I could probably watch Top Gun again.
Damn, I really don't want his Tom Cruiseiness to ruin Top Gun for me.
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Steph L. - Apr 18, 2013 6:29:54 am PDT #24097 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Sophia Brooks - Apr 18, 2013 6:51:41 am PDT #24098 of 30000
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I think he was at his best in A Few Good Men, which is one of the only Tom Cruise movies that I liked. But I never liked Tom Cruise even in his hey day, so I sort of feel vindicated for not finding him attractive as a 7th grader (I liked River Pheonix and Christian Slater better)
le nubian - Apr 18, 2013 7:25:18 am PDT #24099 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
See, if that white male lead was Jason Statham...maybe. Tom Cruise, never.
I get the feeling that about half an hour of the movie is just Morgan Freeman lighting a cigar in the dark.
Strong agreement with sentiments expressed above.
The last movie I saw him in in the theaters was "Collateral" and I felt I was solid a bill of goods because he wasn't that great in the movie despite reviews.
After that, I've seen him in "Tropic Thunder" at a friend's house. I have not seen any other TC movies since 2004.
-t - Apr 18, 2013 7:51:35 am PDT #24100 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The visuals for Gatsby annoyed the hell out of me; I'm not sure why.
Me too. I haven't watched and all the way through because, I don't know, I didn't like the look of it.
I'm not a F Scott fan, though, so maybe I'm not the intended audience.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 18, 2013 7:56:07 am PDT #24101 of 30000
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I saw that War of the Worlds remake Cruise made, but Batman Begins got my ticket money.
Gris - Apr 18, 2013 8:11:29 am PDT #24102 of 30000
Hey. New board.
I liked War of the Worlds and the first and most recent Mission Impossibles. I don't have a problem with Tom Cruise, really. Doesn't seem like the coolest of actual dudes, but he's hardly unique in that, and he can do some good stuff on screen when he wants to.
He's not a draw for me, but he's not a detriment either.
Jessica - Apr 18, 2013 8:15:42 am PDT #24103 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't have a problem with Tom Cruise, really. Doesn't seem like the coolest of actual dudes, but he's hardly unique in that, and he can do some good stuff on screen when he wants to.
I agree. He's not a guy I'd want to share a cab with, but I enjoy his onscreen persona.
Polter-Cow - Apr 18, 2013 8:27:51 am PDT #24104 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm with Gris and Jessica. I like his Cruise-ness and generally like his movies.
§ ita § - Apr 18, 2013 9:35:27 am PDT #24105 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I wouldn't want to share a cab with him, or go on the run from the law (grossly misunderstood hero that he plays) with him either. I tried watching bits of the 'good" Mission Impossibles, and I still want to smack him. Never mind Knight and Day, condescending bullshit.
If he decides to act at any point (and Rock of Ages really doesn't count) instead of appearing in opuses (opi?) crafted to sing his legend unto (that's how God talks) the heavens, maybe. But then again, Magnoliwhatever.
Steph L. - Apr 18, 2013 9:40:53 am PDT #24106 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Magnoliwhatever
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