Is Tom Cruise back?

[Simon_Cowbell]

Mr. Risky Business is probably one of a handful of Americans who can say 2008 was a great year for them.

The Tropic Thunder cameo.... the Lauer roast... the Today return Monday ("I think I sounded arrogant")... and now this from last night.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/16/tom-cruises-letterman-top_n_151615.html

He doesn't look creepy anymore.

We do love tearing them down and seeing how they react, don't we?

 

[Mizzougrad96]

He's had a good year, but he needs another hit film before he can be considered back.

He was tremendous in Tropic Thunder and he's done a lot better in interviews than he has in the past.

Is he back? No. Are people a little less creeped out by him now as opposed to last year? Perhaps.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

He's had a good year, but he needs another hit film before he can be considered back.

He was tremendous in Tropic Thunder and he's done a lot better in interviews than he has in the past.

Is he back? No. Are people a little less creeped out by him now as opposed to last year? Perhaps.

To that end.... I won't see Valkyrie in the theater, even at gunpoint.

 

[Dyno]

When I hear his voice, I still get creeped out. I thought he was great in Tropic Thunder, but I really don't think I'll ever be able to look at him the way I did before all the craziness of the last couple of years.

 

[KG]

I still get creeped out by him. He's just trying to do damage control. He's still the same creepy person on the inside that he was last year. You know, the "authority" on things and all.

 

[shotglass]

He seemed quite comfortable in his own skin last night on Letterman. Although I doubt he'd ever sit down and have a beer with any of us.

 

[JackReacher]

That wasn't bad.

Top Gun remains my favorite movie of all time. Leave me alone!

 

[PeteyPirate]

What exactly has been damaged here? Did people stop going to his movies in droves? I got the impression that he was still pretty bankable but am willing to be proved wrong by numbers.

 

[KG]

I think he's a great actor, but a creepy person. His creepiness doesn't stop me from seeing his movies. His weird "religious" transformation thing is his own personal deal, and that doesn't affect how he can or cannot perform on the job.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

What exactly has been damaged here? Did people stop going to his movies in droves? I got the impression that he was still pretty bankable but am willing to be proved wrong by numbers.

I'm guessing, but off the top of my head, Jerry Maguire or Mission Impossible 2 is probably his last big hit.

 

[Dickens Cider]

What exactly has been damaged here? Did people stop going to his movies in droves? I got the impression that he was still pretty bankable but am willing to be proved wrong by numbers.

Name the last hit he had in which he was the star. It's been a while.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I loved Collateral and Minority Report, but neither were big hits.

 

[PeteyPirate]

2006

War of the Worlds $591MM (released just after the couch jumping interview)
MI3 $389MM

2007

Lions for Lambs didn't do very well, I don't think.

I suppose you're right that he hasn't had one in a couple of years, but I didn't automatically assume it was because people thought he was radioactive.

 

[JackReacher]

Whenever I see A Few Good Men on TV, the channel ain't changing. Haven't seen any of his recent films, not since MI2, but I'll prolly go see Valkyrie.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Lions for Lambs was actually a pretty good film. Cruise was very good in it as was Redford and Streep.

 

[PeteyPirate]

Lions for Lambs was actually a pretty good film. Cruise was very good in it as was Redford and Streep.

He's a fine actor and a great movie star.

 

[JakeandElwood]

Lions for Lambs was actually a pretty good film. Cruise was very good in it as was Redford and Streep.

A very interesting film that made me think.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Lions for Lambs was actually a pretty good film. Cruise was very good in it as was Redford and Streep.

A very interesting film that made me think.

And nobody saw it. I mean, it was a colossal bomb and for really no reason.

 

[Dickens Cider]

Lions for Lambs was actually a pretty good film. Cruise was very good in it as was Redford and Streep.

A very interesting film that made me think.

And nobody saw it. I mean, it was a colossal bomb and for really no reason.

Well, there was a reason. Whether it was a good one is up to interpretation.

 

[PeteyPirate]

Lions for Lambs was actually a pretty good film. Cruise was very good in it as was Redford and Streep.

A very interesting film that made me think.

And nobody saw it. I mean, it was a colossal bomb and for really no reason.

Well, there was a reason. Whether it was a good one is up to interpretation.

I can buy your theory that people might have been less likely to go to a Cruise movie because of his weirdness, but this example does not prove your point. This one also had Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. It's not like Cruise was the only name on the marquee.