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myLot reputation of 94/100. bgerig (1140)   ranked 3 out of 198 in forrest gump2 years ago

How would you rate Forest Gump among all movies as to the quality of the movie? And do you think this is Tom Hanks greatest performance?
It is on my top ten list, and I think it has to be one of his best, if not the best.

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 97/100. sarahruthbeth22 (10553)   2 years ago

The problem with deeming a performance the best all depends on how old you are, what you have seen, and you taste in film.I think Forrest Gump was a good film and Tom was great in it. But it isn't on MY top 10 list of great films.It is a sweet film and I usually don't like or watch this type of film but I wanted to see why Everyone was buzzing about it.

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2. myLot reputation of 99/100. villageanne (5888)   2 years ago

It has been years since I have viewed this movie. I know it was good but I would not rate it one of the best out there.

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3. myLot reputation of 96/100. Shaun72 (11895)   2 years ago

I agree Forest Gump has been one of my favorite movies since it came out at the movie theatre. He did a great performance in this. He did pretty good in The Green Mile but I like Forest Gump better though.

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4. myLot reputation of 93/100. slickcut (6010)   2 years ago

It is one of his best if not his best..I have watched that movie several times and each time i have enjoyed it...I think Tom Hanks is a very talented actor,and he certainly played a hard part in Forest Gump.and did a very good job....Sally field is one of my faorites too, playing his mother....

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5. myLot reputation of 94/100. Lakota12 (17294)   2 years ago

I do like that movie and he did great with the potrail of this person it is high up there on one of his best.
But I cant remeber all he has played in at the moment so I cant say I rate it best one.

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6. myLot reputation of 97/100. fpd1955 (1286)   2 years ago

I enjoyed Forrest Gump. Tom did a great job in this role. He is in the top ten of my favorite actors, but Forrest Gump isn't in my top ten favorite movies.
I think, so far, Tom's best performance was in Castaway. For most of the movie, he was the only character in the movie we saw. He did a marvelous job of keeping me interested. When he lost his "best friend", Wilson, at sea, I cried along with him.
He also did a marvelous job in Philadelphia. I thoroughly enjoy Big. If you haven't seen that one, check it out. He plays a character that, as a young boy, makes a wish to be big. Well, he gets his wish. He turns into a full grown man with a child's mentality. It is a comedy, but has it's drama.
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myLot reputation of 86/100. Modestah (7932)  2 years ago

I agree that Castaway was a fantastic movie!!!
but I also really liked Terminal (foreigner caught in the limbo of airline terminal when his country ceases to be)


myLot reputation of 97/100. fpd1955 (1286)  2 years ago

Although I liked Tom in Terminal. I just thought the premise of that movie was silly. I mean, could something like that actually happen? Maybe so, but I don't think I have ever heard of it happening. I know, I know....there are lots of movies that are about "made up" things that never actually have or could happen..like Big, for example. I did watch Terminal all the way through, but I am sure it was because Tom was in it. Come to think of it, it was sweet how some of the characters treated him and typical how some of the other characters treated him. And the character had to use his imagination and resources at hand to survive on a daily basis. I did especially like it when he figured out he could get money by returning carts. That was cool. Okay, okay, maybe I did like the movie after all:P
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7. myLot reputation of 93/100. eeyore39 (3181)   2 years ago

I agree. I think it was his best performance. Tom has really had some great roles also. I'm not a big movie goer but when I see something that I think is funny or extremely intereting or has one of my favorite actors in it I try to get to see it somehow. I recently saw a movie with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman called Bucket List. If you get a chance check it out. Maybe not in top 10 but definately a good movie.

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8. myLot reputation of 96/100. ebsharer (2474)   2 years ago

Yes Forest Gump was one of Tom Hanks best preformances. Its not my favorite movie but its up there. My husband loves it and can still watch it every time its on.

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9. myLot reputation of 86/100. Modestah (7932)   2 years ago

it was a well acted movie, though the language bars me from rating it as a preference.

I think hanks is a laudable actor amongst his best I would have to place

castaway
and
terminal

I do not think I could choose one of these above the other.

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10. myLot reputation of 97/100. GardenGerty (20576)   2 years ago

This is one of the movies I choose to own. I found it rather unique.I watch it about once a year. For me that is a lot, I have very little time to watch movies.

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