tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799692319538063538.post2429235129821501876..comments2024-03-11T00:24:45.891-07:00Comments on Popcorn Culture: Through The Fire And FlamesBrennanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15399713449347559869noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799692319538063538.post-37959966412023931952016-11-23T14:08:23.178-08:002016-11-23T14:08:23.178-08:00"probably because not even the most hard-up i..."probably because not even the most hard-up individual in the world would consider Tom Hanks as a scholarly but smoldering sex symbol"<br /><br />Hey, Hanks is America's dad, and America has daddy issues.<br /><br />On the other hand, if you look at Hanks' personal hobbies, if he were anybody else, you'd think he was insane. (Fortunately, he is Tom Hanks, so his "HEY EVERYBODY ON THE INTERNET! I FOUND A GLOVE!" obsessive-compulsive disorder is more charming than otherwise.)<br /><br />I have to say, though, as a veteran of both The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, that Robert Langdon must be Hanks at his lowest possible level, and why he's in these things remains an open question.<br /><br />It's an extra pity for Howard, I think, since I reckon the reason he makes them is for the money, and if a Ron Howard movie is going to badly underperform anyway, I'd rather him do another Rush or In the Heart of the Sea than another Robert Langdon adventure.Hunter Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925220178171355473noreply@blogger.com