The Terminal (DVD)

The Terminal is rather a strange film, it doesn't really have a strong plot, and it is more of a gentle, sometimes whimsical tale about a man who becomes stranded at JFK airport. The man in question is Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks) who having come to America on a mission, which is divulged as the film progresses, finds himself in no mans land due to a coup in his homeland of Krakozia. With his country no longer recognized by America he is forced by ...
...goes on, and having made the airport his home he becomes a permanent thorn in the side of immigration official Frank Dixon (Stanley Tucci) who is trying to become the next airport commissioner. I have to admit that the whole concept of the film seems very far fetched but then sometimes life is stranger than fiction, especially when you learn that The Terminal was inspired by the true story of Merhan Nasseri, an Iranian refugee who in 1988 landed ...

christianfilmcritic 22.03.2008 · Read full review
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...to relax leaving behind all the office worries, and i bet this lovely movie will not only make you laugh but will touch your heart ! The movie though belongs ot the Comedy Genre but it actually is more than Comdey, it keeps you lost in its flow and make you feel the characters in real sense. === Cast === Directed by the maestro _Steven Spielberg_ (i am big fan of his movies) , the movie stars _Tom Hanks_ and _Catherine Zeta Jones_ and _Stanley ...
...and i rarely care about the cast and directors. I saw the movie and when i was watching the cast in the end i realised that it was none other than Steven Spielberg who has made this masterpiece. === Plot === The movie is about a man trapped in JFK international Airport and is neither allowed to enter United States nor to return back to his home country due to a revolution that has taken place. The main character of the movie _Victor Navorski_ is ...

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The Terminal A Story of Waiting A little bit of background first. In 1988, Merhan Nasseri landed in Paris Charles de Galle Airport. A refugee from Iran, he was trying to get to England, but his papers were stolen and so he was not permitted to leave the airport. So he stayed in the airport and made it his home, as he was considered "stateless" by the authorities and had no other choice. As of 2004, when this film, based loosely on his experiences, ...
...famous story. ******************** The Film The Terminal stars Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta Jones, and is directed by Steven Spielberg. Famous for some amazing films like E.T, The Goonies and the Indiana Jones films, this is a film which doesn't smack of Spielberg straight away, and in fact, you probably wouldn't know you were watching a Spielberg movie unless you looked very closely at the box first! The film tells the story of Viktor Navorski, ...

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...home, but he can’t leave the airport either. He is forced to stay in the international transit lounge until the situation resolves itself. He makes the best of it by learning English, befriending the staff and falling for an air hostess. If you think the story of a man living in an airport terminal is far-fetched, think again. The story was inspired by an Iranian man named Merhan Karimi Nasseri who arrived at Paris’ Charles De Gaulle airport without ...
...But of course the story has been appropriated by Steven Spielberg, so it less about the hardships of being trapped in limbo and more a life-affirming fable about the strength of the human spirit and the ingenuity of a man stranded by circumstance. Spielberg’s aim is obviously to make a Capra-esque feel-good film. To achieve this end, he has mixed the cream of the Hollywood crop with an appealing bunch of largely unknown supporting actors to create ...

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...this for a while, but the thought of a story about a man who is stuck in an airport for days on end didn't really appeal to me. Having now watched it, I urge any of you under the same impression to give it a go. It's light-hearted and funny, with some marvellous acting and a good collection of subplots that keep it going. Viktor Navorski is visiting the US from his Eastern European country. While in the air, there was a revolution, and by the time ...
...how we are introduced to the film, as the poor guy is grilled by Frank Dixon (Stanley Tucci), in charge of Homeland Security for JFK Airport, despite not understanding a word of English. Dixon explains that they can't let him in, nor can they send him home, so he must stay in the international lounge until it is all sorted. Viktor then sets about making the place his home, despite Dixon waiting for the chance to deport him if he breaks international ...

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...Hanks plays Viktor Navorski from the small independent (and fictitious) state of Krakozhia who has just arrived in New York by plane. However there has been a coup in his country whilst he was en route and his visa is no longer valid. He can also not return home as his country technically no longer exists, as the USA is refusing to recognize it. Therefore he must wait in the international transit lounge until further notice. Viktor doesn't speak ...
...but see news reports of the bloody coup in Krakozhia and starts to understand. Acting Airport Commissioner Nixon (Stanley Tucci) can't understand why Viktor doesn't make a run for it through the doors, and tries to encourage him to do so and become someone else's problem, but Viktor is content to wait. Nixon also tries to get Viktor to apply for asylum but again Viktor won't play ball. After losing his food vouchers he earns quarters by collecting ...

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The Terminal was released in 2004, Tom Hanks played the lead role in this movie & directed by Steven Spielberg. Well they say this movie is based on true incident taken place in Paris in 90's. Cast : Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta Jones, Stanley Tucci etc... Directed By :Steven Spielberg Story : The movie starts with showing Terminal of New York airport in the picture, then a plane lands at the runway and suddenly bunch of people are shown coming out ...
...is his first visit to the States & he cannot speak English. He can only speak his Karkozian Language and few English words. The officer at the counter finds that his international passport fails, the reason for that is when he was in the plane, there was a war in his country, the goverment had fallen down and all other crisis, due to which all the documents from that country were failed. Due to this he was left with no Citizenship. The incharge ...

majeedkazi 07.05.2008 · Read full review
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...and me decided to check the new Steven Spielberg’s THE TERMINAL. As a big fan of his work I could say that this film is really great one. Let me first tell you a little about the story. Its very simple and it could happen to everyone – you prepare your language, buy your return ticket and take a plane to some place you always wanted to go. And suddenly you are stuck in the airport. Moreover you need to survive there, while some people decide what ...
...think and care more about the other people and how important are the people’s dream and promises. THE TERMINAL is based on a true story of Merhan Nasseri, a refugee from Iran who was forced to stay at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris in 1988 after his passport and refugee papers were stolen. He stayed there for years, just lost in the crowd and when he was allowed to leave, he decided to stay in the terminal, and probably he still lives there. ...

