Best Three Movies: Part 4 [Archive]

Jeritron

05-22-2009, 01:08 AM

I stopped doing these for no good reason back in the fall.

We've already done Arnold, Spielberg and Bill Murray.

This round,

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Tom Hanks

Best 3 movies. Go!

Hornicane

05-22-2009, 01:18 AM

My vote is for Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, and Big.

Jeritron

05-22-2009, 01:19 AM

Forrest Gump
Big
Saving Private Ryan

I chose these 3 because they're probably my favorites of his, and now that I'm looking at this list it's a great trio to show his range as an actor.

It breaks my heart that I can't include Toy Story and a few others

Jeritron

05-22-2009, 01:20 AM

Wow Four String. I like your thinking!

thedamndest

05-22-2009, 01:20 AM

1. Forrest Gump
2. Big
3. Road to Perdition

Supreme Olajuwon

05-22-2009, 01:21 AM

1. Forrest Gump - This is an easy one for me as in my opinion it's the perfect movie with Hanks at the top of his game.
2. Catch Me If You Can - Mad underrated movie for both Hanks and Spielberg.
3. Big - Had to include an 80s comedy

fuck that was hard though

Hornicane

05-22-2009, 01:22 AM

I was debating on Toy Story, Catch Me If You Can, That Thing You Do and Apollo 13, but I couldn't justify getting rid of any of my 3. As you said, he can pull off a fairly impressive range.

bigdaddysuperfreak

05-22-2009, 01:23 AM

My vote is for Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, and Big.
Im going to have to go with these. Catch me if you can is definitely a good movie though.

thedamndest

05-22-2009, 01:23 AM

Seems like we'll see a lot of Forrest Gump/Big. I wonder how much deviation there will be on that third spot.

Fignuts

05-22-2009, 01:28 AM

1. Forest Gump
2. Toy Story
3. The Terminal

Impeccable

05-22-2009, 04:16 AM

Just three?...that's harsh....my personal faves are...

1. Philadelphia
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Apollo 13

mitchables

05-22-2009, 11:38 AM

The Burbs
Forrest Gump
Big

Jon Kano

05-22-2009, 12:11 PM

3. The Terminal

:rofl:

Jon Kano

05-22-2009, 12:13 PM

Forrest Gump
The 'burbs
Saving Private Ryan

weather vane

05-22-2009, 12:17 PM

Turner and Hooch
A League of Their Own
Big

mitchables

05-22-2009, 12:25 PM

I was tossing up A League of Their Own, too. He was great in that.

Jeritron

05-22-2009, 12:50 PM

I'm glad a couple of you guys gave some love to The Burbs.

It was up for my 4 spot with Toy Story.

ct2k

05-22-2009, 01:41 PM

No love for Splash?

Anyway

Saving Private Ryan
Road To Perdition
Toy Story

mitchables

05-22-2009, 11:17 PM

I'm glad a couple of you guys gave some love to The Burbs.

It was up for my 4 spot with Toy Story.

Amazing film. Not as widely known as you'd think, either. Hilarious though. Hanks is brilliant in it but I think Bruce Dern stole the movie.

"Hey man, when's the big unveiling, huh? I gotta go to work in a couple of hours, you know."
"Hey man, piss off."

:heart:

mitchables

05-22-2009, 11:19 PM

I've never seen that. I've never seen anybody drive their garbage to the street and then bang the hell out of it with a stick. I've never seen that.

Triple Naitch

05-22-2009, 11:20 PM

Toy Story
The Green Mile
Forest Gump

Smokey

05-23-2009, 01:14 AM

I dont know Tom Hanks. Do 1 for Chris Tucker or Ice Cube

Jeritron

05-24-2009, 01:06 AM

I've never seen that. I've never seen anybody drive their garbage to the street and then bang the hell out of it with a stick. I've never seen that.

The exact line escapes me but I always get a charge out of how he says he doesn't want to go to the lake house because they're strange neighbor with the big head will get drunk and fall down the stairs, like always.

Nark Order

05-24-2009, 02:08 AM

Forrest Gump
The Green Mile
Cast Away

Nark Order

05-24-2009, 02:09 AM

Appalled at the lack of love for Cast Away, btw.

