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arcadian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 09:04 AM
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Poll question: Do you like Tom Hanks?
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motely36 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 09:05 AM
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1. meh.
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Symarip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 09:07 AM
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2. The man who made Bachelor Party will always get a pass from me
Say what you want about his newer films. Bachelor Party is one of the funniest films ever made.

"Did someone order an asshole from room service?"
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gatorboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 09:43 AM
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6. Heh! Favorite line:
"Not that I'm complaining, but I usually don't like my filth this clean!"
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 10:01 AM
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9. +1000000000
Edited on Wed Feb-11-09 10:02 AM by Blue_Tires
that movie was overflowing with comedic goodness....lot of fun memories watching that with friends back when i was a kid...

i'm surprised no one ever asks Hanks about it now...well, i guess i'm not surprised at all
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 10:02 AM
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10. We're going to adopt.
I got my eye on a 17 yr old Korean girl...

:rofl:
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Symarip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 02:05 PM
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12. Don't worry though
This puppy is fertile.
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MorningGlow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 09:36 AM
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3. I like the guy
Well. As much as anyone can "like" someone they've never met and aren't likely to meet anytime soon. I wasn't a fan during his Bosom Buddies days, but hell, I was 14. I was all about that little cutie, Peter Scolari. (No accounting for teenage girls' taste.)
:rofl:
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 09:41 AM
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4. What's not to like?
I think my two favorite performances are "Big" and "Philadelphia".

He's talented. He doesn't always play in movies that I like, but I recognize his talent.

And he seems pleasant enough, I mean, for someone I've never met.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 09:42 AM
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5. Thanks to Grauman's Chinese Theatre
I know that him and I have exactly the same size hands :shrug:
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Drunken Girlfriend Donating Member (310 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 09:47 AM
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7. Tom Hanks
I like Tom Hanks,but have been disappointed with the last
few movie roles he has chosen.

He's getting older,and his craft should be more refined.

I'd like to see him do something completely different
and unexpected.

He's talented enough,where I think he can pull off just
about any movie role.

It's just a matter of him picking the right role,
that really showcases his talent.
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 09:00 PM
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20. He was great in "Charlie Wilson's War".
And I think that was one of his latest films. Just sayin'.
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 09:50 AM
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8. He's pretty good.
Although I'd love to see him play an evil diabolical serial killer or something else out of his type. I think the edgiest he ever got was a mob boss in Road to Perdition, and even then he was still the protagonist of the movie.
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 10:11 AM
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11. I don't know him personally
So I really can't say if I like him or not.

I do enjoy the majority of his work, though.
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 02:06 PM
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13. LOVED "Bosom Buddies" and "Forrest Gump"!
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 02:11 PM
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14. Catch me if you can, that for me is the best Tom Hanks movie.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 02:11 PM
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15. Joe vs the Volcano is greatly underrated
LOVE Tom Hanks
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rvablue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 07:12 PM
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19. I love that movie. I've seen it many, many times! n/t
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 02:12 PM
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16. He's OK
He does his roles well, inoffensive, but not bland
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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 03:32 PM
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17. I love Tom Hanks
he's really an icon in the gay community.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 03:36 PM
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18. He was better as a bit actor in cheesy 80s comedies.
If forced, I'd rather sit through Mazes and Monsters than that dumb desert island movie.
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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 11:10 PM
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26. That's only because you're a rabid fan of Chris Makepeace
I suspect that you have autographed copies of Meatballs and My Bodyguard for the very same reason.
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blue_roses_lib Donating Member (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-12-09 12:34 AM
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33. I'd forgotten the name of that movie
Mazes and Monsters was a riot.:silly:
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PeaceNikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 09:05 PM
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21. Sure
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carlyhippy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 10:18 PM
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22. He was o.k. in That Thing You Do!
as Mr White.
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Wetzelbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 10:33 PM
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23. great actor
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 10:35 PM
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24. He's one of my favorites.
Edited on Wed Feb-11-09 10:35 PM by Jamastiene
I especially loved him in Castaway, Bosom Buddies, Philadelphia, and The Money Pit.
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Danger Mouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 11:09 PM
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25. 48 people have poor taste.
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 11:14 PM
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27. 49...
genius...

:P
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elshiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 11:15 PM
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29. Why? What's not to like?
:shrug:
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elshiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 11:14 PM
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28. He's a good actor and most of his movies are good.
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Zavulon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 11:25 PM
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30. Can't stand him, and
don't understand why he's popular. Not in the slightest.

If I held any classified secrets and were captured by the enemy, one screening of shit like Forrest Gump would make me spill every secret I knew.
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 11:48 PM
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31. He started out cute/funny, and developed into a very good actor. nt
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-11-09 11:50 PM
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32. I like Tom. His movies, not so much.
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ghostsofgiants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-12-09 12:43 AM
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34. I'm pretty much indifferent.
Can't say I've watched a single Tom Hanks film that's really blown me away.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-12-09 02:18 AM
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35. I love what I've seen of him...
especially Big. :)
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-12-09 02:21 AM
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36. meh
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