Tom Hanks career in decline?
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Tom Hanks career in decline?
I know this might sound premature but his last two movies "The Ladykillers" and "The Terminal" were not huge blockbusters.
Do you think America is sick of Tom Hanks or is it just the movie roles he has selected of late?
Remember in the 90's when every movie he made was box office gold.
I have not seen the Terminal but it looks like a good movie.
Do you think America is sick of Tom Hanks or is it just the movie roles he has selected of late?
Remember in the 90's when every movie he made was box office gold.
I have not seen the Terminal but it looks like a good movie.
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The Terminal and The Ladykillers were still good solid movies. He worked with Spielberg and the Coens on both of those. I would just suspect audiences don't know what good movies are.
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I think he's just at the point in his career where he is established and comfortable, so he is able to choose projects that appeal to him and not necessarily to the mass market. His roles have more substance than in the past, even if they are not box office smashes.
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Originally posted by tboogie
I think he's just at the point in his career where he is established and comfortable, so he is able to choose projects that appeal to him and not necessarily to the mass market. His roles have more substance than in the past, even if they are not box office smashes.
I think he's just at the point in his career where he is established and comfortable, so he is able to choose projects that appeal to him and not necessarily to the mass market. His roles have more substance than in the past, even if they are not box office smashes.
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Originally posted by tboogie
I think he's just at the point in his career where he is established and comfortable, so he is able to choose projects that appeal to him and not necessarily to the mass market. His roles have more substance than in the past, even if they are not box office smashes.
I think he's just at the point in his career where he is established and comfortable, so he is able to choose projects that appeal to him and not necessarily to the mass market. His roles have more substance than in the past, even if they are not box office smashes.
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He needs some more lowbrow type comedies. If I were his agent i'd recommend a bachelor party sequel. He could always follow it up with one of his usual good performances in serious minded big mainstream films.
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I think Hanks is trying to relive his glory days. I read in Variety this morning that his next film is going to be called The Retarded Guy Who Went into Space and Died of AIDS.
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Originally posted by corycouger
I know this might sound premature but his last two movies "The Ladykillers" and "The Terminal" were not huge blockbusters.
I know this might sound premature but his last two movies "The Ladykillers" and "The Terminal" were not huge blockbusters.
And anyway, I prefer to evaluate a career by the performance on screen, not at the box office.
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I think Hanks is trying to relive his glory days. I read in Variety this morning that his next film is going to be called The Retarded Guy Who Went into Space and Died of AIDS.
I think Hanks is trying to relive his glory days. I read in Variety this morning that his next film is going to be called The Retarded Guy Who Went into Space and Died of AIDS.
You're comments can be sort of funny, but they are getting to the point where they are just downright mean (and threadcrap material), Grouch(o).
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On actual topic, I agree that he is just choosing what he likes. Although not everyone can keep on making Blockbusters. Another although: You never know the audience.
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You're missing the issue here.
And I do agree. It's a crime that Casper Van Dien's no longer a big star.
And I do agree. It's a crime that Casper Van Dien's no longer a big star.
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oh - and I don't see how Groucho's post was mean. He wasn't making (I believe) a stab at challenged people or people with AIDS. Just summing up Hanks glory days into one movie, which was relevant to the thread.
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oh - and I don't see how Groucho's post was mean. He wasn't making (I believe) a stab at challenged people or people with AIDS. Just summing up Hanks glory days into one movie, which was relevant to the thread.
oh - and I don't see how Groucho's post was mean. He wasn't making (I believe) a stab at challenged people or people with AIDS. Just summing up Hanks glory days into one movie, which was relevant to the thread.
Every once in a while, and I do mean once, he comes up with something truly intellectual and non-threadcrapish...but the rest having absoutely nothing to do with answering a question.
He wholeheartedly deserves his username.
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There's nothing wrong with Hanks' recent roles or selection of films. The question you should be asking is what's wrong with the movie-going public for not seeing these releases and turning films like "Dodgeball" and "White Chicks" into hits?
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Originally posted by Shannon Nutt
There's nothing wrong with Hanks' recent roles or selection of films. The question you should be asking is what's wrong with the movie-going public for not seeing these releases and turning films like "Dodgeball" and "White Chicks" into hits?
There's nothing wrong with Hanks' recent roles or selection of films. The question you should be asking is what's wrong with the movie-going public for not seeing these releases and turning films like "Dodgeball" and "White Chicks" into hits?
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I would just suspect audiences don't know what good movies are.
I would just suspect audiences don't know what good movies are.
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Tom Hanks' career in a decline??? Ha ha, that's really funny.
Three years ago with Cast Away he made nearly 250 million domestically. In 2002, with Road to Perdition, he made a very dramatic and dark film that in no way could have made over 100 million if it weren't for Hanks. He followed that with Catch Me If You Can, a light breezy romp that played well against The Two Towers and still made near 200 million. This year, he starred in The Ladykillers which is the highest grossing Coen Brothers film of all time (and only played on less than 1200 screens). Now, he is in The Terminal which isn;t playing as high as other big films he has done, but is still doing quite well (I'm sure it will easily surpass 80 million, more than make its cost back).
I don't know how you can call that a decline. Even when he is making not mainstream films, he is still bringing in the mainstream cash. I'm really curious to see how The Polar Express will do, especially considering its opening against The Spongebob Square Pants Movie.
Three years ago with Cast Away he made nearly 250 million domestically. In 2002, with Road to Perdition, he made a very dramatic and dark film that in no way could have made over 100 million if it weren't for Hanks. He followed that with Catch Me If You Can, a light breezy romp that played well against The Two Towers and still made near 200 million. This year, he starred in The Ladykillers which is the highest grossing Coen Brothers film of all time (and only played on less than 1200 screens). Now, he is in The Terminal which isn;t playing as high as other big films he has done, but is still doing quite well (I'm sure it will easily surpass 80 million, more than make its cost back).
I don't know how you can call that a decline. Even when he is making not mainstream films, he is still bringing in the mainstream cash. I'm really curious to see how The Polar Express will do, especially considering its opening against The Spongebob Square Pants Movie.
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Originally posted by Groucho
I think Hanks is trying to relive his glory days. I read in Variety this morning that his next film is going to be called The Retarded Guy Who Went into Space and Died of AIDS.
I think Hanks is trying to relive his glory days. I read in Variety this morning that his next film is going to be called The Retarded Guy Who Went into Space and Died of AIDS.
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Originally posted by dcprules
This year, he starred in The Ladykillers which is the highest grossing Coen Brothers film of all time (and only played on less than 1200 screens).
This year, he starred in The Ladykillers which is the highest grossing Coen Brothers film of all time (and only played on less than 1200 screens).
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I think Tom Hanks generally appeals to an older audience now, and that audience probably won't see Dodgeball or White Chicks. The Terminal would have done better in the fall, its not really a summer type of movie.