Favorite Tom Hanks movie?

[Bossy Monkey]

I'm not sure whether he's loved, hated or just considered overrated around here (I'm betting on the latter) but he's certainly piled up the statuary and boffo box office. I don't really have a horse in the race, though I'm the rare person who will admit that I like Forrest Gump (in this case the movie, not the DUer, though I like him, too) but I haven't seen a lot of his big blockbusters. Anyway, whatchathink? A poll may result eventually.

[TOhioLiberal]

1. I liked...

...Apollo 13.

[Kutjara]

5. Ditto on Apollo 13.

Hanks was much less mannered, smug and generally irritating than usual. For once, he didn't get in the way of the story.

[nytemare]

2. "Saving Private Ryan" n/t

[Fox Mulder]

3. Forrest Gump

I just watched it about an hour ago.

[benny05]

9. I like that one

and Big...as well as Apollo 13, and Philadelphia

[bigwillq]

4. I hate Tom Hanks.

:puke:

[Blue-Jay]

7. He doesn't like you either.

He told me so yesterday when I was drunk and hallucinating.

Or maybe it was Mark Lin Baker. I don't really remember.

[benny05]

10. Hey, hey (not to be confused with the DU blogger)

Why do you hate Hanks' acting ability or his roles, or both?

Or is it about the WWII statues in DC?

[Nicole]

6. Philadelphia

I also like The Green Mile & Forrest Gump.

[SeattleGirl]

8. Same here, on all three of them you named.

Though really, I can't think of one I don't like.

[Nicole]

14. I think you have good taste.

:rofl:

There is one I don't like, Punchline with Sally Field.

Come to think of it, it's also my least favorite Sally Field movie so maybe it's just a bad movie & not Tom's fault. :P

[MnFats]

11. I was SO pissed at his "Cast Away" character...

...he's lost on a pacific island....he has fire....he has a mountain, or at least a high rock outropping high above him, which we see when he decides to commit suicide...
but it NEVER OCCURS to him to take some coals and build a bigass fire, or three in a row, as the Boy Scouts use for a distress signal, where SOMEBODY MIGHT ACTUALLY SEE IT!
dumbass!

the plane crash scene scared the living shit out of me, i must say......i still think of it every time i fly, godammit.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

12. I rather enjoyed Cast Away....

And The Green Mile made me bawl. Life sucks, and in that case, art imitated life.
Duckie

[crim son]

13. Apollo 13 and Philadelphia.

Top-notch.

[anonyster]

15. ditto

I loved philadelphia, too. It made me cry.

[crim son]

16. Me too.

Welcome to DU, you with good taste in movies! :hi:

[Broken_Hero]

17. Green Mile...nt

[Ava]

18. forrest gump is my fav

but i also love cast away. catch me if you can is also really good. the money pit is his funniest movie.

[hickman]

19. I like Tom Hanks. A lot.

He's probably one of the most talented actors in Hollywood. He can do drama, and is a genius at comedy. I can't respect any actor that can't do comedy well. Michael Cain once said that drama is fun but comedy is like working on a high wire. Tom Hanks worked on the high wire for years.

[Ava]

20. me too

he really is an awesome actor

[bif]

21. Big

[gfindu]

22. I would have to say

that Forrest Gump is probably my favorite, but there a few others that are close.

[peekaloo]

23. Not a fan but I actually liked

'Road to Perdition'.

p.s. Forgot about his role in 'A League of Their Own'.