Tom Hanks - Big (1988)

Wonderful movie with great performance of Tom Hanks. Very entertaining. Loved it.

I love Tom Hanks. He rocks in this movie.

I opened the DVD after a few weeks of receiving it. Horrified to find that it is in a format which cannot be used in this part of the world. I was ripped off. Could not complain as it was outside the 15 day window for complaints.

As a person who loves extras on DVDs, this product is a real winner. It has both a Blu-ray and DVD disk. The DVD only has a trailer as an extra as all the other bonus items are on the Blu-ray copy. These disks come in the normal smaller Blu-Ray keepsake box and each has its slot to fit into. I had absolutely no play issues with either disk.The movie, of course, is wonderful. It's a great comedy and pretty much my type of movie. There's not much I'd change, except for a line of profanity that I never like. Regardless, my review here is focused on the bonus material and the set itself.The one thing I really disliked about the set up of the extras was that instead of utilizing the entire screen to show a list of the extras, there is just a small box near the bottom that had two lines only of description. You have to use the down arrow to move from item to item and sometimes from left to right to make a selection. This was not user friendly in my view. Also, while they had a wonderful play all option for deleted scenes that even included the option of whether or not to include director Penny Marshall's comments, they did not include a play all button for all of the trailers and TV spots.The rest is pretty much all good. There are several featurettes on how the movie came to be with Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg being interviewed. As mentioned, there are several deleted scenes, including some with the Marshall intros. Frances Fisher is included in one of those. There is a featurette that deals with the real life toy makers, like the ones depicted in the film. An episode of Hollywood Backstories focused on Big is included. There's also a short piece on a carnival that was part of the premier with Tom Hanks.The Blu-ray disk contains both the original theatrical cut and the extended version that has all of the deleted scenes included in the movie. In addition, there is commentary by Ross and Spielberg. However, the commentary is not like what is normally found. In the features, you hear a lot about audiotapes that Spielberg made while she and Ross were brainstorming and developing Big. In the commentary, they actually play several large sections of the tapes. Then they talk about it. It is not a case of them watching the movie and then talking about what is happening; rather, it's the playing of the tapes and then talking about how things happened. It's pretty fascinating if you enjoy really learning about the evolution of a project.Finally, there are a couple of Zoltar Speaks cards included.My only regret about the extras is that apparently Tom Hanks did not participate at all. He's seen in vintage clips from the day, but he did not do any of the updated clips from when the disks were released. I did enjoy seeing the two young boys featured as Josh and Billy, now grown up, in the extras.The extras were well done and made me a happy one for adding this movie to my collection. Even with my frustration at the special features set up and the lack of Hanks' participation, I'm still giving it 5 stars.

One of Tom Hanks funniest films from the 80'swritten by Gary ross & Anne spielberg (Steven spielberg's sister)but Directed by Penny marshallthis is Penny's 2nd film as Director, very Good Directing towell 20th century fox have released 'BIG' as 25th Anniversary blu-ray nowa new 5.1 Master audio mix has been added to which really does boost the sound quality20th century fox have also included 2 versions of the film nowthe usual Theatrical cut 104mins & the new Extended UNRATED version which has the Deleted scenes & outtakes inserted back ini've seen the Theatrical version so many times so i only watched the UNRATED versionto see what the extra scenes areso the extra footage is about 20mins more inserted back in which makes the unrated cut to be 120mins including creditssome of the extra scenes were needed for the storyline & some were not necessary to put back inbut it's a matter of opinion reallyyou either prefer the new UNRATED cut or the usual Theatrical cutbut both versions look very sharp & clear with their new HD transfersspecial featuresall new extras have been addedBIG BEGININGS which is retrospective featurette with writers Anne spielberg & Gary ross & Producer Jim Brooks, 15minsCHEMISTRY OF A CLASSIC which is another retrospective featurettemore cast & crew are interviewed this time for 24minsDirector Penny marshall, Producer Jim brooks, writer Anne spielbergActors Elizabeth perkins, Robert Loggia, Jon Lovitz, David moscow who played the young Joshand Jared rushton who played Billy, Josh's best friendTom Hanks was not interviewed for some reasonHOLLYWOOD BACKSTORIES-BIG which is TV broadcastanother 20mins featurette on the making of the film & behind the scenes stories tomost of the cast from the previous featurette are interviewedTHE WORK OF PLAY which is 5mins featurette about General people who work for a Toy companyi couldn't see the point of it reallythe only thing missing is an Audio commentary by Penny marshall but i don't think it's NecessaryTheatrical trailer, TV spots, Photo Gallery are included toscrap the old dvd release and get this new blu-ray releasewhich has both versions of the film plus all the special features on 1 blu-ray Disc, incredible5 stars i gave it for sure.

What a great addition to my library of feature films. Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Perkins light up the screen with their engaging charm and personalities. The reason Big is still a memorable 80s comedy is because of it's entertainingly touching approach to the subject of first love. The innocence of Tom Hanks' character helps the character of Elizabeth Perkins to realize she has lost touch with what it means to have an authentic relational love. But his character also helps hers in returning to that place of authenticity. Big is a must watch for understanding what it means to mature in relationships for them to be productive. This movie comes highly recommended for all fans of romantic comedies, as well as fans of Elizabeth Perkins and Tom Hanks.

One of the most wonderful of Hanks early films. He is charmingly boyish and carries off this fantasy story so well, you can't help but wish it had happened to you. Elizabeth Perkins performance is terrific as well, watching her transform for all business to loving softness is funny and moving at the same time. Then there is the giant piano scene with Hanks and Robert Loggia, which alone is worth the price of the film.

This is a true classic. Watched in it theaters, bought it on tape and was more than happy to get it on DVD. It is both funny and poignant at the same type. No blood, guts, bombs or sex - just true fun and a lesson in what's of value in life. My grown kids watched it with me on DVD and still love it :-)