OT: Even Tom Hanks Loves UConn

[David 76]

I'm only an average fan. I thought he did a fantastic job in Saving Private Ryan. Movies like Big and Bachelor Party are alright to pass the time. I hated Cast Away. Didn't see the Terminal. The Money Pit was okay.

Having said all that....when a man drops a "University of Connecticut" reference on the red carpet, he's automatically launched into legend status...

Philadelphia, Forest Gump, Capt. Phillips, The Green Mile, Sleepless in Seattle, The Da Vinci Code, Catch Me If you can, The Road to Perdition, Apollo XIII, etc, etc..

 

[UConnDan97]

Philadelphia, Forest Gump, Capt. Phillips, The Green Mile, Sleepless in Seattle, The Da Vinci Code, Catch Me If you can, The Road to Perdition, Apollo XIII, etc, etc..

I thought he did a great job in Philadelphia and the Green Mile. Forrest Gump was good (but not great for me). The Da Vinci Code was disappointing (perhaps I went in with too high of an expectation). Sleepless in Seattle...nah. Catch Me If You Can...nah. The Road to Perdition was okay. Apollo 13 was okay. etc., etc.

I hope you didn't think that I stopped where I did in my previous post because I couldn't name or haven't seen a large amount of Hanks' films! I just didn't feel like turning this thread into IMDB.com...

 

[rw005]

Winning!?

 

[tcf15]

Will Tom Hanks be our source of mojo this year?

 

[TheChamps990411]

I thought he did a great job in Philadelphia and the Green Mile. Forrest Gump was good (but not great for me). The Da Vinci Code was disappointing (perhaps I went in with too high of an expectation). Sleepless in Seattle...nah. Catch Me If You Can...nah. The Road to Perdition was okay. Apollo 13 was okay. etc., etc.

I hope you didn't think that I stopped where I did in my previous post because I couldn't name or haven't seen a large amount of Hanks' films! I just didn't feel like turning this thread into IMDB.com...

I enjoy his movies but about 3 years ago i ran into him out in cal. and he was just the nicest person. very gracious to people around him. i saw him even be nice to papparazzi

 

[superjohn]

Never thought he was a great actor but he's definitely good and he's extremely likeable. He has had awesome roles his whole career and his acting was top notch in Philadelphia and Saving Private Ryan, Road to Perdition is one of my favorite movies and I also thought he did a good job in it. The thing that makes Hanks cool is that he has always been such a good comedic actor.

 

[Gurleyman]

I'm only an average fan. I thought he did a fantastic job in Saving Private Ryan. Movies like Big and Bachelor Party are alright to pass the time. I hated Cast Away. Didn't see the Terminal. The Money Pit was okay.

Having said all that....when a man drops a "University of Connecticut" reference on the red carpet, he's automatically launched into legend status...

Wasnt a big Castaway fan either, but it was a unique concept. For an entire hour, there was nothing but Tom Hanks on the screen - no other actors on the island obviously, but no cutaways to what was happening at home, no flashbacks, no hallucinations, not even a single note of background music. Not many actors could pull that off.

 

[David 76]

Officially listed as "most trusted person in the nation" And we didn't even mention Toy Story 1,2 and 3 yet. Don't be a Tom Hanks troll. ;^)

 

[Jim]

Answer: "Rich was watching an NCAA basketball game of UConn in his socks when I walked into his house. He has no fond memories of his ordeal but it's conclusion..."

Sounds like a typical UCONN game. Painful at times to watch. Joy at getting the W.

 

[SixRings]

Even if you didn't like Castaway you had to admire the acting job he did. I happen to really like the movie because I thoroughly enjoy a good story. And, Castaway was an excellent story. Hanks lost 30 lbs for the role. I thought he should have gotten the Oscar that year but it went to Crowe for Gladiator. Anyway, Hanks is a superstar and a UConn fan.

 

[Waquoit]

Then there's the Meg Ryan connection. Peggy Ryan attended UConn and did 3 movies with Hanks.

 

[August_West]

Even if you didn't like Castaway you had to admire the acting job he did. I happen to really like the movie because I thoroughly enjoy a good story. And, Castaway was an excellent story. Hanks lost 30 lbs for the role. I thought he should have gotten the Oscar that year but it went to Crowe for Gladiator. Anyway, Hanks is a superstar and a UConn fan.

I liked the moral the castaway story got across:

If you have an impending marriage to a female rodent face on your calendar and you would like to get out of it, stay on a tropical island for a few years come home and upgrade to a younger fiery redhead artist.


Mathematically it looks like this:

(Tropical island) - ( rat faced annoyance ) = hot redhead



That is a winning formula