That Thing You Do!

Pros: innocent fun, great music, ERIE!
Cons: underrated

I was browsing through the cast page of a Lord of the Rings website recently and was disappointed to discover that whoever compiled the list of film credits for each actor neglected to mention Elijah Wood’s role as Huck Finn, the character ...

Pros: Sentimental and entertaining look at rock n' roll in the early 1960s
Cons: You'd better love the title song -- it plays over and over through the movie

This is one of those movies that I just have to watch at least a couple of times a year. Indeed, my old VHS tape of this has been run through the mill, but it still holds up just fine. I initially saw this in the theater and just had to buy the thing...

Pros: Great movie, wonderful acting, lovable characters, fantastic music...
Cons: ...not exactly thought provoking, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Ah, the 60's; the age of hippies, JFK, and great pop music. Even though I was born nearly three decades after the 60's ended, I'm able to get a glimpse at one of the best of the times in music with Tom Hank's film, That Thing You Do!.. ...

Pros: light, nostalgic and sweet
Cons: the song gets a big grating by the end

Last night our local cable station ran a "Tom Hanks Marathon." This marathon consisted of Forrest Gump, Punchline (reviewed at http://www.epinions.com/content_9957904004) and That Thing You Do! It is fitting that this...

Pros: Happy, upbeat, fun flick suitable for all.
Cons: I can't think of a thing.

Having been born at the beginning of the 1960's and as the baby of the family trailing my "youngest" brother by 11 years I heard lots of the Mamas & Papas, The Beatles, and Peter, Paul and Mary while growing up. So the first time I saw That Thing You ...

Pros: Sweet, happy story
Cons: predictable, one dimensional characters

This is one movie I never tire of, no matter how many times it comes on t.v. I'll admit VH1 may have gone into overdrive showing this movie, but I find myself tuning in every time.

This is one of the 'let me show my love of something by...

Pros: Tom Hanks and Tom Everett Scott :)
Cons: I want more!

I think it would only be fair to mention that I was hooked on this movie before I even saw it. Quality trailers and a "snappy" song, not to mention the added bonus of a movie written and directed by Tom Hanks, had me counting the weeks until...

Pros: You can't dislike Tom Hanks
Cons: There's really not much here

Tom Hanks is one of Hollywood's few genuine success stories, an actor the public continues to love even after turkeys like Bonfire of the Vanities, Turner and Hooch and Joe vs. the Volcano. His performances are subtle and low-key, yet he's won two...

Pros: cast with energy and charisma, engaging plot
Cons: fairly inconsequential

When you've completed your masterpiece, what can you do for an encore? In recent years, Tom Hanks has enjoyed the kind of critical and commercial accolades that every performer dreams about. Back-to-back Oscars for Best Actor. An impressive string of $100 ...

Pros: Catchy tunes and other songs keep movie going
Cons: The catchy tune also gets annoying after the 4th, 5th and 10th times

With a hot song, cute men, Liv Tyler, and Tom Hanks, this movie can't go wrong in drawing a diverse following, but as the movie went along, it did sour a little along the way.

The Wonders are a group of young men and their one...

Pros: Great music, great acting, great story line, great humor.
Cons: The music can be difficult to get out of your head.

First of all let me just say that I love this movie so much! Now that you all know that we can continue.

The Wonders, or should I say O'Neders, were just a local band in Erie, Pennsylvania when fate took over and brought their fame. The...

Pros: Wardrobe, music, movie felt like it was the 1960s
Cons: Weak performances, one-dimensional script and characters, fairly predictable

"The One-ders," later named "The Wonders," are a garage band with big dreams, and they become a reality. But can they go through with what every band eventually goes through? The movie pretty much nails the 1960s. From the sets to the wardrobe, you ...

Pros: Great Soundtrack, Wonderful Acting performances
Cons: None...I thoroughly enjoyed it

I first saw this movie when it debuted on HBO, and was so enthralled by it that I went on to Amazon.com and purchased it some years afterwards. It is a movie for both young and old, as not only I have enjoyed it, but have watched my children asked to ...

Pros: Great Music, Great Cast, Great Story
Cons: Nothing

I can't get that song out of my head! Wanna know why? I've seen this movie over 3 dozen times and I never get tired of it!

Tom Hanks did a wonderful job in his directorial debut with "That Thing You Do!" This 1996 film chronicles the...

Pros: interesting
Cons: none

I must learn not to judge a movie by its previews. I thought this was your run-of-the-mill band makes it big and lives happily ever after. It was, and it wasn't.

The plot - 2 months in the life of a bubble gum pop band in the 60s. Life is...