Cast Away (2000)

Wilson should have gotten best supporting actor

Anytime Robert Zemckis makes a movie I take notice. He more than even Speilberg is the stereotypical American Director(like Frank Capra).

So what about Cast Away. I think it's a pretty good movie, a little long but then a lot happens.

Watching Tom Hanks learn how to survive on the island was educational. I found myself asking, "Do I know how to make fire?" "Do I know how to find water?" Crazy questions I guess every should ask.

The setting of the island was beautiful yet with an ironic twist. By that I mean scenicly it is beautiful, but absent are all things that make life worth living, namely companionship(no offense Wilson)

The love story at the end was painful and when the two were looking at each other in the rain it was like they wanted to kiss more than breathe.


I really liked the movie and the extas are worth the cost of the movie by itself. June 28, 2008

Blu-ray worthy

The movie is well known so I will just state I was very happy with the picture/sound on this disc as others have stated. Was nice to revisit the movie, not sure how many times one would want to replay it but it has some great demo scenes! June 26, 2008

Blu-ray version no better than DVD.

I own the original DVD version of the film and love it; it's one of my very favorite movies. So I was pretty excited to see it out on Blu-ray and picked it up. I knew that the island scenes would be amazing with the higher resolution...

I was wrong.

I'm seeing this in other movies, too. Some films, like the Pirates of the Carribean series are so sharp they makes your eyes hurt. Cast Away looked so much like the regular DVD version I though I'd bought the old format version.

I'm convinced there must be a cheap fast way and an expensive right way to issue a blu-ray film, and I'm convinced the studio took the easy way out on this one. Since I've got both version it's easy to compare, and sad to say, the blu-ray isn't worth the money. It's an awesome story, but I expected more from the blu-ray experience. Other movies do. June 20, 2008

Hermit in the extreme

Aristotle once wrote that man is a social animal. That this passage has been translated as man is a "political" animal is beside the point. The main point is the same, which is that our lives are defined by the people whom we spend them with.

Tom Hanks portrays a FED EX executive. In his line of work, time is everything. Time is what defines the parameters of his organization's business model. After an airplane crash, he ends up stranded on a tropical island where time has no meaning at all. It doesn't matter whether today is Tuesday or Saturday as there is no difference between the one and the other.

What is worse is that heis also totally alone, cut-off from civilization. His only "companion" is a soccer ball that FED EX was trying to ship across the world. For those who think this silly, I would challenge you to put yourself in his shoes and see how long YOU would last in isolation w/out going nuts! There is some very nice symbolism in the film when it is finally time for him to let go of the soccer ball.

This is both a depressing and an uplifting film, both at the same time. The movie doesn't drag on, which is one worry that I had when I picked it up. The pacing is good and there always seems to be something that draws your interest in the story. In short, another fine Tom Hanks flick! June 7, 2008

Good film but too long.

Cast Awat starring Tom Hanks is a good and sad film but it runs 45 minutes too long. The beginning and middle are the best and satisfying parts, the last hour is a bit of a letdown and the ending is left open so the viewer can ponder what road this man has decided to embark on. Hanks is the best thing in this film, his acting is remarkable, only he could pull off this quiet but intense performance. Helen Hunt is miscast and so is Chris Noth. Cast Away is worth a viewing, so check it sometime. May 13, 2008

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