Movie Debate #89: Hook

[Reed Rothchild | 9,521]

[Driftwood | 209]

Great movie,
great pinball.

 

rip: robin williams

[Sumez | 2,949]

I don't understand why this film was considered a failure by Spielberg and critics alike.

Or, reading a bit into the details (I've actually read multiple full articles trying to figure it out) I kinda get it, and yeah the movie definitely has its weaker parts. I could especially have been entirely without Julia Roberts' awkward Tinkerbell.
But overall, it's a fucking fantastic story about childhood, parenthood, and growing up. It's like genuinely the best sequel the original Peter Pan story could possibly have. And the older I get, the more emotional I get watching it, proving that it's a lot more than just a kids movie.

And outside of the sfx related to the aforementioned Tinkerbell, it really hasn't aged a day. The sets are beautiful and extravagant, and really communicates the mood of the film perfectly.

9/10 - Probably one of my favourite movies, but some parts don't hold up as well as others.

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

rufio rufio! ru fi ooooooooooooo!!!!

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

@Sumez your take on ace ventura. i nearly said "im guessing your not a fan of peter pan" so color me suprised. i thought you were just born an adult.

[Hammerfestus | 3,837]

Bangarang!

[TDIRunner | 2,735]

I haven't watched it since the year it came out on VHS, but I remember loving it as a kid.  I also remember this being the first movie to have an emotional impact on me.  But it's hard to rate it considering how long it's been since watching it.  

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

i got pans sword im the pan now! you think im let him take it from me? rufio.

[Hammerfestus | 3,837]

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

3 minutes ago, Hammerfestus said:

Bangarang!

you can fly, you can fight and you can

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

[Gloves | 11,776]

Ah lahk et a lawt.

[Hammerfestus | 3,837]

[Californication | 1,477]

This scene cracks me up.

 

[JamesRobot | 5,800]

I haven't seen it since it was in theaters.  So I guess I'm not particularly going out of my way to watch. 

[Sumez | 2,949]

5 hours ago, docile tapeworm said:

@Sumez your take on ace ventura. i nearly said "im guessing your not a fan of peter pan" so color me suprised. i thought you were just born an adult.

How can you even compare those two movies?  They couldn't be any more different.

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

12 minutes ago, Sumez said:

How can you even compare those two movies?  They couldn't be any more different.

i agree the movies are completely different. but you said something about not enjoying how childish ace ventura is and peter pan is the boy who wont grow up.

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

isnt the original story something about a brother who dies young and his mothers way of coping? 

[Sumez | 2,949]

19 minutes ago, docile tapeworm said:

but you said something about not enjoying how childish ace ventura is and peter pan is the boy who wont grow up.

Haha, I think there's a difference between a movie about childhood, and a movie that feels like it was written by a kid  

[docile tapeworm | 4,198]

15 minutes ago, Sumez said:

Haha, I think there's a difference between a movie about childhood, and a movie that feels like it was written by a kid  

but peter pan is the epitome of childish. im sure the two characters would get along.

[fox | 1,667]

Too schmaltzy.  Wasn’t into it.

Fox’s Peter Pan and the Pirates tho

[ICrappedMyPants | 302]

5/10

Seen it once, wouldn’t watch it again. Like many movies, seeing it for the first time as an adult made it hard for me to enjoy it. I’m looking at you Goonies.

[Reed Rothchild | 9,521]