Cast Away

Especially if Lari White is going to be there. Hubba hubba.

 

It's not nitpicking.
There's a difference between Castaway and Cast Away, subtly shown in the movie.

 

I went on this rant last night, and I'll say it here again.

FedEx, your employer, calls you at the 11th hour on Christmas Eve to go on some cross-Pacific flight. You go, plane crashes, you wash on up on a fucking island for four years, bury a pilot, knock out a tooth, learn to spear fish, make rope out of saplings and a sturdy big toe, make fire, befriend a fucking volleyball, carve a calendar in a rock, find half a port-a-pody, build a raft, get past the breakers, lose your port-a-pody, lose your volleyball, give up hope, get rescued and find out that the love of your life went on to marry another man.

After ALL of that, the company that started you on this fucked up journey that landed you in the middle of the ocean springs for a fucking PLATTER OF SEAFOOD.

A better ending would've been Hanks telling FedEx to go fuck itself at first sight of the crabs legs, kidnap his ex-wife and end with the two of them reinacting the Kama Sutra on the top of the Cherokee.

But that's just me.

 

For all of the crap Hollywood gets, people like Hanks should be applauded for taking something like this on. No way this movie gets made without him and he used his clout to make a pretty deep movie.

 

Absolutely. On its surface, this script is a non-starter. Only someone with Hanks' juju makes it happen.

This is one of those movies I'll watch every single time it's on. If I catch it on the onscreen guide, you can cancel my appointments for the next three hours.

Also, I didn't think the volleyball was that hot. But that's just me.

 

Seen that one a couple of times already, though.

 

I've long wondered if, after the dismal flop that was Joe Vs. The Volcano (which I found entertaining despite its suckitude), Hanks pined for a second chance at a lost on a deserted island movie.

 

Yes.

 

Big Hanks fan. The guy is a hell of an actor.

Minorthread jack: I watched Charlie Wilson's War over the weekend. I had been sitting on it for about two weeks (from Netflix). I was lukewamr about watching it.
I really enjoyed it, mainly on the strength of Hanks and PS Hoffman. Very enjoyable movie.

 

Really, it was Hanks final great performance.

 

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Back on Cast Away, I love the Easter egg on the DVD that tells what was in the package he delivered.

 

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