Castaway (DVD) Reviews

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room Tom Hanks amazes me. The man has turned in so many brilliant performances over the years that it's difficult to think of what else he could do. Cast Away, however, was the ultimate challenge: as a man shipwrecked on an island, he dominates the screen for well over an hour by ...  Read the complete review

CASTAWAY is a drama movie released in 2000. The movie centres on Tom Hank's character Chuck Noland who is successful in his job. He is asked to go on a christmas mission when the plane he is on suddenly crashes. Chuck is the only person to survive the crash and ends up on a desert island. Chuck has to deal with the consequences and ...  Read the complete review

I remember going to see this film years ago and i think it was one of the only films ive ever seen in the cinema with my dad. As Tom Hanks is one of my favourite all time actors, i couldnt wait to see this film and the adverts looked brilliant for it. If you have never seen Castaway, it is a drama film that came to our screens in 2000. ...  Read the complete review

We recently got this DVD on offer in HMV. It was reduced to only £3 so we thought we would buy it as we had enjoyed watching the film before. Castaway was originally released in 2001 in the UK. The story of the film is based around a man who works for fed-ex (the parcel delivery company). Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) loves his job and ...  Read the complete review

Well it just so happens I am watching Castaway on TV as I write this review. But I love this film and have been meaning to get round to writing a review on it for a while, so now seemed like as good a time as any. Castaway came out back in 2000. It was a massive hit at the box office and got nominated for two Oscars. The film stars ...  Read the complete review

Castaway was released nine years ago in 2000 and stars Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland; a FedEx executive who is involved in a plane crash leaving him alone on a tropical island, with only parcels to keep him company. The movies shows his struggle to survive in this new place and Hanks gives an admirable performance of being helpless and afraid. Robert ...  Read the complete review

Castaway was released in 2000 and stars Tom Hanks (Chuck) and Helen Hunt. It is virtually a one man film, based on the character of Chuck. He works hard for Fed Ex and during the Christmas holidays needs to leave his girlfriend and get on a plane to work. The plane spirals out of control and leaves him deserted in the sea. ...  Read the complete review

**** What Led Me To The Film **** Having been poorly over the last few days, I have been spending alot of time in bed so I decided to watch a few movies, that i own on dvd some of which have not been watched since I originally bought them. Castaway is a film that I purchased nearly five years ago and it has been collecting ...  Read the complete review

Tom Hanks is fat, and then he loses over two stone all in the art of acting. Yes the big makes some personal sacrifices in making Cast Away, including taking a year out of filming just so he can lose the weight and grow his hair and beard. The story follows Chuck (Tom Hanks) who works for FedEx, he is one of their main men and helps ...  Read the complete review

Without doubt a must see. Cast away is such a good film and definitely one of my favorites. It teaches us never to take for granted what we have now because it could be taken away in an instant. Cast away tells the story of the sole survivor of a plane crash, who washes up on an island and must survive. Its not one of those ...  Read the complete review

I have heard and read so many opinions on this film.. some saying it was absolutely rubbish and i just stand there completely gob smacked.. Ive heard people say "but there is no talking hardly in it?" errrmm what do you expect its a guy on an island lol. Castaway is one of my most favourite films every made. It is truly ...  Read the complete review

Tom Hanks stars in this modern day Robinson Crusoe tale that follows Chuck Noland, a FEDEX workaholic, whose plane crash leaves him alone on an uninhabited island. The film charts his early attempts at survival, before flashing forward four years to a Ray Mears style survival expert who has developed an odd relationship with a ...  Read the complete review

Cast Away was a story about a FedEx courier who got an airplane accident and landed in an deserted island. After some failed attempts to go back to the maindland and tired of tring to reach a help, he should received the reality that he had to live alone in the island. Having no shelter, food nor something to support life, the man tried to ...  Read the complete review

This movie is absolutely wonderful and heartmelting and warming. It is a highly acclaimed drama that has been revered all around the world. It is a little bit long, but the moving story that this movie tells is well worth the time it takes to watch this awe inspiring film. Chuck Noland, played fantastically by Tom Hanks, works for Fed ...  Read the complete review

Studying Robinson Crusoe as part of my English degree course Cast Away is one of the film that it is recommended that you watch. Eager to do the very best I can at University, who wouldn't when they've paid over £3000 for a year, I went out and purchased the DVD. Cast Away was released in 2000 and stars Tom Hanks. The film is in short a ...  Read the complete review

I am a huge fan of Tom Hanks' movies and this movie is one of the main reasons i now own 11 of his major films on dvd. I first saw this film not long after it was released many years ago and have seen it several times since then. With each additional viewing, i enjoy it even more than the last. I recently watched it again with my ...  Read the complete review

=== Castaway - DVD === Director: Robert Zemeckis Released: 2001 Running Time Approx: 143 mins Certificate: 12. ===Disk 1: Main Featurette=== This film stars Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland, A Fed-Ex manager who's proffesional and personal life is run by the clock. After a dinner with his friends and ...  Read the complete review

Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) works for FedEx as a systems engineer, travelling the world at a moments notice, sorting out the companies distribution problems. His life is ruled by the clock, as he always has to be going somewhere to meet the company's deadlines, leaving his poor girlfriend behind. Chuck's hectic life soon comes to an abrupt halt when ...  Read the complete review

I can't think of many films that i've cried during. I cried during the Passion of the Christ. I cried during one particularly emotional episode of Peak Practice. But i can't think of many films. In this film I cried. I cried at the death of a character named Wilson. While this may seem trivial and irrelevant, the swaying factor is the ...  Read the complete review

Director: Robert Zemekis Writer: William Broyles Jnr Cast: Leonid Citer .... Fyodor David Allen Brooks .... Dick Peterson Yelena Popovic .... Russian Woman with Peterson Valentina Ananyina .... Russian Babushka Semion Suradikov .... Nicolai Tom Hanks .... Chuck Noland Paul Sanchez .... ...  Read the complete review