Is he "The Last Movie Star" - Tom Cruise Discussion

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

I agree. Jack Reacher, MI, Top Gun, etc

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[–] M1sterDoct0r (4565) 3 years ago

Yeah, I could only think of a few Directors lIke Nolan, Tarantino & Scorsese.

No other stars can generate that much hype/excitement for a project outside of popular IP nowadays

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[–] TandyMan (11355) 3 years ago

Go home Rock, we don't need ya.

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[–] ebhaynz (3761) 3 years ago

Yes, Cruise might be the only big bankable movie star right now. I think Clooney dropped out, Harrison Ford is aging out, Gosling still has the same dull expression lol.

Movies have definitely morphed into huge cartoonish spectacles, they certainly make the big bucks.

What amazes me is dozens of once A Listers still make movies, but NOBODY sees them. I've seen the stats of many movies with 25-50 million dollar budgets that make next to ZERO. Can you imagine all that money invested that goes down the drain? I don't think this is talked about very much.

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[–] Ripkens25 (2064) 3 years ago

Tom is one of the last of the great movie stars. Sly, Arnie and Bruce have fallen out. Brad Pitt prefers not to be a leading man anymore. Even the fantastic Mel Gibson has lost a lot of cache.

Sean Connery did it longer than most.

Tom….is definitely on the Mt. Rushmore.

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[–] M1sterDoct0r (4565) 3 years ago

Back in the day, God I sound old, like even as recently as the early 2000s, when A-Listers starred in the kinda bombs (box office not quality) you mentioned, they'd stop being bankable.

No studio would cast them in a lead role

Do good critical reviews count for something? I'm genuinely wondering. Cause I've seen a lot of well received films recently that as you said, no one saw but box office is rarely brought up

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[–] ebhaynz (3761) 3 years ago

I think it's mostly the smartphone, there's so much time spent interacting with these stupid devices they're not going to hear about a non tent-pole movie that has an above average review.

I remember back in the day very vividly..for decades going to the movies was a big deal. Often we'd see TV ads of upcoming movies, at the very least on Thursday or Friday we'd get excited about the weekend. Not just because we'd be off from work or school but there was always a new movie release. Friday night starts to roll around, we'd just grab the entertainment section of the newspaper and pick a movie to go see. Most often the movie was at least good to very good. We'd spend $3-$5 on the ticket price, gas was cheap, maybe even splurge a few bucks on popcorn/licorice. It didn't hurt the wallet or pocketbook and we'd have something to talk about to our friends the whole next week.

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[–] M1sterDoct0r (4565) 3 years ago

If it's not a buzzworthy release or a popular release on streaming, no one bothers with it

I myself rarely go to the cinemas anymore. I make exceptions of course. Especially when a film "has to be experienced" on the big screen.

My favorite "big screen movies" so far this year are, Everything everywhere all at once & Top Gun Maverick. I didn't even bother with the Marvel flicks, even though I usually enjoy them

Both the Doctor Strange & Thor sequels looked meh to me. And Strange definitely was.

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[–] LanceDance (1397) 3 years ago

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is probably the only other actor that still has star-power. His movies have done well, he elevated the Fast and Furious movies to new heights financially speaking, and now he’s gonna be in a DC comics movie as a fan-favorite character which I expect will make $1 billion.

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[–] M1sterDoct0r (4565) 3 years ago

The guy is such a larger than life character that legit knows how to sell/promote himself. Even outside of wrestling.

He just needs to star in films that are a bit more memorable.

Arnold Schwarzenegger isn't really a good actor. But he chose his roles very carefully & worked with some really talented filmmakers.

In my opinion, most of Dwayne's projects (Especially in the action genre) have been super forgetable

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 2 years ago

“Most”? You mean “all.” The fuckin’ guy’s a human pu-pu platter. You forget it an hour after you experienced it.

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[–] Juschill (816) 2 years ago

Add his latest to that sad list of forgettable movies.

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[–] M1sterDoct0r (4565) 2 years ago

His best role, for me at least, was as The Rock. He was absolutely fantastic in the attitude era of the WWE.

