good things about Tom Cruise films

[dellzeqq]

it's tough. Young Tom has never been what you might call...............an actor. More a haircut. And most of his films have been dross. But, at the risk of ridicule, I am going to give it my best shot.

Top Gun. One of the most outrageous, over-the-top gay-played-as-straight films ever. Best watched in the back of a coach full of weed-frenzied students (I speak from experience). No other film could cause such merriment.

Days of Thunder. NASCAR. Does it for me.

Eyes Wide Shut. The scenes in the mansion. I know it's porn, but, with Tom in the film, you have to settle for what you can get

Minority Report. Great techy stuff and Samantha Morton is a fine actress

over to you.................

 

[MontyVeda]

not really a fan of him myself...

He's been in a few good films but they're not good because of Cruise. However his character in Magnolias (I think it was that) suited him down to the ground... i don't think anybody else could have played the part better. A bit like Swayze in Donnie Darko, perfect casting.

 

[accountantpete]

Not one of my favourites but truly scary in Collateral and slightly more human inJerry Maguire

 

[Vapin' Joe]

He'd have made a great Harry Potter.

 

[Dayvo]

He'd have made a great Harry Potter.

Better as Tom Thumb methinks!

 

[MacB]

I actually quite enjoyed Minority Report and Rainman, didn't think much of cocktail or TopGun when I saw them all those years ago. Managed the first Mission Impossible watching with the kids but gave up on the second one. Oh, and War of the Worlds, WTF? that was a truly dreadful adaptation and Mr Cruise was pretty dire in it as well. But it didn't have the good grace to be so bad as to be almost good like Independence Day.

 

[jowwy]

Sorry guys - but i like cruise and always have - no i'm not gay or anything - but for a guy that was brought up bullied and dyslexic i think he has done very well for himself.

Top Gun and Cockail are two of my favourites

 

[Becs]

"A few good men" wasn't too bad

 

[Friz]

"My name is Joel Goodson. I deal in human fulfillment. I grossed over eight thousand dollars in one night. Time of your life, huh kid?"

Gotta love Risky Business.

 

[asterix]

Valkyrie, he wasn't too bad in. It should have been a much better film but Tom Cruise was by no means the worst thing about it.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

The Colour of Money (follow up to The Hustler) was the only Cruise film I ever enjoyed, but that was more down to Paul Newman.

 

[PBancroft]

He's quite a wide ranging actor - as I think this thread is already showing.

As a talent I think he's exceptional. Beliefs are maybe not for this fora.

 

[Furkz]

i like Top Gun as i like Planes, but Rain Man was an awesome film

 

[slowmotion]

A poster boy for Scientology and a crap actor.

I have spoken.

 

[Zoiders]

The good film/bad film thing might coincide with him being involved/not being involved with the scientology bollocks.

Freshly brainwashed you would put in a performance like Stephen Hawing as well.