Peter Pan & Wendy (David Lowery, April 28, 2023) Movie

“Peter Pan & Wendy” introduces Wendy Darling, a young girl afraid to leave her childhood home behind, who meets Peter Pan, a boy who refuses to grow up. Alongside her brothers and a tiny fairy, Tinker Bell, she travels with Peter to the magical world of Neverland. There, she encounters an evil pirate captain, Captain Hook, and embarks on a thrilling and dangerous adventure that will change her life forever.

 

Damn, that sounds cool haha. But I get it

 

The tone of this looks pretty cool. I hope it’s good.

 

nevermind, this kinda looks like ass haha

 

Wow, that definitely has me actually interested then.

 

Why was I ever doubting Lowery

 

Malick would have kept the dead Lost Boy

 

But why does the animation of them flying look so cheesy? Like, if you were going to allocate the majority of your SFX budget to anything…wouldn’t it be that?

 

lowery has had such a weird career

 

I was gonna say it's also wild because he directed Robert Redford's last movie but sadly that prestige belongs to The Russo Brothers

 

I love it

 

anyone stream this yet

 

if you like Peter Pan/Hook, you should watch this week's episodes of "Blindspotting"

 

I’m about 20 min in and this is already a cut above a lot of remakes. Still “cheesy” but it’s supposed to be

 

Yeah got about 3/4 of the way through with my kids tonight before they had to go to bed (we started late), but I really like it so far. Definitely get that Malick comment now with the framing and setup of several shots as well as a few story beats that surprised me.

Also the little Lost Boy with the glasses is a straight up dead ringer for my nephew and it was distracting as hell every time he was on screen. Now to figure out which one of them is the evil doppelgänger. Will update accordingly.

 

if 1990’s sitcoms are to be of any help, it’s always the one with the mustache

 

Okay finished it tonight and uh, yeah, I thought this was fantastic? Second half was even better. I loved the direction they took with Pan and Hook’s relationship and the ending was surprisingly emotional. Some beautiful cinematography in here as well (Tiger Lily riding the horse silhouetted against the forest at night, Wendy’s happy thoughts about her future, the mirror image when they’re first flying to Neverland, etc.). I even loved Wendy and Tinkerbell’s relationship in this version. No animosity, instead replaced by mutual respect and understanding which leads to a satisfying moment between the two of them at the end.

 

didn’t love this as much as i’d hoped, but still a pretty good take on a favorite story, and some amazing visuals. i think i still prefer the 2003 version.

 

jk HOOK always wins

1. Hook (1991)
2. Peter Pan (2003)
3. Peter Pan & Wendy (2023)
4. Peter Pan (1953 Animated Film)
5. Peter Pan (1960 Mary Martins Musical)
6. Wendy (2020)
7. Pan (2012)
8. Peter Pan (1924 Silent Film)

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