Juan

05-24-2009, 07:14 AM

Forrest Gump
The Green Mile
Big

Hornicane

05-24-2009, 11:23 AM

Appalled at the lack of love for Cast Away, btw.

Yeah, I kinda thought it would have been brought up by now.

mitchables

05-24-2009, 12:10 PM

"Ray... this is Walter!"
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"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

:love:

Triple A

05-24-2009, 01:04 PM

Forrest Gump
Cast Away
Catch Me If You Can

GreySunshine

05-24-2009, 01:59 PM

That Thing You Do (God, I'm such a girl.)
A League of Their Own
Big

James Steele

05-24-2009, 02:02 PM

Forrest Gump
Cast Away
The Green Mile

05-24-2009, 02:05 PM

Forrest Gump?? Really? I cant watch that stupid ass movie. Its fucking horrible tbh. Plus I love how Benjamin Button basically copied that whole movie accept backwards. That was fantastic.

Saving Private Ryan - COmon.. COME THE FUCK ON
Apollo 13 - Hanks was great. The movie was very entertaining.
Bachelor Party

Triple A

05-24-2009, 02:13 PM

Forrest Gump?? Really?
lol

mitch_h

05-24-2009, 02:29 PM

Forrest Gump?? Really? I cant watch that stupid ass movie. Its fucking horrible.

I agree with this, Forrest Gump is one of the worst movies ever made, can't stand it.

"Why don't you love me, Jennay".

Fuck off you self-righteous moron. :mad:

It's also one of the most conservative movies ever made.

Nark Order

05-24-2009, 02:32 PM

Forrest Gump is in my top 5 probably. Don't see how anybody could not like it tbh, but to each man his own.

05-24-2009, 02:33 PM

The only thing i can say good about Forrest Gump was that Hanks truely mastered the whole " I'm really fucking retarded without being clinically diagnosed as really really retarded " role.

The whole point of the movie seems to be that Forrest Gump really was just fucking dumb. Possibly gay too. I dunno. The part where he's standing on the shrimp boat with his hands on his hips. Maybe he was so dumb he didnt know how to act straight.

The movie was fucking annoying as shit.

mitch_h

05-24-2009, 02:39 PM

Forrest is indifferent, ignorant, raised on wholesome evangelical values and goes on to be a football star, war hero, millionaire....essentailly lives the "American Dream". Jenny likes folk music, smart and ambitious, is sexually liberated, becomes a social activist and dies a horrible death of AIDS.

Not to mention the film is sentimental, cloying shit.

05-24-2009, 02:47 PM

His mother was a whore who fucked Elvis. He somehow managed to swindle a million dollar shrimping business away from the poor black family of Bubba and they were pretty happy about it. Who writes this shit seriously?

Hornicane

05-24-2009, 05:29 PM

Actually, the book was a hell of a lot better than the movie, and diverged quite a bit. Originally Forrest was an idiot savant who was certifiably retarded but could do mathematical computation at computer levels. Excellent read.

Still loved the movie though.

Nark Order

05-24-2009, 05:39 PM

I kind of liked the symbolism of the movie Forrest Gump. Here you have all these able bodied people around Forrest who have all the tools needed to succeed in almost anything but decide to throw everything away and not use was god gave them. Then there's Forrest who doesn't have these tools handed to him but he makes the best with what he has and goes on to do all of these great things. Inspirational to say the least, imo.

Kris P Lettus

05-24-2009, 06:10 PM

I am APPALLED no one meantioned his finest work, Joe Versus the Volcano..

The Burbs
Joe Versus the Volcano
The Money Pit

Honarable mentions Big, Toy Story, Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump..

Rammsteinmad

05-25-2009, 09:27 AM

Forrest Gump, The Terminal and Big.

Gone Mad

05-25-2009, 05:32 PM

Forrest Gump
Cast Away
Catch Me If You Can

The Genius

05-26-2009, 05:00 AM

big
saving private ryan
toy story

Arashi Kage

05-27-2009, 10:03 PM

The Burbs
Big
Turner & Hooch

Gotta mention Dragnet too, he had great chemistry with Dan Aykroyd. :y:

Hanks is great in Saving Private Ryan, Cast Away, Forest Gump, etc; but I really miss his 80's comedy movies like those above.

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