| Tango01 | 17 Feb 2020 11:57 a.m. PST |
"Set during World War II, a career officer is finally given command of a Navy destroyer and along with the enemy fights his self doubts and personal demons to prove he belongs. See here
link Can't wait….!
Amicalement
Armand
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hindsTMP  | 17 Feb 2020 8:01 p.m. PST |
Hope the people who provisioned that website weren't involved in writing the script … The title comes from the WWII battleship of the same name. |
| Shagnasty | 18 Feb 2020 11:57 a.m. PST |
Hanks is rather old to be playing a commander of a "greyhound of the sea." |
| Tango01 | 18 Feb 2020 12:07 p.m. PST |
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| Mark 1 | 19 Feb 2020 2:17 p.m. PST |
Just read the book, "The Good Shepherd", on which the movie is based. Quite an enjoyable read. I can see it making a good movie if the lead is up to the challenge and the script is well constructed. Hanks is probably the best I can imagine for the role. -Mark
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 Mserafin | 19 Feb 2020 5:24 p.m. PST |
Thanks, Mark, I was only mildly interested in seeing this until you noted that it's based on "The Good Shepard," which I read on a plane last year. Now I'm stoked! |
| Murvihill | 19 Feb 2020 8:03 p.m. PST |
I wish someone would do "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors". |
| Mark 1 | 24 Feb 2020 2:02 p.m. PST |
I was only mildly interested in seeing this until you noted that it's based on "The Good Shepard," which I read on a plane last year. I too read it on a plane. Well, actually on 4 different planes, as my company is too cheap to pay extra for non-stop flights. But in any case, it was my "I'm stuck here for hours and this is good sit-still-and-do-nothing entertainment" as well. Except that I had the exact opposite causal link from ou. I chose the book because I saw the upcoming movie mentioned in another TMP thread. Looked into it, saw that it was based on a C.S. Forester book. I read and loved the entire Hornblower series (read it 3 times), and thought it looked like a reasonable addition to my Kindle library for my then-upcoming travels. And it was. -Mark
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 ColCampbell | 06 Mar 2020 8:26 a.m. PST |
According to the YouTube trailer YouTube link Tom Hanks did the screenplay. And even though Hanks is "old" the character he portrays doesn't look that old – the magic of movie makeup. Definitely on my "to watch" list. Jim |
| Tango01 | 06 Mar 2020 1:05 p.m. PST |
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| Marc33594 | 06 Mar 2020 1:59 p.m. PST |
Looks pretty darn good based on the trailer at least. |
| Skarper | 08 Mar 2020 2:52 a.m. PST |
I feel seasick just thinking about it. Hanks is far too old for the role [as he was to play his role in Saving Private Ryan]. And the CGI looks like a video game from what can be seen in the trailer. Less would be more – but I fear we will get too much action and too little drama. We won't care about the characters' fates. I could be wrong and hope I am. This is a part of history that deserves to be be remembered. |
| Ammianus | 08 Mar 2020 1:30 p.m. PST |
Great book; hope the movie is as well. Penguin has just published a paperback, movie tie-in.
Cheers
A |
| Tango01 | 10 Mar 2020 12:00 p.m. PST |
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