Castaway DVD

This film is long. Too long. 2hrs 20mins. Not that it isn’t captivating, but most people’s attention starts to wander after sitting in a cramped seat for a while, trying to munch silently. This could have done with being half an hour shorter, and not just because of cramped legs, the plot was getting tired too. Tom Hanks gives perhaps not the best performance of his career, but a very impressive one nonetheless. He is only let down by ...
...are highly effective and believable, but there are moments which leave you wondering if the director had lost his mind. For example, there is a ‘Free Willy’ type moment with a whale. I thought this was supposed to be a serious, adult film. Anyway, the plot. Tom Hanks’ character is one Chuck Norris, an executive with the package people Federal Express. The beginning of the film is slightly weird because it follows a Federal Express ...

debrini 22.01.2001 · Read full review
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...in order to make the castaway sequences more realistic for the viewers, especially those seeing the film on the big screen. Tom plays Chuck Noland who is a troubleshooter for Federal Express, and lived his life by a clock. He never seems to have time for his life, nevermind his loyal girlfriend played by Helen Hunt who seems to be constantly waiting around for him to include her in his life. On Christmas Eve he is called away to work, but he had ...
...to the airport he gives her the box and tells her they will do it properly when he returns. She gives him an old family heirloom, a locket which has her picture inside, and this item becomes a focal point in the film.He utters the words "I'll be right back", and off he goes. The plane encounters difficulties, and the crash scene was not gory, but it was horrific nonetheless. The noise and the camera angles made for what I think seemed a realistic ...

nicanddarrell 17.06.2001 (26.05.2003) · Read full review
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...Until now that is. Castaway is a new film starring Tom Hanks and woman of the moment Helen Hunt. It's basically a remake of the old Robinson Crusoe story, but with a slight shift in plot and a few additions. The basic premise remains the same – man coping with life after being shipwrecked. The plot is rich, and goes as follows: Chuck Noland (Hanks) is an executive. He runs the global package delivery firm known as Fed Ex, and he's passionate ...
...effect on the brain, and Castaway deals with this topic admirably, and the way the human mind changes to help us deal with this kind of situation. There's a lot of tension in this film. Will one of Chuck's ideas succeed? Will he escape from the island before he goes insane? And will he ever see Kelly again? All these questions are answered, but the plot is sufficiently complex that it isn't obvious what will happen next. I admire this quality of ...

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...two extremes… In truth Castaway is pretty dull fare with not a great deal to commend it to the uncommitted souls who do not find Hanks the best thing since sliced bread. He was pretty good in Philadelphia, evoked sympathy and admiration for his character in The Green Mile and won plaudits for his portrayal of Forrest Gump, but for the most part the Hanks master touch has left me curiously unmoved – his studiedly gauche character acting has always ...
...his newest performance. And Castaway has not a lot going for it apart from Hanks’ performance – if you’re unimpressed by the man then you’ll probably be unimpressed by the film. The descent into madness through isolation, and the consequent life changing experience of being shipwrecked and cast away all alone on a desert island for the long term, is what this film is really all about and it’s gripping enough in its limp wrested way, but doesn’t ...

dave27 31.07.2002 · Read full review
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...the consequences of being a castaway – you really will be thinking for several hours later (I dreamt I was a castaway too which is par for the course). I kept on wondering how it would be if you were injured or had an ailment as a castaway with no recourse to medical assistance – this is illustrated to good effect several times during the film. The special effects in the Fedex jet crash scene is superb. The love angle is very believable ...

runmedownmissy 31.01.2001 · Read full review
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Tom Hanks is such a master of the subtle gesture that one could happily watch him, say, rubbing two sticks together.... That's good news for Cast Away, in which Hanks, playing a guy who has washed up on a deserted Pacific island after a plane crash, has to pull off that old Boy Scout firestarter trick. Cast Away, as directed by Robert Zemeckis could have used more of the sparks that Hanks finally generates in that scene. Heck, it could have used ...
...triumph for Hanks, goes flat in its final, draggy stretch when it overreaches for significance. Yes, the great truths in life are simple, but do they have to sound simple-minded enough to embroider on a sampler? Hanks plays Chuck Noland, a systems engineer for Federal Express who works as an international troubleshooter. Early on, he lectures Russian employees in Moscow about keeping to a schedule. "We live or die by the clock," Chuck says. Time ...

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I have to admit that I was dragged kicking and screaming to the cinema to see this film as, to be honest, I couldn’t think of anything else more boring - a film about being stranded on a desert island. And it stars Tom Hanks. But I had the choice of going to see it or spend Saturday night at home watching mediocre tv programmes and devouring a big bar of Galaxy. There was no contest - the chocolate won hands down but I was practically dragged ...
...Cinema in "The Quay" beside the River Clyde in Glasgow. So I stocked up on popcorn, Maltesers and a large size Irn Bru and settled down expecting two hours of boredom. I consoled myself with the thought that I could always write a scathing review for dooyoo afterwards and anyway, the seats were comfy so I could have a snooze if I wanted to. Thankfully, I didn’t fall asleep because if I had then I would have missed quite a good film - much, ...

