrest Gump, one of the best movies of all-time. It had it all, perfect mixture between drama and comedy. What a great year for movies, I think that Pulp Fiction and Shawshank came out that same year.
As far as a straight comedy, I would pick The 'Burbs, and I also like Bonfire of the Vanities quite a bit. I haven't ever seen A League of Their Own and I need to, it looks pretty funny.
DirkAB
10-24-2006, 10:15 PM
I don't think I liked any Tom Hanks movies except Saving Private Ryan and Green Mile.
Not even Toy Story? Everybody loves a good cartoon, don't they?
Zunni
10-24-2006, 10:22 PM
Volunteers.
JK. :lol Green Mile and SPR.
Burn531
10-25-2006, 02:42 AM
The Terminal, Toy Story, and Big.
midgetonadonkey
10-25-2006, 08:38 AM
Take me to the volcano!
Boston George
10-25-2006, 08:41 AM
saving private ryan, philidelphia, the burbs
midgetonadonkey
10-25-2006, 08:44 AM
Philadelphia sucked.
DisgruntledLionFan#54,927
10-25-2006, 09:55 AM
Bosom Buddies
Forrest Gump
One of the best performances ever..
http://a1259.g.akamai.net/f/1259/5586/5d/images.art.com/images/-/Tom-Hanks---Forrest-Gump--C10101871.jpeg
GOT MY VOTE :clap
Sportcamper
10-25-2006, 12:17 PM
Joe vs. The Volcano... (http://www.mindspring.com/~waponi/jpg/moon4.jpg)
(A must have DVD)... :lol
sa_butta
10-25-2006, 12:18 PM
Saving Private Ryan was his best movie IMO.
resistanze
10-25-2006, 12:53 PM
Philadelphia.
TheAdmiral#50
10-25-2006, 05:48 PM
Saving Private Ryan or Forrest Gump IMO.
ALVAREZ6
10-25-2006, 06:14 PM
Maybe I should rent Philadelphia, it seems like a lot of people like it a lot.
ATX Spur
10-25-2006, 06:26 PM
The Burbs and Joe vs. the Volcano
mrose31
10-25-2006, 06:56 PM
I guess I am not a really big tom hanks fan cause I don't think any are that of the movies he made are that great. They are good but probably not even in my top 100 movies. I guess I would have to say Saving Private Ryan or Big are my favorite. I just recently watched Joe versus Volcano and it was 1 of those movies that was so bad it pissed me off I spent 1hr and 1/2 watching it. Forrest Gump and Castway were good and Philadelphia besides the great acting was really boring maybe I was to young when I watched it.
DirkAB
10-25-2006, 07:02 PM
I also like Catch Me If You Can a lot, I think it is a bit underrated.
NZ Spurs
10-25-2006, 11:49 PM
Tom Hanks is rubbish. Sleepless in Seattle is the only Hanks film I could watch due to Meg Ryan's beauty.
gospursgojas
10-26-2006, 02:46 AM
"The LadyKillers"
:lol
"Forest Gump" is not only my fav Tom Hanks movie, but my favorite movie overall
TheSanityAnnex
10-26-2006, 02:57 AM
The Terminal
Who the hell said this movie sucked?
atxrocker
10-26-2006, 03:16 AM
The Terminal
Who the hell said this movie sucked?
I didn't really care for it much. Didn't suck but wasn't one of his best for sure. Movie didn't really impress me much. It was decent.
TheSanityAnnex
10-26-2006, 03:19 AM
I'm a Borat fan so Terminal hit home.
leemajors
10-26-2006, 07:57 AM
I didn't really care for it much. Didn't suck but wasn't one of his best for sure. Movie didn't really impress me much. It was decent.
spielberg hasn't made anything great for a long time.
atxrocker
10-26-2006, 02:24 PM
spielberg hasn't made anything great for a long time.
I thought that A.I. was a very under rated movie.
DirkAB
10-26-2006, 02:47 PM
I thought that A.I. was a very under rated movie.
