Tom Cruise in "The Last Samurai"

I laughed, I cried... It was fantastic!

Tom should get to take home Oscar for this one!

So, uh... no one saw this one?

Honestly, this is the film of '03! Simply incredible!

Im going soon, I cant wait!

I want to see this one. Tom has become really respectible as he's gotten older.

Please go and see this one! A remarkable performance by Mr. Cruise!!

Lammastide said:

I think he's a great actor.. the man knows how to choose roles.

Tom Cruise


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Sdldawn said:

Unlike some here, I think he's always been an outstanding actor.

Some of Tom's great roles:

A Few Good Men
Born on the 4th of July
Jerry Maguire
Magnolia
Far Away (I think that's the title, his second movie with Nicole & directed by Ron Howard)
The Firm
and now, The Last Samarai

oh yeah, Rain Man

(I know I'm missing some!)

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Ahem, Return Of The King is already film of the year. Everything else pales in comparison.

Marrk said:

Yes, RotK was an outstanding film... I loved it!

But...

J7, I saw the tite of this thread and knew it had to be about The Last Samurai! 10/10, in my top 7 movies ever. Unbelievably good.

JimmyNothing said:

Yeah, I was feelin' it big time! I hope he gets his props from the academy!

June7 said:

yeah Vanilla Sky

I haven't seen it yet, but my mom did. She gets this "I'm in awe" look whenever I mention it. She says it's a must see

i'd love to go see this. unfortunately, it stars Tom Cruise and is about civil war era martial arts.

it was alright...at the time i really liked it, thought it was great...but since then i have gone to see 'Return of the King' 3 times and it blows 'The Last Samaurai' outta tha water...no doubt!!



best movie of the year...LOTR.

"Dances With Samurai"

Well, Last Samurai was quite good, but its no Return Of The King, by any stretch of the imagination. ROTK is simply the movie to rule them all (sorry, couldn't resist).

Last Samurai was a great movie, in spite of the fact that it was highly derivitive (it borrowed heavily from Dances With Wolves, Braveheart & Shogun). Still, it is a beautiful film, and definitely worth a look.

Cruise gets a bad rep, because of his past as a "pretty boy" in bad films. Nonetheless, he is a decent actor, and has done some great work in recent years. I particularly enjoyed his turn in Eyes Wide Shut.

JediMaster said:

he's not awful, but he's no actor. he's the male Julia Roberts... likeable, and pleasant to look at on-screen, but he does little more than show up on a movie set and be Tom Cruise.

Cruise in MAGNOLIA:

AaronAlmighty said:

Julia Roberts is a good analogy, as both CAN act when they have the right director (Cruise with Cameron Crowe, Roberts with Stephen Soderbergh). Most of the time they just play themselves, which is a shame. I think Cruise is getting a little better about this, taking on films like Magnolia.

I couldn't stand Cruise until Interview With The Vampire. I was furious that he was cast, and thought he was totally wrong for the part. He won me over with his portrayal of Lestat, and I haven't forgotten that.