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Hook (1991)
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Steven Spielberg's deeply flawed but sporadically fun and moving update of the Peter Pan legend stars Robin Williams as the grown-up Pan, a corporate-takeover type who must embrace his old identity in order to save his kids from Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman). The stars put on a good show, including Hoffman's read of Hook's hysterical personality, Julia Roberts mini-turn as a tiny Tinker Bell, and Maggie Smith's touching performance as the aged Wendy. The visual contrast between the adult Pan's bustling outside world and the insulated fantasy of Neverland is striking, but Spielberg's ideas about the Lost Boys--politically correct in their...
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Hook Movie Review by Tim  (3/25/2008) |
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Hook is probably one of my favorite kid movies of all time. I was never too hot on Peter Pan, well maybe I should say that Peter Pan was never one of my favorite stories, but Hook really touched me in a way that made me adore it.
I mean the cast did a remarkable job but its not a "TIM" cast....I usually cant stand Julia...
(complete Hook review by Tim)
Well, Darlings -
If this one isn't a stupid idea for a flick, then I don't know what is.
Get this - Peter Pan, the eternal boy, grows up and becomes, of all things, a slimy, Mahattan lawyer.
Yuck! What a despicable premise for a movie-plot.
HOOK could have only come out of the self-satisfied head of STEVEN SPIELBERG,...
(complete Hook review by BillyJean)
| Hook Movie Review by CindyLu (3/24/2007) |
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I really enjoy this film. There is a lot of humor in it that may only be understood by the adults watching, and yet it also seems to captivate the children.
Julia Roberts makes a lovely Tinkerbell, giving the character spunk, and a wistfulness that is often ignored in portraying the little fairy. When she makes her...
(complete Hook review by CindyLu)
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