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The Terminal is acclaimed director Steven spiebergs 22nd film and also one of his best.Consdering that most of his films[Jaws,ET,Schilnders list] are classics,it shows just how good the Terminal is.His last 2 films both in the scifi genre AI[2001] and minority report[2002] were both intense and heavy going in places.However in the terminal Spieberg has lightened the tone without losing the serious side of the story.He has also added some nice humour ...
...as inspiration for its story the true tale in 1988 of Merhani nasseri a rerfugee from iran who got stranded at a airport in france after his passport and papers were stolen.He was forced to stay at the airport for months.In the film Tom hanks plays Viktor norvorski who has landed in New york from a little country Krakozha. On inspection at customs it is found that his passport and papers have suddenly become disabled and are now frozen.This is due ...

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...since learnt this after watching the film as i don't remember hearing about it at the time but maybe i was just being blonde?!). Again as with nearly all films I had seen nothing about this until my other half mentioned wanting to see it then i saw a trailer about it and thought it looked quite good and i didn't realise it had tom hanks in until i saw the trailer, up until that point it sounded like something like an arnie film and i really didn't ...
...until it is recognised by the US officials it renders his passport invalid so he know is stuck he can't go back and he can't enter america which means until all the official stuff is done he is floating in the middle with no money as his currency is no good, nowhere to go and no real understanding of english. In the meantime the top man of security is trying to encourage him to leave the terminal so that he will be someone elses problem, and he ...

deehambley25 17.09.2004 (23.09.2004) · Read full review
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...when suddenly I came across the advertisement for this movie. After seeing tom hanks as the star i thought to myself that i should check this movie out because it actually looked good and was different from other movies out at the time like hellboy. This movie is based on a true story and the rights were paid to the person involved. The original story of this was an Iranian refigee whos name i forget was stranded in Charles de gaulles airport around ...
...he had to stay in the terminal because he could not legally enter Paris or leave Paris to anywhere else so he was stateless. He has since been allowed to enter Paris or return to his home but he has chosen to stay in the Terminal. The story in this story has been slightly modified, Tom Hanks the star of this film plays Viktor Navorski a man who lands in New York JFK Airport from the fictional country of Krakozhia. But when he lands his passport is ...

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...would say "airport story." The director, (famous Steven Spielberg) cleverly portrayed the tale of an eastern europe man who got stuck at John F. Kennedy airport in America.Tom Hanks stars as Victor Navorski who has just arrived in New York city, whilst in the air the government of his home country has perished in the wake of a rebelion. Victor's passport is now invalid leaving him unable to return home or enter America. Leaving him with no choice ...
...any English. From the beginning to the end, in the terminal you can not help but to sympathise with the character of Victor. Tom Hanks gives an amazing performance that will touch the hearts of all viewers as he brings the character of Victor to life. Hanks is able to portray so much humour and emotion from this character that it really makes the terminal a film to see this year. I personally was transported to another place. I was transfixed by ...

moo_trendy_cow 09.09.2004 (11.09.2004) · Read full review
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The terminal is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta Jones.Do I need to say more to tell you that you NEED to watch this film? Tom Hanks play Victor Novorski,an eastern european tourist who reached JFK airport but is not allowed to enter U.S since his country got involved in a battle which made him a citizen of no country(or none that US officials can recognize).Since he can't be deported back where he came from(Remember ...
...compelled to stay in the airport till the issue gets fixed. You might wonder how can the story move forward with such a plot? But it does and how! A lot of credit should be given to the writers for writing such an original piece of script. Victor can't speak proper english and doesn't completely understand what is actually going on. With the dream of entering US and also the strife to continue living inside a terminal with no service at his disposal ...

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The Terminal – a heart-warming drama about an ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances, who tries to make the best of his situation and succeeds in a very good manner. A Kracotian man, Victor Navorski (Tom Hanks), is stranded in an airport terminal due to a coup in his country and he’s forced to live there for many months, since his country’s new government was not recognized by the international community and so his papers were no longer valid. ...
...real life, but maybe that’s the beauty of it! Otherwise, is just a simple snapshot of an ordinary day! The character of Tom Hanks amazes by his power of accepting the situation of a stateless man who does all he can to cope with it in order to survive. He’s a good person, compassionate and coming from a poor country, used with the hardships of life, never complaining, just doing his best. What impressed me most is his reason for such a long trip ...

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...just hate being delayed at the Airport? Already checked in and unable to leave the premises unless it’s via a plane? Well imagine being stuck in an airport for over 9 months! That’s how long Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks) was stuck inside JFK Airport for when his country becomes under attack from within and he find's he unable to fly out of or leave JFK. As time passes Viktor finds himself a job, makes friends, learns English and falls in love with ...
...When I was sat in the cinema the first day it was out in Dubai, by about an hour before it was due to start every seat was taken, I was lucky enough to get a seat, even though it was a row from the front, and the atmosphere was fantastic, there is nothing better than a full cinema with everyone laughing and every one crying at the same points. It just goes to show what a powerful film The Terminal is. A Fantastic Summer Blockbuster ...

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