FilmNoir17 : One of the best movies to come out in over a decade. I'll watch almost anything with Cary...
NoelCoyotebleu : ha easy for me NOT to watch.
Akrimaya : Looove JK Simmons!
nycravers : Rewatching this amazing AF show. Its about the aftermath of an alien invasion if you like ...
random000 : Required reading in our U.S. classes. Twice. Grades 7 & 9.
nycravers : Rewatching this amazing AF show. Its about the aftermath of an alien invasion if you like ...
prism : I remember reading this in grade 12 English in the '80's and it's still part of the curric...
random000 : Required reading in our U.S. classes. Twice. Grades 7 & 9.
Hans Zarkov : My suspension of disbelief does about as well as the old Tacoma Narrows suspension bridge ...
(⌐■_■) : Holysmokes, there's no way to brace yourself.
it could well be , but his pre war service - in the book was slow.
the point is you have a 64 y.o. actor playing a character who is 20 years younger, if not more.
eh i dont really mind, many things in this film have been a bit warped for storytelling purposes .. like ww2 guys didnt say Sonar they said ASDIC .. but if you said that today the audience wouldnt know wtf you were on about .. also, you cant direction find ratzi sub transmissions, they are compressed into a half second burst that would be hard to distinguish from a lightning “pop”, and radio signal direction finding takes time, at least 10 seconds on a good day .. again, storytelling .. so Hanks is meant to be like a father figure to the other sailors, his age doesnt count against this. You can always pretend the character is 45 if you want. If youre interested in facts not stories might I recommend Mark Feltons youtube channel hes really hardcore for the details