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It seems to me that whenever Tom Hanks releases a film nowadays, people automatically say "He's gonna get an Oscar for this". I wonder if he gets sick of that? The man clearly puts a lot of effort into his research and method acting...the year he dieted to slim down his character makes it all the more feasible for 4 years to have passed in the story. Maybe he should choose an action film or something to shake off that Oscar boy tag, because it tends ...
...up about his Oscar credentials. The whole film is one big advert for FedEx (though whether it's a good or bad one remains to be seen). We see Hanks training people in the FedEx way of life, delivering on time worldwide. He is a man whose life is run to a strict schedule. This all goes out of the window when his delivery plane crashes in the sea in the middle of nowhere. The plane crash sequence is horrifyingly realistic. Very well done indeed. ...

MrRPriest 13.02.2001 · Read full review
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Having watched the film at my local cinema I was, at first inclined to laugh at the absurdity of the fact that a man could survive, unaided and alone on a desert island for five years. However, if one decides not to take the film at face value, and actually get in to it, and feel the emotions that the character feels, then it actually becomes quite entertaining. Tom Hanks, I thought did very well in his role as the man left stranded, in addition, ...

AdonisC 06.03.2001 · Read full review
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Tom Hanks sat in the celebrity auditorium at the bafta's and saw A new generation of Best Male' lift the bafta that may have been his! I thought he deserved it for his brilliant performance in Cast Away, but he sat there whistling for all he was worth and smiling with genuine warmth and happyiess that Jamie Bell had beaten him! *Hanks* Hanks has been araound a while and has notched up a string of great hits ranging from Sleepless in Seattle, Forrest ...
...of his films have done well and to his credit he has picked up many awards for his performances! He is an actor that can take any role, and was even the voice behind Toy Story's Woody! He appeals to any audience and this is shown to the full in Cast Away *Cast Away* Hanks is a busy Federal Express worker traveling the world making sure everything is running on time! His whole life is run by the clock! His Fiancee, his work, his free time! There ...

demongit 05.03.2001 · Read full review
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I went to see Cast Away finally after having to be disappointed on 2 occasions trying to get tickets. Unfortunately we ended up with front row seats which I was expecting to find very uncomfortable but as the film was so engrossing I didn't notice the crick in my neck until we left the cinema! Anyway about the film...I personally love Tom Hanks as an actor, I find him very powerful in his delivery & very convincing in his character portryal and ...
...is just Tom Hanks on a beautiful island talking to "Wilson" (a volley ball!)or is silent. Only a very convincing actor coudl pull this kind of feat off and Tom manages it. There are a few parts in the film which will take you by surpise - I jumped on at least 2 occasions. The ending of the film does seem to drag a little but I don't think that this detracts from the overall effect. A MUST SEE. OK so it is a little far fetched but then - it's not ...

theblondeone 25.01.2001 · Read full review
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Castaway… I went to the cinema a while back and armed with my complimentary popcorn and bottle of beer (went posh and booked the premier) I sat waiting for what I thought a much anticipated and long awaited film. To begin this film ‘castaway’ stars the wonderful Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt who has recently been popping up everywhere (originally ‘Twister’, and more recently in a film with Mel Gibson) as the two leading ...
...a workaholic whilst Hunt is a up and coming laboratist so as you can imagine the two have different working life styles and getting time together is few and far between. To get to what the film is all about well. Hanks goes off a business trip and whilst travelling there him and his crew he is with encounter problems which result in Hanks being ‘Castaway’ on an island which has no other habitants. The film then goes on for the next 90 ...

bexxie 26.02.2001 · Read full review
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"When Hanks leaves the island, the audience should leave the cinema" as a famous film critic said. How right he was. This film had it all, the action, the humour, the drama and the scenery. The perfect combination, and a spectacular film until the director decides to sabotage his own creation, giving it the worlds worst ending. Tom Hanks plays an obsessed FedEx (a parcel delivery service) manager, whos plane crashes, and he becomes the only surviver, ...
...and whashed up FedEx parcels, from the plane crash, he manages to survive for four years. Duing this time here takes out a tooth with an ice scate, lives in a cave, steals shoes from a dead pilot and creates a companion called Wilson out of a 'Wilson' make volley ball. He gradually up grades Wilson, giving him a face of his own blood and hair of reeds, he even morns at wilsons death. After the four years he escapes. THE END. Brilliant film. BYE. ...

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I was looking forward to seeing Castaway, starring Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt. It had been advertised for months at the cinema and I thought it would be one of the best films this year. I was quite disappointed and I'll tell you why. Well, it wasn't all bad. It was a very well-made film: Tom Hanks plays a wonderful part and the special effects are believable (and we all know how hard it is to create a believable plane crash). However, there just wasn't ...
...and for the most part it was Tom running around an island - alone (unless you count the volleyball!). Don;t get me wrong, he's good and I can't stress that enough, but it does get a bit tiring. Some advice for potential viewers of this film: get involved! I saw it with two friends who thought it was wonderful and this was only because they let themselves become emotionally involved with the character (the only character!). I as envious of what they ...

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This is a review of Castaway starring Tom Hanks directed by Robert Zemeckis. Tom Hanks plays Chuck Noland, a systems engineer for FED-EX, he plays an organised, punctual, likable bloke. Chucks love interest is played Helen Hunt and the two are much in love. On route to another country for work purposes, Chuck awakens to find his plane has met a severe electrical storm and with his collegues (pilot & co pilot) their mighty FED-EX jet comes crashing ...
...raft and after climbling aboard and floating for many hours he falls into sleep. When Chuck awakens there is no sign of the wreckage or his two collegues. he is on a strange deserted Island, not one other soul is on there with him. Chuck is obviously distrubed and distressed but clings to the belief that help will be with him very shorty. Unkown to chuck the storm blew the plane miles of course and his isloted island is not on any flight path. ...

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