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Thread #83866   Message #1547428
Posted By: robomatic
22-Aug-05 - 10:58 PM
Thread Name: BS: Worst War Film
Subject: RE: BS: Worst War Film
Guest, Lighter at Work THANKS for the lead on "Jungle Fighters" I'll see if it's borrowable or rentable just for old times' sake.

Tom Cruise is a caution. I've found him talented and eminently watchable in his breakthrough role in "Risky Business". Also real good in "Rain Man" and "Color Of Money". Okay in the somewhat predictable "Top Gun" and humorless and rather overexposed in "War Of The Worlds" although that movie was weakened more by story and plot than Tom.

I had a pet peeve with John Wayne. He just seemed so monotonic, the American version of Jack Hawkins. But he was perfect in one of the great Westerns of all time: "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence". Time does funny things and I rather appreciate Mr. Wayne AND Mr. Hawkins.