Disclaimer: This post will express many opinions about Tom Hanks' movies. We understand our opinions may widely deviate from yours (and possibly the majority of movie watchers). My husband and I certainly disagreed on a fair number as well. We love Tom Hanks and are sharing our journey to open up a fun discussion. So, let's try to keep the flogging to a minimum.About two years ago, my fiance (now husband) and I were in a long distance relationship. We had been in this state for quite a while and it was clearly wearing on us both. Although we were nearing the end of being long distance, we really wanted a way to bond in a new way. I'm not sure who initiated the idea originally, but we decided we would watch every Tom Hanks movie ever made in chronological order, so we could crown ourselves ultimate Tom Hanks superfans.When we started, we had both seen most of his major movies (Forrest Gump, Toy Story, Big, etc.), but certainly weren't buffs. As a side note, we are not big movie watchers; neither of us has much of an attention span for movies. But we slowly began watching Tom Hanks in all his glory, in order, most Friday nights using a website called "letsgaze". We used IMDB as our reference point for the list of movies. It was an amazing year and a half, filled with incredible highs and incredible lows. Then finally, we reached the end and spent an entire night debriefing, arguing, strongly disagreeing, and finally making our Tom Hanks movie tier list. We each also picked our personal favorites and rewatched these two at the end.Below you will find each of Tom Hanks' movies split into three categories: Love, Like, and Dislike. Obviously, with the number of fantastic movies Tom has done, there was no way we could definitively rank them. But here are our categories, with some friendly commentary from us. I've put an asterisk next to ones we disagreed on the placement for."H" are husband's comments. "W" are wife's comments. Side note: Any movies in which Tom only had a cameo scene, we just watched the relevant scene on Youtube and did not include it in this list.Side side note: We watched two episodes of Bosom Buddies and my hubby refused to watch any more and said we should stick to the movies. Can you say spoil sport?? SPOILER WARNINGSome of our comments contain spoilers. Fair warning.Some of them contain spoilers about titties. LOVETurner and HoochThis one had a dog and Tom Hanks in his underwear, so we loved it.A League of Their OwnFucking fantastic. Geena Davis was amazing, and why are you still reading this go watch this movie.W: "Geena Davis is like a hot beanpole and Tom peed for a really long time. A+"Sleepless in SeattleExcuse me, gotta get to the top of the Empire State Building ASAP.Forrest GumpObligatory "one of the best movies ever made" comment here.W: "I heard that Rita Wilson says Tom's butt never looked better than in Forest Gump. After extensive research into the subject, I have to agree."Apollo 13LOVE LOVE LOVEW: "I was so fucking on edge the entire time. ARE THEY GONNA MAKE IT BACK OMG TOM CAN'T DIE. Then they made it thanks to Lt. Dan."Toy Story 1-3Tom Hanks plays Woody, who is a toy.That Thing You Do!Neither of us had seen this movie prior to this adventure and we ended up fucking adoring it. We gave it the coveted "Underdog Award," meaning we didn't have high expectations going in, but it blew us away! Don't watch if you're not prepared to be singing the titular song for the next 2 months.Saving Private RyanNot much to write about this one, except that everybody ever loves it. Also it was very loud.You've Got Mail"I WANTED IT TO BE YOU" [ugly cries]The Green MileThank god this became an brilliant movie, so we don't have to read a massive Stephen King novel.W: "I watched this movie when I was 5 and walked around with the knowledge that someone's brain could be fucking fried into mush while a person screams to death. So, thanks mom and dad."Cast Away*W: "My husband convinced me to put this in the 'love' category, but for me it was more of a like. There is no doubt that Tom Hanks' acting is superb, but the scene where he pulls his tooth out has haunted me since I was a child."Catch Me If You CanW: "Leo is so hot in this movie. Oh, Leo! Talk counterfeit checks to me!"The TerminalKRAKOZHIA!The Polar ExpressW: "It freaked me out how much the animated characters moved like Tom Hanks, and the know-it-all kid makes me laugh. I also love the music so much! [singing] blah blah blah blah blah blah on the pooolarrr eexxpress!"H: "The animation sits squarely in the deepest pits of the uncanny valley, but everything else about this film is magical and fun. Also, I want to punch the know-it-all kid in his stupid know-it-all face."Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseSad movie.Captain Phillips"Look at me, I'm a great movie now."SullyW: "Most of the this movie plays out on Tom Hanks' face. That's the sign of a brillant actor. Also I want Tom Hanks to be my pilot."The PostReally wish Meryl and Tom would do more movies together. But maybe too much talent in one place would cause the world to implode.LIKEHe Knows You're Alone*Tom Hanks' first movie role with a whole 3 minutes of screen time! This movie sucked, but the one scene with Tom Hanks was pretty good.Mazes and Monsters*******W: "It was great!"H: "This movie is straight garbage."The Money PitTom Hanks' laugh absolutely made this movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdYPxFMhEkEEverytime We Say GoodbyeWe're not sure if this movie was supposed to have captions or not, but we watched it without. At least half of the movie was in Spanish. We don't speak Spanish, so we made up our own dialog. Even though we couldn't understand most of what they were saying, it really seemed like Tom Hanks liked that girl a lot.BigDon't kill us for this one. We loved Big, but ultimately when compared with his other incredible roles, we didn't think that it was quite to the level of the other "love" movies.PunchlineDecent movie. Sally Field and Tom Hanks go together like fine wine and cheese. Although, it was jarring to see Forrest Gump making out with his mother.Splash***W: "Hubby loved this movie. I did not. When Mermaid-Daryl Hannah said her name and it was a bunch of loud squeaks that broke the TVs, I almost lost the will to live."Bonfire of the VanitiesWe like Bruce Willis.Radio FlyerTom Hanks was in this movie for like five minutes total. Also, I'm pretty sure I saw the kid fly by on his wagon through one of the windows of Apollo 13. The movie was not clear on what happened to him. LIKE SERIOUSLY WTF HAPPENED TO HIMPhiladelphiaThis movie was good except for the weird acid trip 2/3 of the way through.Road to PerditionWe've seen worse Tom Hanks movies.Charlie Wilson's WarDecent movie. Julia Roberts is a goddess so +1.Larry CrowneApparently we thought it was okay. Not much special about it, but again Julia Roberts is a goddess so +1Saving Mr. BanksH: "Tom Hanks plays Walt Disney <3"W: "I DON'T CARE! I LOVE THE PENGUINS IN MARY POPPINS!"Bridge of SpiesDefinite winner if you like historical movies. For us, it was great for a one time watch, but not one we're likely to rewatch.A Hologram for the KingThis one featured some old lady boobs near the end. The rest of it was Tom Hanks waiting around in a desert.DISLIKEBachelor PartyLots of titties in this one.The Man with One Red ShoeW: "They thought he was a spy, but he really wasn't, he was just a loser."VolunteersH: "The premise was dumb, the movie was dumb, and everybody in the movie was dumb. <3 John Candy though."W: "They were building a bridge or some shit? I forgot why as soon as the movie ended."Nothing in CommonCompletely forgettable.DragnetH: "I wanted to shoot Dan Akroyd's character in the face by the end. Actually, by like five minutes in."The 'BurbsH: "My wife slept through most of this one. Unfortunately, I did not."Joe vs. the VolcanoH: "This was the movie that spawned the long-lasting on-screen partnership between Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, which proves that even shitty first dates can lead to love."W: "It was purposely bad and it succeeded."The LadykillersW: "Tom's accent in this movie permanently ruined my libido."The DaVinci Code / Angels and Demons / InfernoH: "These movies were like National Treasure except instead of the Declaration of Independence, it was Jesus, and instead of being fun, it was not."The Great Buck HowardThis movie was clearly made just so he could act alongside his son. It was the film equivalent of "Take Your Son To Work Day", and it was just as awkward.Cloud AtlasW: "Tom Hanks does a lot of funny voices."H: "I probably would have like all six of this movie's movies if they had been their own movies."IthacaA kid delivers mail for two hours while nothing else happens. Tom Hanks was a ghost, but not like an ever-present one. Just one that shows up when Meg Ryan wants to return to the glory days.The CircleH: "I liked this one until the end when it went all 'Rise up against Twitter' on the audience. #rebellion"W: "Loved that Tom Hanks was the villian, but like the pretty nice villian. Apparently, they thought fucking Patton Oswalt was more capable of being a villian than Tom." CONCLUSIONTom Hanks once said: "I've made over 20 movies, and 5 of them are good."He's not entirely wrong. Even though a higher-than-expected number of his movies are awful, Tom Hanks was consistently the best part of every Tom Hanks movie, and it was fun to watch him grow as an actor over his nearly 40-year career. If this journey has taught us anything, it's that Tom Hanks is great and we love him.And that's all we have to say about that. via /r/movies https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/agymuf/my_husband_and_i_watched_every_tom_hanks_movie_in/?utm_source=ifttt
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