Now I will admit that this movie is not the greatest thing that Spielberg has done. it's a little cheesy and not that big with effects of design. But when you look past that, it still is a very fun film that I for one intend to make it well remembered by my children, and their children, and their children.
Plot: Peter Pan has grown up leaving the world of Neverland and is now a lawyer and is married with two children and has since long forgotten his days of never growing up. But things start to take a turn when Captain Hook kidnaps his children and challenges Peter to settle the fight between them once and for all.
This is more or less similar to the story of Burton's Alice in Wonderland...just better. part of what makes it good is how much heart you know they put into this film.
Acting/Characters:
Robin Williams/Peter Banning-Peter Pan: I find this one of Williams's better movies. I mostly mean that in the extent that this is one of the very rare films like Good Morning Vietnam where he is more on roles that carry out a bit of the potential he has rather than being just some really bad movies like he often does. and while you may it the case still for him in this film, i think you can at least appreciate how much more heart he puts in this one.
Dustin Hoffman/Captain Hook: Now Hoffman makes Hook a very interesting character. Because he gets deeper as he goes compared to how we get generally know Hook from whatever other adaptions there has ever been. His hate for Peter is deeper than ever before, he become suicidal at one point, and even attempts to use Peter's children against him as part of getting his revenge.
Bob Hoskins/ Smee: Smee is different in this film as far as not being clumsy or short, and he's even a good adviser for Hook.
Julia Roberts/Tinkerbell:she was interesting as far as being playful and yet still having those deep feeling for Peter. and it was nice for there being a version of Tink were she actually talks.
All of the children in this film: to me it's a mix. sometimes they actually have some emotion, sometimes they don't. But generally, they are better than a lot fo kid actors that you see in a lot of live-action, kid movies nowadays.
Aside from that, there's nothing else aside from a lot of star cameos that appear in this film such as Glenn Close as a male pirate, Gweneth Paltrow as younger Wendy in a flashback, and George Lucas and Carrie Fischer as a couple that accidentally sprinkled with pixie dust while Tink takes peter to Neverland
Design: this is where the film is strange. i'm mostly talking about some the things that appear in Neverland, mostly in the Lost Boys' hideout with it containing things like some snow and penguins, a basketball court, a skateboarding court (or whatever is the word for the places where skate boarders skate. I don't know. i don't care much about it)
Effects: they are not much, they are pretty good for their time. The effects were actually nominated at the Oscars...but then they lost to Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Who wouldn't see that coming?
Editing: Eh, not much to say for sure, but it was good enough.
Music: two words. John Williams. if you won't like the movie, you should at least like the music.
and that is my review for Hook. it really depends on what you think about this film, but i believe that the general take is that it's actually a very fun movie that should be remembered for a long time.
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