castaway

[gasngo24]

totally awesome !! best movie i've seen in quite a while.

[SunnyB]

A better ending would of been Tom Hanks ran off and eloped with wilson.lol.lol.

[wannano6]

What was in the box?

[gasngo24]

i was wondering what was in the box, also. watched it 3 times and still aint figured it out. any ideas, anyone??

[malphas]

I think the box was similar to the briefcase in Pulp Fiction. It wasn't what was *in* the box that was important--it was what the box symbolized. It was the only thing he refused to "surrender" to the island and his situation. That's why he said it had saved his life. It was the last bit of hope that he refused to give up on.

[gasngo24]

i never saw pulp fiction, but that does make sense, malpho.

[jaidmaster]

Also the picture of the wings on the box may have given him the idea for the "sail" since he painted the wings on it... Didn't the lady make some sort of stained glass wings or something - in the beginning when she was in her shop??? I figured it was a miniature pair of wings or something...

[DSS Enthusiast]

Originally posted by gasngo24
totally awesome !! best movie i've seen in quite a while.

I didn't really get into it. The 45-50 minutes of no person to person talking was interesting, but the ending deserved a little bit more IMHO. Then again, should I be complaining at the price? $0.00?

:D

[Executioner]

2 out of 5 stars. We see him stranded, we see him start to get used to the idea of not getting off the island, then 4 YEARS LATER, he's building a raft and leaving. C'mon. I'd like to have seen his torment about trying to hang himself for one. Another gap, how about the 4 weeks, 4 WEEKS, from when he was found to when he flew home? Please! Funny & touching scenes, and an interesting plot but not much else.

[Test-Tech]

Yeah it would have been nice to see him eating bugs and tossing the test dummy of the cliff and so forth.

TT

[#1 Leafs Fan]

I thought it was a great movie. I tried to figure out what I would do in a situation like that...I have tried to start a fire before without matches, I was not successful.

[wannano6]

Well I think the box contained a blow up body for Wilson, and I believe Wilson was a woman, I mean think about it face was red=rage,then she left him, that's typical of most women I've known..:K

[travis_cornell]

Originally posted by Ump25
It wasn't a terrible movie, but I think it was overrated. I'd put it in the same category with Meet the Parents--another movie which didn't live up to its hype. That one was funny at times, but not nearly as hilarious as everyone made it out to be.

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I have to agree with you Ump. I somehow expected more from it. I kind of got bored with it to tell the truth. I don't think this was supposed to be a comedy, instead it was a "think piece". I kind of get lost in artsy movies anyhow. Gimme guns and blood etc. :D.

[samhain]

i thought it was a good movie but lost steam went he got off the island.and as for the four week gap after he was rescued well wouldnt he have been in a hospital getting nourished back to health and shaved and cleaned up etc?. didnt miss anything not seeing that.

[zcubed]

Originally posted by travis_cornell
Gimme guns and blood etc. :D.

EXACTLY!!! And maybe some boobs every now and then!:D

Castaway for overated and rather boring. I never got excited or laughed through any of it. Overall, weak movie trying to put a little symbolism in at the end to make it interesting, rather disgusting effort. On the other hand someone early wrote that Meet the Parents wasn't up to expectations?? Watch the movie a few times and you'll see things you didn't notice before, it's hilarious. You have to watch the chracters expressions and actions. The pool scene was great along with a host of others. Later!

[laronde]

I thought it was going to end with the pickup truck babe opening the box and he finds out it has a butane lighter, hunting knife, fish hooks, vitamins, a Playboy, two pounds of fudge and a SatPhone in it.

[max1mike]

Originally posted by gasngo24
i never saw pulp fiction, but that does make sense, malpho. NEVER SAW PULP FICTION????????!!!!!Dude,get to the video store!!!!EXCELLENT movie (then again,what the hell do i know?)