You're kidding me, you think AI is underrated and The Terminal is overrated? Remind me to never to listen to any of your movie recommendations.
DirkAB
10-26-2006, 02:48 PM
spielberg hasn't made anything great for a long time.
Catch Me If You Can wasn't great but it was very good.
atxrocker
10-26-2006, 02:50 PM
You're kidding me, you think AI is underrated and The Terminal is overrated? Remind me to never to listen to any of your movie recommendations.
fair enough. a poor accented tom hanks with the guy from dirty dancing havana nights as a cast in an ill advised movie versus a complex under rated film such as a.i. is an opinion i would share time and time again. the fucking terminal should have been aborted before ever being created.
edited:in a rush put cruise instead of hanks. not even tom cruise would have been in such a horrible flick.
atxrocker
10-26-2006, 02:53 PM
Remind me to never to listen to any of your movie recommendations.
:lol :lol sure, but I never gave any in the first place. I was offering my opinion that the terminal is possibly the most horrible movie hanks has ever participated in and made a comment about spielberg not doing anything good in some time, i thought a.i. deserved a mention. but, whatever. i guess a guy living in a airport along with poor casting makes for great movie fare for the general public.
DirkAB
10-26-2006, 02:57 PM
a poor accented tom cruise with the guy from dirty dancing havana nights as a cast in an ill advised movie
Tom Cruise was in the Terminal? Didn't notice him. And I have no idea who you are referring to that is in Dirty Dancing, I try not to watch those types of movies. You know, ones about dancing.
versus a complex under rated film such as a.i. is an opinion i would share time and time again. the fucking terminal should have been aborted before ever being created.
A.I. was complete garbage, one of the biggest disappointments I've ever seen in the theater. I looked forward to that piece of shit for months, it was so fucking lame I couldn't believe it. Probably the closest I've ever come to walking out of a movie before it was over.
edit: BTW, don't get me wrong about The Terminal, I'm not really a big fan of it because it about put me to sleep, but I'd watch the terminal repeatedly before you catch me watching that piece of shit A.I., it's that bad.
DirkAB
10-26-2006, 03:01 PM
A.I. was worse than Eyes Wide Shut, and that is saying a lot. At least with Eyes Wide Shut you get to see lots of naked women.
atxrocker
10-26-2006, 03:02 PM
Tom Cruise was in the Terminal? Didn't notice him. And I have no idea who you are referring to that is in Dirty Dancing, I try not to watch those types of movies. You know, ones about dancing.
see edit posted before this. also, didn't necessarily need to know his background to realize what a b or c actor he was nonetheless.
as for a.i. being garbage, well that almost as bold as some of the people saying that the FUCKING TERMINAL is their fucking favorite tom hanks movie. whatever, everybody gots their own opinions. those just suck is all. that movie fucking blew balls, but I couldn't say "was extremely dissapointed" like you did, since my expectations were never to high to begin with.
DirkAB
10-26-2006, 03:08 PM
bold as some of the people saying that the FUCKING TERMINAL is their fucking favorite tom hanks movie.
That I'll give you, I agree that the Terminal isn't very good, especially in comparison to other Hanks movies.
atxrocker
10-26-2006, 03:11 PM
Catch Me If You Can wasn't great but it was very good.
And actually I agree here, Catch Me If You Can was some quality entertainment. I really enjoyed it.
IceColdBrewski
10-26-2006, 04:31 PM
Volunteers.
JK. :lol
Why laugh? That's a very underrated movie. Very funny and well acted. Also a ton of funny lines. "It's not that I can't help these people. It's just I don't want to."
Beth Wexler: You mean you spent that time talking to me and being nice so that you could go to bed with me?
Lawrence Bourne III: Well, yes. I mean..I think I've put in the hours, don't you?
My top 5:
Forrest Gump
Catch Me If You Can
Volunteers
Joe vs the Volcano
SPR
Big, The Money Pit, and Splash are also decent.
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