To be honest, at this stage I would not be in a rush to
get back to civilisation. It's quite maddening and some
time on a desert island might do me good.
Anyone remember the Tom Hanks film, Cast Away. I didn't think
I would like it due the primarily comedic roles Hank was known
for - and thinking that he couldn't pull off a dramatic role.
But the film was pretty good.
Anyone remember the Tom Hanks film, Cast Away. I didn't
think I would like it due the primarily comedic roles
Hank was known for - and thinking that he couldn't pull
off a dramatic role. But the film was pretty good.
There are more films with Tom Hanks he proved himself
legit for dramatic roles. Forest Gump was even before Cast
Away.
Anyone remember the Tom Hanks film, Cast Away. I didn't think
I would like it due the primarily comedic roles Hank was known
for - and thinking that he couldn't pull off a dramatic role.
But the film was pretty good.
There are more films with Tom Hanks he proved himself legit for dramatic roles. Forest Gump was even before Cast Away.
I considered Forest Gump a comedic role. That character
reminded me a lot about Andy Kaufman of the Taxi series and
his solo stage act.
hollowone wrote to Ogg <=-
Anyone remember the Tom Hanks film, Cast Away. I didn't think
I would like it due the primarily comedic roles Hank was known
for - and thinking that he couldn't pull off a dramatic role.
But the film was pretty good.
There are more films with Tom Hanks he proved himself legit for
dramatic roles. Forest Gump was even before Cast Away.
There are more films with Tom Hanks he proved himself legit for
dramatic roles. Forest Gump was even before Cast Away.
Saving Private Ryan.
Re: Re: DesertED Island
By: Gamgee to hollowone on Mon Sep 14 2020 09:58 pm
There are more films with Tom Hanks he proved himself legit for
dramatic roles. Forest Gump was even before Cast Away.
Saving Private Ryan.
Shaving Ryan's Privates
Nightfox
There are more films with Tom Hanks he proved himself
legit for dramatic roles. Forest Gump was even before Cast
Away.
I considered Forest Gump a comedic role. That character
reminded me a lot about Andy Kaufman of the Taxi series and
his solo stage act.
There are more films with Tom Hanks he proved himself legit for dramatic roles. Forest Gump was even before Cast Away.
Tom Hanks had been in some fairly serious movies since around the early-mid 90s. I remember Philadelphia (from 1993) being a fairly
serious movie. He has also been in Radio Flyer, Apollo 13, That Thing
You Do (a semi-funny drama pseudo-documentary), The Green Mile, and others. I actually tend to think of him more as a drama actor than a comedy actor these days. He is one of my favorite actors.
I don't know how common it is, but most comedians can crush serious
roles easily. when it goes the other way you see how hard it is to do comedy.
Indeed, add Saving Private Ryan from the late 90tie to the list.
One more interesting gem from TH career comes from 80ties.
Do you remember the movie that was trying to demonize Dungeons and Dragons game?Mazes and Monsters was the title, that's 1982 to recall.
I don't know how common it is, but most comedians can crush serious
roles easily. when it goes the other way you see how hard it is to
do comedy.
Unfortunately most of the successful and popular comedians inside are suffering with depression and other dramatic problems. Some like Robin Williams to the extreme level, so I'm not suprise by the ability to act
Re: Re: DesertED Island
By: hollowone to Nightfox on Wed Sep 16 2020 02:09 pm
Indeed, add Saving Private Ryan from the late 90tie to the list.
One more interesting gem from TH career comes from 80ties.
Do you remember the movie that was trying to demonize Dungeons and
Dragons game?Mazes and Monsters was the title, that's 1982 to
recall.
I'm not familiar with that one.
There are more films with Tom Hanks he proved himself legit for dramati roles. Forest Gump was even before Cast Away.
Tom Hanks had been in some fairly serious movies since around the early-mid 90s. I remember Philadelphia (from 1993) being a fairly serious movie. He has also been in Radio Flyer, Apollo 13, That Thing You Do (a semi-funny drama pseudo-documentary), The Green Mile, and others. I actually tend to think of him more as a drama actor than a comedy actor these days. He is one of my favorite actors.
Indeed, add Saving Private Ryan from the late 90tie to the list.
One more interesting gem from TH career comes from 80ties.
Do you remember the movie that was trying to demonize Dungeons and Dragons game?Mazes and Monsters was the title, that's 1982 to recall.
/h1
Re: Re: DesertED Island
By: hollowone to Nightfox on Wed Sep 16 2020 02:09 pm
Indeed, add Saving Private Ryan from the late 90tie to the list.
One more interesting gem from TH career comes from 80ties.
Do you remember the movie that was trying to demonize Dungeons and Drag game?Mazes and Monsters was the title, that's 1982 to recall.
I'm not familiar with that one.
Nightfox
Also during that early period Tom Hanks appeared on an episode of Happy Days. He played a childhood rival of Fonzie, who spent his life learning karate to get even. Bosom Buddies and Bachelor Party are also early Hanks vuewing material.
Anyone remember the Tom Hanks film, Cast Away. I didn't think
I would like it due the primarily comedic roles Hank was known
for - and thinking that he couldn't pull off a dramatic role.
But the film was pretty good.
It was a made for TV movie, and it was about a college student who became so immersed in the game, he replaced reality with it and his friends had to go look for him when he disappeared in the steam tunnels under the college
Anyone remember the Tom Hanks film, Cast Away. I didn't think
I would like it due the primarily comedic roles Hank was known
for - and thinking that he couldn't pull off a dramatic role.
But the film was pretty good.
It's one of my favorite films. Not sure why, but it touches a nerve. I could watch it again, any time.
Anyone remember the Tom Hanks film, Cast Away... But the
film was pretty good.
It's one of my favorite films. Not sure why, but it
touches a nerve. I could watch it again, any time.
On 09-20-20 21:26, Ogg wrote to Digital Man <=-
The Martian (2015) w/Matt Damon has a similar premise. I
really enjoyed that one too. I enjoyed the realistic
approaches to survival. But if I was in that situation (the
sole individual on an uninhabital planet), I know that I would
give up easily.
Vk3jed wrote to Ogg <=-
Others, like Gravity just got things wrong - Hollywood doesn't
understand orbital mechanics (kinda like the chapter after rocket
science ;) ). But it's simply not possible to fly from Hubble to ISS
to a ficticious Chinese space station using suit thrusters!
I heard an interesting inteview with Tess Gerritsen. She wrote a
space story, doing lots of research with NASA.
She sold the film rights to New Line Cinema in 1999, who asked her to
re-write the 3rd act into a space disaster climax, which is
essentially the plot of Gravity.
Alphonso Cuaron was on board to direct it for New Line.
In 2008, New Line was bought out by Warner Brothers, and Alphonso
Cuaron reportedly wrote a screenplay called Gravity. He denies ever
reading her story.
Her lawsuit was initially dismissed, but she's still fighting on.
From listening to Tess Gerritsen, it sounded like she would have
nailed the science part, she mentioned spending a couple of years
working with NASA to get the orbital bits right.
On 09-21-20 06:59, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I heard an interesting inteview with Tess Gerritsen. She wrote a
space story, doing lots of research with NASA.
From listening to Tess Gerritsen, it sounded like she would have
nailed the science part, she mentioned spending a couple of years
working with NASA to get the orbital bits right.
hollowone wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
Legal part of this story reminds me about 5th Element and Jodorofsky + Moebius with their original comic book (Incal) which's story was
directly borrowed by the movie.
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