The plane crash is an incredible six minutes and one of the best action scenes of the past 25 years, with the view of the water through the plane's front window and the 'brace for impact' moment.
The crash has one nitpick saved for later; the co-pilot's bloody head injury might have been toned down, and it is doubtful Chuck survives.
The escape from the wreck, the propeller nearly chewing him up and the overhead shot pulling away from him in the ocean make the scene hard to skip when flipping channels.
The second pick is Chuck's failed raft escape after seeing a boat, when a huge wave throws him to the bottom and cuts him; the boredom of island life is also well represented, compared to the current moment.
The third pick is Chuck making fire, called Apex Hanks; it is doubted Brad Pitt or Leo could pull it off, and Damon in The Martian has no scene as good.
The next pick is Chuck getting off the island: building the raft, raising the sail and clearing the killer wave, after which the score plays for the first time in about an hour.
A mini pick is the rescue and Helen Hunt's character fainting on the phone call; losing Wilson is rewatchable but stressful, a 'most makes me uncomfortable' pick.
The reunion at Helen Hunt's character's house is walked through: she skips the airport party, he arrives by cab, they talk about the Titans, she shows him the maps, then runs after his car in the rain before they accept it cannot work.
The last pick is the ending, confusing at first but brilliant after rewatches; Hanks is quoted describing rejected scenarios, including Chuck as a media celebrity, before they chose to downplay it; the last six minutes are among the strongest.
The Helen Hunt scene is the choice because it is a great six or seven minutes that moves several ways and allows getting annoyed at the husband; others might pick the plane crash or the escape from the island.

What’s Aged the Best?

Widescreen HD viewing; dentist parallels; ice-skate tooth removal; food and lighter at the welcome-home party; Nashville football line; volleyball in the front seat

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As a widescreen HD home-theater experience the film has aged well; the blue ocean, clarity and sound benefited as TVs improved.
Chuck's dental pain on the island while his fiancee falls for his former dentist creates clever parallels, including his line about wanting a dentist in the cave.
Chuck pulling his tooth with an ice skate is pretty cool, though it would likely have caused a deadly infection.
Chuck examining the crab legs, sushi and lighter after the welcome-home party is heavy-handed symbolism but effective.
The line about having a pro football team in Nashville cleverly subverts a setup that sounds like he will confront her about marrying his dentist.
The volleyball in the front seat at the end went unnoticed for 15 years; it is unclear whether he is returning it or has a new best friend.

What’s Aged the Worst?

Gilligan's Island references; Chuck's suicide plan

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The Titans coming off a Super Bowl season is offered as aged worst because it has not happened since, followed by an unclear remark that none of it has aged the worst.
Jokes referencing Gilligan's Island made more sense in 1999 and are barely understood by anyone under 25.
An early version is said to have included a scene where Chuck tests a hanging with a tree trunk that snaps, since removed from the TV and home-video versions; it should have been kept.
Chuck's suicide plan is called weird and needlessly elaborate.

The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

Nick Searcy

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Nick Searcy, who plays Chuck's buddy whose wife died, gets the award; his name was only learned while preparing for the episode.

The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award

Tom Hanks raging at the volleyball

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Hanks getting furious at the volleyball, about taking his chances on the ocean rather than dying on the island talking to a volleyball, is dialed up about 3%, maybe 13%, too much.

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

Bettina

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The candidates are Wilson the volleyball and Bettina, with the injured co-pilot mentioned as a joke option.
Bettina wins: she is on screen for maybe 90 seconds, yet by the end of her interaction with Chuck he should be with her; the flirting, her truck and her dog all impress.

Apex Mountain

Volleyballs; Chris Noth; Fiji; Nick Searcy

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It is Apex Mountain for volleyballs, given the 2000 Olympics, a jump in volleyball purchases and Wilson becoming iconic.
It is peak Chris Noth time, between Sex and the City and a film said to have made $459 million.
It is Fiji's apex as the best movie ever filmed there.
Not Zemeckis's or Hanks's apex; it is certainly Nick Searcy's; Helen Hunt's apex is probably her Oscar win with Nicholson; the Tennessee Titans getting a name drop for 20 years is only a maybe.

Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake

Yes, as a Netflix series

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The answer is obviously yes, and it is surprising it has not happened.
A previously published plan: a pilot covering life before the flight, a crash episode, island episodes intercut with Helen Hunt's character falling for the dentist, possible TV twists like a surviving pilot or natives, then rescue and the return to Memphis; possibly 16 episodes or two eight-episode seasons.