I don't dislike his films THAT much but none of his Hollywood roles beat his wrestling career in my opinion

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[–] Lucia2016 (647) 2 years ago

The Batista Guy actually has a much better film C.V as the Rock and i could see him more being an Arnie type over The Rock

He's kind of snuck under the radar

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[–] M1sterDoct0r (4565) 2 years ago

Batista is honestly a pretty solid actor. Legit better than The Rock (in terms of acting, that is)

I was really impressed with his small role in Blade Runner 2049.

And you're absolutely right, his filmography is much more diverse than that of Dwayne's. He doesn't play the same character over & over again. Except Drax of course.

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[–] Lucia2016 (647) 2 years ago

100 percent i think he was probably cast as the tough henchman type but has shown he's got a bit more about him, he was good in bond as well, again he doesn't say much but he has a real presence and is a bit more menacing.

Loved the Rock in WWE but as an actor he's a bit Corny for me i would never watch a film with him in it

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[–] M1sterDoct0r (4565) 2 years ago

Also, I feel like he doesn't have The Rock's ego. Cause he doesn't mind getting beat up or even killed off in the roles he plays.

Dwayne on the other hand has to be invincible, no matter which role he plays nowadays.

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[–] liscarkat (19427) 3 years ago

Tom Hanks, Duane Johnson. That's about all I can think of.

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[–] M1sterDoct0r (4565) 3 years ago

Is Tom Hanks still a draw though? Genuinely asking.

Does he still have that kinda pull still?

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[–] Sidha108 (2737) 3 years ago

Elvis, which stars Tom Hanks as Elvis’s manager, is one of the biggest movies of 2022.

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[–] Juschill (816) 2 years ago

I don’t think Tom Hanks was the draw there. It was Elvis.

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[–] alexjohans0n (2094) 3 years ago

Eric Roberts

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[–] M1sterDoct0r (4565) 3 years ago

Holy shit, how could I forget. Dude is like The King of straight to video films.

That's a market that the likes of DiCaprio & Denzel Washington couldn't even break into.

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[–] alexjohans0n (2094) 3 years ago

Its almost disrespecting ER with the mention of DiCaprio & Denzel Washington! Those guys are not in the same league as The Eric Roberts.

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[–] almonigal (1295) 3 years ago

If Tom Cruise did a movie about the life of Eric Roberts, that would break all box office records. But I dont think Sir Eric Roberts would agree to be represented by someone so low as TC.

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[–] alexjohans0n (2094) 3 years ago

Anthony Hopkins have expressed interests in making a feature about the life of ER. Anthony Hopkins claims he would love the challenge. Spielberg is clearing his slate to direct this.

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[–] almonigal (1295) 3 years ago

It's impossible that a feature film would capture all the achievements of Eric Roberts in about 2 hours. If you said a high budget HBO tv-series, I would believe it.

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[–] Drooch (5333) 3 years ago

Sort of. The reason people come out to see Cruise is because he’s nearly always in good films, and he usually does his own stunts. If he’s in crap like The Mummy nobody shows up.

Bottom line is you know if Tom Cruise is in a film it’s almost certainly going to be really entertaining and worth paying to see, and that particularly stands out in this day and age where Hollywood just churns out lazy garbage crammed with tedious woke messaging.

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 2 years ago

You can say the same about porn.

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[–] Drooch (5333) 2 years ago

No, no you can’t.

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[–] Sidha108 (2737) 3 years ago

Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence (if she started making movie again).

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[–] Ripkens25 (2064) 3 years ago

Leo…maybe, because he picks good films and….sparingly.

Brad Pitt in a leading man role could still be a draw.

Mel….will catapult back into A list status when LW5 comes out.

But TC is pretty much on the mountain top by himself.

He’s a perfect storm of quality. Picks great films. Gives great performances. Can do any genre. And cares deeply about giving 110% and delivering quality.

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[–] Waterboy (0) 3 years ago

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[–] April-151-CT (10210) 3 years ago

Very well said. 💯

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[–] Bubbathegut (18253) 3 years ago

Mel Brooks?

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