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Summary: Evocative of childhood
Review: Exquisite scenes from perfectly realized Victorian townhouse to heart-breakingly beautiful Neverland, made me want this DVD as soon as I left the theater. London is richly dark and will remind you of the Shirley Temple movie "The Little Princess." Peter and Tinkerbelle arrive and take the children to Neverland where the skies are turquoise and the clouds are coral colored . Breathtaking fairy lights in the woods were a delight. Remember making hideouts and camps? Then you will love the home of the lost boys. Pretty children, bratty Tink, delightful Peter and a bittersweet story make a great movie. Some scary parts, including the mermaids; this is no Disney cartoon and may be better for older kids. It is the most beautiful movie I have ever seen and I must have it!
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Summary: Who says you can't be young again
Review: When I was young, I saw Disney's Peter Pan and didn't take with it. I knew I was taking a chance going to see this version but the trailor looked so good I had to at least see it. OH...MY...GOOD! Love at first sight...and nine subsequent times after. The most I've ever seen a movie was 5 times, and that was LOTR:Fellowship. I bleed this movie for all it was worth and am just as eager to see it again as I was the second time. The acting is superb! I usually don't like kids in movies, but the kids in this were wonderful and endearing. Jason Isaacs is the man! This is the first movie I came to recognize him in. He is a brilliant actor. The way he did both Hook and Mr. Darling is to be put among the greats. After seeing this film I went back and saw Disney's Peter Pan. Whole new perspective, whole new respect. (...)
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Summary: Not what you'd expect.
Review: It's much, MUCH better than ANY Peter Pan adaptation I've seen! It was heartbreaking! The director, Hogan, really captured the pain and tragedy of both Peter Pan and Captain Hook. So yes, don't expect any of that Disney stuff, because this movie is filled with emotions and deep messages. I even got teary-eyed a couple of times!
For the first time, you will see Peter Pan for what he really was: a victim of his own stubborness-a young tragedy. Even Hook knew this, while Peter himself had no clue. This film's got everything: Romance, comedy, drama, action, suspense-so I suggest you get the DVD. It's a truly amazing movie that would someday go down in history as an enchanting classic. It definitely deserves more attention than it's getting.
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Summary: This movie is about growing up..you will llove this one
Review: This movie is so much more than just a fairy tale....it teaches you about life also..how you deal with life when you are growing up and let go...I think peterpan is growing up by let wendy go, Jeremy was superb he play the role great!! The effect was great too it's like I was in neverland..the mermaids, the pixie etc it was all great.you must this movie...YOU WILL LOVE IT!
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Summary: Joy and Sadness of Being Young Forever: Simply Great
Review: This newest "Peter Pan," faithful to the original play/book, succeeds in being a very amusing adventure tale throughout. That, you can be assured. But what distinguishes this one from many others (possibly Disney's) is its serious undertone. You should remember the fact that J. M. Barrie as a child lost his elder brother, and the sad memory is the basis of the story. A boy lives young forever because he is not living here anymore. This film does not miss that point, which is a great thing indeed. The famous story is basically the same as before, so there is no need to repeat it now. Wendy meets Peter Pan (who is played by a male actor for the first time n English-speaking films) and goes to the Neverland. Peter Pan is played by Jeremy Sumpter ("Frailty") while Wendy by Rachel Hurd-Wood who auditioned for the role, with no previous acting experience. Don't worry, they are so natural and engaging that you come to believe that the casting is not wrong. And it is not. Adventure is all around, with fearsome Captain Hook (Jason Isaacs, the baddie in "Patriot") and his pirates. Though they are treated in the slightly comic light, the truth is, they, especially the captain, are a bunch of cruel guys who really enjoy watching people walk on the board and dive into the sea, and the sword-fight scenes remind you of the fact. They are exciting, and dangeroues at the same time, and when Captain kills, he kills as if it is nothing. Tinker Bell (lovely French Lodivine Sagner, regular of Francis Ozon) and other characters appear as they should, with superb acting. The fine CGIs work to help their characters, helped by the power of imagination who use them even though some would prefer, understandably, Peter Pan flying with wire attached to his body. The greatest thing about this "Peter Pan" is, however, that it does not forget the flip side of being forever young. At the end of the film, director P. J. Hogan ("Best Friends' Wedding") gives us a touching moment -- touching because it shows sadness of being Peter Pan. It's sweet all the same, but after all "Peter Pan" is about something we lost on the way to the adulthood. And this film's conclusion never misses the point. Imagine the lush and lavish images of "Moulin Rouge" or Leo's "Romeo & Juliet," and you get a picture of uniquely beautiful "Peter Pan." (The photography is by Donald M. McAlpine, who was behind the camera in these two films.) Ans under its beautiful pictures, this film has a heart.
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Summary: i <3 peter pan
Review: i <3 peter pan. the night after i saw the movie i cried and wondered why our world couldn't be as beautiful as Neverland, and i wrote messages to peter pan on the window and waited for him to take me away. my favourite part of the movie is when peter pan comes to the window and then wendy, john and micheal fly away to neverland. i really liked the relationship between peter and wendy especially when they look in the fairy tree and then float up to the sky together. my least favourite part of the movie was how they played captain hook up so much. but everything else was so amazingly good and beautiful that the movie deserves way more than a five star rating. i think that you can look at this movie as "special effects" and "well done" or you can just simply love it. and simply love it i do.
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Summary: At last!
Review: This movie succeeds in both the creation of an exciting adventure and of a "coming of age" film. The frightening experience of puberty was handled breathtakingly and with sensitivity (and wouldn't everyone love to take Peter's lead and not have to experience that part of it at all?!). My 37-year-old frame left the theatre full of youthful energy, and remembering that however scary growing up is -- you can retain your sense of wonder and love of fun (without all the schtick that plagued Hook). Adulthood need not make you "old, alone, and done for."
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Summary: Peter Pan
Review: I saw this movie a long time ago, but I still think its one of the best movies I've ever seen. My friend was so jealous at the end when Jeremy kisses Rachel Hurd-wood that she started screaming and was kicked out of the theater. I think its overall a very good movie and should be rated even better than 4.5!
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Summary: Just Didn't Work
Review: I have seen several versions of the Pan story (notably Disney's and Mary Martin's) and while this story are great special effects and fairly good directing, this movie lacked the fun of those other versions. Also, the heavy British accents made it difficult to understand what the actors were saying at times. It was interesting to finally see a "real" boy play Pan and I guess the movie is a "coming of age" of sorts for him. However, doesn't coming of age mean the end of childhood and everything that symbolized Peter Pan? I saw this film with my young children and both were quite bored. This movie is probably geared more for older adults than children or even teenagers for that matter.
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Summary: A new dark take on a classic novel.
Review: Branching off from it's predecessors (Hook, and Walt Disney's Peter Pan) Peter Pan, takes a dark and almost morbid take on J.M. Barrie's novel. This may have not outshined the other epic films of 2003, which included Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, this film, didn't dissapoint in any aspect. One thing that I found interesting about this film, is that there were no major stars, and it was kinda nice. Without major Hollywood A listers you could get involved with the story, and pay attention less on the actors themselves. One flaw I would like to make would be Tinkerbell, she wasn't a very personal character, just an annoying speck that stomped her feet and squeaked. All in all, a great child film, and great for adults and teens too.
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