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Summary: it was awesome
Review: robin did a awesome job as peterpan. the guy that play hook did a good job to. i give a two thombs up. i thank that steven spielberg one of the best director ever. i like all his moves. robin williams make me laugh any move he plays in.
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Summary: A great, funfilled adventure!
Review: This is a great movie to watch, adventure, comedy, and a bit of heartwarming all in one, makes you realize that you dont want to waste too much time trying to grow up.
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: Many movies amuse me, but few affect me much beyond that. Not only did this movie make me laugh, but last time I saw it, it left me with a warm fuzzy feeling that lasted twenty-four hours straight! On the way up to bed afterwards, I swear, I closed my eyes and tried to fly.
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Summary: It's Everything it Should Be
Review: "Hook" is a highly entertaining movie that is appropriate for children and adults. The music is energetic and keeps the movie rolling on. Robin Williams is humerous, but Dustin Hoffman steals the show as the childish fiend, Captain Hook {that's why it's called "Hook"). Bob Hoskins also shines in his role as Hook's sidekick, Mr. Smee. In the end, the film is intended for families, so it does contain the usual sappy drama, but therein also lies the charm of the film. The film is meant to entertain people of all ages, and, if you don't take yourself too seriously, you will be entertained.
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Summary: What's wrong with Hook?
Review: The answer- not too much, really. Sure, it's not as great as Peter Pan, but the movie still retains a bit of magic in it, even if it gets oversappy. Robin Williams makes a pretty cool Peter Pan, and Julia Roberts is, well, adorable as Tinkerbell. But it's Dustin Hoffman who steals the show as the overgrown Hook, who's eager to fight Peter Pan once again after so many years of hunting lost boys. Is it Spielberg's best? No, but it's not one of Spielberg's worst either. Consider it a great middle of the road movie for all ages.
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Summary: I DON'T WANNA GROW UP!
Review: We all remember the classic fairy tale of Peter Pan. But with a new twist, Stephen Spielberg yet again proves that he is the master of them all. Robin Willams, who plays Peter, is all grown up in this movie. He has a wife and two children. When Peter's grandmother starts to show him the past of life, Peter soon starts to relaize who he really was. He doesn't believe any of this nonsence, but soon goes into another world of fantasy. This movie, I thought was great. Every child has a fear of growing up, that they don't want to belong in the grown-up world. With Peter Pan by their sides, he can take them to Never Never Land where there, they won't have to worry about nothing at all. Such a brillant movie!
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Summary: *SPOILER* MIGHT GIVE AWAY STORY ELEMENTS
Review: Okay,having read both the original JM Barrie AND the Terry Brooks adaptation of Hook, I would agree that the movie falls short of its mark.Julia Roberts is hard to buy as Tink, Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman pull off their respective roles quite well. Maggie Smith is awsome (and look who plays the young Wendy). Cameos abound to make the viewing fun, and the performers do well. The visual effects are awsome, flying is so well done you wonder how he does it, and the first view of NeverLand demands that you have a Widescreen version of this film... if you choose to buy it. The plot, briefly, is about an adult Peter living in contemporary society (just ignore the fact that he would be about 100 years old at this point... IT'S A FANTASY!). He is a corporate lawyer who is fast losing touch with his family and himself. A trip to London to see family brings back old enemies. Peter must go to NeverLand, fight Hook, and get his children back. The pirates are suitably grungy and aged, but the Lost Boys are the biggest letdown. Rather than the collection of late 19th and turn-of-the-century children you would expect, you get a bunch of streetwise urchins from any time period up to present day. And, hey, they don't fly! The movie boils down to the final Pan vs Hook confrontation. Those claiming the movie is over-violent should look more carefully. Only ONE person dies. All of the Lost Boys' weapons are the most non-violent weapons seen. With all the sword-play, no one is even scratched. It might have been better had there been more loss for the audience to care about. The movie seems to dwell too long on some parts, not long enough in others. You watch the movie to get to the moments of revelation; Peter finding out who he is, seeing NeverLand for the first time, Peter finding his Happy Thought and what that thought is, him finally becoming Pan again... The John Williams score is, per usual, top-notch. The music adds emotional impact at moments when needed, heightening the mood in others. All of his music is a great ride. If you liked the movie enough to want to buy it at all, get a clean copy that allows you to see EVERYTHING. I myself have the Deluxe Widescreen edition of the LaserDisc, so can only recommend getting the DVD. The best advantage would be the ability to skip over the parts that annoy you to the punch of the story.
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Summary: MAGGIE SMITH MAGGIE SMITH MAGGIE SMITH
Review: This movie is SO disappointing, in so many ways -- it never delivers on the promise instantly created by putting Peter Pan and Steven Spielberg, our own dream-weaver, together. The Never-Land you see here is so crass, it looks cheap and part of a Disney theme-park rip-off. Robin Williams displays his usual energy, but the role is horribly underwritten. The inclusion of hip Lost Boys who skate-board and wear punk clothing seems badly mis-informed; these characters should never, ever be contemporary as in TODAY -- they exist in a magical, if sad, place where they will never change. And Julia Roberts flutters in for a few strange, and, for me, upsetting scenes, in which Tinkerbell becomes human-scale. Dustin Hoffman has no fun with his Hook, who is so preeningly self-aware that he becomes instantly annoying. Children will be bored out of their skulls. The one and only reason to watch this movie, or at the very least the first 40 minutes, is to see Maggie Smith in the perfectly shot London/Christmastime sequences -- I believed I was on my way to a magic place during these early scenes. Smith's reading of her small but essential part transports you, as do the details of a small hook-shaped window latch, and a townhouse that looks precisely like the place where Wendy, John and Michael first took flight.
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Summary: A magical movie to remind you of what's important
Review: This movie is so much more than a children's fable. It is a magical reminder of how powerful each of us really is. The movie begins with Peter Banning (Attorney at Law) who forgets the truth of who he is. He becomes obsessed with success, drinks too much and avoids his family. Through a series of events he is forced to look within for the "real" him, Peter Pan. Peter Pan knows that all he has to do is think "one happy thought" and he can fly. I think this is true of all of us. The more we remember and honor who we are and the more we focus on the positive, the better life works. Peter Banning was a miserable, "fat old grandpa man" but when he remembers who he is, he's filled with boundless joy and energy. A very spiritual message indeed.
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Summary: This is for kids, not grownups
Review: My 3 year old boy cried at the end. This is the first time we have seen him show an emotional reaction to a movie. He absolutly loved it, and your kids will too.
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